McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for McAllen fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 6.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.6 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in McAllen peaked in November 2010 at 12.1% and is now 5.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.3% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare McAllen 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
McAllen	6.3%	-0.1	-0.5

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: McAllen, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

McAllen, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in McAllen peaked in November 2010 at 39,002. There are now 17,180 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 21,556 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 266. McAllen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in McAllen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
McAllen	21,822	-154	-1,321

Number of Unemployed Persons

McAllen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	6.3%	21,822
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	6.4%	21,976
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	6.3%	21,556
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	6.5%	22,311
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	6.7%	23,051
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	6.7%	23,407
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	7.0%	24,263
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.9%	24,014
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.9%	23,667
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	6.8%	23,451
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	6.7%	22,772