May and June jobs reports for Texas and the state's largest metropolitan areas were encouraging and reflect the fact that as businesses began to reopen, what was essentially a sound economy before the pandemic responded relatively quickly. Nonetheless, employment remains well below pre-COVID-19 levels. The Perryman Group's latest forecast calls for significant year-over-year losses for 2020, but notable recovery next year. If additional interruptions are required as a result of the recent surge in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in Texas, the annual declines will escalate.
Dr. Perryman describes recent trends in employment growth.
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Dr. Perryman breaks down the recent employment data and the factors contributing to improvement.
Dr. Perryman analyzes the latest reports and expresses some potential risk factors for the economy.
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Dr. Perryman responds to Texas dropping additional unemployment benefits and examines other reasons individuals may choose not to return to their jobs.
Dr. Perryman describes the meaning of first-time unemployment claims dropping into numbers we have seen before and how that represents economic recovery from the pandemic.