Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brownsville fell 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Brownsville peaked in December 2010 at 11.7% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brownsville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Texas	3.7%	-0.1	-0.2
Brownsville	5.7%	-0.2	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 9,990 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brownsville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brownsville, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brownsville	9,457	-316	-857

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brownsville, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.7%	9,457
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	5.9%	9,773
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	6.0%	9,904
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	6.2%	10,309
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	6.4%	10,689
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	6.5%	10,803
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	6.7%	11,182
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.5%	10,924
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.4%	10,660
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.3%	10,375
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	6.1%	10,116