The Austin-area unemployment rate dropped to 5.5% in April – down from 6% in March, according to Workforce Solutions Capital Area Workforce Board. The unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in more than three years. Austin added 6,300 jobs in April pushing the 12-month gain to 19,700.
For more information, click to read Austin jobless rate drops again (Austin Business Journal, 5-18-12)
