Tyler, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tyler fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Tyler peaked in November 2011 at 8.6% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Tyler 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
Tyler	7.0%	-0.3	-0.7

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: Tyler, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tyler, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tyler peaked in November 2011 at 8,963. There are now 1,596 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tyler employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tyler, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tyler	7,367	-267	-452

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tyler, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Tyler Unemployment Rate	Tyler Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.0%	7.0%	7,367
February 2012	8.3%	7.1%	7.3%	7,634
January 2012	8.3%	7.3%	7.7%	8,066
December 2011	8.5%	7.4%	8.2%	8,547
November 2011	8.7%	7.6%	8.6%	8,963
October 2011	8.9%	7.8%	8.5%	8,866
September 2011	9.0%	7.9%	8.2%	8,433
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.0%	8,198
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.8%	7,967
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.6%	7,794
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	7.5%	7,648
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.5%	7,706