Saturday, March 30, 2013

Good News! - Texas Employment Statistics

On March 29, 2013, The Texas Workforce Commission issued the Texas job statistics for February 2013. 
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/press/2013/032913epress.pdf

Texas reported an unemployment rate of 6.5% compared to U.S. rate of 8.1%.  The number of jobs of nonagricultural jobs was 11,119,100 of which 1,765,900 are goods producing and 9,353,200 are service providing.


The good employment news is not restricted to Texas.  An article in The Dallas Morning News in the March 29, 2013 edition on page 1A by Sheryl Jeans, “Texas Job s See Record Surge”, writes that the unemployment rate fell in 22 states, unchanged in 16 states and increased in only 12 states.  In addition to Texas, Nevada, California, and Florida have significant reductions in unemployment rates.


I think that this positive employment news should be welcomed by many discouraged workers.  For those who have given up finding employment, I suggest that they restart their job searches. 


After rereading my Jesse James blogs, consider the following data.  The unemployment rates are 3.2 in Midland, 3.8 in Odessa, and 4.6 in Amarillo.   


Please post a comment or email me at glynjordan@gmail.com if you or someone you know is a discouraged job seeker.    


 

Thanks, Glyn


 

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