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Kerr County's unemployment rate increased in July according to labor market
statistics released by Workforce Solutions Alamo. The county's jobless rate for the
month was 4.1 percent, up from 3.8 percent in June.
Kerr County's unemployment rate, meanwhile, registered well below the overall
jobless rate of 4.8 percent for the 12-county Alamo Area, which includes Atascosa,
Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina
and Wilson counties. Gillespie County registered the lowest unemployment rate in
the Alamo Area in July at 3.1 percent.
The unadjusted unemployment rate for the San Antonio MSA also increased to 4.8
percent in July, up from 4.6 percent in June. The Texas unadjusted unemployment
rate increased to 5.0 percent in July while the national rate jumped to 6.0 percent.
Comparatively, the state and national seasonally adjusted unemployment rates
registered 4.7 and 5.7 percent respectively in July.

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Labor Force	
22,8p0
2Q08	Em to ed	23;780
2008	Unemployed	4.1
2008	Rate ,	980
2007	Labor Force	22,497
2007	Employed	23,376
2007	Unemployed	3.8
2007	Rate	879
2006	Labor Force	22,362
2006	Employed	23,386
2006	Unemployed	4.4
2006	.Rate	1,024
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Total Non-Farm Employment 18,191
Natural Resources and Mining 118
Construction 1,530
Manufacturing 1,296
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 3,427
Information 235
Financial Activities 837
Professional and Business Services 1,294
Education and Health Services 3,340
Leisure and Hospitality 2,150
Other Services 741
Unclassified 9
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Data Sources: TWC, Tracer2, Sites on Texas