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Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Beaumont fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 6.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Beaumont peaked in April 2020 at 17.5% and is now 11.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.7% in July 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Beaumont unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Texas 4.1% 0.0 +0.3
Beaumont 6.2% -0.1 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Beaumont, Texas, National

Beaumont, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Beaumont, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Beaumont peaked in April 2020 at 29,144. There are now 18,610 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,389 in August 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,145. Beaumont employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Beaumont, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Beaumont 10,534 -177 +1,141

Number of Unemployed Persons

Beaumont, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Beaumont
Unemployment Rate
Beaumont
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 4.1%
September
2023
3.8% 4.1% 6.2% 10,534
August
2023
3.8% 4.1% 6.3% 10,711
July
2023
3.5% 4.1% 6.3% 10,707
June
2023
3.6% 4.1% 6.3% 10,691
May
2023
3.7% 4.1% 6.3% 10,725
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 6.2% 10,423
March
2023
3.5% 4.0% 6.1% 10,246
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 5.9% 9,914
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 5.8% 9,628
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 5.7% 9,476
November
2022
3.6% 3.8% 5.7% 9,461

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.