Little change in summer hiring across region
The region added only a few dozen jobs during the summer, although more people were employed across Rockwall and Hunt counties last month than during any other July in history.
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The region added only a few dozen jobs during the summer, although more people were employed across Rockwall and Hunt counties last month than during any other July in history.
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Although Hunt County added only about 100 new jobs in July, more people were reported employed last month than during any other July in the county’s history.
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AUSTIN — Texas added nearly 73,000 jobs in July, bringing the state to the lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate since February 2020, according to new data from the Texas Workforce