Texas added more jobs than the other 49 states combined

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from 2001 to last June.

And since the recovery began 2 Junes ago- Texas has created 37% of America's net new jobs.

per 6-27-11 George Will column on Rick Perry - longest serving governor in his 11th year.
 
Paint it anyway you want -pretty impressive

Not really. Considering what people are paid and what benefits they receive and how dirty the state is. It's pretty much a shame.
How stupid do you have be to criticize Texas because you think its' "dirty"! Either politically or ecologically, Tejas can't be compared to such states as California and New Yawk in the "dirty" category. :lol:
 
Among hourly-paid workers in Texas, 550,000 had earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (See chart 1 .) Nearly 5.8 million workers were paid at hourly rates, representing 55.7 percent of all Texas wage and salary workers.1 . Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman noted that the number of Texans paid at or below the Federal minimum wage increased as the number of workers earning the exact Federal minimum wage rose, while the number of Texans paid below the minimum wage declined. Combined, these workers accounted for 9.5 percent of all hourly-paid workers in Texas.

In the United States, 72.9 million workers were paid at hourly rates in 2010, representing 58.8 percent of all wage and salary workers. Of those paid by the hour, 1.8 million earned exactly the prevailing Federal minimum wage and about 2.5 million additional workers earned wages below the minimum. Together, the nearly 4.4 million workers with wages at or below the Federal minimum made up 6.0 percent of all hourly-paid workers in the nation, up from 4.9 percent in 2009.

With the exception of 2003, the number of hourly-paid workers at or below the Federal minimum wage declined steadily in Texas from 1998 to 2006. (See chart 1 .) However, annual increases in the Federal minimum wage from 2007 through 2009 contributed to increased numbers and higher percentages of workers in the State receiving pay at or below the mandated level. Although the Federal minimum wage was unchanged in 2010, the number of workers with pay at or below the minimum wage increased in both the State and the nation.

The number of Texas workers with hourly pay at or below the Federal minimum rose by 76,000 in 2010, with men and women accounting for nearly equal portions of the rise. The number of men earning at or below the Federal minimum wage rose by 36,000, an increase of almost 20 percent from 2009. The number of women earning at or below the Federal minimum rose by 39,000, an increase of less than 14 percent. As a result, men accounted for nearly 41 percent of the State’s workers with wages at or below the mandated level in 2010, their highest share since 2003. However, women continued to have a higher percentage of workers earning at or below the Federal minimum wage than men, 11.9 percent compared to 7.4 percent.

The median hourly earnings for all hourly-paid wage and salary workers in Texas stood at $11.20 per hour in 2010; nationally, the median was $12.50.3 . For men and for women, the median hourly rates in Texas were $12.13 and $10.24, respectively. (See table 1 .) Nationally, the median hourly rates were $13.76 for men and $11.83 for women.


Texas, at 9.5 percent, tied with Mississippi for the highest proportion of hourly-paid workers earning at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2010.

Alabama and West Virginia followed, each at 9.3 percent. Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and California had the lowest percentage of workers earning at or below the Federal minimum wage (2 percent or less).

Texas accounted for 12.6 percent of all U.S. workers paid at or below the Federal minimum wage in 2010, down from 13.3 percent in 2009.


It should be noted that as of January 1, 2011, 17 states and the District of Columbia had laws establishing minimum wage standards that exceeded the Federal level of $7.25 per hour; on January 1, 2010, that number stood at 144 .
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Among hourly-paid workers in Texas, 550,000 had earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (See chart 1 .) Nearly 5.8 million workers were paid at hourly rates, representing 55.7 percent of all Texas wage and salary workers.1 . Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman noted that the number of Texans paid at or below the Federal minimum wage increased as the number of workers earning the exact Federal minimum wage rose, while the number of Texans paid below the minimum wage declined. Combined, these workers accounted for 9.5 percent of all hourly-paid workers in Texas.

In the United States, 72.9 million workers were paid at hourly rates in 2010, representing 58.8 percent of all wage and salary workers. Of those paid by the hour, 1.8 million earned exactly the prevailing Federal minimum wage and about 2.5 million additional workers earned wages below the minimum. Together, the nearly 4.4 million workers with wages at or below the Federal minimum made up 6.0 percent of all hourly-paid workers in the nation, up from 4.9 percent in 2009.

