Southeast Texas unemployment rate rises to 11.8 percent, higher than state, national average
November s numbers are out and the unemployment rate in Southeast Texas is higher than the state and national average. Author: James Grant (12NewsNow), Eleanor Skelton Published: 10:56 PM CST December 18, 2020 Updated: 10:57 PM CST December 18, 2020
BEAUMONT, Texas Nine months into the pandemic, unemployment numbers are on the rebound. Southeast Texans are grappling with even higher rates of unemployment.
November s numbers are out and the unemployment rate in Southeast Texas is higher than the state and national average.
The pandemic put thousands of Texans out of work, leaving many to depend on collecting unemployment.