San Marcos sees 5,000 jobs return since height of pandemic

Unemployment rates are heading in the direction of pre-COVID levels, but there is still a ways to go.

San Marcos has seen 5,717 residents return to work since the height of unemployment in April when the unemployment rate was 16.2%. The unemployment rate is currently at 6.8% up from 3.3% in January. 

COVID-19 has taken an economic toll across Texas with businesses shuttering temporarily and permanently. In San Marcos, the unemployment rate for 2020 is 8.7% compared to 3.1% in 2019.