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Texarkana, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Texarkana rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2013 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Texarkana peaked in March 2010 at 7.6% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.3% in December 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Texarkana unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.5% -0.1 -0.6
Texas 6.4% 0.0 -0.6
Texarkana 6.9% +0.1 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2013 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Texarkana, Texas, National

Texarkana, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Texarkana, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Texarkana peaked in June 2011 at 4,971. There are now 558 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,104 in December 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 309. Texarkana employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Texarkana, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Texarkana 4,413 +109 -110

Number of Unemployed Persons

Texarkana, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Texas
Unemployment Rate 		Texarkana
Unemployment Rate 		Texarkana
Unemployed
May
2013 		7.6% — — —
April
2013 		7.5% 6.4% 6.9% 4,413
March
2013 		7.6% 6.4% 6.8% 4,304
February
2013 		7.7% 6.4% 6.6% 4,206
January
2013 		7.9% 6.3% 6.5% 4,163
December
2012 		7.8% 6.2% 6.3% 4,104
November
2012 		7.8% 6.3% 6.4% 4,143
October
2012 		7.9% 6.4% 6.5% 4,195
September
2012 		7.8% 6.6% 6.6% 4,259
August
2012 		8.1% 6.8% 6.7% 4,327
July
2012 		8.2% 6.9% 6.7% 4,392
June
2012 		8.2% 7.0% 6.8% 4,446
May
2012 		8.2% 7.0% 6.9% 4,488

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. ↩

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