San Angelo, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Angelo fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in San Angelo peaked in April 2020 at 9.9% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare San Angelo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Texas | 4.1% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| San Angelo | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.4 |
Unemployment Rate: San Angelo, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
San Angelo, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in San Angelo peaked in May 2020 at 5,165. There are now 3,020 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,837 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 308. San Angelo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Angelo, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Angelo | 2,145 | -19 | +308 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Angelo, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
San Angelo Unemployment Rate |
San Angelo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 4.1% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 2,145 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2,164 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 2,139 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 2,117 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 2,086 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 2,038 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 2,007 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 1,957 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 1,868 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 1,844 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 1,842 |
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. ↩
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