Unemployment remains at 4.0 percent in Gonzales County

Unemployment in Gonzales County remained level at 4.0 percent in August 2023, according to state Labor Market Information (LMI) figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

Unemployment in the county also was at 4.0 percent in July; Gonzales County did not have either the lowest or highest jobless rate of the seven counties which comprise the Golden Crescent Workforce Development Area.

For the entire Golden Crescent Workforce Development Area, the unemployment rate for August 2023 was 4.2 percent, the same as it was in July 2023 and lower than the state average of 4.5 percent. This represented a total of 3,883 residents in Gonzales, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca and Victoria counties seeking employment out of a total workforce of 93,209 people.

The counties in the Golden Crescent with the lowest unemployment rate were Calhoun counties at 3.5 percent, followed by Lavaca and DeWitt both at 3.9 percent, Gonzales and Jackson counties each at 4.0 percent, Goliad County at 4.1 percent and Victoria County bringing up the rear at 4.6 percent.

For August 2023, there were August 2021 for Gonzales County are:

• August 2021, 3.9 percent.

• September 2021, 3.8 percent.

• October 2021, 3.6 percent.

• November 2021, 3.5 percent

• December 2021, 3.2 percent

• January 2022, 3.6 percent

• February 2022, 3.4 percent

• March 2022, 2.7 percent.

• April 2022, 2.6 percent.

• May 2022, 2.9 percent.

• June 2022, 3.5 percent.

• July 2022, 3.2 percent.

• August 2022, 3.2 percent.

• September 2022, 3.1 percent.

• October 2022, 3.1 percent.

• November 2022, 3.1 percent

• December 2022, 2.7 percent.

• January 2023, 3.7 percent.

• February 2023, 4.0 percent.

• March 2023, 3.5 percent.

• April 2023, 3.2 percent.

• May 2023, 3.5 percent.

• June 2023, 3.7 percent.

• July 2023, 4.0 percent.

• August 2023, 4.0 percent.