Victoria, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Victoria fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Victoria peaked in December 2009 at 7.9% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Victoria 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
Victoria	6.7%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Victoria, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Victoria, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Victoria peaked in January 2010 at 4,646. There are now 587 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Victoria employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Victoria, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Victoria	4,059	-123	-377

Number of Unemployed Persons

Victoria, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Victoria Unemployment Rate	Victoria Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	6.7%	4,059
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	6.8%	4,182
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	7.1%	4,327
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	7.1%	4,359
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	7.2%	4,331
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	7.3%	4,339
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	7.2%	4,264
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.1%	4,211
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.2%	4,240
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	7.3%	4,313
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	7.4%	4,350
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	7.5%	4,408