Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Killeen fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Killeen peaked in October 2011 at 8.7% and is now 1.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Killeen 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
Killeen	7.6%	-0.1	-0.3

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: Killeen, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Killeen, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Killeen peaked in October 2011 at 14,682. There are now 1,653 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Killeen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Killeen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Killeen	13,029	-169	-411

Number of Unemployed Persons

Killeen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.0%	7.6%	13,029
February 2012	8.3%	7.1%	7.7%	13,198
January 2012	8.3%	7.3%	8.0%	13,511
December 2011	8.5%	7.4%	8.2%	13,853
November 2011	8.7%	7.6%	8.4%	14,269
October 2011	8.9%	7.8%	8.7%	14,682
September 2011	9.0%	7.9%	8.6%	14,560
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.5%	14,270
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.4%	14,123
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.2%	13,842
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	7.9%	13,527
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.9%	13,435