Local unemployment rises as families cope with job loss
The article describes rising unemployment trends with June rates at 8.4 percent locally, up from May. It recounts personal experiences of layoffs, including a supervisor laying off five workers, and a family’s disruption of meals and sleep as they face uncertainty. Immunization clinics are also noted as available weekly at the Ector County Health Department.
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Odessa Family Faces Job Hunt as Oil Bust Lingers
A Odessa couple recounts their struggle after the husband loses work in their field. He mails resumes, visits a Dallas interview that never pays off, and a $1,000 monthly house payment forces sale. They relocate to stay with relatives and await a hoped oil rebound in Odessa come fall.
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