Unemployment decreases statewide in February; rate for Fayette County stays at 3.8

The seasonally-adjusted Texas unemployment rate for February 2022 was 4.7 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from January 2022, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Fayette County’s rate (not seasonally adjusted) remained at 3.8 percent over that span. Of the eight counties surrounding Fayette, two had the same rate in February while four saw slight drops and two had small increas…