State unemployment stays steady at 4.3% in January, area rates increase

The Texas Workforce Commission released labor market statistics for January last week and they showed that the statewide seasonally-adjusted unemployment stayed at 4.3 percent from the previous month.Fayette County’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) rose from 3.4 percent in December to 4.1 percent in January. All eight surrounding counties also saw increases in their rates, ...

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