Unemployment in the Coastal Bend is down but Snoop's still searching for workers and last updated 2021-07-02 19:01:42-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx â According to Texas Workforce Solutions the unemployment rate in the coastal bend is decreasing, in March it was at 9.1 percent and now it is at 7.8 percent, Xena Mercado with the Texas Workforce Commission said that people are starting to apply for jobs. "We have seen more traffic in our career center, so we have seen that more people are willing to apply and look for work." She said. Mitchell Kalogridis owner of Sunset Island where Snoopy's is located says the he is still having trouble finding people to work.