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Amarillo, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Amarillo rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Amarillo peaked in April 2020 at 8.6% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Amarillo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Texas 4.0% 0.0 +0.2
Amarillo 3.1% +0.1 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Amarillo, Texas, National

Amarillo, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Amarillo, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Amarillo peaked in April 2020 at 10,457. There are now 6,206 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,935 in November 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 316. Amarillo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Amarillo, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Amarillo 4,251 +67 +122

Number of Unemployed Persons

Amarillo, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Amarillo
Unemployment Rate
Amarillo
Unemployed
May
2023
3.7%
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 3.1% 4,251
March
2023
3.5% 4.0% 3.0% 4,184
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 3.0% 4,111
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 2.9% 3,961
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 2.9% 3,937
November
2022
3.6% 3.8% 2.9% 3,935
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 2.9% 3,938
September
2022
3.5% 3.8% 2.9% 3,950
August
2022
3.7% 3.7% 2.9% 3,966
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 2.9% 3,982
June
2022
3.6% 3.8% 2.9% 4,012

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.