Texas unemployment rate at 4.1% in May

For the first time in history, the Texas seasonally adjusted civilian labor force crossed the 15-million threshold by adding 49,000 people over the month to reach 15,009,300 in May. Though the unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.1 percent, the number of employed also reached a new record high at nearly 14.4 million. Texas’ total nonfarm employment increased by 51,000 positions...