Hill County’s March unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, according to data released last week by the Texas Workforce Commission.
That is slightly higher than the March 2025 rate of 3.7 percent and down from the February rate of 4.2 percent.
The March data shows that there were 711 unemployed individuals out of a total Hill County civilian labor force of 18,854.
Bosque County’s March unemployment rate was at 4 percent, with 328 unemployed out of a civilian labor force of 8,271.
That is down from Bosque County’s February rate of 4.3 percent and the same as the March 2025 rate.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Texas remained stable at 4.3 percent.
TWC reported that Texas added 46,800 nonfarm jobs in March to reach a total of 14,403,500. Over the year, the state added 117,200 jobs for an annual nonfarm growth rate of 0.8 percent, outpacing the national growth rate by 0.6 percentage points.
Texas’ civilian labor force registered at 15,916,600 after decreasing by 25,200 over the month. Over the year, Texas’ civilian labor force has added 82,200 people.
The professional and business services industry had the largest private sector over-the-month increase in March after adding 14,900 jobs.
Trade, transportation and utilities added 13,500 jobs over the month, while leisure and hospitality added 6,800.
Construction posted the highest annual growth rate of any major industry for the 20th month in a row at 2.4 percent in March.
The Midland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had the lowest unemployment rate with a not seasonally adjusted rate of 3.0 percent in March. It was followed by the Abilene, College Station-Bryan and San Angelo MSAs, each of which registered at 3.2 percent.
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