Nearly 4M Texans file for unemployment during pandemic

Nearly four-million Texans have filed for unemployment since the pandemic started. 

The total includes nearly 36-thousand in the week ending December 12th. 

The state’s unemployment rate is nearly twice what it was at the beginning of 2020. 

A drop in sales tax revenues, which are the state’s biggest single source of funding, has created a gap that lawmakers will have to deal with in the 2021 legislative session. 

Economists say lower oil prices and the ongoing pandemic will slow the economic recovery in Texas. 

For more information on Texans unemployment rate, check out The Texans Tribune.