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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The state has lost more than 300,000 jobs over the last year, and Waco economist Ray Perryman described the October report as a "pleasant surprise." He warned, though, that it's too early to say the positive number marks the beginning of sustained job growth.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Texas economy threw off mixed signals in October, with expanding payrolls but a rising unemployment rate.Employers boosted payrolls by a preliminary count of 41,700 jobs last month – a significant piece of good economic news after a year of nearly uninterrupted monthly job losses.But the unemployment rate edged up to 8.3 percent from 8.2 percent in September, the Texas Workforce Commission...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
&$ &$U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009.(Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$ &$ U.S. national flags will be flown at half staff to honor killed soldiers in a military base in Texas, said President Barack Obama on...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The state unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in September and an additional 44,700 jobs were lost, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The state unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in September and an additional 44,700 jobs were lost, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday.
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Photo courtesy of the Associated Press & the Houston Chronicle .8/17/09. Question : What did one career politician say to the other career politician? Answer : You're not conservative enough, so I'm going to run against you. No, that's not much of a joke. But that's because this is not funny. We now have two Republican cheerleaders running against each other to see who can get the right-wing of...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Tips on navigating Texas' unemployment insurance system:• File soon after you lose your job. Don't wait until you've exhausted your savings. Benefits are calculated based on recently earned wages.• Call centers are busy. First try filing online: ui.texasworkforce.org• If you don't have a computer or phone, go to the nearest Workforce Solutions office. You can use theirs. While there,...
Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Hardly a surprise I suppose, but Tom Pauken, Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission which handles unemployment claims in Texas, has confirmed that employers should be prepared for a substantial rise in their unemployment tax rate. According to a story in today's Dallas Morning News: Pauken said that though things could still change, it's probable that the commission next year will need to raise...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/20/2009
Congressman Gene Green and Workforce Solutions will host the 7th Annual North Channel Job Fair from 1–6 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. In the month of March, Texas’s unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent and the Houston metropolitan area’s unemployment rate rose to 6.5 percent.
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 05/15/2009
After rejecting $556 million in federal stimulus dollars to expand unemployment benefits here in Texas, Governor Perry has decided to request another $900 million from our own Texas taxpayers' pockets to fund his office's business development initiatives. This comes after Perry's projects have already been sucking money out of our unemployment trust fund. Seems like Governor Perry's just in it for...
Capitol Annex (Free subscription) | 04/29/2009
The senate version of legislation to allow Texas to receive federal stimulus money for its unemployment compensation fund and activities to help put unemployed Texans back to work doesn’t meet necessary requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has said. State Rep. Joe Deshotel revealed this news...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/27/2009
The national unemployment rate rose from 8.1 percent in February to 8.5 percent in March. For Texas, the March unemployment rate is 5.7 percent. People among that 5.7 percent probably are not following the trend too closely: They’re out looking for work. The Maud Marks Library at 1815 Westgreen Blvd. in Katy can help.
Lone Star Times (Free subscription) | 04/27/2009
While 10 Texas Republican Senators try to undermine Gov. Rick Perry’s correct decision to reject Obama-style changes to Texas’ unemployment compensation system, freshman Rep. Ken Legler (R-144) introduced a common sense bill that eliminates the perceived necessity of taking the $555 million in ’stimulus’ funds. His bill, HB-1135, is being considered in the House Committee [...]...
WILLisms.com (Free subscription) | 04/22/2009
Some States Are More Equal Than Others - More than 4 million jobs have now been lost in the United States since February of 2008. Those losses are not evenly divided : Texas is by no means immune to this downturn. We could easily hit 8% unemployment in Texas before things turn around, but if we're at 8%, the nation will be at 10 or 11%. Possibly even 12 or 13%, with 15% in some states. Right now,...
The Eagle Texas and Region (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
AUSTIN -- The Texas Senate voted Monday to accept $555 million in federal unemployment benefits, a slap at Gov. Rick Perry and his political battle cry of excessive Washington spending.The measure, which passed 19-11 Monday and now heads to the state ...
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