Best In Texas Real Estate™: Hill Country

Gillespie County leads the Texas Hill Country in labor resilience with a 3.6% unemployment rate in August 2026—lowest among all counties in the region. This data comes from ALEX Intelligence’s exclusive county-level unemployment ranking, based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and published today. How does a low unemployment rate in a rural county influence long-term real estate stability? Share your insights. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=197164827; Slide 2: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=196227901; Slide 3: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=46264825; Slide 4: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=121664622 county unemployment rate (August 2026), top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2026) #1 Gillespie County — 3.6% #2 Kendall County — 3.8% #3 Kerr County — 3.9% #4 Mason County — 3.9% #5 Blanco County — 4.0% #6 Burnet County — 4.0% #7 Llano County — 4.4% #8 Bandera County — 4.5% #9 Kimble County — 4.6% #10 Real County — 5.1% Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-19-hill-country-tx-lab-bls-unemp-rate-county View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902