[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontinued job growth over the past five years has helped drive Hays County unemployment figures down to levels not seen in nearly two decades.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hays County experienced a 2.8 percent unemployment rate in November 2017, which is the lowest rate the county has had since it hit 2.7 percent in 1999.

Hays County’s low unemployment rate follows a statewide trend of rates dropping to historic levels. According to a Texas Workforce...