Longview, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in January 2010 at 8.7% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in December 2014, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Longview 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
Longview	4.6%	0.0	-1.0

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: Longview, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Longview, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Longview peaked in August 2009 at 9,016. There are now 4,574 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,320 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 122. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Longview	4,442	-44	-991

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.6%	4,442
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.6%	4,486
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.5%	4,407
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.4%	4,320
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	4.5%	4,349
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	4.5%	4,354
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	4.5%	4,360
September 2017	4.2%	4.0%	4.5%	4,410
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	4.6%	4,501
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.8%	4,616
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	4.9%	4,808