Texas market news
The latest figures by the Texas Workforce Commission show that employment in the Tyler area rose to 92.5% between March 2011 and 2012. This rate falls slightly under the state’s overall climb to 93% during the same time frame. Read more at CBS 19.
The Midland-Odessa Regional Economic Index rose 17.7% between March 2011 and March 2012. According to economic experts, the economic expansion in the Permian Basin continued through the end of the first quarter, thanks to booming oil and gas production in the region. Read more at the Odessa American.
The Lone Star State continues to gain construction jobs, according to a monthly report by the Associated General Contractors of America. Read more at the San Antonio Business Journal.
Comerica Bank’s Texas Economic Activity index moved up two points in February to 96, the economy’s highest ranking level since October 2008. Read more at the Austin Business Journal.
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