Hiring of jobless workers focus of state program (Abilene Reporter-News)

9 March 2010, 7:41 pm

A new state-funded program will offer employers up to $2,000 per employee if they hire and retain people receiving unemployment benefits.“We’re trying to reach out to have employers hire unemployed workers,” said Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst , who had a news conference Tuesday in Abilene to announce the Texas Back to Work Program. The state expects to “create about 35,000 additional jobs” through the ...... Read More »

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