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Texas Employment Growth Continues in December
4 Mar 2019
Unemployment rate remains at historic low for third straight month
AUSTIN - As 2018 concluded, the Texas economy added another month of positive employment growth, with 38,000 seasonally adjusted nonfarm positions added for the month of December. Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, and has remained at the same historic 43-year low since October 2018. Annual employment growth for Texas was 3.2 percent in December, and marked 104 consecutive months of annual growth. Over the year, Texas has added 391,800 jobs as Total Nonfarm employment reached a new high of 12,744,100.
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When location and transportation matters, choose Pasadena, Texas. Pasadena is conveniently located within the Houston Metro region, one of the fastest growing areas of the United States. Unique to Pasadena is its’ immediate port access with frontage along the Houston Ship Canal leading to the Port...
Location, location, location!
Feb 25 2019Pasadena is only 20 minutes from Hobby Airport and an hour from George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Pasadena also has direct frontage along the Houston Ship Canal leading to the Port of Houston. This busy port is a popular destination for foreign companies, making it #1 in the country in foreign...
For Immediate Release
February 21, 2019
The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) announced the recipients of its annual Economic Excellence Recognition program for 2018. The awards were presented at a breakfast held Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the TEDC’s Legislative Conference in Austin, Texas. The two and one...