Odessa, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Odessa rose 2.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.5 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate for Odessa in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Odessa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Texas	13.0%	-0.5	+9.6
Odessa	16.5%	+2.7	+14.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Odessa, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Odessa, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Odessa in May 2020 is at a new high of 13,983. Odessa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Odessa, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Odessa	13,983	+2,956	+11,878

Number of Unemployed Persons

Odessa, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Odessa Unemployment Rate	Odessa Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	16.5%	13,983
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	13.8%	11,027
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	4.6%	3,986
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	2,760
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.0%	2,666
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	2,704
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.0%	2,636
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	2.9%	2,551
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%	2,457
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	2.7%	2,354