College Station-Bryan, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for College Station fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.1%. 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 November 2010 at 6.9% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in October 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare College Station unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Texas	3.8%	0.0	-0.3
College Station	3.1%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 3,855 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,783 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 341. College Station employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in College Station, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
College Station	4,124	-72	+33

Number of Unemployed Persons

College Station, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	College Station Unemployment Rate	College Station Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.1%	4,124
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.1%	4,196
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.0%	4,045
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	2.8%	3,783
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	2.8%	3,793
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	2.9%	3,868
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	2.9%	3,876
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	2.9%	3,848
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.0%	3,965
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	2.9%	3,909
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.1%	4,114