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With the U.S. having gained 256,000 jobs in December, WalletHub today released updated rankings for its report on Changes in Unemployment Rate by State, along with expert commentary.
In order to take stock of how unemployment rates are changing throughout the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on six key metrics that compare unemployment rate statistics from the latest month for which data is available (December 2024) to key dates in 2024, 2023, 2020 and 2019.
Unemployment Change in Texas:
- Overall rank for Texas: 34th
- 0.34% Change in Unemployment (December 2024 vs November 2024)
- 653,691 unemployed people in December 2024 vs 651,472 in November 2024;
- 21st best change in the U.S.
- 11.21% Change in Unemployment (December 2024 vs December 2023)
- 653,691 unemployed people in December 2024 vs 587,784 in December 2023;
- 24th worst change in the U.S.
- -33.11% Change in Unemployment (December 2024 vs December 2020)
- 653,691 unemployed people in December 2024 vs 977,315 in December 2020;
- 24th best change in the U.S.
- 33.82% Change in Unemployment (December 2024 vs December 2019)
- 653,691 unemployed people in December 2024 vs 488,476 in December 2019;
- 11th worst change in the U.S.
- 8.67% Change in Not Seasonally Adjusted Continued Claims (December 2024 vs November 2024)
- 143,760 continued claims in December 2024 vs 156,229 in November 2024;
- 21st best change in the U.S.
- 4.2% Unemployment Rate (December 2024)
- 19th highest unemployment rate in the U.S.