Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brownsville fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 6.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Brownsville peaked in December 2010 at 11.7% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.6% in November 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Brownsville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Texas	3.8%	0.0	-0.3
Brownsville	6.0%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 19,447. There are now 9,332 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,311 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 804. Brownsville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brownsville, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brownsville	10,115	-159	-545

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brownsville, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	6.0%	10,115
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	6.1%	10,274
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	5.9%	9,870
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.6%	9,311
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	5.7%	9,453
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.9%	9,773
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	6.0%	9,904
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	6.2%	10,309
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	6.4%	10,689
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	6.5%	10,803
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	6.7%	11,182