Longview, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in August 2009 at 8.0% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Longview 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
Longview	6.6%	-0.3	-0.7

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: Longview, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Longview, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Longview peaked in September 2009 at 8,720. There are now 1,205 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Longview	7,515	-348	-736

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	6.6%	7,515
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	6.9%	7,863
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	7.2%	8,136
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	7.1%	8,081
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	7.0%	7,925
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	7.0%	7,851
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	6.9%	7,802
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.9%	7,689
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.9%	7,746
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	7.0%	7,872
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	7.1%	7,978
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	7.2%	8,150