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Friday, March 08, 2013  The Texas unemployment rate for January rose slightly to 6.3 percent.

Saturday, September 08, 2012  Friday morning's jobs report didn't provide very promising news for the country, however, Amarillo might be faring a bit better.

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

Friday, January 13, 2012  National unemployment benefits applications have increased from 375,000 to 399,000 in the last six weeks, and the U.S. Labor Department believes that is largely in part to businesses laying off their holiday help.

Friday, October 21, 2011  The Texas unemployment rate held steady at 8.5 percent in September as the state bounced back from a month of job losses by adding more than 15,000 positions.

Friday, August 19, 2011  The unemployment rate in Amarillo remains the second lowest in the state after dropping a tenth of a point in the last month.

Friday, July 22, 2011  The unemployment rate in Amarillo is the second lowest in the state despite the fact the rate rose by one percentage point since May.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  New Mexico's unemployment rate rose slightly in August to 8.3 percent, up from 8.2 percent in July.

Friday, July 23, 2010  Gov. Bill Richardson's administration reports that New Mexico's unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent in June, from 8.4 percent in the previous month.