Statewide unemployment rate increases slightly in February

Fayette and surrounding counties see greater jumps from January

Area Unemployment Rates
Area Unemployment Rates

For the second straight month, Texas’seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 4.0 percent in February, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

However, the civilian labor force increased by 64,800 people, which marked the largest monthly increase since September 2020.

Increases to the unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) for Fayette and surrounding cou…