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Killeen-Temple, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Killeen fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Killeen peaked in April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.0% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Killeen unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.2% -0.1 +2.7
Texas 6.9% +0.1 +3.2
Killeen 7.3% 0.0 +3.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with February 2021 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Killeen, Texas, National

Killeen, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Killeen, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Killeen peaked in April 2020 at 19,131. There are now 6,132 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,809 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,190. Killeen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Killeen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Killeen 12,999 -75 +6,447

Number of Unemployed Persons

Killeen, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Texas
Unemployment Rate		 Killeen
Unemployment Rate		 Killeen
Unemployed
March
2021		 6.0% — — —
February
2021		 6.2% 6.9% 7.3% 12,999
January
2021		 6.3% 6.8% 7.3% 13,074
December
2020		 6.7% 6.9% 7.0% 12,348
November
2020		 6.7% 7.2% 7.5% 13,402
October
2020		 6.9% 7.3% 6.2% 10,961
September
2020		 7.8% 7.9% 7.4% 13,103
August
2020		 8.4% 6.9% 6.0% 10,809
July
2020		 10.2% 9.3% 7.0% 12,211
June
2020		 11.1% 10.2% 7.6% 13,036
May
2020		 13.3% 11.6% 11.3% 19,004
April
2020		 14.8% 12.9% 11.7% 19,131

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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