After months at 3.9 percent, Texas’ seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate registered at 4.0 percent in April, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Fayette and all eight surrounding counties saw decreases in their rates (not seasonally adjusted) from March. With a half-percent drop, Fayette County’s unemployment fell to 2.9 percent. Caldwell County had the greatest change, from 3.9 percent t…