Texarkana, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Texarkana fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Texas	3.7%	-0.1	-0.2
Texarkana	5.1%	0.0	+0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 2,073 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 562.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Texarkana	3,325	+22	+553

Number of Unemployed Persons

Texarkana, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployment Rate	Texarkana Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	5.1%	3,325
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	5.1%	3,303
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.8%	3,120
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	5.1%	3,291
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	5.2%	3,425
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	5.0%	3,235
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.7%	3,078
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.7%	3,085
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.5%	2,929
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.4%	2,813
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	4.3%	2,763