With the exception of 2003, the number of hourly-paid workers at or below the Federal minimum wage declined steadily in Texas from 1998 to 2006. (See chart 1 .) However, annual increases in the Federal minimum wage from 2007 through 2009 contributed to increased numbers and higher percentages of workers in the State receiving pay at or below the mandated level. Although the Federal minimum wage was unchanged in 2010, the number of workers with pay at or below the minimum wage increased in both the State and the nation.

The number of Texas workers with hourly pay at or below the Federal minimum rose by 76,000 in 2010, with men and women accounting for nearly equal portions of the rise. The number of men earning at or below the Federal minimum wage rose by 36,000, an increase of almost 20 percent from 2009. The number of women earning at or below the Federal minimum rose by 39,000, an increase of less than 14 percent. As a result, men accounted for nearly 41 percent of the State’s workers with wages at or below the mandated level in 2010, their highest share since 2003. However, women continued to have a higher percentage of workers earning at or below the Federal minimum wage than men, 11.9 percent compared to 7.4 percent.

The median hourly earnings for all hourly-paid wage and salary workers in Texas stood at $11.20 per hour in 2010; nationally, the median was $12.50.3 . For men and for women, the median hourly rates in Texas were $12.13 and $10.24, respectively. (See table 1 .) Nationally, the median hourly rates were $13.76 for men and $11.83 for women.


Texas, at 9.5 percent, tied with Mississippi for the highest proportion of hourly-paid workers earning at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2010.

Alabama and West Virginia followed, each at 9.3 percent. Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and California had the lowest percentage of workers earning at or below the Federal minimum wage (2 percent or less).

Texas accounted for 12.6 percent of all U.S. workers paid at or below the Federal minimum wage in 2010, down from 13.3 percent in 2009.


It should be noted that as of January 1, 2011, 17 states and the District of Columbia had laws establishing minimum wage standards that exceeded the Federal level of $7.25 per hour; on January 1, 2010, that number stood at 144 .
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Facts give perspective to the on-going hype for the Texas Governor. The guy has more hat and less cattle than the last guy from Texas who aspired to the White House.
 
Texans are rightly proud of being closer to becoming the corporate state that the GOP is working so very heard to turn this entire nation into.

A whole branch of my most racist relatives migrated from Philadelphia to Texas about 20 years ago.

They're happy living there.

Of course in their defence, Philly is a bit of a shithole, so one can hardly blame them for leaving that place.
 
Among hourly-paid workers in Texas, 550,000 had earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (See chart 1 .) Nearly 5.8 million workers were paid at hourly rates, representing 55.7 percent of all Texas wage and salary workers.1 . Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman noted that the number of Texans paid at or below the Federal minimum wage increased as the number of workers earning the exact Federal minimum wage rose, while the number of Texans paid below the minimum wage declined. Combined, these workers accounted for 9.5 percent of all hourly-paid workers in Texas.

In the United States, 72.9 million workers were paid at hourly rates in 2010, representing 58.8 percent of all wage and salary workers. Of those paid by the hour, 1.8 million earned exactly the prevailing Federal minimum wage and about 2.5 million additional workers earned wages below the minimum. Together, the nearly 4.4 million workers with wages at or below the Federal minimum made up 6.0 percent of all hourly-paid workers in the nation, up from 4.9 percent in 2009.

With the exception of 2003, the number of hourly-paid workers at or below the Federal minimum wage declined steadily in Texas from 1998 to 2006. (See chart 1 .) However, annual increases in the Federal minimum wage from 2007 through 2009 contributed to increased numbers and higher percentages of workers in the State receiving pay at or below the mandated level. Although the Federal minimum wage was unchanged in 2010, the number of workers with pay at or below the minimum wage increased in both the State and the nation.

