Longview, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.1 percentage points in July 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 Longview peaked in January 2010 at 8.7% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Longview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.4
Longview	3.6%	-0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 September 2009 at 8,988. There are now 5,534 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Longview	3,454	-102	-359

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.6%	3,454
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.7%	3,556
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.8%	3,720
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	4.0%	3,884
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.1%	3,987
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.1%	4,017
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.1%	3,984
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.0%	3,912
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.0%	3,907
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.0%	3,874