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Texarkana, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Texarkana rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2023 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Texarkana peaked in April 2020 at 13.4% and is now 9.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Texarkana 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
Texarkana 4.1% +0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Texarkana, Texas, National

Texarkana, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Texarkana, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Texarkana peaked in April 2020 at 8,218. There are now 5,674 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,536 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 8.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Texarkana 2,544 +8 -186

Number of Unemployed Persons

Texarkana, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Texarkana
Unemployment Rate
Texarkana
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 4.1% 4.1% 2,544
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 4.0% 2,536
March
2023
3.5% 4.0% 4.1% 2,544
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 4.1% 2,552
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 4.1% 2,575
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.2% 2,602
November
2022
3.6% 3.8% 4.2% 2,602
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.2% 2,608
September
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.2% 2,631
August
2022
3.7% 3.7% 4.3% 2,656
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.3% 2,679

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.