Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Corpus Christi fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2021 to 8.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Corpus Christi peaked in April 2020 at 15.5% and is now 7.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.1% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Corpus Christi unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.1% | +0.1 | -8.7 |
| Texas | 6.7% | -0.2 | -6.2 |
| Corpus Christi | 8.5% | 0.0 | -7.0 |
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 30,094. There are now 12,911 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 16,549 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 634. Corpus Christi employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Corpus Christi, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | 17,183 | +31 | -12,911 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Corpus Christi, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
Corpus Christi Unemployment Rate |
Corpus Christi Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 |
5.8% | — | — | — |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 17,183 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 17,152 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 16,907 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 16,594 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 16,653 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 17,257 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 18,062 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 19,118 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 16,549 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 22,996 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 23,232 |
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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