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.
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| Annual Unemployment Rates for Hartley County and Texas | ||||
| Calendar Year | Hartley County Annual Rate | Hartley County Change from Prior Year | Texas Annual Rate | Texas Change from Prior Year |
| 2001 | 3.2% | N/A | 5.0% | N/A |
| 2002 | 3.7% | 15.6% | 6.3% | 26.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | 10.8% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -7.3% | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | 5.3% | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -17.5% | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 11.4% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | 21.2% | 7.5% | 53.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | 5.0% | 8.2% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -2.4% | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -19.5% | 6.7% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -3.0% | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -18.8% | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -19.2% | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -4.8% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -10.0% | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -5.6% | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | 17.6% | 7.7% | 120.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | 10.0% | 5.6% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.1% | 3.9% | -30.4% |