Unemployment rate increases to 2.9 percent in Gonzales County

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Unemployment in Gonzales County increased from 2.6 percent in April 2022 to 2.9 percent in May 2022, the lowest rate of all seven counties which comprise the Golden Crescent Workforce Development Area, according to state Labor Market Information (LMI) figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

For the entire Golden Crescent Workforce Development Area, the unemployment rate for May 2022 was 3.8 percent, equal to the the state average of 3.8 percent. This represented a total of 3,413 residents in Gonzales, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca and Victoria counties seeking employment out of a total workforce of 90,491 people.

After Gonzales County, Dewitt County recorded the lowest unemployment at 3.1 percent, followed by Jackson County at 3.2 percent. Lavaca County was at 3.4 percent. Calhoun was 3.5 percent Victoria and Goliad Counties were both at 4.3 percent.

For April 2022, there were 257 individuals in Gonzales County seeking employment out of a workforce of 10,046 with 9,398 reported as employed. In March 2022, there were 277 people seeking work in Gonzales County out of an employment force of 10,159 for a total unemployment rate of 2.7 percent.

In April 2021, Gonzales County had an unemployment rate of 4.7 percent.

The 2.6 percent unadjusted unemployment rate for April 2022 was the lowest seen in Gonzales County since it was just 2.7 percent in March 2022.

Unemployment rates since April 2020 for Gonzales County are:
• April 2020, 6.7 percent.

• May 2020, 7.8 percent.

• June 2020, 7.1 percent.

• July 2020, 6.8 percent.

• August 2020, 4.8 percent.

• September 2020, 5.9 percent.

• October 2020, 5.3 percent.

• November 2020, 5.7 percent.

• December 2020, 5.2 percent.

• January 2021, 5.6 percent.

• February 2021, 5.7 percent.

• March 2021, 5.4 percent.

• April 2021, 4.7 percent.

• May 2021, 4.5 percent.

• June 2021, 5.1 percent.

• July 2021, 4.3 percent.

• 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.

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