Texas employment rate lowest since pre-pandemic

AUSTIN (KXAN)— In a statement Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated July’s job surge in Texas.Abbott said Texas employers added 72,800 jobs over the month — smashing previous records for total jobs.“Of note, the unemployment rate continued to fall to 4.0 percent, the lowest since before the pandemic in February 2020, even as the workforce in Texas continued to expand,” Abbott said.The employment numbers were released by the Texas Workforce Commission Friday.TWC said f