About the same as 2008

The Texas economy is in a recession like the rest of the country but is weathering a little better than most. Here are the facts:

2.6% was the percentage of jobs lost in Texas between June 2008 and June 2009 while comparing the percentage of jobs lost in the U.S. during that same period was 4.2%.

2.7% was the percentage of increase in Texas unemployment rate between June 2008 to June 2009 while 3.9% was the increase in the U.S. unemployment rate.

$154,700 was the median price of a single family home in Texas in June 2009 while….. $155,000 was the median price in Texas in June 2009.