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Finally, Dallas-Fort Worth workers have reason to feel richer
The Dallas Morning News ^ | February 15, 2014 | Mitchell Schnurman

Posted on 02/16/2014 5:51:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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It’s been so long that we should put this in 4-inch headlines: Pay raises are back.

In Dallas-Fort Worth, wages and salaries rose 3.5 percent last year, the strongest showing since before the recession. The increase was almost three times higher than the previous year’s and much higher than the U.S. mark.

Dallas easily ranked No. 1 among the nation’s 15 largest metros, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Raises in D-FW were more than 1 percentage point higher than the high-flying Silicon Valley region.

It’s risky to read too much into a single time period and data set, but this doesn’t feel like a fluke. The local economy has been solid for several years, with D-FW consistently among the leaders in job creation. Many top local companies have been crushing it, including AT&T and the new American Airlines. Local real estate prices are soaring, too.

The question was when would all that momentum start trickling down to regular workers? Well, that moment has arrived for the majority of employees, at least those in the Dallas region.

But note one important caveat: All pay raises aren’t equal.

Many in North Texas are receiving little, if any, pay bump, while others are seeing double-digit gains.

In general, oil and gas workers are raking it in. Telecom is hot. Professionals are going strong. Low-paid workers in leisure, hospitality and even health care are still getting the short end of the stick. That’s despite some impressive job growth....

(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: economy; jobs; realestate; texas
Are there any conservatives in journalism?
1 posted on 02/16/2014 5:51:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Are there any conservatives in journalism?

Nope. All the conservatives I know WORK for a living.

2 posted on 02/16/2014 5:54:22 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As government expands, liberty contracts. - President Ronald W. Reagan)
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Are there any journalists in journalism? I think they killed and ate the editors years ago.

/johnny

3 posted on 02/16/2014 5:57:39 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
HUZZAH for Dallas!
I have a Mexican relative there. She's been there for 25 years. She's got dual citizenship and is a VERY hard worker.
Best news: she will NOT retire in Dallas but will go back home to Monterrey, Mexico.
4 posted on 02/16/2014 6:02:10 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Are there any conservatives in journalism?

No.

5 posted on 02/16/2014 6:02:49 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

Why is that good news for anyone here?

Why should we care to hear the story of a ‘dual’ citizen?


6 posted on 02/16/2014 6:31:43 PM PST by AlmaKing
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

did they give Obama the credit? lol


7 posted on 02/16/2014 6:33:37 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No.

Liberal editors and publishers only hire liberal reporters


8 posted on 02/16/2014 6:34:06 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"D-FW"

Ahem.....it's DFW.....no hyphen.

9 posted on 02/16/2014 8:16:12 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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If she’s a dual citizen I’m guessing she didn’t sneak in. Or did she take part in the last amnesty?


10 posted on 02/16/2014 8:20:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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If she’s a dual citizen I’m guessing she didn’t sneak in. Or did she take part in the last amnesty?

She came to the USA from her Mexican company who employs her. The company does business in both Mexico and the USA. She's an accountant. She's worked for the same Mexican company for almost 30 years.

She's one of the FEW people I know or who have met who is 99% bilingual. Although she still has her Mexican accent she can understand almost 100% of English, can read and write English very well and can understand MOST JOKES in English.

Writing and understanding jokes in a foreign language are the TWO most difficult skills to acquire in a foreign language. I lived in Mexico City for two years when I was in my mid-twenties and those were the TWO skills that I never did get down very well.

11 posted on 02/16/2014 8:59:55 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: AlmaKing
Why is that good news for anyone here? Why should we care to hear the story of a ‘dual’ citizen?

So who asked you to respond to me or to read ANYTHING I wrote? I will write what I want and I don't give a rat's what you think.

12 posted on 02/16/2014 9:07:17 PM PST by cloudmountain
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