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Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) is a source for economic, workforce data and analysis to help you make informed decisions. You will find Economic information to support your business development. Have the opportunity to research economic indicators such as job growth, unemployment statistics, salary and wage information.

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May 2021 Employment Data:

Workforce Solutions Alamo releases monthly data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC.) Our data team then analyzes the data to provide monthly reports by County and City.

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS MSA DECREASES TO 5.3 PERCENT

(June 18, 2021) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports that the May unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 5.3%, a decrease of 0.40 percentage points over the month, from the April rate of 5.7% after adjustments from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The May unemployment rate is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) rate of 5.9%. The Texas not-seasonally adjusted (actual) unemployment rate had a decrease of 0.50 percentage points over the month down from a rate of 6.4% after adjustments from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The state’s May unemployment rate is 6.8 percentage points below the peak rate of 12.7 percent recorded in April 2020. Nationally, the U.S. not seasonally unadjusted (actual) unemployment rate decreased to 5.5% in May, down from the 5.7% reported in April. The U.S. unemployment rate was 13% in May 2020. The record-high growth was largely attributable to the extreme employment losses that took place in May 2020 due to COVID-19.

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