Amarillo, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Amarillo fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Amarillo peaked in December 2010 at 5.9% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Amarillo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Texas	7.0%	-0.1	-1.0
Amarillo	4.9%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Amarillo, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Amarillo, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Amarillo peaked in October 2011 at 7,808. There are now 1,177 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Amarillo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Amarillo, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Amarillo	6,631	-155	-775

Number of Unemployed Persons

Amarillo, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Amarillo Unemployment Rate	Amarillo Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.0%	4.9%	6,631
February 2012	8.3%	7.1%	5.0%	6,786
January 2012	8.3%	7.3%	5.2%	7,064
December 2011	8.5%	7.4%	5.5%	7,365
November 2011	8.7%	7.6%	5.6%	7,562
October 2011	8.9%	7.8%	5.9%	7,808
September 2011	9.0%	7.9%	5.8%	7,766
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	5.8%	7,631
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	5.8%	7,600
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	5.6%	7,479
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	5.5%	7,386
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	5.5%	7,349