Fayette County Unemployment at 5.2 Percent

The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Rural Capital Area of central Texas continues to trend down towards pre-COVID-19 levels, sliding to 7.1 percent in June 2020, down from 10.6 percent in May, according to figures released today by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The 7.1 percent unemployment rate in the nine-county Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA), represented 38,305 residents seeking employment; a decline of more than 31 percent from the month prior. The region’s unemployment rate remained below both the Texas (8.9 percent)* and national (11.2 percent)* rates.

Within the WSRCA counties, Blanco recorded the lowest unemployment rate at 4.3 percent in June. Fayette and Lee counties came in at 5.2 percent. Burnet County was at 5.4 percent, while Llano County was at 6.0 percent. Williamson County was at 7.0 percent, Bastrop County was at 7.2 percent, while Caldwell County came in at 7.4 percent and Hays County was at 7.9 percent. Some of the largest cities in the region saw their unemployment rates drop from three to almost five points month-to-month in June.