Texas Jobless Rate Improves 7 Straight Months

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas jobless rate improved for the seventh month in a row, with November unemployment slipping to 3.8 percent, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday.
The figure represents the lowest unemployment rate for the state in four decades. Texas unemployment during October was 3.9 percent, according to the state agency.
The nationwide jobless rate held steady last month at 4.1 percent.
Amarillo and Midland had the lowest unemployment rates in Texas last