Category: Employment

Job loss hits Baja California

A Baja California labor lawyer estimates up to 70,000 formal jobs are expected to be lost because of the coronavirus pandemic “This situation in Baja California will have an impact on the economy with a decrease of close to at least 10...

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Texas economy could lose US$24 billion due to oil prices

The downturn in the US oil industry could lead to more than US$24 billion of lost GDP for Texas alone, if oil prices remain in the US$30, Ed Hirs, Energy Fellow at the University of Houston, told Anadolu Agency The oil price collapse, the...

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Texas unemployment rises to 12.8% in April

TEXAS – Texas’ jobless rate rose to a historic 128% in April, painting a clearer picture of the effect of virus-driven lockdowns on the state’s economy It’s the highest rate recorded in Texas since the state began tracking such data in...

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Thousands of Arizona solar jobs lost due to Covid-19 pandemic

ARIZONA – The solar energy industry in Arizona and around the country has taken a significant hit since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Grand Canyon State’s job losses numbering in the thousands That’s according to an analysis...

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The reopening of the construction industry in Sonora comes at a good time: CMIC

HERMOSILLO – The announcement of the gradual return to economic activities and the incorporation of the construction, mining and auto parts industry will benefit the recovery of the economy in the state of Sonora, agreed business leaders "The...

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Covid-19 pandemic affects employment in Chihuahua

CHIHUAHUA – According to the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), during April this year about 13,549 jobs were lost in Chihuahua, the highest unemployment figure since 2009 This record shows that in March 897,260 people were insured...

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Texas, the Job Creation Leader in 2019

TEXAS – Texas led the nation in job creation last year The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Lone Star State had a 35% unemployment rate in December Among Texas’ largest cities, unemployment last month was lowest in Austin at 26%,...

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Sonora forecasts at least 45,000 job cuts

HERMOSILLO – The Maquiladora and Manufacturing Export Industry (INDEX) in Sonora, estimated a cut of up to 45,000 workers from a total of 130,000; this if the temporary mandatory closure of companies continues as a prevention measure against the...

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New industrial park in Juarez

Industrial real estate developer and operator Vesta recently inaugurated the first building of its newest industrial park in Ciudad Juarez The premises are located over a 15-hectare greenfield and its construction began in 2016 The total...

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Business leaders consider positive economic plan for Baja California

BAJA CALIFORNIA – Baja California’s Emerging Program to Protect People, Jobs and the Economy in the face of the current health crisis is a positive measure, Baja California business leaders said Armando León Ptacnik, president of the Baja...

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