Unemployment figures down to pandemic low

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Unemployment numbers for Burnet County have reached their lowest point since before the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, according to October 2020 figures released last week by the Texas Workoforce Commission (TWC). Burnet County saw its unadjusted unemployment rate drop from 5.1 percent in September to a low of 4.2 percent for October, while Llano County’s rate dropped from 6.1 percent to 5.1…

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