April 25, 2021 Has the pandemic economy finally passed an inflection point? In March, hiring bounced back strongly in Dallas-Fort Worth with the region adding 23,000 jobs, the biggest monthly gain since October. It was an encouraging rebound from February, when D-FW lost over 25,000 jobs after a brutal winter storm knocked out power for […]
COVID-19 vaccine demand drops in Texas, though less than a quarter of population is fully vaccinated
April 23, 2021 After months of not having enough COVID-19 vaccines to meet demand, Texas suddenly appears to have plenty of shots but not as many people lining up to receive them, even though more than three quarters of the state still isn’t fully vaccinated. Almost 7 million Texans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 – […]
April 23, 2021 COVID-19 vaccination sites in Dallas and Denton counties closed Friday due to a potential for severe weather. In Dallas County, the Potter’s House church is closed Friday but will reopen Saturday. Anyone who had appointments for Friday can go to the site tomorrow to get their shot, the city said in a […]
April 22, 2021 The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications declined 39,000 from a revised 586,000 a week […]
April 21, 2021 Rock-bottom airfares were a silver lining for air travelers over a year that smothered nearly every other joy about traveling, but airlines are indicating that prices are on the rise as pent-up demand for flying picks up heading into the summer. Leisure travelers dominated 2020 and early this year, buoyed by airlines […]
April 21, 2021 Texas retail sales rebounded to a six-month high in March, and the help wanted signs are popping up. Nordstrom, Piercing Pagoda and Amazon are among the retailers with jobs to fill in Texas. Amazon seems to be perpetually adding employees, but it’s still impressive that the e-commerce giant said it nearly doubled […]
April 21, 2021 For Albert Garza, this week marked the end of a long wait. The 75-year-old received his first dose of the Moderna vaccine at his southeast Dallas home from two Dallas Fire-Rescue medics. Garza said he wanted to get the COVID-19 vaccine a long time ago, but he doesn’t drive and he didn’t […]
April 21, 2021 Two North Texas cities are among the 10 most diverse in the United States, according to a new study by personal finance website WalletHub. Dallas ranked No. 4, followed by Arlington at No. 8, Fort Worth at No. 25 and Plano at No. 55. Elsewhere in Texas, Houston grabbed the No. 1 […]
April 20, 2021 The pandemic exacerbated weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the economy, often harming minorities the most, and the recovery is taking on a similar “K shape” – with some groups improving while others stall or decline. The unemployment rate for white workers in Texas was 4.8% last month, continuing a steady improvement since late […]
April 20, 2021 Vaccination rates are rising across the state, helping to bring Texans closer to a return to their pre-pandemic lives. But health experts say the state has a ways to go before enough people are protected against COVID-19 to achieve herd immunity – a term for the indirect protection a population has when […]