Education and Health Service Jobs Are Hot
Texas adds 41,000 new jobs
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 | Updated 1:45 PM CST
Getty Images
advertisement
The Texas jobless rate continued to track well below the national rate of 10.2 percent.
A Texas Workforce Commission report released Friday says the jobless rate rose to 8.3 percent from 8.2 percent in September.
The Texas unemployment rate rose slightly in October while the state bucked a yearlong trend by adding jobs.
The state added 41,700 jobs, just the second time in the past year there has been a monthly increase.
Education and health services had the biggest increase among job sectors, adding 14,900 jobs.
Copyright Associated Press
Posted Friday, Nov 20, 2009 - 1:25 PM CST
What's New
Find gift guides, where to eat, and how to survive the most romantic day of the year.
Check Out
© 2012 NBCUniversal, Inc. All rights reserved.
Portions by Broadcast Interactive Media.
A Division of NBCUniversal