Odessa, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Odessa fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Odessa peaked in September 2009 at 9.3% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Odessa 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
Odessa	5.7%	-0.2	-1.8

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: Odessa, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Odessa, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Odessa peaked in October 2009 at 6,615. There are now 2,384 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Odessa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Odessa, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Odessa	4,231	-192	-1,331

Number of Unemployed Persons

Odessa, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Odessa Unemployment Rate	Odessa Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	5.7%	4,231
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	5.9%	4,423
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	6.1%	4,587
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	6.2%	4,564
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	6.1%	4,522
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	6.1%	4,522
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	6.1%	4,512
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.2%	4,577
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.4%	4,690
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	6.6%	4,861
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	6.9%	5,101
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	7.3%	5,375