Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Corpus Christi fell 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.5%. 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 November 2010 at 8.8% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Corpus Christi 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
Corpus Christi	4.5%	-0.2	-1.2

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: 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 17,879. There are now 8,554 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Corpus Christi	9,325	-403	-2,434

Number of Unemployed Persons

Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Corpus Christi Unemployment Rate	Corpus Christi Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.5%	9,325
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	4.7%	9,728
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.8%	9,926
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.9%	10,184
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	5.2%	10,659
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	5.3%	10,979
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	5.5%	11,498
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	5.6%	11,624
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	5.5%	11,484
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	5.5%	11,441
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	5.5%	11,455