Unemployment Drops in November; Private Industries Grow

The Texas unemployment rate dropped from 8.4 percent to 8.1 percent in November, according to statistics released today by the Texas Workforce Commission. The unemployment rate remains lower than the national unemployment rate  — which decreased slightly more than Texas' unemployment rate in the last month, from 9 percent to 8.6 percent. 

The Texas private sector added 22,700 jobs in November, and nearly all industries experienced job growth. Government employment and construction were the exception, which lost 1,900 and 2,200 jobs, respectively. 

"Job growth across a number of industries, including manufacturing and financial activities, and ...

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