Unemployment rates continue to decrease statewide as well as for Fayette County area

For the second straight month, Texas’ seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 5.2 percent in November, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Likewise, the numbers for Fayette and eight surrounding counties decreased slightly from October. They ranged from 0.1 to 0.2 percent with Lee County holding steady. For November, unemployment rates (not seasonally adjuste…