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THE BATTALION
The Bryan-College Station
0 tropolitan Statistical Area
13A) has the lowest unem-
yment rate in the state for the
ith of October and always
L said Larry Jones, director of
hmunications for the Texas
Irkforce Commission (TWC)
nd Class of 1970.
he most recent state season-
adjusted unemployment
ales show an increase from 5.0
cent to 5.2 percent. TWC
Shir, Diane Rath, said that the
iationwide unemployment rates
.5 percent, from 4.9 percent
.4 percent— a stark increase
ipared to that of Texas.
This was the first time since
■il that the Texas unemploy-
Btt rate has been lower than
national rate,” Rath said,
he United States was expe-
cing a slowing economy
r to the Sept. 1 1 attacks, but
ce that point the unemploy-
t rate has continued to rise,
mg to the economic prob-
s. Not surprisingly, cities
)ss the nation are reeling
the affects of the attacks on
■ economy but not in Bryan-
plege Station.
‘The Bryan-College Station
A has been unaffected by
acks experienced in other
hs of the state,” Jones said,
ones said 78,520 people in
Bryan-College Station area
e currently employed, with
|y 1,224 of those actively
king a job.
On a state level, the TWC has
teased in the number of per-
s filing for Unemployment
urance (Ul) on their phone
Item, from 74,413 calls, end-
the week of Sept. 7, to
97,760 calls, ending the
week of Nov. 1 7.
To help with the increase in
filers over the phone, the TWC
has instituted several additions
to their phone system in an
attempt to create a more simpli
fied system.
One of the changes is the
addition of two extra filing
days to relieve some of the
phone congestion experi
enced during peak filing
days, usually Mondays and
Tuesdays, Jones said.
“About two years ago we
went to the UI Tele-Centers
System. Before that time, peo
ple went to Texas Employment
Centers (TEC) offices to file
for a job and to claim UI,
which caused a lot of extra
traffic,” Jones said.
The Tele-Centers System
aids in the reduction of the num
ber of persons claiming unem
ployment in the TEC offices.
Also, the phone system helps
persons who are unable to drive
to a TEC office file.
“For people in rural areas, or
urbanites who do not have trans
portation, this is a convenient
system because you can just use
the phone,” Jones said.
Foreign language representa
tives also are available for per
sons to file in another language.
Jones said that the unem
ployment rate can be a dou
ble-edged sword.
“Low unemployment rates
make it difficult for employ
ers to find and retain educat
ed employees, yet it is easy
to find a job. When there are
high unemployment rates, it
is difficult for people to find
jobs, and yet easy for
employers to find educated
employees,” Jones said.
New districts give
Hispanics more
representation
AUSTIN (AP) — A feder
al court ordered new Texas
House district boundaries
Wednesday, boosting Hispanic
voting strength but mostly
leaving in place a Republican-
drawn map.
The court also upheld the
GOP-leaning Texas Senate
plan enacted by the Legislative
Redistricting Board.
Republicans applauded
the decisions.
Ninety-eight percent of the
House map approved by the
GOP-controlled redistricting
board and the entire Senate
map were preserved by the
court, said Republican
Attorney General John
Cornyn, the LRB chairman.
“Our goal was to pro
duce maps that comply with
the law and preserve minor
ity voting rights. Today’s
rulings show that the LRB
was successful in achieving
these goals,” Cornyn said.
Despite his loss in court.
Democratic House Speaker
Pete Laney was resolute
about his future.
“The court’s map does not
change my plans to seek re-
election to the House and
another term as speaker,”
Laney said.
By some estimates, the map
approved by the redistricting
board could give Republicans
as many as 88 to 90 seats in the
Texas House. Currently,
Democrats hold a 78-72 edge.
In the Senate, the GOP,
which held a 16-15 edge in this
year’s legislative session,
could gain three or more seats
under the new plan.
“We prevailed in the
House,” said Nina Perales, an
attorney for the Mexican
American Legal Defense and
Educational Fund. “It means
more representation for
Latinos, more districts in
which Latinos can elect candi
dates of their choice.”
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