| Unemployment Rate | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.5% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Texas | 7.8% | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| Houston | 7.8% | -0.3 | -0.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Houston, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Houston, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Houston peaked in September 2011 at 253,774. There are now 20,416 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Houston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Houston, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 233,358 | -8,858 | -16,969 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Houston, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
Houston Unemployment Rate |
Houston Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
| December 2011 |
8.5% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 233,358 |
| November 2011 |
8.7% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 242,216 |
| October 2011 |
8.9% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 251,951 |
| September 2011 |
9.0% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 253,774 |
| August 2011 |
9.1% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 251,396 |
| July 2011 |
9.1% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 250,046 |
| June 2011 |
9.1% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 246,292 |
| May 2011 |
9.0% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 242,437 |
| April 2011 |
9.0% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 242,469 |
| March 2011 |
8.9% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 245,237 |
| February 2011 |
9.0% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 247,228 |
| January 2011 |
9.1% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 250,350 |
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. ↩