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Austin Medical Jobs Among Thriving Industries

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Austin medical jobs were among those that increased over the last year, helping to bolster the local economy.

During December, the Austin area’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.1 percent to 6.8 percent, after increasing from 6.9 percent during October. The area’s rate is much lower than the national average of 9.4 percent.

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos area employed about 774,000 workers during December, which is down from 777,000 workers during November. However, this is still a 2 percent increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Jobs in Austin Continue to Grow

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

The number of jobs in Austin (Click here) continued to steadily increase during May.

That month, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos area’s unemployment rate decreased from 7 percent to 6.9 percent, following a decrease from 7.1 percent during April. The latest decrease keeps the area’s rate below the national average at the time of 9.7 percent.

The Austin area had a total non-farm employment of 767,700 workers during May, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 765,700 workers during April and a .5 percent increase from last year.

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Austin Medical Jobs, Teaching Jobs See Biggest Yearly Gain

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

As the city’s unemployment rate declined and more jobs were added during November 2009, Austin medical jobs and teaching jobs saw the biggest yearly increase in employment.

From August through October, the Austin-Round Rock area’s unemployment rate remained at 7.2 percent, but during November, that rate decreased to 6.9 percent. That places the city well below the national unemployment rate of 10 percent.

The Austin area had a total non-farm employment of 780,900 workers during November, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 778,500 workers during October and only a .5 percent decrease from the previous year.

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