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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: San Angelo, Texas, National

San Angelo, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

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.