Jim Wells County, TX Unemployment Rate Report

Jim Wells County, TX Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Jim Wells County, Texas has ranged from 3.5% in April 2007 to 18.4% in May 2020. The current unemployment rate for Jim Wells County is 6.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Jim Wells County, TX Unemployment Rate by Month

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Jim Wells County, TX Current Unemployment - 6.7%

Jim Wells County, TX Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2022	8.4%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	8.2%	4.7%	3.8%
3 / 2022	6.9%	3.9%	3.6%
4 / 2022	6.4%	3.7%	3.6%
5 / 2022	6.5%	3.8%	3.6%
6 / 2022	7.4%	4.4%	3.6%
7 / 2022	7.3%	4.3%	3.5%
8 / 2022	6.7%	4.2%	3.7%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2021	13.4%	7.3%	6.3%
2 / 2021	13.4%	7.5%	6.2%
3 / 2021	12.9%	7.2%	6.0%
4 / 2021	12.1%	6.4%	6.1%
5 / 2021	11.2%	5.9%	5.8%
6 / 2021	12.4%	6.6%	5.9%
7 / 2021	11.4%	5.8%	5.4%
8 / 2021	9.9%	5.5%	5.2%
9 / 2021	9.1%	5.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	8.9%	4.8%	4.6%
11 / 2021	8.5%	4.5%	4.2%
12 / 2021	8.2%	4.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2020	5.6%	3.8%	3.6%
2 / 2020	5.0%	3.6%	3.5%
3 / 2020	8.0%	5.1%	4.4%
4 / 2020	16.7%	13.0%	14.7%
5 / 2020	18.4%	12.7%	13.3%
6 / 2020	13.9%	8.7%	11.1%
7 / 2020	14.0%	8.3%	10.2%
8 / 2020	12.2%	7.0%	8.4%
9 / 2020	14.5%	8.2%	7.9%
10 / 2020	12.3%	6.7%	6.9%
11 / 2020	14.5%	6.9%	6.7%
12 / 2020	12.6%	6.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2019	5.1%	4.1%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.8%	3.7%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.7%	3.5%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.9%	3.0%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.1%	3.1%	3.6%
6 / 2019	5.0%	3.7%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.1%	3.8%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.9%	3.7%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.4%	3.4%	3.5%
10 / 2019	4.7%	3.3%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.0%	3.4%	3.5%
12 / 2019	5.1%	3.3%	3.5%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2018	6.4%	4.2%	4.1%
2 / 2018	6.2%	4.1%	4.1%
3 / 2018	5.8%	4.0%	4.0%
4 / 2018	5.3%	3.7%	3.9%
5 / 2018	5.1%	3.6%	3.8%
6 / 2018	5.9%	4.2%	4.0%
7 / 2018	5.7%	4.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.3%	3.9%	3.8%
9 / 2018	4.9%	3.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	4.6%	3.5%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.7%	3.5%	3.7%
12 / 2018	4.7%	3.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2017	10.1%	5.0%	4.7%
2 / 2017	9.3%	4.8%	4.7%
3 / 2017	8.4%	4.5%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.9%	4.1%	4.4%
5 / 2017	7.2%	4.1%	4.4%
6 / 2017	7.5%	4.5%	4.3%
7 / 2017	7.5%	4.5%	4.3%
