Unemployment rate falls statewide, increases in area

The seasonally-adjusted Texas unemployment rate for May was 4.2 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from April 2022, according to the latest figures from the Texas Workforce Commission.

The national seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 3.6 percent from April to May.

Area rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased last month, ranging from three-tenths of a percent in Austi…