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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for McAllen fell 0.2 percentage points in November 2023 to 6.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in McAllen peaked in April 2020 at 17.5% and is now 11.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare McAllen unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Texas 4.1% 0.0 +0.3
McAllen 6.1% -0.2 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: McAllen, Texas, National

McAllen, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

McAllen, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in McAllen peaked in April 2020 at 60,915. There are now 37,363 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 23,335 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 217. McAllen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in McAllen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
McAllen 23,552 -434 +87

Number of Unemployed Persons

McAllen, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
McAllen
Unemployment Rate
McAllen
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.1% 6.1% 23,552
October
2023
3.8% 4.1% 6.3% 23,986
September
2023
3.8% 4.1% 6.3% 24,201
August
2023
3.8% 4.1% 6.4% 24,314
July
2023
3.5% 4.1% 6.3% 24,113
June
2023
3.6% 4.1% 6.3% 23,932
May
2023
3.7% 4.1% 6.4% 24,162
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 6.3% 23,866
March
2023
3.5% 4.0% 6.3% 23,938
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 6.3% 23,510
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 6.2% 23,335

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.