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Local unemployment rates continue upward trend

Texas Workforce says the June 4.2 percent unemployment rate matches the states lowest in eight years. The commission released its monthly report Friday and it marked the third month this year the rate has dipped to 4.2 percent.

 

With that said, here in Deep East Texas, we're seeing unemployment going another direction--upward. For the third-straight month the rate has increased.

 

n Shelby County the June unemployment is 5.4 percent, up almost a full percent since April's 4.5 percent. But the employment is still below the 6.1 percent in June of 2014. The rate was 4.9 percent in May this year. The workforce says there's a labor force of 11,707 in Shelby County and 631 were looking for work in June.

 

Meanwhile, San Augustine County has one of the highest unemployment rates in the region at 9.3 percent, up from 8.7 in May. The June rate is right at the 9.4 percent in June a year ago. San Augustine County's labor force is 2,809, as 261 are out of work.

 

Neighboring counties' June unemployment: Sabine 9.2 percent, Angelina 5.7 percent, Nacogdoches 5.2 percent and Panola 4.9 percent.

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