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Austin, Dallas and Houston Still in “Jobs Growth Mode,” According to TWC

Leave a Comment / Industry News, Market Updates / By Phil Vanderslice

Texas three remain strong. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Austin, Dallas and Houston all experienced solid employment numbers for May. Austin recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9%. Dallas recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% (Dallas / Plano – 3.4% Fort Worth / Arlington 3.7%). Houston recorded 4.8%. Overall Texas added 171,800 jobs and overall unemployment remained unchanged …

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38,000 US Jobs Created in May; 162,000 expected

Leave a Comment / Market Updates / By Phil Vanderslice

So the rate hike in June is probably history. Local Texas reports coming out in a couple weeks. Service-sector fields such as health care, retail and professional services, which continued to add jobs

Google Wins Source Code Lawsuit Over Android and Java; Oracle Plans Appeal

Leave a Comment / Industry News / By Phil Vanderslice

A jury found Thursday that Android doesn’t violate Oracle’s copyrights. In a narrow ruling he court held that the use of the Java APIs, which it acquired when it bought Sun, were covered by fair use.

Computer Workers New Overtime Guidelines

Leave a Comment / Industry News / By Phil Vanderslice

The Department of Labor recently released new guidelines for computer workers. For most computer workers, the overtime guidelines did not really change that much. Here are the guidelines. A computer worker can be exempted from being paid for overtime under the following Scenarios:

Department of Labor Issues New Overtime Rules

Leave a Comment / Industry News / By Phil Vanderslice

On May 18, 2016, President Obama and Secretary Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final rule updating the overtime regulations, which will automatically extend overtime pay protections to over 4 million workers within the first year of implementation. This long-awaited update will result in a meaningful boost to many workers’ wallets, and …

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Texas Adds 9100 Private Sector Jobs in April

Leave a Comment / Industry News, Market Updates / By Phil Vanderslice

Texas added 9100 private sector jobs in April according to ADP, however energy still lost 6900 jobs. The strongest sectors were Professional and Business Services which added 4700 jobs.

DOL Jobs Report April

Leave a Comment / Industry News, Market Updates / By Phil Vanderslice

Employment Situation Summary Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-16-0882 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, May 6, 2016

Houston Employee Cost Increases for April

Leave a Comment / Industry News, Market Updates / By Phil Vanderslice

The cost of an employee increased for the month of may to 39% of their salary according to the Bureau of Labor Statists. Read More Here.

7 Ways to Win the Job Before You Even Speak

Leave a Comment / Career Coach / By Phil Vanderslice

The moment you meet someone they will make thousands of mental notes and computations. In the first twenty seconds, their prehistoric survival mechanism decides whether you are friend or foe.

Employment in Texas Down for March

Leave a Comment / Industry News, Market Updates / By Phil Vanderslice

Total employment change in non farm payrolls shows Texas employment lost 2040 jobs for the month of March according to ADP report