Texas Unemployment Rate Drops Again in December
The state's unemployment rate fell for the fourth month in a row in December, capping off a drop of more than 1 percentage point in the rate since December 2011, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Friday.
While December's rate only dropped 0.1 percentage point — 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent — from November, the rate for the end of 2012 was 1.3 percentage points below unemployment the year before. Texas employers added 4,100 nonfarm jobs last month, adding up to 260,800 jobs gained cumulatively over the course of the year.
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Merryl Redding via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Go Texas!
Jason C.N. Smith, Attorney at Work via Texas Tribune on Facebook
President Obama's economic policies are bringing the economy back!
John Lyon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Now if they could just answer their phones...
Luisa Inez Newton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
more traffic, less water...
Robert Ruiz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
of course they are mostly low wage paying jobs. a living wage in Texas red is unlikely.
Marie Megan
I'm not gonna say it's because of republicans. It's a lot of things in my opinion, but above all it's the fiscal conservatism of Texans.
This success is knowing when to open the purse strings and when to tighten them. I think above all it's because Texas lawmakers have to keep their day jobs so they know what it's like being in the private world.
Also Texas has a strong libertarian streak that runs through a lot of its lawmakers be they republican or democrat.
So go fiscal conservative/ libertarian Texas!
David Spratt
Damn that Rick Perry and those Republicans.
Unemployment dropping,,, an 8 bil $ SURPLUS, overall crime rates falling, and there is even talk of lowering property taxes ,, God forbid !
Now if we could get something done about the Illegal Alien problem and the oversupply of labor for all those " low wage jobs" somebody mentioned,,, we might see wages actually rise.
Do not despair though Libs , plenty of people moving here from California, Illinois, New York and other Democratic strongholds. They may grow in great enough numbers to turn this thing around and head in the other direction soon. You still have a shot left.
nick pell
Yes, and look at all the state politicians taking credit for it. They have no shame.