WASHINGTON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM MARCH
The Unemployment rate for Washington County was down slightly from March, with the April rate of 3.5 percent, down from 3.8 percent in March. This report is for a period of time prior to the massive layoff announcements from Valmont Industries, MIC Group and Blue Bell Creameries, which all occurred during May.
Below are the rates for Washington and neighboring counties:
Washington County
APR 2015 MAR 2015 APR 2014 Monthly Change Year Ago
3.5% 3.8% 4.0% -0.3% -0.5%
Austin County
3.8% 3.8% 4.3% 0.0 -.05%
Burleson County
3.9% 4.0% 4.3% -0.1% -0.4%