Laredo, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Laredo fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Laredo peaked in October 2009 at 9.4% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Laredo 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
Laredo	7.8%	-0.3	-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: Laredo, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Laredo, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Laredo peaked in October 2009 at 8,866. There are now 1,097 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,554 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 215. Laredo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Laredo, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Laredo	7,769	-316	-788

Number of Unemployed Persons

Laredo, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Laredo Unemployment Rate	Laredo Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	7.8%	7,769
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	8.1%	8,085
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	8.5%	8,397
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	8.5%	8,275
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	8.3%	8,058
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	8.2%	7,945
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	8.1%	7,802
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.1%	7,709
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.0%	7,554
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	8.1%	7,640
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	8.2%	7,846
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	8.6%	8,193