Laredo, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Laredo rose 0.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate for Laredo in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Laredo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Texas	13.0%	-0.5	+9.6
Laredo	14.4%	+0.7	+10.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Laredo, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Laredo, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Laredo in May 2020 is at a new high of 16,268. Laredo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Laredo, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Laredo	16,268	+1,535	+12,014

Number of Unemployed Persons

Laredo, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Laredo Unemployment Rate	Laredo Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	14.4%	16,268
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	13.7%	14,733
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	5.6%	6,574
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.8%	4,507
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	4,463
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.8%	4,469
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.7%	4,421
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	4,372
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.6%	4,327
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%	4,283
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%	4,242