Wichita Falls, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wichita Falls fell 1.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.8 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Wichita Falls peaked in April 2020 at 11.8% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wichita Falls 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
Wichita Falls	10.2%	-1.6	+7.1

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: Wichita Falls, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Wichita Falls, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Wichita Falls peaked in April 2020 at 6,806. There are now 650 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wichita Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wichita Falls, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wichita Falls	6,156	-650	+4,144

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wichita Falls, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Wichita Falls Unemployment Rate	Wichita Falls Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	10.2%	6,156
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	11.8%	6,806
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	4.6%	2,917
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	2,014
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.1%	2,015
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.0%	1,988
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	2,005
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.1%	2,019
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	2,032
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.1%	2,037
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.1%	2,026