Texarkana, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Texarkana fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Texarkana peaked in February 2010 at 7.8% and is now 2.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in February 2016, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Texarkana unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Texas	3.8%	0.0	-0.3
Texarkana	5.1%	-0.1	+0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Texarkana, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Texarkana, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Texarkana peaked in May 2011 at 5,398. There are now 2,032 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,763 in December 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 603.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Texarkana	3,366	-28	+437

Number of Unemployed Persons

Texarkana, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	5.1%	3,366
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	5.2%	3,394
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	5.1%	3,322
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.0%	3,299
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	5.1%	3,323
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.1%	3,303
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.8%	3,120
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	5.1%	3,291
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	5.2%	3,425
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	5.0%	3,235
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.7%	3,078