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The Texas unemployment rate was 7.2% in December, down from 8.1% in November as American mobility and spending picked up for the holidays.
Dec 29, 2020 12:00 AM (Austin) — Texas officials are extending the state rental assistance program through mid-March. The move comes after the federal eviction moratorium was extended through January of next year. Both renters and landlords can apply to get help. More information is available on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs website. The Texas Workforce Commission is also offering help to Texans. The TWC is offering help for those eateries hard hit by the COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. The TWC now has a new Restaurant Recovery Initiative to help restaurants t...
Herald Democrat The Sherman-Denison unemployment rate rose for the month of November as it continued its rollercoaster course through the fall and winter months. The Texas Workforce commission released its monthly job report for November, which reported that the local unemployment rate rose 1.1 percent for the month. This continued a four-month back-and-forth as the rate has bounced between 5 and 6 percent. "If I had been making predictions of what would happen from October to December, I would think we would go down half a point to 4.5 (percent)," Workforce Solutions Texoma Executive Direct...
From Staff Reports Dec 28, 2020 The Texas Workforce Commission this week approved an initiative to help restaurants in the Lone Star State respond to the pandemic through new strategies to open and operate safely in an era of social distancing. The Restaurant Recovery Initiative provides for a series of videos that will share best practices to assist employers in adapting jobs to remote and contact-less operations and in taking advantage of new service delivery trends. Additionally, this initiative sets aside up to $500,000 for course instruction and testing for food handler permits and Texas...
HARLINGEN — The Texas Workforce Commission has approved a new initiative aimed at helping the state’s restaurants negotiate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Restaurant Recovery Initiative provides a series of free videos which share best practices to help eateries operate to best effect in the era of social distancing. Additionally, the initiative sets […]