8 / 2017	7.6%	4.5%	4.4%
9 / 2017	6.6%	4.1%	4.2%
10 / 2017	6.1%	3.8%	4.1%
11 / 2017	6.3%	3.9%	4.2%
12 / 2017	6.1%	3.8%	4.1%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2016	9.2%	4.4%	4.9%
2 / 2016	9.3%	4.4%	4.9%
3 / 2016	10.5%	4.5%	5.0%
4 / 2016	10.7%	4.2%	5.0%
5 / 2016	10.7%	4.3%	4.8%
6 / 2016	11.9%	4.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	12.0%	5.1%	4.8%
8 / 2016	11.6%	5.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	11.1%	4.9%	5.0%
10 / 2016	10.1%	4.6%	4.9%
11 / 2016	9.7%	4.5%	4.7%
12 / 2016	9.6%	4.5%	4.7%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2015	5.0%	4.7%	5.7%
2 / 2015	5.5%	4.4%	5.5%
3 / 2015	6.1%	4.3%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.0%	4.0%	5.4%
5 / 2015	7.8%	4.4%	5.6%
6 / 2015	8.7%	4.7%	5.3%
7 / 2015	9.1%	4.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	9.3%	4.6%	5.1%
9 / 2015	9.1%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2015	9.1%	4.4%	5.0%
11 / 2015	9.3%	4.4%	5.1%
12 / 2015	9.0%	4.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2014	5.7%	5.7%	6.6%
2 / 2014	5.8%	5.7%	6.7%
3 / 2014	5.5%	5.4%	6.7%
4 / 2014	4.9%	4.8%	6.2%
5 / 2014	5.3%	5.0%	6.3%
6 / 2014	5.8%	5.5%	6.1%
7 / 2014	5.8%	5.6%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.4%	5.3%	6.1%
9 / 2014	4.9%	4.9%	5.9%
10 / 2014	4.7%	4.6%	5.7%
11 / 2014	4.6%	4.5%	5.8%
12 / 2014	4.2%	4.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2013	6.4%	6.9%	8.0%
2 / 2013	6.1%	6.5%	7.7%
3 / 2013	5.9%	6.2%	7.5%
4 / 2013	5.6%	6.0%	7.6%
5 / 2013	6.0%	6.2%	7.5%
6 / 2013	6.8%	6.8%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.7%	6.6%	7.3%
8 / 2013	6.4%	6.3%	7.2%
9 / 2013	6.1%	6.1%	7.2%
10 / 2013	5.9%	6.0%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.7%	5.7%	6.9%
12 / 2013	5.4%	5.4%	6.7%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2012	6.7%	7.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	6.5%	7.1%	8.3%
3 / 2012	6.1%	6.8%	8.2%
4 / 2012	5.7%	6.4%	8.2%
5 / 2012	6.0%	6.7%	8.2%
6 / 2012	6.8%	7.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	6.8%	7.3%	8.2%
8 / 2012	6.4%	6.9%	8.1%
9 / 2012	5.8%	6.4%	7.8%
10 / 2012	5.8%	6.3%	7.8%
11 / 2012	5.7%	6.1%	7.7%
12 / 2012	5.8%	6.2%	7.9%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2011	8.7%	8.3%	9.1%
2 / 2011	8.5%	8.0%	9.0%
3 / 2011	8.2%	7.7%	9.0%
4 / 2011	7.8%	7.4%	9.1%
5 / 2011	7.9%	7.6%	9.0%
6 / 2011	8.8%	8.4%	9.1%
7 / 2011	8.5%	8.3%	9.0%
8 / 2011	8.2%	8.0%	9.0%
9 / 2011	7.7%	7.9%	9.0%
10 / 2011	7.3%	7.5%	8.8%
11 / 2011	6.7%	7.1%	8.6%
12 / 2011	6.6%	6.9%	8.5%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2010	11.6%	8.6%	9.8%
2 / 2010	11.1%	8.4%	9.8%
3 / 2010	10.6%	8.3%	9.9%
4 / 2010	10.0%	7.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	9.9%	7.9%	9.6%
6 / 2010	10.5%	8.4%	9.4%
7 / 2010	10.4%	8.4%	9.4%
8 / 2010	10.1%	8.2%	9.5%
