Region sees 700-plus jobs added during month

27 Aug 2020


Rockwall and Hunt counties added more than 700 jobs between June and July, as the region continues to recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic.

But the local employment numbers are still well behind where they were one year ago, according to a report issued by the Texas Workforce Commission.

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