Houston, TX Unemployment Rate (I:HTXUR)
4.60% for Feb 2026
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Basic Info
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Houston, TX Unemployment Rate is at 4.60%, compared to 4.80% last month and 4.50% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.10%. |
| Report | Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment |
| Categories | Employment , Hours and Wages |
| Region | N/A |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Stats
| Last Value | 4.60% |
| Latest Period | Feb 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 2 2026, 18:39 EDT |
| Next Release | May 19 2026, 10:30 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 6.10% |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.77% |
| Value from Last Month | 4.80% |
| Change from Last Month | -4.17% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 4.50% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 2.22% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
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Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| February 28, 2026 | 4.60% |
| January 31, 2026 | 4.80% |
| December 31, 2025 | 4.10% |
| November 30, 2025 | 4.40% |
| October 31, 2025 | |
| September 30, 2025 | 4.70% |
| August 31, 2025 | 4.90% |
| July 31, 2025 | 4.40% |
| June 30, 2025 | 4.30% |
| May 31, 2025 | 4.20% |
| April 30, 2025 | 4.00% |
| March 31, 2025 | 4.20% |
| February 28, 2025 | 4.50% |
| January 31, 2025 | 4.40% |
| December 31, 2024 | 4.00% |
| November 30, 2024 | 4.40% |
| October 31, 2024 | 4.40% |
| September 30, 2024 | 4.50% |
| August 31, 2024 | 4.90% |
| July 31, 2024 | 5.10% |
| June 30, 2024 | 4.70% |
| May 31, 2024 | 4.00% |
| April 30, 2024 | 3.80% |
| March 31, 2024 | 4.10% |
| February 29, 2024 | 4.40% |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| January 31, 2024 | 4.30% |
| December 31, 2023 | 4.30% |
| November 30, 2023 | 4.30% |
| October 31, 2023 | 4.50% |
| September 30, 2023 | 4.70% |
| August 31, 2023 | 5.00% |
| July 31, 2023 | 4.80% |
| June 30, 2023 | 4.80% |
| May 31, 2023 | 4.60% |
| April 30, 2023 | 4.20% |
| March 31, 2023 | 4.70% |
| February 28, 2023 | 5.00% |
| January 31, 2023 | 4.90% |
| December 31, 2022 | 3.90% |
| November 30, 2022 | 4.10% |
| October 31, 2022 | 4.00% |
| September 30, 2022 | 4.10% |
| August 31, 2022 | 4.30% |
| July 31, 2022 | 4.40% |
| June 30, 2022 | 4.40% |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.90% |
| April 30, 2022 | 3.80% |
| March 31, 2022 | 4.00% |
| February 28, 2022 | 4.60% |
| January 31, 2022 | 4.90% |
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Basic Info
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Houston, TX Unemployment Rate is at 4.60%, compared to 4.80% last month and 4.50% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.10%. |
| Report | Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment |
| Categories | Employment , Hours and Wages |
| Region | N/A |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Stats
| Last Value | 4.60% |
| Latest Period | Feb 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 2 2026, 18:39 EDT |
| Next Release | May 19 2026, 10:30 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 6.10% |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.77% |
| Value from Last Month | 4.80% |
| Change from Last Month | -4.17% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 4.50% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 2.22% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
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Related Indicators
| City Unemployment Rates |
| Texas Economy |
| Austin, TX Unemployment Rate | 3.50% |
| Dallas, TX Unemployment Rate | 4.20% |
| Texas GDP | 2.222T Chn 2017 USD |
| Texas GDP YoY | 3.95% |
| Texas Labor Force | 15.85M |
| Texas Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 46.80K |
| Texas Unemployment Rate | 4.30% |