Unemployment Spikes in Bryan-College Station

Updated: 4:25 PM Jul 17, 2009

Up until now, unemployment in Bryan-College Station had remained steady, virtually unfazed by what was happening across the state and the nation. But employment numbers out Friday morning show a sharp spike.

Posted: 10:09 AM Jul 17, 2009
Reporter: Mike George
Email Address: news@kbtx.com

Texas Workforce Press Release - July Unemployment

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The unemployment rate for B-CS stands at 6.5% for June. Up from May's rate of 4.9% and last June's unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The lowest unemployment rate in Texas is Amarillo at 5.7% and Lubbock at 6.1% The Texas unemployment rate stands at 7.5% compared to the national rate of 9.5%

The Texas Workforce Commission says in the 7 counties that make up the Brazos Valley, there are more than 10-thousand who have lost their job this year and currently drawing unemployment.

Click Here to see the full report.

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Posted by: DJ Location: College Station on Jul 22, 2009 at 07:21 AM

Hey jcm52 - go into the New York Times archives (which we all know is a mouthpiece for the dems)and look up October 30 (or 31), 1999. Bill Clinton did, indeed, sign an act forcing subprime lenders to make high risk loans (the article does not mention B.Hussain Obama). In addition, Bush brought this to the attention of Congress 17 times warning them that something needed to be done before a collapse.

Posted by: jcm52 Location: researcher on Jul 21, 2009 at 09:02 AM

Someone commented: "The damage was done by the Community Development Act that Obama got Clinton to sign and Franks implemented. The subprime (aka balloon payment) mortgages it FORCED lenders to issue" Um, seriously? So while Obama was a law professor in Chicago, you think he somehow got Clinton to sign a bill? And then that bill somehow forced mortgage companies to start making subprime loans? If they were being forced against their will to make these loans, then they would have been making the bare minimum they could get away with. Yet there were companies that did most of their business in subprime loans, and then turned around and sold mortgage-backed derivatives to people who were very happy to buy them. If you have to make up facts to defend your beliefs, maybe your beliefs are indefensible.

Posted by: Josh Location: Texas on Jul 20, 2009 at 12:38 AM

Well, I guess since unemployment is up that means the robberies and thefts in Madisonville will continue to get worse. Oh well, that is what I have a Remington 870 loaded with buckshot for.

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