Longview, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in April 2020 at 12.5% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Longview 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
Longview	12.3%	-0.2	+8.8

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: Longview, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Longview, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Longview in May 2020 is at a new high of 11,326. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Longview	11,326	+70	+7,828

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	12.3%	11,326
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	12.5%	11,256
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	5.7%	5,541
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.9%	3,865
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.8%	3,793
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.8%	3,832
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.8%	3,771
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	3,704
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.6%	3,629
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%	3,552
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.5%	3,491