More than 20,000 residents in the Cy-Fair area filed for unemployment insurance benefits between March 25-April 25—about 8.8% of the region’s workforce, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
See a breakdown by ZIP code below:
- 77040: 2,098 claimants (7.8% of the workforce)
- 77064: 2,354 claimants (8.7% of the workforce)
- 77065: 1,886 claimants (9.1% of the workforce)
- 77070: 2,500 claimants (8.6% of the workforce)
- 77095: 3,466 claimants (8.7% of the workforce)
- 77429: 3,600 claimants (8.1% of the workforce)
- 77433: 4,213 claimants (10.5% of the workforce)
About 5,120 of the individuals who filed were ineligible for assistance at this time.
Statewide, 1.04 million individuals filed claims from March 25-April 25. Full-service restaurants, dentist offices, temporary help services, department stores, and hotels and motels were the most affected job sectors during that time frame, according to state data.
