A total of 1,805 unemployment insurance claims were filed in the Lake Travis-Westlake region between April 29-May 30, according to June 8 data from the Texas Workforce Commission.

The Lake Travis-Westlake area is composed of several ZIP codes, including 78738, 78746, 78735, 78734, 78733, 78732, 78730, 78726 and 78669, all of which ranked significantly lower compared to the top 25 Texas ZIP codes for unemployment claims filed within the given time span.


The highest number of claims in a Texas ZIP code in that time frame, 3,468, was attributed to the 77449 ZIP code of Katy. Out of the 1,805 claims, 886 were filed by men and 919 by women, per TWC data.

The ZIP code reporting the highest number of claims locally was the 78734 ZIP, which belongs to The Hills and the city of Lakeway. The 78746 and 78735 ZIP codes listed similar numbers, reporting 260 and 261 claims, respectively.