Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Killeen fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Killeen peaked in October 2011 at 8.7% and is now 0.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Killeen 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
Killeen	8.2%	-0.2	+0.2

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: 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 829 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Killeen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Killeen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Killeen	13,853	-416	+339

Number of Unemployed Persons

Killeen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	8.2%	13,853
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	8.4%	14,269
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	8.7%	14,682
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	8.6%	14,560
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	8.5%	14,270
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	8.4%	14,123
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	8.2%	13,842
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.9%	13,527
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.9%	13,435
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	7.9%	13,440
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	7.9%	13,368
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	7.9%	13,365