Texas leads US in February hiring

San Antonio Express-News:
Texas led the nation in hiring for February, adding 80,600 nonfarm jobs, according to reports Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Texas Workforce Commission.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels area was part of that surge, with some 9,000 hires, reflecting seasonal norms as well as overall growth. The gains brought the region's unemployment rate down to 6.1 percent from 6.3 percent in January.
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TWC said Texas employment grew 3.3 percent over the year, with 11 major industries showing growth.

Highlights included the production sector, made up of construction, mining and logging, and manufacturing jobs, which added 21,200 jobs over the month. The professional and business services sector added 24,500 jobs.

“The Texas economy continues to expand, and the addition of 80,600 jobs in February is good news for job seekers,” TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar said in a news release.
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 Austin had the lowest unemployment rate at 5.4 percent.  Texas continues to be the place where employment is expanding the most.  It had more than twice as many new jobs as second place California.  Nevada and Connecticut lost jobs during the month.  Connecticut is likely to lose more jobs because of its restrictions on the sale of guns manufactured in the state.

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