Employment News
Texas Lost 40,000 Jobs in April
By Erik Even | Dated: 05-23-2009
The State of Texas lost 39,500 non-farm jobs in April, which actually represented a decline in job loss compared to the first three months of 2009.The state unemployment rate held steady at 6.7%. The US jobless rate was 8.9%.
Texas has lost 197,000 jobs so far in 2009.
Professional and business services lost 20,100 jobs in April; trade, transportation and utilities lost 15,400 jobs.
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