Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Corpus Christi fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Corpus Christi peaked in December 2010 at 8.8% and is now 4.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Corpus Christi unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.4
Corpus Christi	4.2%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Corpus Christi, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Corpus Christi peaked in December 2010 at 17,760. There are now 9,080 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Corpus Christi employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Corpus Christi, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Corpus Christi	8,680	-177	-1,389

Number of Unemployed Persons

Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Corpus Christi Unemployment Rate	Corpus Christi Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.2%	8,680
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.3%	8,857
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	4.4%	9,137
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	4.5%	9,489
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.7%	9,782
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.7%	9,814
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.6%	9,665
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.6%	9,599
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.6%	9,562
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.6%	9,530