College Station-Bryan, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for College Station fell 0.6 percentage points in July 2021 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in College Station peaked in April 2020 at 9.4% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare College Station unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Texas | 6.2% | -0.3 | -3.1 |
| College Station | 4.4% | -0.6 | -2.0 |
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 11,489. There are now 5,655 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. College Station employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in College Station, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station | 5,834 | -889 | -2,582 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
College Station, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
College Station Unemployment Rate |
College Station Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.2% | 4.4% | 5,834 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.5% | 5.0% | 6,723 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 6,878 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7,087 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 7,181 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 7,152 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 7,129 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 6,672 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.2% | 5.2% | 6,809 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 6,999 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.9% | 5.6% | 7,297 |
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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