State unemployment rate increases slightly in August

Area rates decrease or stay steady from July

The Texas seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent last month, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from July 2022, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. This marks the first increase in the unemployment rate since April 2020.

Fayette County’s rate (not seasonally adjusted) fell one-tenth of a percent in August, to 3.6. Six surrounding…