{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://veasey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-veasey-announces-new-north-texas-economic-data", "Rep. Veasey announces new North Texas economic data", "2013-12-03", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Marc Veasey", "V000131", "veasey.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "DALLAS- FORT WORTH, TEXAS-- U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, TX-33, today highlighted new economic data showing jobs progress in Dallas-Fort Worth and called for Congressional action to accelerate economic development and jobs recovery.\n\u00a0\nAccording to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the North Texas economy has grown at a \u201cmoderately strong pace\u201d and is outperforming the state.\u00a0 The Dallas\u2013Fort Worth Economic Indicators report, released on the third Thursday of each month, provides economic data and analysis about the region.\n\u00a0\nYear to date, Dallas\u2013Fort Worth employment has grown 2.9 percent, which is above the state\u2019s rate of 2.4 percent.\u00a0 Housing activity remains at high levels, and home prices continue to rise as inventories fall. Demand for industrial space has led to the lowest availability rates since 2007.\n\u00a0\nThough Dallas and Fort Worth unemployment rates remain below those of the U.S and Texas, and the Dallas Fed Business-Cycle Indexes suggest continued expansion for the Dallas\u2013Fort Worth metroplex, U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey remains focused on strengthening jobs, the economy and the middle class.\n\u00a0\n\u201cWhile the economy is showing signs of improvement, there are still a lot of people looking for work,\u201d said Rep. Veasey.\u00a0\u201cJob growth has been a top priority during my first term in Congress and, next week, I am bringing the region\u2019s top job-creators together with metroplex job-seekers, for the first 33rd Congressional District Job Fair to help workers find good jobs, which will put dollars right back into our local economy. Back in Washington there is still much work to do to ensure this fragile recovery continues. Congress must work in a bipartisan way to put our nation back on track with a commonsense budget that will strengthen job creation and the economy while continuing to reduce the budget deficit in a balanced and responsible way.\u201d\n\u00a0\nThe 33rd Congressional District Job Fair will take place on Monday, December 9, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Tarrant County Resource Connection Conference Center, located at 2300 Circle Drive in Fort Worth. The job fair is free and open to the public.\n\u00a0\n###\n\u00a0\nNews Advisory Link:", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://veasey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-veasey-announces-new-north-texas-economic-data"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9934238623827696, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}