9 / 2010	9.4%	8.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	8.8%	7.8%	9.4%
11 / 2010	9.0%	8.1%	9.8%
12 / 2010	8.5%	7.8%	9.3%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2009	5.5%	6.4%	7.8%
2 / 2009	6.2%	6.5%	8.3%
3 / 2009	6.9%	6.5%	8.7%
4 / 2009	7.4%	6.1%	9.0%
5 / 2009	9.4%	7.3%	9.4%
6 / 2009	10.9%	8.5%	9.5%
7 / 2009	11.2%	8.6%	9.5%
8 / 2009	11.1%	8.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	10.6%	8.3%	9.8%
10 / 2009	10.2%	8.1%	10.0%
11 / 2009	9.7%	8.0%	9.9%
12 / 2009	9.5%	8.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2008	4.0%	4.6%	5.0%
2 / 2008	3.7%	4.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	3.7%	4.2%	5.1%
4 / 2008	3.5%	3.9%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.0%	4.4%	5.4%
6 / 2008	4.7%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	4.6%	5.2%	5.8%
8 / 2008	4.7%	5.2%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.5%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2008	4.1%	5.1%	6.5%
11 / 2008	4.1%	5.2%	6.8%
12 / 2008	4.3%	5.5%	7.3%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2007	4.4%	4.7%	4.6%
2 / 2007	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%
3 / 2007	3.7%	4.1%	4.4%
4 / 2007	3.5%	4.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	3.6%	4.0%	4.4%
6 / 2007	4.3%	4.6%	4.6%
7 / 2007	4.4%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	4.0%	4.3%	4.6%
9 / 2007	3.9%	4.3%	4.7%
10 / 2007	3.7%	4.0%	4.7%
11 / 2007	3.7%	4.1%	4.7%
12 / 2007	3.8%	4.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2006	4.9%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	4.9%	5.3%	4.8%
3 / 2006	4.7%	5.0%	4.7%
4 / 2006	4.6%	4.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	4.7%	4.9%	4.6%
6 / 2006	5.3%	5.4%	4.6%
7 / 2006	5.1%	5.4%	4.7%
8 / 2006	4.8%	5.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	4.5%	4.7%	4.5%
10 / 2006	4.0%	4.3%	4.4%
11 / 2006	4.2%	4.4%	4.5%
12 / 2006	3.9%	4.1%	4.4%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2005	6.2%	5.9%	5.3%
2 / 2005	6.1%	5.9%	5.4%
3 / 2005	5.7%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 2005	5.4%	5.2%	5.2%
5 / 2005	5.4%	5.2%	5.1%
6 / 2005	6.1%	5.7%	5.0%
7 / 2005	5.9%	5.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	5.6%	5.4%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.0%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2005	4.8%	5.0%	5.0%
11 / 2005	5.0%	5.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	4.9%	5.0%	4.9%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2004	6.9%	6.6%	5.7%
2 / 2004	6.4%	6.2%	5.6%
3 / 2004	6.4%	6.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	6.1%	5.7%	5.6%
5 / 2004	6.2%	5.7%	5.6%
6 / 2004	6.9%	6.4%	5.6%
7 / 2004	6.7%	6.2%	5.5%
8 / 2004	6.3%	5.8%	5.4%
9 / 2004	6.1%	5.7%	5.4%
10 / 2004	6.1%	5.6%	5.5%
11 / 2004	6.1%	5.7%	5.4%
