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Victoria, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Victoria fell 0.2 percentage points in November 2023 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Victoria peaked in April 2020 at 13.8% and is now 9.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in October 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Victoria unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Texas 4.1% 0.0 +0.3
Victoria 4.0% -0.2 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Victoria, Texas, National

Victoria, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Victoria, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Victoria peaked in April 2020 at 5,930. There are now 4,097 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,758 in November 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 75.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Victoria 1,833 -52 +75

Number of Unemployed Persons

Victoria, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Victoria
Unemployment Rate
Victoria
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.1% 4.0% 1,833
October
2023
3.8% 4.1% 4.2% 1,885
September
2023
3.8% 4.1% 4.2% 1,904
August
2023
3.8% 4.1% 4.2% 1,917
July
2023
3.5% 4.1% 4.2% 1,898
June
2023
3.6% 4.1% 4.2% 1,885
May
2023
3.7% 4.1% 4.2% 1,908
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 4.2% 1,880
March
2023
3.5% 4.0% 4.1% 1,857
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 4.1% 1,813
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.9% 1,759

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.