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For nearly two years, Texas has led the country in job growth, most recently adding more than 400,000 new jobs between August 2022 and 2023, according to a Department of Labor Statistics report ...
Individuals affected by the severe weather in the designated counties can apply for benefits online through Unemployment Benefit Services or by calling TWC at (800) 939-6631 between 7 a.m. and 6 p ...
Unemployment in the US by state (and 2 cities) for FY 2021 Unemployment by County (November 2021) Unemployment in the United States discusses the causes and measures of U.S. unemployment and strategies for reducing it. Job creation and unemployment are affected by factors such as economic conditions, global competition, education, automation ...
A total of 36.5 million filed for unemployment insurance from March 21 to May 9. [19] The Congressional Budget Office estimated that costs for unemployment insurance claims were $49 billion in April 2020, versus $3 billion in April 2019. An estimated $27 billion of the increase was due to the $600/week increase in unemployment benefits due to ...
US unemployment rate, 1973–1993. The United States entered recession in January 1980 and returned to growth six months later in July 1980. [1] Although recovery took hold, the unemployment rate remained unchanged through the start of a second recession in July 1981. [2] The downturn ended 16 months later, in November 1982. [1]
Some have argued that the recent lack of job creation in the United States is due to increased industrial consolidation and growth of monopoly or oligopoly power. [6] The argument is twofold: firstly, small businesses create most American jobs, and secondly, small businesses have more difficulty starting and growing in the face of entrenched existing businesses (compare infant industry ...
May 31—In April, the seasonally adjusted Texas unemployment rate was 6.7%, down 0.2 percentage points from March 2021. Texas added 13,000 total nonagricultural jobs over the month, making gains ...
The state has yet to return to its pre-pandemic unemployment rate of about 3.5%, even as it leads the country in new jobs created. However, state economic experts say the unemployment rate is an ...