12 / 2004	5.9%	5.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2003	7.5%	7.0%	5.8%
2 / 2003	7.0%	6.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	6.9%	6.6%	5.9%
4 / 2003	6.6%	6.5%	6.0%
5 / 2003	6.9%	6.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	7.9%	7.6%	6.3%
7 / 2003	7.6%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	7.1%	6.9%	6.1%
9 / 2003	6.9%	6.7%	6.1%
10 / 2003	6.6%	6.3%	6.0%
11 / 2003	6.4%	6.3%	5.8%
12 / 2003	6.1%	5.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2002	6.9%	6.4%	5.7%
2 / 2002	6.9%	6.1%	5.7%
3 / 2002	7.0%	6.2%	5.7%
4 / 2002	7.1%	6.2%	5.9%
5 / 2002	6.8%	6.1%	5.8%
6 / 2002	8.0%	6.9%	5.8%
7 / 2002	7.7%	6.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	7.3%	6.5%	5.7%
9 / 2002	7.0%	6.3%	5.7%
10 / 2002	6.9%	6.1%	5.7%
11 / 2002	7.2%	6.4%	5.9%
12 / 2002	6.8%	6.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2001	5.5%	4.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	5.0%	4.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	5.1%	4.3%	4.3%
4 / 2001	5.1%	4.3%	4.4%
5 / 2001	4.9%	4.4%	4.3%
6 / 2001	6.0%	5.3%	4.5%
7 / 2001	5.7%	5.2%	4.6%
8 / 2001	5.7%	5.4%	4.9%
9 / 2001	5.5%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2001	5.6%	5.4%	5.3%
11 / 2001	6.0%	5.7%	5.5%
12 / 2001	6.2%	5.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 2000	7.0%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2000	6.8%	4.7%	4.1%
3 / 2000	6.5%	4.6%	4.0%
4 / 2000	5.9%	4.0%	3.8%
5 / 2000	5.9%	4.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	6.5%	4.7%	4.0%
7 / 2000	6.3%	4.5%	4.0%
8 / 2000	6.1%	4.4%	4.1%
9 / 2000	5.5%	4.2%	3.9%
10 / 2000	5.0%	3.9%	3.9%
11 / 2000	5.0%	3.9%	3.9%
12 / 2000	4.4%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1999	11.0%	4.9%	4.3%
2 / 1999	11.4%	4.8%	4.4%
3 / 1999	11.0%	4.4%	4.2%
4 / 1999	11.5%	4.4%	4.3%
5 / 1999	11.2%	4.5%	4.2%
6 / 1999	13.1%	5.2%	4.3%
7 / 1999	12.5%	5.1%	4.3%
8 / 1999	11.9%	4.7%	4.2%
9 / 1999	11.4%	4.8%	4.2%
10 / 1999	10.2%	4.5%	4.1%
11 / 1999	9.4%	4.5%	4.1%
12 / 1999	8.4%	4.2%	4.0%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1998	6.8%	5.2%	4.6%
2 / 1998	6.2%	4.9%	4.6%
3 / 1998	6.5%	5.0%	4.7%
4 / 1998	6.2%	4.4%	4.3%
5 / 1998	7.1%	4.6%	4.4%
6 / 1998	9.1%	5.5%	4.5%
7 / 1998	9.9%	5.3%	4.5%
8 / 1998	10.3%	5.1%	4.5%
9 / 1998	11.2%	5.1%	4.6%
10 / 1998	10.7%	4.7%	4.5%
11 / 1998	10.1%	4.5%	4.4%
12 / 1998	9.8%	4.3%	4.4%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1997	9.7%	6.0%	5.3%
2 / 1997	9.2%	5.9%	5.2%
3 / 1997	8.8%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 1997	8.1%	5.1%	5.1%
5 / 1997	8.0%	5.1%	4.9%
6 / 1997	9.2%	5.9%	5.0%
7 / 1997	8.3%	5.6%	4.9%
8 / 1997	7.1%	5.3%	4.8%
9 / 1997	6.6%	5.2%	4.9%
10 / 1997	6.4%	4.8%	4.7%
11 / 1997	6.2%	4.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	6.1%	4.5%	4.7%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1996	11.0%	6.6%	5.6%
