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Odessa, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Odessa fell 0.3 percentage points in July 2010 to 8.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Odessa peaked in April 2010 at 8.3% and is now 0.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.2% in June 2010, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Texas 8.2% 0.0 +0.3
Odessa 8.3% -0.3 -1.6
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Odessa, Texas, National

Odessa, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Odessa, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Odessa peaked in July 2009 at 7,091. There are now 1,235 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,796 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 60. Odessa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Odessa, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Odessa 5,856 -196 -1,235

Number of Unemployed Persons

Odessa, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Odessa
Unemployment Rate
Odessa
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 8.2% 8.3% 5,856
June
2010
9.5% 8.2% 8.6% 6,052
May
2010
9.7% 8.3% 8.2% 5,796
April
2010
9.9% 8.3% 8.4% 5,963
March
2010
9.7% 8.2% 8.4% 5,954
February
2010
9.7% 8.2% 8.7% 6,148
January
2010
9.7% 8.2% 9.2% 6,492
December
2009
10.0% 8.2% 8.7% 6,144
November
2009
10.0% 8.2% 8.9% 6,280
October
2009
10.1% 8.1% 9.1% 6,476
September
2009
9.8% 8.1% 9.4% 6,687
August
2009
9.7% 8.0% 9.8% 6,875

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.