Texas Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low

Reagan County’s Low Unemployment Rate Creates Double-Edged Sword for Local Economy

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Posted 7/24/19

Texas’ unemployment rate continues to drop to record lows, with the state’s rate for May hitting a seasonally adjusted 3.5%, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Friday. That’s the lowest level since the federal government began collecting the data series used to calculate the rate in 1976. The state’s 3.5% unemployment rate breaks the record low of 3.7% Texas set last month.

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