Unemployment Rate: Texas (S)
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Most recent values, 2024–2026
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | – | – | – | – |
| 2025 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | – | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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Data Source
Series Description
Labor force and unemployment estimates for States and local areas are developed by State workforce agencies to measure local labor market conditions under a Federal-State cooperative program. The Department of Labor develops the concepts, definitions, and technical procedures used by State agencies for preparation of labor force and unemployment estimates.
These estimates are derived from a variety of sources, including the Current Population Survey, the Current Employment Statistics Survey, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, various programs at the Census Bureau, and unemployment insurance claims data from the State workforce agencies. To establish uniform labor force concepts and definitions in all States and areas consistent with those used for the U.S. as a whole, monthly national estimates of employment and unemployment from the Current Population Survey are used as controls (benchmarks) for the State labor force statistics.
Monthly labor force and unemployment series are available for approximately 7,400 geographic areas, including cities over 25,000 population, counties, metropolitan areas, States, and other areas. For each area, the following estimates are presented by place of residence: total civilian labor force, total number of people employed, total number of people unemployed, and the unemployment rate. These series begin in January 1976 for statewide data, and January 1990 for most substate areas.
Data are monthly in all cases. Annual averages are available for not seasonally adjusted series. Rates are expressed as percents with one decimal place. Levels are measured as individual persons (not thousands) and are stored with no decimal places. Updates become available about two months after the reference month. Annual revisions typically update the preceding 5 years of data within two and one-half months of the end of the year.
References: BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 4 Measurement of Unemployment in States and Local Areas (http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch4.htm)