McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for McAllen fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 6.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.7 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in McAllen peaked in November 2010 at 12.1% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.3% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare McAllen unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Texas	3.8%	0.0	-0.3
McAllen	6.5%	-0.3	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 November 2010 at 39,002. There are now 16,233 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 1,213. McAllen employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in McAllen, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
McAllen	22,769	-928	-898

Number of Unemployed Persons

McAllen, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployment Rate	McAllen Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	6.5%	22,769
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	6.8%	23,697
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	6.6%	22,977
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	6.3%	21,657
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	6.3%	21,814
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	6.4%	21,976
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	6.3%	21,556
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	6.5%	22,311
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	6.7%	23,051
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	6.7%	23,407
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	7.0%	24,263