MIDLAND’S UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS 3.0%, LOWEST IN TEXAS

(July 18, 2025)

MIDLAND, TEXAS -- The Texas Workforce Commission reported this week that the unemployment rate inside the Midland metropolitan statistical area remained at 3.0% in June.

The new jobless number was again the lowest in the state, ahead of Amarillo and San Angelo, which both showed rates of 3.1%.

The Commission showed the Midland MSA rate was the same as May and lower than the 3.1% unemployment rate in June 2024.

The size of Midland’s civilian labor force also moved in June to 106,200, up from 105,600 in May and up from 103,500 in June 2024 (an increase of 2.6%).

The state average was 4.1% during the month of May, according to the Commission.

Lowest unemployment rates in Texas in June

Midland 3.0%

Amarillo 3.1%

San Angelo 3.1%

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 3.4%

Abilene 3.4%

College Station-Bryan 3.5%

Also

Odessa 3.6%

Lubbock 3.6%

Texas 4.1%

United States 4.4%

Unemployment rate in Midland

June 2025: 3.0%

May 2025: 3.0%

June 2024: 3.1%

Civilian Labor Force in Midland

June 2025: 106,200

June 2024: 103,500

Civilian Labor Force in June

Lubbock 187,000

Amarillo 140,200

Midland 106,200

Abilene 88,000

Odessa 88,100

San Angelo 63,300

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Source: Texas Workforce Commission