AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas unemployment rate rose slightly last month, representing the first increase in the rate this year, state officials said Friday.

The Texas Workforce Commission announced the state unemployment rate was 5.3 percent, up from the 5.1 percent recorded in July. The national unemployment rate stands is 6.1 percent.

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