Killeen-Temple, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Killeen fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Killeen peaked in July 2011 at 8.1% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Killeen unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Texas	4.1%	+0.1	-0.4
Killeen	4.2%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Killeen, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Killeen, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Killeen peaked in September 2011 at 13,719. There are now 6,225 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,713 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 781. Killeen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Killeen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Killeen	7,494	+81	-277

Number of Unemployed Persons

Killeen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.2%	7,494
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.2%	7,413
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.0%	7,164
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.9%	6,915
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	3.9%	6,864
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.9%	6,817
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.8%	6,713
September 2017	4.2%	4.0%	3.9%	6,824
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	4.0%	7,015
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.0%	7,010
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	4.1%	7,094