October 5, 2023 – In the latest report from August 2023, Hopkins County posted an unemployment rate of 3.8%, compared to a rate of 3.7% in July 2023. The new August number is and increase as well over one year ago as the August 2022 rate came in at 3.3%.
Hopkins County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in our nine-county region which includes the counties of Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris, Red River and Titus along with Hopkins County.
The overall average for our nine-county region stayed at 4.7% for August which was the same 4.7% rate for July 2023 and a slight increase from a year ago at 4.5% for August 2022. The Texas average unemployment rate is 4.5% and Hopkins County has the same rate this month as the National avereage of 3.8%.
September Unemployment numbers are due to be released October 20th.
