College Station-Bryan, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for College Station fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in College Station peaked in April 2020 at 9.1% and is now 5.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare College Station unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Texas | 4.1% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| College Station | 3.3% | 0.0 | +0.2 |
Unemployment Rate: College Station, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
College Station, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in College Station peaked in April 2020 at 11,111. There are now 6,119 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,441 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 551. College Station employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in College Station, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station | 4,992 | -29 | +496 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
College Station, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
College Station Unemployment Rate |
College Station Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 4.1% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4,992 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5,021 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4,975 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4,943 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5,005 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4,943 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4,916 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4,826 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4,606 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4,514 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4,519 |
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. ↩
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