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Austin-Round Rock, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Austin fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Austin peaked in April 2020 at 11.8% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Austin unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Texas 4.1% 0.0 +0.3
Austin 3.5% -0.1 +0.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Austin, Texas, National

Austin, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Austin, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Austin peaked in April 2020 at 137,764. There are now 86,793 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 39,705 in June 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 11,266. Austin employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Austin, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Austin 50,971 -1,041 +10,889

Number of Unemployed Persons

Austin, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Austin
Unemployment Rate
Austin
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.1% 3.5% 50,971
October
2023
3.8% 4.1% 3.6% 52,012
September
2023
3.8% 4.1% 3.6% 52,038
August
2023
3.8% 4.1% 3.6% 51,385
July
2023
3.5% 4.1% 3.5% 49,974
June
2023
3.6% 4.1% 3.4% 48,692
May
2023
3.7% 4.1% 3.4% 48,250
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 3.2% 46,322
March
2023
3.5% 4.0% 3.2% 45,003
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 3.0% 42,950
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 2.9% 40,791

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.