San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Antonio rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in San Antonio peaked in April 2020 at 13.0% and is now 9.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in October 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare San Antonio unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| Texas | 4.1% | +0.1 | +0.3 |
| San Antonio | 3.9% | +0.1 | +0.3 |
Unemployment Rate: San Antonio, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
San Antonio, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in San Antonio peaked in April 2020 at 147,176. There are now 97,635 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 44,394 in November 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5,147. San Antonio employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Antonio, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 49,541 | +1,170 | +4,124 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Antonio, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
San Antonio Unemployment Rate |
San Antonio Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 49,541 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 48,371 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 47,744 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 46,463 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 44,790 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 44,410 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 44,394 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 44,448 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 44,632 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 44,829 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 44,951 |
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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