McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for McAllen fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.8 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in McAllen peaked in November 2010 at 12.1% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare McAllen unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Texas	4.0%	0.0	-0.7
McAllen	6.8%	-0.1	-1.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: McAllen, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

McAllen, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in McAllen peaked in December 2010 at 38,981. There are now 15,586 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 22,506 in November 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 889. McAllen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in McAllen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
McAllen	23,395	-315	-5,971

Number of Unemployed Persons

McAllen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.8%	23,395
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.9%	23,710
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	6.8%	22,931
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	6.7%	22,506
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	6.7%	22,569
September 2017	4.2%	4.0%	7.3%	24,594
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	7.5%	25,585
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	7.3%	24,784
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	7.9%	26,880
May 2017	4.3%	4.4%	8.1%	27,810
April 2017	4.4%	4.5%	8.5%	29,268