Texas Unemployment

According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for Texas fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2019 to 3.4%. The state unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the national rate for the month. The unemployment rate in Texas peaked in August 2009 at 8.3% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also see Texas unemployment compared to other states.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.3

Unemployment Rate: Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray

Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Texas peaked in February 2010 at 1,003,999. There are now 532,910 fewer people unemployed in the state. Texas job growth data is also available.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Texas	471,089	-772	-42,652

Number of Unemployed Persons

Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	471,089
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	471,861
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	475,791
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	482,615
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	496,324
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	513,127
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	526,088
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	530,004
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	525,430
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	516,371
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	515,225
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	513,286