Between June 24 and July 25, Georgetown had 757 residents in the city’s three ZIP codes—78626, 78628 and 78633—file unemployment claims, data shows. In a report that shows the previous four weeks of claims, between June 17 and July 18, 785 residents claimed unemployment. That is a decrease of 28 claims.
Businesses reopened in Georgetown on May 1, but as cases continue to surge in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott paused the state’s reopening June 25, even returning to previous restrictions.
The next big tackle is schools reopening. Georgetown ISD currently plans to start school with three weeks of virtual learning Aug. 20 with optional in-person classes beginning Sept. 10.
The one-month unemployment snapshot, however, has dropped significantly from the TWC’s March 16-April 16 report, when Georgetown had 3,113 claims, the highest number of claims within a month since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition, Williamson County remained 16th among the Texas counties with highest unemployment counts, and its total count decreased after seeing a rise in last week’s report. Between June 24 and July 25, the county reported 5,136 claims, a decrease of 269 total claims from the previous week’s report.
At its peak during the pandemic, Williamson County had 23,211 unemployment claims between March 16 and April 16.
Here is a breakdown of unemployment claims in Georgetown’s three ZIP codes as well as a combination of that data to represent the city. The mapping was developed by the TWC Labor Market and Career Information Department. Data is released weekly highlighting the prior four weeks, causing overlap from week to week.
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78626
Population: 34,832
Working population: 17,518
Unemployment claim count: 374
Male: 173
Female: 201
78628
Population: 32,341
Working population: 14,790
Unemployment claim count: 269
Male: 131
Female: 138
78633
Population: 28,080
Working population: 6,614
Unemployment claim count: 114
Male: 61
Female: 53
Georgetown (three ZIP codes combined)
Population: 95,253
Working population: 38,922
Unemployment claim count: 757
Male: 365
Female: 392
Williamson County
Population: 571,610
Working population: 300,059
Unemployment claim count: 5,136
Male: 2,556
Female: 2,572
Gender unknown: 8
