UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN IN OCTOBER

  

Unemployment continued to fall in Washington County during October.  Unemployment numbers released today by the Texas Workforce Commission show that unemployment in the county dropped to 3.4 percent in October, down from 3.8 percent in September.  In October of 2016, Washington County had an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent.

Unemployment in neighboring counties was down in October also.  Brazos County had the lowest at 2.4 percent while Grimes and Waller Counties had the highest at 4.1 percent.

Statewide, unemployment dropped to 3.5 percent in October, down from 4.6 percent a year ago.