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A quest for jobs in San Antonio
Walljasper, Jay | July 21, 1997 issue

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San Antonio's ample sunshine attracts retirees as well as tourists, who are coming in ever-growing numbers to see the historic Alamo, visit the Fiesta Texas theme park and soak up atmosphere in a place the famous foreign correspondent and travel writer John Gunther called one of the most colorful, the most romantic cities in America. Although unemployment levels in San Antonio are low, so are wages. Among the fifteen largest U.S. cities, only in Detroit do workers earn less on average. For many families, a job in the local tourist industry-with average pay of $ 12,000, no benefits and evening hours is the only alternative to welfare.

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UNEMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT (Economic theory); RETIREES; TOURISM; WAGES; SAN Antonio (Tex.); TEXAS; UNITED States
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