April 16, 2020 by Marlee McCormick

Economists: North Texas May Lose 300,000 Jobs During Pandemic

(Dallas, TX) — Economists are forecasting a loss of nearly 300-thousand jobs in North Texas as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Economic experts met in a virtual roundtable on Wednesday, hosted by the Dallas Regional Chamber. They speculated that the virus-related shutdowns could cost the Texas economy more than 100-billion-dollars.

Waco Economic analyst Dr. Ray Perryman says Texas may lose about a million jobs in the year ahead.