Austin area records state’s lowest unemployment rate as Texas adds 210,200 jobs in 2016

Statewide job growth continued an upward trend through the end of 2016, with year-over-year data showing an estimated 210,200 seasonally adjusted jobs gained since December 2015, according to a Texas Workforce Commission [TWC] report released today. “Texas employers continue to boost the diverse Texas economy by adding jobs, including 210,200 over the year,” TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar said in a statement. “Thanks to the innovation and efforts of employers in a range of industries, Texas workers continue to have more opportunities to demonstrate their world-class work ethic and skills.” December’s data shows an addition of 800 nonfarm jobs and a maintained […]

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