TEXAS TOPS FORTUNE 500 LIST

Low taxes, affordable land and a large labor force have made Texas home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other state. According to the latest list compiled by Fortune magazine, the Lone Star State boasts 58 headquarters. That is three more than New York, which...

Texas Economy Still Pumping

Texas nonfarm employment rose 2.3 percent from February 2007 to February 2008 compared with the less than 1 percent annual growth rate of nonfarm employment for the United States as a whole. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.5 percent in...

MORE STRENGTH IN TEXAS LABOR MARKET

The Texas economy continues to produce more jobs than the national economy, according to the latest report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Texas nonfarm employment rose 2.2 percent from December 2006 to December 2007 compared with the 0.9...

TEXAS LABOR MARKET FLEXES MUSCLE

Texas nonfarm employment rose 2 percent from November 2006 to November 2007 compared with a 1 percent annual growth rate for the nation as a whole. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.7 percent in November 2006 to 4.2 percent in November...