Jobless Claims Fell by 12,000 Last Week
There were 350,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week, down 12,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration reports.
View ArticleFewer State Layoffs in 2012
The number of state employees let go this year was down dramatically compared to 2011, according to a report from the State Auditor's Office. But that’s mainly because so many people lost their jobs...
View ArticleLayoffs Slow, Hiring Picks Up, But Jobless Claims Are Higher
Update at 8:40 a.m. ET. Jobless Claims Went Up; So Two Out Of Three Reports Were Positive:There were 372,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, up by 10,000 from the week before,...
View Article155,000 Jobs Added in December, Jobless Rate at 7.8 Percent
There were 155,000 jobs added to public and private payrolls in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning.That's right in line with economists' expectations and is another sign...
View ArticleWhile Austin's Unemployment Rate Inches Up, Texas' Falls
Austin’s unemployment rose from 4.9 to 5 percent in December, while Texas’s overall unemployment dropped to 6.1 percent from 7.4 percent last year.Mark Lavergne, spokesperson for the Texas Workforce...
View ArticleWhat Does The Jobs Report Really Say?
What's today's big jobs report say?The U.S. economy lost 2.8 million jobs jobs in January.What?!Don't panic. The U.S. economy loses millions of jobs every January, in good times and bad, largely...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Austin Has Low Unemployment, High Poverty
A Travis County Commissioner says local prosperity is shadowed by rising poverty. In this week’s PolitiFact check-in, KUT’s Emily Donahue spoke to Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman’s...
View Article236,000 Jobs Added in February; Jobless Rate Dips To 7.7 Percent
There were 236,000 jobs added to payrolls in February — many more than expected — and the jobless rate unexpectedly dropped by two-tenths of a point, to 7.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
View ArticleAustin-Area Home Starts Up 27 Percent
New home construction is up by 27 percent in the Austin area, according to MetroStudy. The real estate tracking firm says there were 1,952 starts in the first three months of the year. That’s 413 more...
View Article2,000 Job Openings Available at City of Austin Career Expo
The City of Austin is hosting its third annual Career Expo today at the Palmer Center.The event will feature over one hundred employers and local agencies including Austin Fire Department, Austin...
View ArticleAustin Unemployment Down a Bit
Austin’s unemployment rate went down slightly from February to March – to 5.3 percent. The state rate was about one point higher (6.4 percent, seasonally adjudged; 6.3 percent, not seasonally...
View Article165,000 Jobs Added In April, Jobless Rate Fell To 7.5 Percent
(Most recent update: 10 a.m. ET.)The nation's jobless rate edged down to 7.5 percent in April from 7.6 percent in March and employers added 165,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the Bureau of...
View ArticleLatinos May Need More Than a 'Miracle' to Prosper in Texas
President Obama brought a message of economic recovery when he visited Austin yesterday, the first stop in his “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour.” Latinos in the U.S., however, are trailing...
View ArticleAustin Jobless Rate Dips to 5.1 Percent
Austin’s economy added 30,500 jobs over the last year. The latest employment report shows the jobless rate dropped to 5.1 percent last month from 5.6 percent in April 2012. The recent job growth...
View ArticleBill on Drug Testing of State Aid Recipients Gets Initial Approval
Update (May 25, 2013): Both the House and Senate have passed this bill, sending it to Gov. Rick Perry's desk for his approval.Original story:The Texas House split on a couple of bills that would drug...
View ArticleOneWest Bank to Lay Off More Than 700 Workers in Austin
A business in Austin is laying off hundreds of employees. OneWest Bank has notified the Texas Workforce Commission that intents to lay off more than 700 employees in Austin.The California-based company...
View ArticleFewer State Layoffs in 2012
The number of state employees let go this year was down dramatically compared to 2011, according to a report from the State Auditor's Office. But that’s mainly because so many people lost their jobs...
View ArticleLayoffs Slow, Hiring Picks Up, But Jobless Claims Are Higher
Update at 8:40 a.m. ET. Jobless Claims Went Up; So Two Out Of Three Reports Were Positive:There were 372,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, up by 10,000 from the week before,...
View Article155,000 Jobs Added in December, Jobless Rate at 7.8 Percent
There were 155,000 jobs added to public and private payrolls in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning.That's right in line with economists' expectations and is another sign...
View ArticleWhile Austin's Unemployment Rate Inches Up, Texas' Falls
Austin’s unemployment rose from 4.9 to 5 percent in December, while Texas’s overall unemployment dropped to 6.1 percent from 7.4 percent last year.Mark Lavergne, spokesperson for the Texas Workforce...
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