According to Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Texas unemployment rate for June 2009 (seasonally adjusted) was 7.5 percent. It is 2 points below national unemployment rate of 9.5 percent. Without seasonal adjustment Texas unemployment rate would have been 8 percent. Total amount of jobs lost in June was 40,600. Texas unemployment rate in May 2009 was 7.1 percent.
Most hurt industries were Trade, Transport and Utilities with 27,000 jobs lost in June. Professional and Business Services came next with 11,600 lost jobs. Manufacturing and Construction jobs were cut by 10,300 and 10,200 respectively.
On the other hand, Education and Health Services did not lose any jobs in June. Even more, since June 2008 those industries added 57,300 jobs. In June Financial sector added 1000 jobs, and Leisure and Hospitality Services gained 900 jobs. Some specialists think that increase in jobs in the service areas is a sign of economy improvement.
Amarillo Metropolitan Area had the lowest unemployment rate of 5.7 percent with Lubbock following with 6.0 percent. Midland was in the third place with unemployment rate of 6.1 percent. The highest unemployment rate of 11.1 percent was registered in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area. Dallas-Fort-Worth and Houston unemployment rate was 8.1 and 8.3 percent. Those numbers were not seasonally adjusted.
Currently about 350,000 unemployed Texans are getting unemployment benefits and approximately 15,000 of workers qualify for extended benefits for additional 13 weeks. In order to better help job seekers and unemployed, TWC hired additional 348 employees to work in TWC centers across the state.
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