The Texas Workforce Commission says the state's unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2 percent in April, according to information released last Friday. That rate is a full percentage point below the 5.2 percent a year ago. Shelby County's April unemployment is 4.6 percent, a slight decrease from March's 4.7 percent and like the state's, a full percentage point below the 5.6 percent a year ago.

The Shelby County workforce is 11,593 with 529 reportedly looking for work.

In San Augustine County, they're trending a little higher in April compared to March. The unemployment rate in San Augustine County last month was 9 percent, the same as April 2014, and slightly higher than 8.8 in March.

San Augustine's workforce is 2,786, with 245 unemployed.

In neighboring counties, the April unemployment is 8.3 percent in Sabine County, Nacogdoches 4.2 percent, Angelina at 5.3 percent and Panola County 4.3 percent.

The national unemployment rate is 5.4 percent.