Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brownsville fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 10.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.7 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Brownsville peaked in September 2011 at 12.6% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brownsville 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
Brownsville	10.7%	-0.2	-1.2

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: Brownsville, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Brownsville, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Brownsville peaked in September 2011 at 20,047. There are now 2,846 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brownsville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brownsville, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brownsville	17,201	-229	-1,775

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brownsville, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.0%	10.7%	17,201
February 2012	8.3%	7.1%	10.9%	17,430
January 2012	8.3%	7.3%	11.2%	17,920
December 2011	8.5%	7.4%	11.6%	18,507
November 2011	8.7%	7.6%	12.1%	19,280
October 2011	8.9%	7.8%	12.5%	20,034
September 2011	9.0%	7.9%	12.6%	20,047
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	12.4%	19,763
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	12.3%	19,507
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	12.2%	19,269
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	12.0%	19,100
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	11.9%	18,972