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College Station-Bryan, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for College Station rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in College Station peaked in April 2020 at 8.9% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in July 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare College Station unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Texas 3.9% +0.1 -0.4
College Station 3.2% +0.1 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: College Station, Texas, National

College Station, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

College Station, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in College Station peaked in April 2020 at 10,821. There are now 6,319 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,294 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 208. College Station employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in College Station, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
College Station 4,502 +125 -468

Number of Unemployed Persons

College Station, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
College Station
Unemployment Rate
College Station
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.2% 4,502
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.1% 4,377
November
2022
3.6% 3.8% 3.2% 4,378
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.1% 4,333
September
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.1% 4,294
August
2022
3.7% 3.7% 3.1% 4,336
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.1% 4,370
June
2022
3.6% 3.8% 3.2% 4,441
May
2022
3.6% 3.8% 3.2% 4,528
April
2022
3.6% 3.8% 3.3% 4,624
March
2022
3.6% 3.9% 3.4% 4,745

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.