Jobless claims in Donley County fell in December, according to information from the Texas Workforce Commission.
December’s local unemployment rate of 3.8 percent reflected a workforce of 1,402 with 56 people looking for work. That’s down from 4.6 percent in November when 67 people were jobless out of a workforce of 1,405.
Looking back one year, the Donley County jobless rate in December 2023 was also 3.8 percent with 53 people looking for work.
In the broader Panhandle region, the unemployment rate decreased slightly to 2.8 percent in December 2024 from 3.3 percent in November 2024, but remains higher than the 2.6 percent rate in December 2023.
The regional labor force grew by 6,850 people over the past year, reaching 216,465 in December 2024.
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