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Several Houston government jobs are being saved through an alternative plan.

The city is offering its employees a voluntary furlough plan during December. The Houston Organization of Public Employees, a union that represents city workers, encouraged Mayor Annise Parker to enact the plan in an effort to bridge Houston’s current budget gap.

Under the new plan, city employees are able to take up to 10 voluntary or involuntary furlough days per year, which is higher than the initial five-day limit set by the Board of Directors of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System.

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Tens of thousands of Los Angeles government jobs were added last month, while the city’s unemployment rate remained flat and several industries saw a monthly increase in employment.

During October, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area’s unemployment rate remained steady at 12.6 percent, following an increase from 12.5 percent during September. However, the city’s current rate is still higher than the national unemployment rate of 10.2 percent.

The Los Angeles area had a total non-farm employment of 3,910,100 workers during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 3,873,500 workers during September, but a 3.7 percent decrease from last year.

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