State unemployment stays steady in December, area rates decrease

The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Texas registered at 4.2 percent in December, unchanged from the previous month, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Fayette County’s rate (not seasonally adjusted) fell six-tenths of a percent over that period, coming in a 2.9 percent in December.All eight surrounding counties also saw decreases in their unemployment. Changes ranged from 0.4 per…