Texas employers add another 56,000 jobs in October amid steady pandemic recovery via Dallas Morning News

Texas continues to inch toward a full economic recovery, adding 56,600 jobs in October for employment gains in 17 of the last 18 months.

The jobs boost also knocked 0.2 percentage points off the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. The jobless rate fell to 5.4% in October, compared with 7.3% in the same month a year ago.

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