UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 2.6% IN APRIL

(May 19, 2025)

MIDLAND, TEXAS -- The Texas Workforce Commission reported this week that the unemployment rate inside the Midland metropolitan statistical area dropped to 2.6% in April.

The new jobless number is again the lowest in the state, ahead of Amarillo and San Angelo, which both showed rates of 2.7%.

The Commission showed the Midland MSA rate was lower than the 2.9% rate in March and higher than the 2.5% posted in April 2024.

The size of Midland’s civilian labor force also grew in April to 106,400, up from 105,300 in March and 2.8% higher than April 2024 (103,500).

The state average was 3.7% during the month of April, according to the Commission.

Lowest unemployment rates in Texas in April

Midland 2.6%

Amarillo 2.7%

San Angelo 2.7%

College Station-Bryan 2.9%

Abilene 3.0%

Lubbock 3.0%

Also

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 3.1%

Odessa 3.1%

Texas 3.7%

United States 3.9%

Unemployment rate in Midland

April 2025: 2.6%

March 2025: 2.9%

April 2024: 2.5%

Civilian Labor Force in Midland

April 2025: 106,400

April 2024: 103,500

Civilian Labor Force in April

Lubbock 188,600

Amarillo 141,400

Midland: 106,400

Abilene 88,500

Odessa 88,500

San Angelo 63,800

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Source: Texas Workforce Commission