Jobless numbers increase in Burnet County

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  • For the month of November, Burnet County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent as 1,227 of the county’s eligible workforce of 23,392 people were actively seeking employment and filed for unemployment benefits up nearly 250 from October 2020, when the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. Contributed
    For the month of November, Burnet County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent as 1,227 of the county’s eligible workforce of 23,392 people were actively seeking employment and filed for unemployment benefits up nearly 250 from October 2020, when the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. Contributed
The unemployment rate in the Highland Lakes and Rural Capital Area of Central Texas increased slightly in November — one month after it had fallen back almost to its near pre-pandemic lowest point, according to figures released last week by the Texas Workforce Commission. The unadjusted employment rate in the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas, which includes both Burnet and Llano counties, was…

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