Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Corpus Christi fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Corpus Christi peaked in January 2011 at 8.5% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Corpus Christi 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
Corpus Christi	7.3%	-0.4	-1.1

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: Corpus Christi, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Corpus Christi peaked in January 2011 at 18,197. There are now 2,031 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Corpus Christi employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Corpus Christi, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Corpus Christi	16,166	-669	-1,877

Number of Unemployed Persons

Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Corpus Christi Unemployment Rate	Corpus Christi Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	7.3%	16,166
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	7.7%	16,835
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	8.0%	17,450
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	8.0%	17,521
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	8.0%	17,392
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	8.0%	17,326
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	8.0%	17,265
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.0%	17,222
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.1%	17,398
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	8.3%	17,728
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	8.4%	17,979
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	8.5%	18,197