Killeen-Temple, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Killeen fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Killeen peaked in July 2011 at 8.1% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Killeen unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.3
Killeen	3.6%	-0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 August 2011 at 13,643. There are now 7,215 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Killeen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Killeen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Killeen	6,428	-90	-686

Number of Unemployed Persons

Killeen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployment Rate	Killeen Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.6%	6,428
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.7%	6,518
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.7%	6,648
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.8%	6,861
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	4.0%	7,148
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.1%	7,350
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.2%	7,420
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.1%	7,343
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.1%	7,193
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.1%	7,185
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.1%	7,156