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Waco, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waco fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2013 to 6.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Waco peaked in June 2011 at 7.6% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.0% in November 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Waco 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
Waco 6.1% 0.0 -0.7
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: Waco, Texas, National

Waco, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Waco, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Waco peaked in July 2011 at 8,881. There are now 1,687 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,949 in December 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 245. Waco employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Waco, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Waco 7,194 +29 -696

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waco, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Texas
Unemployment Rate 		Waco
Unemployment Rate 		Waco
Unemployed
May
2013 		7.6% — — —
April
2013 		7.5% 6.4% 6.1% 7,194
March
2013 		7.6% 6.4% 6.1% 7,165
February
2013 		7.7% 6.4% 6.1% 7,145
January
2013 		7.9% 6.3% 6.1% 7,087
December
2012 		7.8% 6.2% 6.0% 6,949
November
2012 		7.8% 6.3% 6.0% 7,034
October
2012 		7.9% 6.4% 6.1% 7,152
September
2012 		7.8% 6.6% 6.3% 7,299
August
2012 		8.1% 6.8% 6.4% 7,462
July
2012 		8.2% 6.9% 6.6% 7,615
June
2012 		8.2% 7.0% 6.7% 7,739
May
2012 		8.2% 7.0% 6.7% 7,830

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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