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Unemployment rate in Harris County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Harris County | Change | Texas | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | ±0.0 pp | 4.2% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.2 pp | 4.1% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | −2.1 pp | 3.9% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | −2.5 pp | 5.6% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +5.0 pp | 7.7% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | −0.6 pp | 3.5% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | −0.6 pp | 3.9% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | −0.3 pp | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +0.6 pp | 4.6% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | −0.3 pp | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | −1.1 pp | 5.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | −0.5 pp | 6.3% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | −1.5 pp | 6.7% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | −0.3 pp | 8.0% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +0.8 pp | 8.3% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +2.9 pp | 7.6% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | −0.8 pp | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | −0.7 pp | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | −0.5 pp | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | −0.6 pp | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.8 pp | 6.8% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +1.4 pp | 6.4% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp | 5.0% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | −0.5 pp | 4.4% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +0.4 pp | 4.7% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | −0.9 pp | 5.0% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | −0.3 pp | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | −0.5 pp | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | −0.8 pp | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | −0.7 pp | 6.6% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +0.2 pp | 7.2% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +1.6 pp | 7.7% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +0.7 pp | 6.9% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | 6.4% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Texas
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Anderson County | 4.1% | |
| 211 | Andrews County | 3.2% | |
| 60 | Angelina County | 4.5% | |
| 26 | Aransas County | 5.3% | |
| 180 | Archer County | 3.4% | |
| 228 | Armstrong County | 3.0% | |
| 87 | Atascosa County | 4.2% | |
| 118 | Austin County | 4.0% | |
| 119 | Bailey County | 4.0% | |
| 106 | Bandera County | 4.1% | |
| 172 | Bastrop County | 3.5% | |
| 229 | Baylor County | 3.0% | |
| 27 | Bee County | 5.3% | |
| 77 | Bell County | 4.3% | |
| 154 | Bexar County | 3.7% | |
| 196 | Blanco County | 3.3% | |
| 220 | Borden County | 3.1% | |
| 107 | Bosque County | 4.1% | |
| 53 | Bowie County | 4.6% | |
| 54 | Brazoria County | 4.6% | |
| 181 | Brazos County | 3.4% | |
| 230 | Brewster County | 3.0% | |
| 231 | Briscoe County | 3.0% | |
| 78 | Brooks County | 4.3% | |
| 120 | Brown County | 4.0% | |
| … | |||
| 246 | Hansford County | 2.8% | |
| 241 | Hardeman County | 2.9% | |
| 35 | Hardin County | 5.1% | |
| 91 | Harris County | 4.2% | |
| 69 | Harrison County | 4.4% | |
| 247 | Hartley County | 2.8% | |
| 224 | Haskell County | 3.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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