Texarkana, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Texarkana fell 2.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Texarkana peaked in April 2020 at 13.7% and is now 2.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Texarkana 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
Texarkana	10.8%	-2.9	+6.5

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: Texarkana, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Texarkana, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Texarkana peaked in April 2020 at 8,506. There are now 1,668 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Texarkana	6,838	-1,668	+4,048

Number of Unemployed Persons

Texarkana, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	8.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	10.8%	6,838
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	13.7%	8,506
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	5.8%	3,804
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	4.1%	2,673
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	4.1%	2,678
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	4.1%	2,666
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	4.1%	2,690
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	4.1%	2,709
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	4.2%	2,729
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.2%	2,742
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.2%	2,748