December 30, 2023 – The latest unemplyment numbers are in and Hopkins County continues to report the lowest percentages in the immediate North East Texas area. Hopkins County reported an unemplyment rate in November 2023 of 2.8% dropping from 3.2% in October 2023. The new November number was also much lower than one year ago as the November 2022 percentage was reported as 4.1%. Only 533 Hopkins County work hopefuls reported to be unemployed last month out of the labor force total of 18,972 yielding the percentage of 2.8.
Other November 2023 numbers in the immediate area include:
Franklin County 3.2%
Lamar County 3.4%
Titus County 3.4%
Delta County 3.6%
Red River County 3.9%
