San Angelo, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Angelo fell 0.8 percentage points in July 2021 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in San Angelo peaked in April 2020 at 10.3% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare San Angelo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Texas | 6.2% | -0.3 | -3.1 |
| San Angelo | 4.9% | -0.8 | -2.7 |
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 April 2020 at 5,331. There are now 2,665 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. San Angelo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Angelo, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Angelo | 2,666 | -441 | -1,468 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Angelo, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
San Angelo Unemployment Rate |
San Angelo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.2% | 4.9% | 2,666 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 3,107 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 3,181 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 6.7% | 6.0% | 3,269 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 3,307 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 3,297 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 3,268 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 3,292 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.2% | 6.1% | 3,365 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.3% | 6.2% | 3,469 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 3,623 |
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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