Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brownsville fell 0.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.9 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Brownsville peaked in April 2020 at 17.6% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brownsville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Texas	13.0%	-0.5	+9.6
Brownsville	16.9%	-0.7	+11.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 27,433. There are now 222 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brownsville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brownsville, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brownsville	27,211	-222	+18,392

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brownsville, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployment Rate	Brownsville Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	16.9%	27,211
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	17.6%	27,433
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	8.2%	13,747
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	5.7%	9,510
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	5.6%	9,485
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	5.7%	9,580
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	5.6%	9,463
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	5.6%	9,336
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	5.5%	9,203
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	5.4%	9,061
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	5.3%	8,917