McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for McAllen rose 1.9 percentage points in November 2020 to 12.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.8 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in McAllen peaked in April 2020 at 19.0% and is now 6.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 10.4% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.5 percentage points. You can also compare McAllen unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Texas | 8.1% | +1.2 | +4.6 |
McAllen | 12.9% | +1.9 | +6.4 |
Unemployment Rate: McAllen, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
McAllen, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in McAllen peaked in April 2020 at 63,793. There are now 17,694 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 37,962 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 8,137. McAllen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in McAllen, Texas) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
McAllen | 46,099 | +6,939 | +22,740 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
McAllen, Texas Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
McAllen Unemployment Rate |
McAllen Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.1% | 12.9% | 46,099 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.9% | 11.0% | 39,160 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.3% | 12.8% | 46,385 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.8% | 10.4% | 37,962 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.0% | 11.8% | 41,947 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.4% | 12.0% | 41,830 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.0% | 18.2% | 63,790 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.5% | 19.0% | 63,793 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 34,396 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 23,421 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 23,322 |
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. ↩