Download LAUS data in Excel TWC Labor Market Information 6 Metro Area Highlights • Over the month, seven MAs had a decrease in unemployment rates, nine increased, and nine experienced no change. • Over the year, two MAs saw a decrease in their unemployment rates, while 20 experienced an increase and three had no change. Rank Area Rate Rank Area Rate 1 Midland 2.8 14 Texarkana 4.3 2 Amarillo 3.4 14 Wichita Falls 4.3 3 College Station-Bryan 3.6 0 Texas 4.4 4 Austin-Round Rock 3.7 0 United States 4.4 4 Lubbock 3.7 17 Victoria 4.5 6 Abilene 3.8 18 El Paso 4.7 6 San Angelo 3.8 18 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 4.7 8 Odessa 3.9 20 Corpus Christi 4.8 9 San Antonio-New Braunfels 4.0 21 Longview 4.9 10 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 4.1 22 Killeen-Temple 5.0 10 Tyler 4.1 23 Brownsville-Harlingen 5.6 10 Waco 4.1 24 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 6.4 13 Sherman-Denison 4.2 25 Beaumont-Port Arthur 6.5 14 Laredo 4.3 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 0.2 percent in Loving County to a high of 9.6 percent in Starr County. • 22 counties had an unemployment rate of 3.0 percent or less. • Hardeman County experienced the largest unemployment rate decrease of 1.7 percentage points over the year. • In August 2024, 149 counties experienced an increase in their unemployment rates over the month, while 57 counties experienced a decrease and 48 experienced no change. • Over the year, the civilian labor force increased in 213 counties, while 41 counties in the state experienced a decline. LOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Substate Areas (Not Seasonally Adjusted) DEALERS’ CHOICE 42
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