Area Jobless Rates Drop

AUSTIN – The Unemployment rate in Texas declined slightly in November. And a drop has also been reported by some East Texas Cities. The Texas Workforce Commission reports Tyler’s unemployment dropped from 4.4% in October to 4.2% last month. A year ago it was 4.4%. In Longview, unemployment in November was 5.5%, down from 5.7% in October. A year ago, Longview’s unemployment was 5.1%. The Texas unemployment rate for November is the same as the nation’s jobless rate, 4.6%.