Download LAUS data in Excel TWC Labor Market Information Metro Area Highlights • Over the month, one MA experienced a decrease in unemployment rate, while 24 experienced an increase. • Over the year, 13 MAs saw a decrease in their unemployment rates, while five experienced an increase and seven experienced no change. Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA had the largest change, falling 0.5 percentage points. Rank Area Rate Rank Area Rate 1 Midland 2.9 14 Texarkana 4.4 2 Amarillo 3.4 0 Texas 4.4 3 College Station-Bryan 3.5 14 Wichita Falls 4.4 4 Austin-Round Rock 3.7 16 Victoria 4.5 4 Lubbock 3.7 17 Corpus Christi 4.6 6 Odessa 3.8 17 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 4.6 7 Abilene 3.9 19 El Paso 4.8 7 San Angelo 3.9 19 Laredo 4.8 9 San Antonio-New Braunfels 4.1 21 Killeen-Temple 4.9 9 Sherman-Denison 4.1 21 Longview 4.9 9 Waco 4.1 23 Brownsville-Harlingen 5.8 12 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 4.2 24 Beaumont-Port Arthur 5.9 12 Tyler 4.2 25 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 6.2 0 United States 4.2 Texas Metro Areas Ranked by Unemployment Rate County Unemployment Rates 3.9% and below 4.0% to 4.9% 5.0% to 5.9% 6.0% to 6.9% 7.0% and above County Highlights • Unemployment rates varied considerably across counties, ranging from a low of 0.3 percent in Loving County to a high of 10.1 percent in Starr County. • 19 counties had an unemployment rate of 3.0 percent or less. • Kenedy County experienced the largest unemployment rate decrease of 1.9 percentage points over the year. • In February 2024, 227 counties experienced an increase in their unemployment rates over the month, while 16 counties experienced a decrease and 11 experienced no change. • Over the year, the civilian labor force increased in 183 counties, while 69 counties in the state experienced a decline and two experienced no change. LOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Substate Areas (Not Seasonally Adjusted) DEALERS’ CHOICE 38
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