Economists Note Marginal Change Due To Prolonged Pandemic Uncertainty The July not-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to 9.4-percent in Houston, marginally down from June’s 9.7-percent while up from 4.1-percent in 2019, according to data released this morning by Workforce Solutions. Houston remains above the statewide rate of 8.2-percent but lower than the City’s non-seasonally adjusted peak of 14.3-percent in April 2020 and the national rate of 10.5-percent. Houston-area employers shed approximately 22,000 jobs in July on […]
