Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Houston rose 1.3 percentage points in November 2020 to 9.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Houston peaked in April 2020 at 14.7% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.9% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Houston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Texas | 8.1% | +1.2 | +4.6 |
Houston | 9.2% | +1.3 | +5.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Houston, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Houston, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Houston peaked in May 2020 at 469,118. There are now 152,823 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 270,434 in October 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 45,861. Houston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Houston, Texas) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 316,295 | +45,861 | +185,211 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Houston, Texas Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
Houston Unemployment Rate |
Houston Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 316,295 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 270,434 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 333,568 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 279,690 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 315,341 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 316,630 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 469,118 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.5% | 14.7% | 468,045 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 193,401 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 131,552 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 131,106 |
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. ↩