Galveston County Annual Unemployment Rates
Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties
The information contained in this report was obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission's
Labor Force Statistics for Texas Counties 2000-Present.
However, the changes since the prior year are from calculations by the County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties.
For more information, contact the CIP at (512) 478-8753.
| Annual Unemployment Rates for Galveston County and Texas |
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| Calendar Year | Galveston County Annual Rate | Galveston County Change from Prior Year | Texas Annual Rate | Texas Change from Prior Year |
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| 2001 | 5.2% | N/A | 5.0% | N/A |
| 2002 | 6.5% | 25.0% | 6.3% | 26.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | 10.8% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -5.6% | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -14.7% | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -10.3% | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -11.5% | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | 23.9% | 4.9% | 11.4% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | 43.9% | 7.5% | 53.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | 12.2% | 8.2% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -1.1% | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -16.5% | 6.7% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -9.2% | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -17.4% | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -12.3% | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -11.3% | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -12.8% | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | 114.6% | 7.7% | 120.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -25.0% | 5.6% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -33.3% | 3.9% | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -2.3% | 3.9% | 0.0% |