Texarkana, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Texarkana fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Texarkana peaked in February 2010 at 7.8% and is now 3.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in March 2016, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Texarkana unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.4
Texarkana	4.3%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 April 2011 at 5,396. There are now 2,621 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Texarkana	2,775	-78	-535

Number of Unemployed Persons

Texarkana, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.3%	2,775
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.4%	2,853
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	4.6%	2,976
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	4.8%	3,136
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	5.0%	3,256
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	5.1%	3,323
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	5.1%	3,317
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	5.1%	3,292
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.1%	3,291
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	5.1%	3,300