Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brownsville fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 6.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Brownsville peaked in July 2011 at 11.7% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.1% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Brownsville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Texas	4.0%	0.0	-0.7
Brownsville	6.3%	0.0	-1.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Brownsville, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Brownsville, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Brownsville peaked in August 2011 at 19,458. There are now 8,911 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,038 in November 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 509. Brownsville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brownsville, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brownsville	10,547	+99	-2,882

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brownsville, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.3%	10,547
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.3%	10,448
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	6.2%	10,238
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	6.1%	10,038
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	6.1%	10,067
September 2017	4.2%	4.0%	6.7%	11,187
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	7.1%	11,781
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	6.9%	11,402
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	7.4%	12,290
May 2017	4.3%	4.4%	7.5%	12,614
April 2017	4.4%	4.5%	7.9%	13,389