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Basic Info

Texas Unemployment Rate is at 4.30%, compared to 4.30% last month and 4.10% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 5.84%.

The Texas Unemployment rate measures the percentage of total employees in Texas that are part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates for a large state like Texas give a good idea on the health of the economy. The Texas Unemployment rate most notably increased to 9.6% in 1986 due to a large number of commercial bank failures in the state.

Stats

Last Value 4.30%
Latest Period Feb 2026
Last Updated Apr 22 2026, 10:32 EDT
Next Release May 6 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 5.84%
Average Growth Rate 0.95%
Value from Last Month 4.30%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.10%
Change from 1 Year Ago 4.88%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
February 28, 2026 4.30%
January 31, 2026 4.30%
December 31, 2025 4.30%
November 30, 2025 4.30%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 4.30%
August 31, 2025 4.20%
July 31, 2025 4.20%
June 30, 2025 4.10%
May 31, 2025 4.10%
April 30, 2025 4.10%
March 31, 2025 4.10%
February 28, 2025 4.10%
January 31, 2025 4.10%
December 31, 2024 4.10%
November 30, 2024 4.20%
October 31, 2024 4.20%
September 30, 2024 4.20%
August 31, 2024 4.20%
July 31, 2024 4.20%
June 30, 2024 4.10%
May 31, 2024 4.10%
April 30, 2024 4.10%
March 31, 2024 4.00%
February 29, 2024 4.00%
Date Value
January 31, 2024 4.00%
December 31, 2023 3.90%
November 30, 2023 4.00%
October 31, 2023 4.00%
September 30, 2023 4.00%
August 31, 2023 4.00%
July 31, 2023 4.00%
June 30, 2023 4.00%
May 31, 2023 4.00%
April 30, 2023 4.00%
March 31, 2023 4.10%
February 28, 2023 4.10%
January 31, 2023 4.10%
December 31, 2022 4.10%
November 30, 2022 4.00%
October 31, 2022 4.00%
September 30, 2022 3.90%
August 31, 2022 3.80%
July 31, 2022 3.80%
June 30, 2022 3.80%
May 31, 2022 3.80%
April 30, 2022 3.80%
March 31, 2022 3.90%
February 28, 2022 4.10%
January 31, 2022 4.30%

Basic Info

Texas Unemployment Rate is at 4.30%, compared to 4.30% last month and 4.10% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 5.84%.

The Texas Unemployment rate measures the percentage of total employees in Texas that are part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates for a large state like Texas give a good idea on the health of the economy. The Texas Unemployment rate most notably increased to 9.6% in 1986 due to a large number of commercial bank failures in the state.

Stats

Last Value 4.30%
Latest Period Feb 2026
Last Updated Apr 22 2026, 10:32 EDT
Next Release May 6 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 5.84%
Average Growth Rate 0.95%
Value from Last Month 4.30%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.10%
Change from 1 Year Ago 4.88%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Download Source File