2 / 1996	10.1%	6.1%	5.5%
3 / 1996	9.8%	5.9%	5.5%
4 / 1996	9.3%	5.6%	5.6%
5 / 1996	8.9%	5.6%	5.6%
6 / 1996	9.8%	6.0%	5.3%
7 / 1996	10.0%	6.0%	5.5%
8 / 1996	9.0%	5.4%	5.1%
9 / 1996	8.9%	5.4%	5.2%
10 / 1996	9.1%	5.2%	5.2%
11 / 1996	9.3%	5.5%	5.4%
12 / 1996	8.6%	5.2%	5.4%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1995	10.8%	6.4%	5.6%
2 / 1995	10.1%	5.9%	5.4%
3 / 1995	10.0%	5.7%	5.4%
4 / 1995	10.6%	5.9%	5.8%
5 / 1995	9.7%	5.8%	5.6%
6 / 1995	11.1%	6.5%	5.6%
7 / 1995	11.3%	6.5%	5.7%
8 / 1995	11.1%	6.3%	5.7%
9 / 1995	10.1%	6.2%	5.6%
10 / 1995	10.0%	5.9%	5.5%
11 / 1995	10.1%	6.0%	5.6%
12 / 1995	9.7%	5.7%	5.6%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1994	9.9%	7.5%	6.6%
2 / 1994	9.8%	7.3%	6.6%
3 / 1994	9.7%	6.9%	6.5%
4 / 1994	9.3%	6.5%	6.4%
5 / 1994	9.5%	6.3%	6.1%
6 / 1994	10.4%	7.0%	6.1%
7 / 1994	10.1%	6.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	10.1%	6.5%	6.0%
9 / 1994	9.4%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 1994	9.1%	5.8%	5.8%
11 / 1994	9.5%	5.7%	5.6%
12 / 1994	9.6%	5.4%	5.5%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1993	11.2%	8.1%	7.3%
2 / 1993	11.1%	7.8%	7.1%
3 / 1993	10.7%	7.3%	7.0%
4 / 1993	9.9%	6.9%	7.1%
5 / 1993	9.7%	6.9%	7.1%
6 / 1993	10.9%	7.7%	7.0%
7 / 1993	10.2%	7.4%	6.9%
8 / 1993	8.9%	7.0%	6.8%
9 / 1993	8.8%	6.9%	6.7%
10 / 1993	8.8%	6.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	8.8%	6.7%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.9%	6.4%	6.5%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1992	13.4%	8.1%	7.3%
2 / 1992	14.4%	8.1%	7.4%
3 / 1992	13.3%	7.6%	7.4%
4 / 1992	13.4%	7.2%	7.4%
5 / 1992	13.7%	7.5%	7.6%
6 / 1992	15.7%	8.4%	7.8%
7 / 1992	13.3%	7.9%	7.7%
8 / 1992	12.2%	7.6%	7.6%
9 / 1992	12.3%	7.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	10.8%	7.1%	7.3%
11 / 1992	11.3%	7.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	10.7%	7.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1991	8.6%	6.9%	6.4%
2 / 1991	8.3%	7.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	8.4%	6.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	8.1%	6.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	9.2%	6.8%	6.9%
6 / 1991	9.5%	7.3%	6.9%
7 / 1991	9.7%	7.0%	6.8%
8 / 1991	12.3%	6.8%	6.9%
9 / 1991	11.3%	6.8%	6.9%
10 / 1991	11.3%	6.8%	7.0%
11 / 1991	11.7%	7.0%	7.0%
12 / 1991	10.6%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Jim Wells County, TX%	Texas%	National %
1 / 1990	7.8%	6.6%	5.4%
2 / 1990	8.0%	6.6%	5.3%
3 / 1990	7.5%	6.2%	5.2%
4 / 1990	7.4%	6.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	7.1%	6.2%	5.4%
6 / 1990	7.2%	6.5%	5.2%
7 / 1990	7.3%	6.5%	5.5%
8 / 1990	6.9%	6.3%	5.7%
9 / 1990	7.6%	6.4%	5.9%
10 / 1990	6.7%	5.9%	5.9%
11 / 1990	7.7%	6.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	7.7%	6.3%	6.3%