State unemployment rate stays at 4.0 percent, Fayette County sees slight decrease in November

For the third straight month, the statewide seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.0 percent while the Texas economy added 657,600 positions annually in November, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Fayette County’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) fell one-tenth of a percent, from 3.5 in October to 3.4 in November. Six of eight surrounding counties also saw their r…