Texas unemployment rate headed toward double digits, comptroller warns

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Pueblo Viejo in Austin closed its dine-in operations after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order limiting social gatherings to 10 people. Photo credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

By Mitchell Ferman - March 24, 2020

After a low unemployment rate of 3.5% in January, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Tuesday the unemployment rate in Texas is on track to more than double that as the new coronavirus spreads.

“It’s up to probably 9%,” Hegar said, speaking on air to the Texas Sta...

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