Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brownsville fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Brownsville peaked in June 2011 at 11.7% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brownsville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.4
Brownsville	5.3%	-0.1	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 July 2011 at 19,440. There are now 10,665 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brownsville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brownsville, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brownsville	8,775	-130	-1,421

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brownsville, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	5.3%	8,775
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	5.4%	8,905
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	5.5%	9,181
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	5.7%	9,505
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	5.9%	9,773
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	6.0%	9,892
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	5.9%	9,819
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	5.9%	9,727
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.9%	9,690
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	5.8%	9,658