Texas jobless rate slips to 5.5 percent in March
Texas unemployment rate slips to 5.5 percent in March, nationwide jobless rate 6.7 percent
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas unemployment rate has slipped to 5.5 percent.
The Texas Workforce Commission on Friday announced the March unemployment figure, compared to a 5.7 percent statewide jobless rate in both January and February.
The latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Texas compares to a 6.7 percent nationwide jobless rate during March.
The TWC says Texas employers added 9,100 jobs last month — for a total of 310,000 jobs added over the year.
The Midland area had the lowest jobless rate last month across Texas, at 2.7 percent. TWC figures show the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area had the state's highest unemployment rate at 9.4 percent.
