Odessa, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Odessa fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Odessa peaked in January 2010 at 9.7% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in October 2014, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Odessa 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
Odessa	3.2%	-0.1	-2.6

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: Odessa, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Odessa, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Odessa peaked in October 2009 at 6,862. There are now 4,288 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,527 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 47. Odessa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Odessa, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Odessa	2,574	-23	-1,844

Number of Unemployed Persons

Odessa, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Odessa Unemployment Rate	Odessa Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.2%	2,574
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.3%	2,597
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	3.6%	2,669
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.5%	2,596
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.4%	2,527
September 2017	4.2%	4.0%	3.7%	2,782
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	4.0%	2,938
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.9%	2,852
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	4.2%	3,128
May 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.8%	3,573
April 2017	4.4%	4.5%	5.3%	3,963