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Originally Posted by Wizzo
I would be interested in seeing those reports, because from what I understand its alot of oil and gas production, transportation and logistics, heavy construction, business services and financial services.  |
I've read it several times over the last month or so... here's the last one I remember reading. I'm still looking for the one that broke new jobs / business development down, that showed tip jobs and cali corps as the reason for the boom.
The growth Texas was actually, very short and very limited - but repeated over and over now, as if it's still going on.
Edit: Also Texas job growth numbers, are less impressive when you exclude local state corps, moving locations, because counties/cities give them tax breaks. The State counts it has hiring (new jobs), when really it's just job shifting....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_917460.html
"Texas is tied for last with Mississippi for the highest percentage of minimum wage jobs and Texas is by far the leader of residents who don't have health insurance. It's low wage jobs without any benefits."
"Texas still ranks as the most dangerous state for worker safety. An April study [PDF] produced by the University of Texas and the Workers Defense Project stated that one in five construction workers were injured on the job, while only 45 percent had workers' compensation. The study also noted that a worker dies every 2.5 days and the state sees 16,900 job-related accidents annually."
"that roughly 45 percent of the more than 300 workers surveyed reported being paid wages below the federal poverty line. And one in five workers complained that their employers had paid them less than what they were owed. Being allowed adequate drinking water is even an issue. Nearly a third of the workers surveyed reported that their employers did not provide them with access to drinking water."
Don't listen to Governor Perry - the guy is a doorknob.