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            <p>Texas appeared to have had a very solid economy just before Hurricane Harvey hit, with an unemployment rate in August that matched its pre-recession low of 4.2 percent in July of 2007.&nbsp;</p>

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            <p>The rate only fell lower in December of 2000, when it stood at 4 percent even. Texas' rate has been dropping since April of this year as the oil and gas industry recover from the recent bust, the Texas Workforce Commission <a href="http://www.twc.state.tx.us/texas-economy-adds-5500-jobs-august" target="_blank">reported</a> Friday.</p>

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            <p>The milestone marks a ten-year-long recovery in which Texas' population has boomed and its energy sector has been revitalized.</p>

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            <p>"Texas has re-emerged as a powerhouse in global oil markets because of the 'shale gale,'" said Robert Dye, chief economist at Comerica Bank. "At the same time, Texas has made great strides in attracting non-energy-related businesses and developing a sophisticated service sector, including medical services, to support its rapidly growing population."&nbsp;</p>

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            <p>The report does not capture the impact of Harvey on the state and local labor market, because the surveys of employers and households on which the statistics are based conducted in the middle of the month.&nbsp;When data comes out for September, the state will likely see a jump in construction jobs and a swoon in leisure and hospitality employment, according to historical data on disasters and their recoveries and unemployment claims filed with the state so far.</p>

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            <p>Businesses that that rely on consumer spending, besides home construction and automobiles, may also take a hit as residents in the affected areas have spent more on gasoline and are conserving their funds for essentials, according to economists. Overall, the Dallas Federal Reserve expects the effects to be "negative, but transitory."&nbsp;</p>

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            <p>The state added 5,500 jobs in August, which is typically a slow month for hiring. Over the year, it's added nearly 300,000 jobs, putting Texas at a healthy 2.5 percent growth rate.</p>

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            <p>Houston, with its high concentration of energy companies slowly recovering from the bust, is lagging the state, adding jobs at a 1.8 percent rate over the year. The metropolitan area lost 3,900 jobs in August, a month in which the long range average gain is 7,700 jobs, which Gulf Coast Workforce Solutions economist Parker Harvey attributed to softness in the energy sector.&nbsp;</p>

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