The Texas economy continues to create more jobs despite lower oil prices. The state’s economy gained 304,200 nonagricultural jobs from April 2014 to April 2015, an annual growth rate of 2.6 percent compared with 2.2 percent for the United States.
According to the Real Estate Center’s latest Monthly Review of the Texas Economy, the state’s nongovernment sector added 282,200 jobs, an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent compared with 2.6 percent for the nation’s private sector.
Read more...Falling Oil Prices Not Stopping Texas Job Growth via Real Estate Center at Texas A&M
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