Texas obviously relies heavily on the oil industry, so what kinds of ripple effects are you seeing in your state right now?SERNA: Well, we're beginning to see that population of worker entering the system or needing to enter the system, and it is steadily growing week over week. Elena Holodny. But in addition to that from our workload, the CARES Act, which we are very glad - expands the number of people that are available - or that can access pandemic unemployment assistance, although self-employed and contract employees are sort of a one-two-three punch for our system.CHANG: That is Ed Serna. Some of those services are small, like, you know, restaurants in small towns out in West Texas...SERNA: ...Where some of the oil fields - or South Texas where some of the oil fields are located are also being affected. You know, since mid-March, I read that at least 1.3 million people have filed unemployment claims in Texas, and there also have been reports that people are having a hard time getting through to busy call centers. The interesting thing is most claims come to us online, though - 96%.SERNA: There were some problems early on, and that's why we increased the capacity of our system. Gyms, restaurants, shopping malls, for the most part, are all closed. Economy in Dallas, Texas. The state constitution of Texas was adopted in 1876. Texas is the second largest U.S. state (behind It’s larger than every country in Europe, and King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island.
This helps create jobs in the state, and 26.10% of … Austin (US: / ˈ ɔː s t ə n /, UK: / ˈ ɒ s t ɪ n, ˈ ɔː s t ɪ n /) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Texas leads the nation in oil production.For more on how Texas is doing, we're going to go now to Ed Serna. The economy of Texas is known for being based on oil.
In 2019, the state accounted for 41% of the nation's crude oil production and 25% of its marketed natural gas production. Texas is known as the "Lone Star State" because it was once an independent republic. And then, of course, there's a trickle effect - all the associated businesses that rely on providing services to the oil industry. So we've sort of had a one-two punch in the state, to kind of quote the title off of a recent Texas Monthly magazine. AUSTIN — Gov. Visit our website Texas is the second largest U.S. state and the largest southern state.Texas is known for its Spanish influence, museums, scenic attractions, and cowboy culture.In Spanish, this translated as “tejas,” and the United States eventually converted this name to Texas.Texas is the only state to have the flags of six different nations fly over it: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States, and the United States.Texas was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845. In Texas, more than 280,000 people claimed unemployment last week. It also has the second largest population in the nation (behind California).Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas in 1885 by a One of the most popular snacks in Texas is peanuts in Dr Pepper.Texas has more than 70,000 miles of highway.
And we paid out over 1.7 billion to date, and we started keeping track of this back at the beginning of March. He is the executive director of the Texas Workforce Commission.Thank you very much for joining us, and good luck to you and your state.SERNA: Thank you very much for having me. Texas is the top U.S. producer of both crude oil and natural gas. It ranks highly for economic growth and high school graduation rate.
Manufacturers help to drive Texas’s economy, with $247.46 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2018. Dallas has an unemployment rate of 3.6%. The US average is 3.9%. We had four call centers that we operated with about 400 people in them.
When Texas joined the Union, it kept the right to fly its state flag at the same height as the national flag.Texas has more counties (254) than any other state in the U.S.Under both Spanish and Mexican rule, Texas was divided into municipalities instead.The saying, “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” certainly has some truth to it.