Amarillo, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Amarillo fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2019 to 2.5%. 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 January 2010 at 5.9% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Amarillo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.3
Amarillo	2.5%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2019 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Amarillo, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Amarillo, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Amarillo peaked in October 2009 at 7,672. There are now 4,397 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Amarillo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Amarillo, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Amarillo	3,275	-14	-270

Number of Unemployed Persons

Amarillo, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Amarillo Unemployment Rate	Amarillo Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	2.5%	3,275
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.5%	3,289
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.5%	3,306
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.5%	3,349
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	2.6%	3,439
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	2.7%	3,599
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	2.8%	3,712
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	2.8%	3,703
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	2.8%	3,650
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	2.7%	3,568
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	2.7%	3,563