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In January 2020, Burnet County had an unemployment rate of 2.8 percent with just 660 people out of a labor force of 23,803 seeking employment and filing for unemployment benefits. File photo
The unemployment rate for Burnet and Llano counties increased in January 2021 as part-time holiday seasonal employment ended and there were 164 more unemployment claims filed, according to figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
The unadjusted unemployment rate of the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas rose to 5.3 percent in January, up from 4.8 percent in December…