20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton
20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton
20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton
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However, as demonstrated below, Fort Bend County’s unemployment rate is consistently below that <strong>of</strong>Texas, although it does mirror the movement <strong>of</strong> the Texas rate.Figure 25: Graph <strong>of</strong> Unemployment Rate <strong>20</strong>00‐<strong>20</strong>10Percent Unemployment9876543210Unemployment Rate <strong>20</strong>00‐<strong>20</strong>10<strong>20</strong>00 <strong>20</strong>01 <strong>20</strong>02 <strong>20</strong>03 <strong>20</strong>04 <strong>20</strong>05 <strong>20</strong>06 <strong>20</strong>07 <strong>20</strong>08 <strong>20</strong>09 <strong>20</strong>10Fort Bend CountyTexasSource: Texas Workforce Commission www.tracer2.comThe Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board area represents a wide range <strong>of</strong> counties with variedeconomic interests, such as the highly urbanized Harris County region and rapidly growing Fort BendCounty or more agrarian counties such as Waller. In order to <strong>of</strong>fer a more detailed picture <strong>of</strong> the FortBend County economy, Figure 26 describes statistics specifically for Fort Bend County. This datacaptures the median income and workforce sectors prevalent specifically in this area. There are 254Texas counties and, as shown below, Fort Bend County has one <strong>of</strong> the lowest poverty rates in the state.Appendix A, Page 41
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