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From Texas Standard:Big universities are sometimes criticized for contributing to a "brain drain" in rural areas because they lure bright minds away from…

It’s expensive to live in the Austin area, but it could be worse.According to a new report from Apartment List, Austin is one of the better markets at…

At 3 percent, the unemployment rate in Central Texas is one of the lowest in the country. But most of the jobs driving that low rate require higher…

Austin has been called the most economically segregated city in the nation. Now, the Austin City Council is taking steps to try and bring more jobs to the…

From Texas Standard: More than 28,000 jobs – that's what the manufacturing sector of Texas lost in the month of August, according to the Federal Reserve…

The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the rate for July was little changed from June's 6.1 percent.

The global boom in energy production driven by fracking and horizontal drilling is leading to a shortage of skilled workers. A new report by the human…

Update: Dropbox and Websense will receive economic incentives to expand in Austin.The Austin City Council voted 5-2 today to offer the two tech companies…

Gov. Rick Perry defended his efforts to bring jobs from other states to Texas on Thursday – and told critics that if they can't stand competition, they…

A business in Austin is laying off hundreds of employees. OneWest Bank has notified the Texas Workforce Commission that intents to lay off more than 700…