The number of Texas workers with hourly pay at or below the Federal minimum rose by 76,000 in 2010, with men and women accounting for nearly equal portions of the rise. The number of men earning at or below the Federal minimum wage rose by 36,000, an increase of almost 20 percent from 2009. The number of women earning at or below the Federal minimum rose by 39,000, an increase of less than 14 percent. As a result, men accounted for nearly 41 percent of the State’s workers with wages at or below the mandated level in 2010, their highest share since 2003. However, women continued to have a higher percentage of workers earning at or below the Federal minimum wage than men, 11.9 percent compared to 7.4 percent.

The median hourly earnings for all hourly-paid wage and salary workers in Texas stood at $11.20 per hour in 2010; nationally, the median was $12.50.3 . For men and for women, the median hourly rates in Texas were $12.13 and $10.24, respectively. (See table 1 .) Nationally, the median hourly rates were $13.76 for men and $11.83 for women.


Texas, at 9.5 percent, tied with Mississippi for the highest proportion of hourly-paid workers earning at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2010.

Alabama and West Virginia followed, each at 9.3 percent. Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and California had the lowest percentage of workers earning at or below the Federal minimum wage (2 percent or less).

Texas accounted for 12.6 percent of all U.S. workers paid at or below the Federal minimum wage in 2010, down from 13.3 percent in 2009.


It should be noted that as of January 1, 2011, 17 states and the District of Columbia had laws establishing minimum wage standards that exceeded the Federal level of $7.25 per hour; on January 1, 2010, that number stood at 144 .
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So those people are better off being unemployed? Is that what you're trying to say?

So if we have a miracle economic recovery by this time next year and unemployment is down to 5%, those millions of people back at work better all be making $100k a year or Obama failed, right?
 
So if we have a miracle economic recovery by this time next year and unemployment is down to 5%, those millions of people back at work better all be making $100k a year or Obama failed, right?

If most of those folks were working minimum wage jobs, I can't imagine that not being a political issue. Underemployment is already a point of attack today.
 
So if we have a miracle economic recovery by this time next year and unemployment is down to 5%, those millions of people back at work better all be making $100k a year or Obama failed, right?

If most of those folks were working minimum wage jobs, I can't imagine that not being a political issue. Underemployment is already a point of attack today.

Yeah? What's the combined unemployment and underemployment under Obama?

Obama's Record.

Record Debt

Record Deficits

Record Poverty

Record Food Stamps

Record Unemployment.

Unlike when he pretended to be a fiscal conservative and political moderate campaigning across our 57 states in 2008, Obama is going to have to run on his record in 2012
 
from 2001 to last June.

And since the recovery began 2 Junes ago- Texas has created 37% of America's net new jobs.

per 6-27-11 George Will column on Rick Perry - longest serving governor in his 11th year.

Rick Perry does indeed rock as a governor! Veteran, rancher. Good guy. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the White House. Texas is the model of balancing budgets, cutting spending, and keeping taxes low. That's a fact.
 
from 2001 to last June.

And since the recovery began 2 Junes ago- Texas has created 37% of America's net new jobs.

per 6-27-11 George Will column on Rick Perry - longest serving governor in his 11th year.

And texas has the 5th smallest debt to gdp ratio of the 50 states.

Rick Perry is looking as good as Romney as far as the economy is concerned.

Out of the 500,000 jobs created in the entire USA 240,000 were created in texas! thats wild right there.
 
from 2001 to last June.

And since the recovery began 2 Junes ago- Texas has created 37% of America's net new jobs.

per 6-27-11 George Will column on Rick Perry - longest serving governor in his 11th year.

Rick Perry does indeed rock as a governor! Veteran, rancher. Good guy. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the White House. Texas is the model of balancing budgets, cutting spending, and keeping taxes low. That's a fact.

Yep another Texan in the WH the others have done so well...
 
from 2001 to last June.

And since the recovery began 2 Junes ago- Texas has created 37% of America's net new jobs.

per 6-27-11 George Will column on Rick Perry - longest serving governor in his 11th year.

Rick Perry does indeed rock as a governor! Veteran, rancher. Good guy. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the White House. Texas is the model of balancing budgets, cutting spending, and keeping taxes low. That's a fact.

Yep another Texan in the WH the others have done so well...

Based on that mindset I take it your against Herman Cain too since obama is black and all :eusa_eh:
 

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