The Texas economy gained 304,800 nonagricultural jobs from March 2013 to March 2014, an annual growth rate of 2.8 percent compared with 1.6 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 273,800 jobs, an annual growth rate of 3 percent compared with 2 percent for the nation’s private sector.
Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent from 6.4 percent. The nation’s rate decreased from 7.5 to 6.7 percent.
Read more...Texas Job Gains Outpace Nation via Real Estate Center at Texas A&M
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