Texas Workforce out-performs nation in job creation
- By Staff Writer
- Published 02/1/2010
- Economics
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AUSTIN– Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Tom Pauken released figures showing that Texas created more private sector jobs than any other state in the nation over the last 10 years and has the lowest unemployment rate among the 10 largest states in the nation.
Pauken cited the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Jan. 22 release of Current Employment Statistics for December 2009 showing Texas created 724,300 more net private sector jobs as compared to December 1999, the largest private sector job gain nationwide over the last decade.
In November 2009, Pauken called on Congress to focus more on job creation in the wake of rising national unemployment rates.
Pauken cited the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Jan. 22 release of Current Employment Statistics for December 2009 showing Texas created 724,300 more net private sector jobs as compared to December 1999, the largest private sector job gain nationwide over the last decade.
In November 2009, Pauken called on Congress to focus more on job creation in the wake of rising national unemployment rates.