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And while both Texas and the U.S. saw around 63.4% of people participating in the labor force before the pandemic, Texas’s labor force participation rate has recovered to 64.2% as of last month.
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
The unemployment rate now sits at its lowest level since May 2024. The US economy created 143,000 new jobs in January, less than the 170,000 expected by economists and lower than the 307,000 seen ...
Your federal or state income tax refunds, disability or future unemployment benefits could also be seized to collect what’s owed. What to do if you receive an overpayment notice 1.
Texas is one of only 7 states not to have a state income tax. [22] [23] The state sales tax rate, 6.25%, is above the national medium, with localities adding up to 2% (8.25% total). [24] Texas does have a "back to school" sales tax holiday once a year (generally around the first weekend in August) on clothing and footwear under $100. [25]
See today's average mortgage rates for a 30-year ... new roles added to employer payrolls in January backed by a stable unemployment rate. ... 2025. The fixed rate for a 15-year mortgage is 6.12% ...
The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) is codified in chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code although it is commonly still referred to as the TCHRA. The TCHRA/chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code empowers the TWC similar to the federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) with analogous responsibilities at the state level.