Texas unemployment remains high, 7.2%

  • Texas unemployment remains high, 7.2%
    Texas unemployment remains high, 7.2%
  • Texas unemployment remains high, 7.2%
    Texas unemployment remains high, 7.2%

    Now 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas’ unemployment rate stays near Great Recessionlevel highs.

    The unemployment rate in Texas decreased to 7.2 percent in December, more than double the rate of 3.5 percent a year earlier.

    Locally, the Castro County unemployment rate is at 4.1 percent.

    Across the state, business shutdowns and restrictions on operations through the pandemic have battered …