The unemployment rate in the metro area — which includes Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties — came in at 2.9 percent last month, according to non-seasonally adjusted numbers released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission, down slightly from 3 percent in August and tied with 2.9 percent in September 2017.For workers, the region’s low unemployment and reputation as a place to find a job have made it a beacon, with the civilian labor force climbing by nearly 30,000 over the past year.
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