claim: texas has "a higher unemployment rate than neighboring states."
author: bill white
evidence_1: oct 30, 2018 ... ... just as well or better than neighboring states with lower minimum wages in ...  unemployment rates in arkansas and neighboring states (annual averages) ...  before its increase to $7.50 in 2015, arkansas' minimum wage had been ... over  a three-year average, arkansas saw the second-highest rate of ...
evidence_2: jul 28, 2011 ... the latest jobs numbers have propelled talk of a “texas miracle” as gov. ... but  texas' unemployment rate is higher than that of all four states ... june, while the  unemployment rate in nearby states remained lower or dropped.
evidence_3: aug 7, 2017 ... "every state in the union will have a problem with the baby boomers all ... new  mexico's unemployment rate was lower than the national average. ... u.s.  average and significantly lower than in neighboring texas and arizona.
evidence_4: dec 21, 2018 ... in total, 13 states had unemployment rates lower than the u.s. figure of 3.7  percent, 12 states and the district of columbia had higher rates, and 25 states  had ... the largest job gains occurred in texas (+365,400), california ...
evidence_5: oct 4, 2018 ... which has a much larger population, in terms of the number of top rated high ...  number of recruits from california and neighboring states in the ... oklahoma  actually boasts a slightly lower unemployment rate than texas.