State jobless rate stays steady last month, area rates drop

While the state’s seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent for September, Texas’ labor market achieved new record highs in September in terms of the job count, number of people employed, and number of people in the civilian labor force, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Fayette and all eight surrounding counties saw their rates (not seasonally adjusted) drop from August. …