by MATT LARGEY
The Texas Tribune
New jobless numbers show that the nation as a whole added fewer jobs than expected last month. Here in Texas, things appear better, but there are still plenty of people out of work — and as Matt Largey of KUT News reports, the job market can be an especially daunting place for those who are out of work the longest.
MATT LARGEY is a reporter for The Texas Tribune, where this story was originallypublished. It is reprinted here through a news partnership between the Texas Tribune and the Hays Free Press.








