Texas Continues Jobs Growth Streak In January 2022
4 Apr 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas started off strong in the first month of 2022 with gains of 29,000 total non-agricultural jobs in the first month of 2022, exceeding the previous record employment level set in December 2021 by reaching more than 13 million jobs, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday.
Texas had seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.8% in January remained unchanged from December 2021. Post pandemic, Texas has added 687,500 positions since January 2021.
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