McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for McAllen fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.7 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in McAllen peaked in August 2011 at 12.6% and is now 1.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare McAllen 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
McAllen	11.5%	-0.4	-0.8

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: McAllen, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

McAllen, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in McAllen peaked in September 2011 at 39,134. There are now 2,808 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. McAllen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in McAllen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
McAllen	36,326	-1,310	-1,618

Number of Unemployed Persons

McAllen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	11.5%	36,326
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	11.9%	37,636
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	12.4%	38,891
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	12.5%	39,134
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	12.6%	39,050
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	12.5%	38,815
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	12.4%	38,335
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	12.1%	37,484
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	12.0%	37,037
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	12.0%	37,246
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	12.1%	37,500
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	12.3%	37,963