College Station-Bryan, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for College Station fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in College Station peaked in November 2010 at 6.9% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare College Station 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
College Station	2.8%	-0.1	-0.1

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: College Station, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

College Station, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in College Station peaked in November 2010 at 7,979. There are now 4,183 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,786 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 10. College Station employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in College Station, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
College Station	3,796	-72	+10

Number of Unemployed Persons

College Station, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	College Station Unemployment Rate	College Station Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	2.8%	3,796
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	2.9%	3,868
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	2.9%	3,876
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	2.9%	3,848
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	3.0%	3,965
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	2.9%	3,909
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.1%	4,114
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.2%	4,228
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.1%	4,091
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.0%	3,994
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	3.0%	3,915