Sherman-Denison, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sherman fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Sherman peaked in July 2011 at 8.9% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sherman unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Texas	7.0%	-0.1	-1.0
Sherman	7.4%	-0.2	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sherman, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sherman, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sherman peaked in September 2011 at 5,161. There are now 810 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sherman employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sherman, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sherman	4,351	-103	-444

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sherman, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Sherman Unemployment Rate	Sherman Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.0%	7.4%	4,351
February 2012	8.3%	7.1%	7.6%	4,454
January 2012	8.3%	7.3%	7.9%	4,601
December 2011	8.5%	7.4%	8.2%	4,787
November 2011	8.7%	7.6%	8.5%	4,972
October 2011	8.9%	7.8%	8.8%	5,138
September 2011	9.0%	7.9%	8.9%	5,161
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.9%	5,124
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.9%	5,106
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.7%	5,031
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	8.5%	4,888
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.3%	4,784