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College Station-Bryan, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for College Station fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in College Station peaked in April 2020 at 9.1% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare College Station unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Texas 4.1% 0.0 +0.3
College Station 3.2% -0.1 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: College Station, Texas, National

College Station, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

College Station, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in College Station peaked in April 2020 at 11,111. There are now 6,276 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,441 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 394. College Station employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in College Station, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
College Station 4,835 -128 +316

Number of Unemployed Persons

College Station, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
College Station
Unemployment Rate
College Station
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.1% 3.2% 4,835
October
2023
3.8% 4.1% 3.3% 4,963
September
2023
3.8% 4.1% 3.3% 4,992
August
2023
3.8% 4.1% 3.3% 5,021
July
2023
3.5% 4.1% 3.3% 4,975
June
2023
3.6% 4.1% 3.3% 4,943
May
2023
3.7% 4.1% 3.4% 5,005
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 3.3% 4,943
March
2023
3.5% 4.0% 3.3% 4,916
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 3.3% 4,826
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.1% 4,606

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.