I've lost two jobs this season because I couldn't get people — any people. And I'm one of the largest labor suppliers around here. If I'm having trouble, everybody's having trouble.

Nothing increases the number of jobs so rapidly as labor-saving machinery, because it releases wants theretofore unknown, by permitting leisure.

Jobs are growing just fast enough to absorb the new entrants into the labor market but no faster.

One thousand-plus jobs within a 40-mile radius represents a major labor provider.

The Texas labor market continues to gain strength as employers are adding jobs and more people are finding work. Texas is showing continued growth that speaks well for economic development in the state.

Hastings itself actually provides a lot more jobs than what our labor force shows.