Sherman-Denison, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sherman fell 0.8 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.1 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Sherman peaked in April 2020 at 10.7% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sherman unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Texas	13.0%	-0.5	+9.6
Sherman	9.9%	-0.8	+7.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sherman, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sherman, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sherman peaked in April 2020 at 6,376. There are now 356 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sherman employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sherman, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sherman	6,020	-356	+4,135

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sherman, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Sherman Unemployment Rate	Sherman Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	8.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	9.9%	6,020
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	10.7%	6,376
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	4.6%	2,966
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	2,017
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.1%	2,007
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	2,032
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	2,016
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.1%	1,996
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	1,971
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.0%	1,942
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.0%	1,911