San Angelo, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Angelo fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in San Angelo peaked in September 2009 at 6.9% and is now 3.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare San Angelo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Texas	3.7%	-0.1	-0.2
San Angelo	3.2%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 September 2009 at 3,720. There are now 1,965 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,649 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 106. San Angelo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Angelo, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
San Angelo	1,755	+5	-22

Number of Unemployed Persons

San Angelo, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	San Angelo Unemployment Rate	San Angelo Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.2%	1,755
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.2%	1,750
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.1%	1,688
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.0%	1,649
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	3.1%	1,727
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	3.2%	1,765
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.3%	1,841
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.4%	1,880
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.3%	1,815
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.3%	1,787
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	3.3%	1,818