Waco, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waco fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Waco peaked in September 2011 at 8.0% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Waco 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
Waco	7.4%	-0.3	-0.2

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: Waco, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Waco, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Waco peaked in October 2011 at 9,436. There are now 721 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Waco employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Waco, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Waco	8,715	-339	-183

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waco, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Waco Unemployment Rate	Waco Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	7.4%	8,715
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	7.7%	9,054
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	8.0%	9,436
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	8.0%	9,421
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	7.9%	9,256
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	7.8%	9,146
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	7.6%	8,939
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.5%	8,722
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.5%	8,702
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	7.5%	8,764
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	7.6%	8,805
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	7.6%	8,853