Hockley County continued to beat the state's unemployment rate as the Texas Workforce Commission reported the county's unemployment rate in November was 3.2 percent.  

Austin, TX – The Levelland Industrial Rail Park was recognized with a 2017 Star of the Southwest Award during the Southwest Region Economic Development Association’s (SWREDA) Conference, Navigating the New Norm, in Baton Rouge, LA, on July 26.   Ten projects from Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas were recognized for their accomplishments.  All of the winning projects were funded, in part, through support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Austin regional office.