What was the unemployment rate in Jack County according to the Texas workforce commission?”
Jack County ended 2009 with an unemployment rate of 5.8 percent, according to the latest figures provided by the Texas Workforce Commission, down from 6 percent in November. That figure was more than 2 percent than a year ago, with December 2008 unemployment was at 3.5 percent, but lower than the June 2009 statistic when it peaked at 7 percent. The labor force peaked in December 2009 at 5,969 after starting the year at 5,444. Employment also hit a high 5,594, compared to 5,206 in January 2009.
Wise County unemployment in April fell to the lowest level of the year, at 3.5 percent. Messenger Office Supply print Printer-Friendly Version email Email This Story wcmessenger rss RSS Feed ShareThis Wise County unemployment in April fell to the lowest level of the year, at 3.5 percent. Of the county’s 29,522 workforce, the Texas Workforce Commission estimates 1,031 were unemployed in April. Wise County followed the state trend of declining unemployment for the third straight month. Statewide, 611,000 people were unemployed in April, the lowest level since December 2001. With the exception of a seasonal gain in January and a slight increase in November, unemployment has steadily declined statewide since July 2003. Wise County had the second lowest unemployment rate among seven adjoining counties in North Texas. Only Jack County, with a 2.1 percent rate, was lower. Unemploy-ment in neighboring counties included Cooke and Denton counties, 4 percent; Montague, 4.7 percent; Parker, 4.1 pe
