Fayette & surrounding counties see decreases from March
The seasonally-adjusted civilian labor force increased by 62,184 to reach a series-high 14,960,308 people in April while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.0 percent, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Fayette County’s rate dropped one-tenth of a percent from March to 3.4. All eight surrounding counties also saw drops in their unemployment. The greatest decrease – 0.8 of a percent – w…