San Angelo, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Angelo fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2019 to 2.9%. 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 July 2009 at 6.8% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare San Angelo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.3
San Angelo	2.9%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 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 3,687. There are now 2,073 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,592 in September 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 22. San Angelo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Angelo, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
San Angelo	1,614	+22	-157

Number of Unemployed Persons

San Angelo, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	San Angelo Unemployment Rate	San Angelo Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	2.9%	1,614
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	2.9%	1,592
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.9%	1,600
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.9%	1,614
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.9%	1,645
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.0%	1,705
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.2%	1,780
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.3%	1,834
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.3%	1,847
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.2%	1,820
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.2%	1,782