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Longview, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in November 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Longview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Texas 3.9% +0.1 -0.4
Longview 4.3% 0.0 -1.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Longview, Texas, National

Longview, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Longview, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Longview peaked in May 2020 at 10,770. There are now 6,632 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Longview 4,138 -21 -992

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Longview
Unemployment Rate
Longview
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 4.3% 4,138
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.3% 4,159
November
2022
3.6% 3.8% 4.3% 4,186
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.4% 4,223
September
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.4% 4,236
August
2022
3.7% 3.7% 4.5% 4,317
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.5% 4,374
June
2022
3.6% 3.8% 4.6% 4,463
May
2022
3.6% 3.8% 4.8% 4,581
April
2022
3.6% 3.8% 4.9% 4,702
March
2022
3.6% 3.9% 5.0% 4,864

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.