By American-Statesman staff | Friday, December 18, 2009, 09:35 AM
The Austin area unemployment rate fell in November, but job losses deepened, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
The jobless rate in November was 6.9 percent, down from 7.2 percent in October but up from 4.9 percent a year earlier.
The region lost 4,300 jobs from November 2008 to last month, a loss rate of 0.6 percent.
Statewide, employers added 17,300 jobs from October to November, the second month-to-month gain in a row.
The jobless rate was 8 percent, down from 8.3 percent in October.
