Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Corpus Christi fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2022 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Corpus Christi peaked in April 2020 at 14.6% and is now 9.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Corpus Christi unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Texas | 4.0% | 0.0 | -0.9 |
Corpus Christi | 5.1% | -0.1 | -1.3 |
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 April 2020 at 28,187. There are now 17,819 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 | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Corpus Christi | 10,368 | -247 | -2,524 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
Corpus Christi Unemployment Rate |
Corpus Christi Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 10,368 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 10,615 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 10,769 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 11,025 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 11,144 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 11,299 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 11,496 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 11,757 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 12,089 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 12,494 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 12,663 |
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. ↩