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Monday, May 20, 2013  Thousands of people in New Mexico are still looking for work or at least better jobs even as the state's unemployment rate is down.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Texas jobless rate for December has slipped to 6.1 percent in the fourth straight month of declines.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Despite signs of economic recovery, hiring remains too weak to rapidly reduce the number of those unemployed.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The Texas unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent in November for the third straight monthly decline.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Oklahoma's unemployment rate edged up to 5.3 percent in October - but the state still has one of the lowest rates in the country.

Friday, November 16, 2012  The unemployment rate in Amarillo is down almost one percent in the last year.

Saturday, September 22, 2012  The unemployment rate in Amarillo has dipped to one of the lowest in the state - 5 percent.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Texas Unemployment rises slightly, while the national average remains flat.

Saturday, July 21, 2012  Texas unemployment dropping means Emergency Unemployment Compensation funding will go away for some unemployed.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The unemployment rate fell by a tenth of a percentage point in June to a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.7 percent.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The Texas unemployment rate has risen slightly to 7 percent in June but remains well below the 8.2 percent national jobless rate.

Friday, May 18, 2012  The Texas unemployment rate is under 7 percent for the first time in three years, falling to 6.9 percent for April as the state added 13,200 nonfarm jobs.

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Texas' jobless rate fell to 7 percent in March, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline.

Friday, April 06, 2012  US hiring slows in March as employers add just 120,000 jobs, unemployment rate dips to 8.2 percent

Friday, March 09, 2012  The unemployment rate in Texas has fallen to 7.3 percent in January, the state's lowest jobless figure in nearly three years.