Unemployment

Annual unemployment rates in 2016 (3.8) and 2015 (3.8), for the 13-County AACOG regional area have remained lower than the State of Texas at 4.6% in 2016 and 4.5% in 2015.

The unemployment rate for the AACOG service region in the period 2010 – 2015 – 2016 has fluctuated from a high of 7.6% in 2010 to the lowest at 3.4% in April of 2015 and 2016.

 

 

TWC unemployment data also shows the AACOG region’s labor force increasing between 2015 – 2016. The 13-County region has also shown a steady increase in the labor force since 2010.