How well do you understand the unemployment rate?

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts sent this bulletin at 12/16/2021 04:07 PM CST

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How well do you understand the unemployment rate? In this video, we go beyond the headline number to see who the U-3 unemployment rate includes and look at other metrics used to help assess the health of the labor market.

Funding for women-led businesses lags behind those started by men — on average $935,000 versus $2.1 million. We talk with Tracy Irby, director of the Center for Women Entrepreneurs, about how expanding efforts to support women-founded businesses can benefit the economy.

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