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The unemployment rate in Fayette County spiked dramatically in early 2020 due to economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. That followed a general downward trend in unemployment locally for the past decade. Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)/Texas Workforce Commission
Unemployment numbers in Fayette County fell in May following a months-long rise to levels not seen in a decade.
The unemployment rate in Fayette County for May was 4.6 percent. That’s better than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.9 percent in May.
Locally, the unemployment rate spiked to 6.4 percent in April of last year as the economy shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions. It fell to 4.1…
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