{"id":15042,"date":"2023-09-17T18:11:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/texas-leading-the-nation-in-job-growth-while-austins-unemployment-increases-kvue\/"},"modified":"2023-09-17T18:11:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:11:14","slug":"texas-leading-the-nation-in-job-growth-while-austins-unemployment-increases-kvue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/texas-leading-the-nation-in-job-growth-while-austins-unemployment-increases-kvue\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas leading the nation in job growth, while Austin&#8217;s unemployment increases | KVUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3Z626_Qq-g\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While the state reached a new high for total jobs and workers, the city of Austin&#8217;s unemployment rate rose nearly 4% from July.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/boomtown<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/kvuetv?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re joining us on the official YouTube channel for KVUE News in Austin, Texas. Here you will find livestreams, full interviews, KVUE Defenders specials and news videos from our award-winning team of journalists working across our newscasts \u2013 KVUE News Daybreak, Midday and Nightbeat. <\/p>\n<p>* Sign up for the KVUE newsletter: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/email<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KVUEinsider\/<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/KVUE<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kvuenews <\/p>\n<p>For news tips and contact info please visit: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/contact-us<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Texas leading the nation in job growth, while Austin&#8217;s unemployment increases | KVUE<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Texas+leading+the+nation+in+job+growth%2C+while+Austin%27s+unemployment+increases+%7C+KVUE&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Texas leading the nation in job growth, while Austin's unemployment increases | KVUE - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgazette.com%2Fnews%2Fwex%2Fanother-month-another-jobs-record-texas-triples-us-job-growth-rate-in-april%2Farticle_e87d75b3-a843-57d7-9c2c-5cae7911b5c4.html&amp;c=14803267266286885400&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnother month, another jobs record: Texas triples US job growth rate in April\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every month, Texas breaks its previous job growth records. April was no different with Texas\u2019 job growth rate tripling the U.S. rate. Last month, the Texas ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myhighplains.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas%2Ftwc-reports-unemployment-numbers-have-dropped-over-last-month%2F&amp;c=13247958107657997858&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTWC reports unemployment numbers have dropped over last month\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR\/KCIT) \u2014 The Texas Workforce Commission reports that the latest job numbers for Texas show that unemployment numbers ... Texas\u2019 annual nonfarm growth rate currently sits at 2.2%, ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhoodline.com%2F2024%2F05%2Ftexas-triples-national-job-growth-rate-in-april-sets-employment-milestones-under-governor-abbott-s-leadership%2F&amp;c=9118945742602845859&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Triples National Job Growth Rate in April, Sets Employment Milestones Under Governor Abbott's Leadership\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>the most in the nation, and for 46 of the last 48 months, job numbers have been marching upwards. Job growth in Texas has been a staple under Abbott's administration, with more than 2.35 million jobs ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.expressnews.com%2Fbusiness%2Farticle%2Ftexas-employment-hits-record-high-april-19463618.php&amp;c=16243816016460850571&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStatewide employment hits record high in April as Texas adds another 42,600 positions\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The number of Texans on the job topped 14 million to reach a record high in April as the state added another 42,600 positions \u2014 its ninth-straight month of growth ... A MONTH AGO: Texas adds more than ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningstar.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness-wire%2F20240430349010%2Fhourly-earnings-growth-for-us-small-business-workers-increases-and-job-growth-slows-amid-tight-job-market&amp;c=7643207796713658629&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHourly Earnings Growth for U.S. Small Business Workers Increases and Job Growth Slows Amid Tight Job Market\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>U.S. small businesses with ... hours worked as weekly earnings growth is below three percent again in April, indicating that while some workers are seeing increases in their hourly rate, they ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnewyork.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-international%2F6-hurt-in-shooting-outside-decades-nightclub-along-connecticut-avenue-in-dupont-circle%2F5360108%2F&amp;c=6697026949556825778&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6 people shot outside a nightclub in the nation's capital\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A man who was just kicked out of a nightclub in the nation's capital pulled out a gun and fired injuring five people and a security guard late Friday, Metropolitan police said. The shooting ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftravel%2F2024%2Fapr%2F26%2Faustin-texas-three-day-travel-guide&amp;c=6725156185431638828&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA local\u2019s travel guide to Austin: what to eat, see and do in three days\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get there early for dance lessons, then hoof it at this classic Texas honky-tonk. For lunch, it\u2019s time for more barbecue (you\u2019re in Austin, don\u2019t fight it). Two terrific barbecue trucks are ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Ftech%2Fhappened-uber-lyft-shut-down-190000664.html&amp;c=9784020046762253773&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat happened when Uber and Lyft shut down in the Texas capital\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>But it's also Austin, Texas, in 2016. Austin lost Uber and Lyft ... Uber says it will cease operating in the Twin Cities, while Lyft claims it will shut down in Minneapolis if the pay minimums ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftesla-avoids-texas-law-concerns%2F269-19de0eff-73c8-4231-891c-0b0a78b9dcf8&amp;c=14879203737296513950&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConcerns after Tesla uses new Texas law to avoid Austin's environmental regulations\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas \u2014 A petition by Tesla to release nearly 2,100 acres of land from Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction ... But several homeowners KVUE spoke with near the factory said ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skynews.com.au%2Fopinion%2Fscott-morrison-reveals-the-personal-tolls-he-carried-while-leading-the-nation%2Fvideo%2F1cf25e7148ad2286b0f0dd9b6c375b55&amp;c=14639380496723922126&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Morrison reveals \u2018the personal tolls\u2019 he carried while leading the nation\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has revealed \u201cthe personal toll\u201d he carried while leading the nation through the COVID pandemic, says Sky News political reporter Cam Reddin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664996bb0c4f4e99b0a9e29090809e61&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Faustin-diversity-study-wallethub%2F269-88eba32b-be0a-4115-a409-d90dc4a32ec3&amp;c=4109418313433046736&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin fizzles in new study of most diverse cities in the U.S.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 (CultureMap Austin ... earning No. 6 out of all 501 cities in the study. Austin's cultural diversity earned it No. 72, while it fell behind when it came to household and ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the state reached a new high for total jobs and workers, the city of Austin&#8217;s unemployment rate rose nearly 4% from July. MORE: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/boomtown Subscribe to our channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/kvuetv?sub_confirmation=1 You&#8217;re joining us on the official YouTube channel for KVUE News in Austin, Texas. 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