How far apart the counties of the San Marcos-New Braunfels market are on unemployment
the San Marcos-New Braunfels market · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
0.4Spread in County Unemployment Rate Across the Market, in Points (July 2026) — Comal County against Hays County
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County
Unemployment rate
1
Comal County
4.4%
2
Hays County
4.0%
Read this carefully: The gap in percentage points between this market's highest- and lowest-unemployment counties, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics for a single month. Each county's rate is its own.
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2026 (county, seasonally unadjusted)
Measure
Unemployment rate, ranked highest first across Comal, Hays, TX
(2 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
Comal County (4.4%) against Hays County (4.0%) -- the two units this market is made of, compared directly. Each figure is that unit's own and neither is a figure for the market as a whole. With two units there is no middle, so this is a head-to-head and not a range.
Universe
The counties this market is made of, contrasted against each other. Each figure is that county's own and none of them is a figure for the market as a whole.
Vintage
2026
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