Longview, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.9%. 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 4.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Longview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Texas	3.7%	-0.1	-0.2
Longview	3.9%	0.0	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 5,174 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,666 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 176. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Longview	3,842	+86	-518

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.9%	3,842
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.9%	3,756
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.8%	3,666
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.8%	3,684
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	4.1%	3,987
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	4.3%	4,235
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.5%	4,440
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