Austin's unemployment plateaued at around 5 percent throughout most of 2013 — nearly a full two points below the national average. The region's employers added 20,795 jobs between January 2013 and October 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The new jobs outpaced labor force gains over the same period of 15,289, driving the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down from 5.8 percent in January to 5.1 percent in October.
Read more...Austin unemployment rate steady pace in 2013 via Real Estate Center at Texas A&M
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