Category: Employment

DHS to extend U.S. temporary work visa limit during first half of 2022

UNITED STATES - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the forthcoming publication of a rule to make available an additional 20,000 H-2B nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2022 These visas...

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El Paso reports 1.3% increase in employment during November

EL PASO, TX - During the month of November, employment in El Paso, Texas increased by an annualized 13%, which translated into 343 additional jobs, as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) The employment gains were driven...

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Chihuahua stands out in employment

CHIHUAHUA – The municipalities of the state of Chihuahua stand out for having the highest rates of economically active population (EAP) and the lowest in informality, show the Labor Indicators for Mexico's Municipalities 2017-2020 According to...

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El Paso reported an increase in employment during October

EL PASO - In October, employment in El Paso increased an annualized 08%, which accounted for 214 jobs, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) reported According to the most recent economic report, employment gains were driven primarily...

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Texas adds 56,600 new jobs in October

TEXAS - Texas continued to report a decrease in its unemployment rate during October, according to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) According to TWC, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached 54%, adding 56,600 total nonfarm jobs...

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California created more than 96,000 jobs in October

CALIFRONIA - During the month of October, California created 96,000 new jobs, which keeps the state on track to recover the jobs lost between March and April 2020 due to the pandemic According to figures presented by California Governor Gavin...

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Amazon hires 500 workers in El Paso

EL PASO – Within weeks of starting operations at its new El Paso fulfillment center, Amazon announced the start of hiring at least 500 full-time workers The company reported that the minimum wage for these hires will be US$15 per hour, in...

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Coahuila recovers 55,858 jobs in August

COAHUILA – In Coahuila, 6,054 jobs have been recovered in the construction industry from June 2020 to August 2021, in addition to 35,456 jobs in the transformation industry and 9,155 in commerce, this was informed by the President of the Mexican...

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Formal employment in Tamaulipas increases in 2021

TAMAULIPAS – The transformation industry, which includes manufacturing and fabrication in Tamaulipas, reached a record number of formal workers included in the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) during the month of August, becoming the...

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Chihuahua with the lowest percentage of informal employment

CHIHUAHUA – Juarez and Chihuahua are the cities in the country with the lowest percentage of labor informality, according to the latest Inegi report for the second quarter of 2021 According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography...

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