Texarkana, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Texarkana fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Texarkana peaked in August 2011 at 7.9% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Texarkana 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 |
| Texarkana | 7.3% | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Texarkana, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Texarkana, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Texarkana peaked in September 2011 at 5,178. There are now 329 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Texarkana employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Texarkana, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana | 4,849 | -142 | +17 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Texarkana, Texas Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
Texarkana Unemployment Rate |
Texarkana Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 4,849 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 4,991 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 5,155 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 5,178 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 5,111 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 5,052 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 8.2% | 7.6% | 4,970 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 4,851 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 4,809 |
|
March 2011 |
8.9% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 4,795 |
|
February 2011 |
9.0% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 4,771 |
|
January 2011 |
9.1% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 4,817 |
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. ↩
