The Texas unemployment rate was at 8.2 percent in January. According to a report from the Texas Workforce Commission, the unemployment rate was slightly better in January than December.

The Texas unemployment rate stayed below the national unemployment rate of 9.7 percent. In most years, the unemployment rate often increases between December and January because of seaonal patterns. 

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