Texas Jobless Rate Falls Again To 8 Percent
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas unemployment rate has dropped for the third consecutive month, falling to 8.0 percent in April.
The Texas Workforce Commission said Friday the state added another 32,900 jobs, the seventh consecutive month of job growth in Texas.
The jobless rate dropped from 8.1 percent in March and 8.2 percent a year ago. The Texas unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 9.0 percent.
Commission Chairman Tom Pauken says Texas has shown the ability to bounce back from the effects of the national recession.
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