Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Austin fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2013 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Austin peaked in December 2009 at 7.3% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.2% in December 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Austin unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 7.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Texas | 6.4% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Austin | 5.4% | 0.0 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Austin, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Austin, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Austin peaked in February 2010 at 66,264. There are now 13,315 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 51,114 in December 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,835. Austin employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Austin, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 52,949 | +321 | -5,038 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Austin, Texas Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
Austin Unemployment Rate |
Austin Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 6.4% | — | — |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 52,949 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 52,628 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 52,264 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 51,114 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 51,728 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 52,574 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 53,614 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 6.8% | 5.7% | 54,767 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 55,871 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 56,762 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 57,361 |
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 57,704 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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