Latest Texas jobs figures shows net jobs loss, unemployment highest in 24 years

[kpete]

Latest Texas jobs figures shows net jobs loss, unemployment highest in 24 years
By NBC's Michael Isikoff

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's efforts to tout his record on jobs and the economy as a centerpiece of his presidential campagn took a hit today with new figures from one of his own state agencies: They show the Texas unemployment rate increased to 8.5% in August -- the highest level in more than 24 years and more than twice the rate when Perry took office in December 2000.

The new unemployment rate for Texas is still below the national average of 9.1%. But the new figures from the Texas Workforce Commission included some disturbing trends: There was a net jobs loss of 1,300 in Texas during the month of August, even worse than than the latest national figures showing zero job growth.

While the private sector did add 8,100 jobs in Texas during August, this was more than offset by a shrinking public sector resulting in the loss of 9,400 government jobs, state figures show.
State officials blamed national economic trends. "Texas continues to feel the pressures of a stagnant national economy," said Texas Workforce Commmission chairman Tom Pauken.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/16/7796858-latest-texas-jobs-figures-shows-net-jobs-loss-unemployment-highest-in-24-years

[Bozita]

1. The real "Texas Miracle" is that anybody believes that lying sonofabitch Perry

[Turbineguy]

2. No problem

Perry just has to lie a little harder to make that go away.

[PDittie]

3. Twenty-four years.

That's before Rick Perry endorsed Al Gore.