Unemployment in the Sherman-Denison area dipped in September, with an estimated 3,100 people out of work and looking for jobs, according to figures the Texas Workforce Commission released Friday.
The area's jobless rate was 4.2%, down from 4.4% in August and slightly above the 4.1% recorded in September 2025.
The commission reports metro-area rates without seasonal adjustment.
The numbers behind the rate
The commission's table puts the area's civilian labor force, people who are working or actively looking for work, at about 74,200 in September. About 71,000 of them had jobs.
From August to September, the labor force grew by about 400 people and the number employed rose by about the same amount, while the count of unemployed fell by about 200.
Compared with a year earlier, the labor force was up about 500 people and employment was up about 300. The number of unemployed was about 100 higher.
How the area compares
On the same unadjusted basis, Texas as a whole had a September jobless rate of 4.3% and the United States 4.0%. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area came in at 4.1%. Texarkana was at 4.3%, Tyler and Waco at 4.0%, and Wichita Falls at 3.9%.
