Hi everyone. I hope that you had a Fantastic weekend. It was excellent weather here and I saw a lot of people outside working in their yards, kids playing outside and a large number of boats headed out to the lake. My son, Scott, found this article and I wanted to share it with you.

TEXAS ECONOMY STILL PUMPING

COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – 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 February 2007 to 4.1 percent in February 2008.

Higher oil prices continue to help the state’s oil and natural gas industry. The state’s mining industry ranked first in job creation, followed by the leisure and hospitality industry, construction, professional and business services, and education and health services industry.

All Texas metro areas except Beaumont–Port Arthur experienced positive February-to-February employment growth rates. Odessa ranked first in job creation followed by Midland, Waco, Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, and Longview. Midland had the lowest unemployment rate February 2008 followed by Odessa, Amarillo, Lubbock, and College Station–Bryan.

Remember that the Shine Team Community-Wide Garage Sale is this Saturday, April 12th. If you still have donations to make or items that need to be picked up please call our office at 254-690-4321 and we will try to help you help the fight against cancer.

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Jean