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4/2/2012 |
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Texas unemployment rate drops to 7.1 percent |
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas unemployment rate has fallen for a sixth consecutive month to 7.1 percent in February as the state had a third straight month of job growth exceeding 20,000 positions.
According to Texas Workforce Commission figures released Friday, the jobless rate was down from 7.3 percent in January and has dropped a full percentage point since August.
The February jobless rate is the lowest since March 2009.
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