Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Beaumont fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.8 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Beaumont peaked in September 2011 at 11.4% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Beaumont unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Texas	7.8%	-0.3	-0.5
Beaumont	10.6%	-0.3	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Beaumont, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Beaumont, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Beaumont peaked in September 2011 at 21,759. There are now 1,613 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Beaumont employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Beaumont, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Beaumont	20,146	-692	-413

Number of Unemployed Persons

Beaumont, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Beaumont Unemployment Rate	Beaumont Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	10.6%	20,146
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	10.9%	20,838
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	11.2%	21,441
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	11.4%	21,759
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	11.3%	21,596
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	11.2%	21,540
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	11.3%	21,635
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	11.3%	21,631
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	11.3%	21,546
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	11.2%	21,290
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	11.2%	21,039
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	11.1%	20,892