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If you’re going into work today, you must not have gotten the memo.Today, many City of Austin employees and employees from some local business are…
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Austin’s unemployment rose from 4.9 to 5 percent in December, while Texas’s overall unemployment dropped to 6.1 percent from 7.4 percent last year.Mark…
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The day's economic news is on the positive side: 37,000 fewer people filed claims for unemployment benefits last week; and home construction surged in December and last year.
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Contrary to what you may have heard, people in the country illegally can file a return. They use a special IRS-issued number called an individual taxpayer…
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After nearly three years of job growth, the trend is likely to continue, economists say. Retiring baby boomers are expected to create new openings and increase demand in the health care sector as they age.
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Growth was in line with expectations and adds to the evidence that the nation continues to add jobs at a modest pace.
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Last year, American companies announced the fewest number of layoffs for any year since 1997. That's good news. In December, they added on 215,000 workers, according to a new survey. That's good news too. But last week more people filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance.
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The number of state employees let go this year was down dramatically compared to 2011, according to a report from the State Auditor's Office. But that’s…
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There were 350,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week. That's the lowest level since March 2008. But because of the Christmas holiday, some states had to do more estimating than usual.
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The economy added 146,000 jobs, beating expectations. Hurricane Sandy had little effect on the numbers.