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.




Bar chart showing annual unemployment rates by county.
  1. Lack of a visible bar can occur when the rate is so small the result is a bar less than one pixel in height.
  2. For data by month, but over a shorter period of time, see Howard County Monthly Unemployment Rates.
Annual Unemployment Rates for Howard County and Texas
Calendar YearHoward County Annual RateHoward County Change from Prior YearTexas Annual RateTexas Change from Prior Year
20015.0%N/A5.0%N/A
20026.3%26.0%6.3%26.0%
20036.4%1.6%6.7%6.3%
20045.8%-9.4%6.0%-10.4%
20055.4%-6.9%5.5%-8.3%
20064.9%-9.3%5.0%-9.1%
20074.1%-16.3%4.4%-12.0%
20084.6%12.2%4.9%11.4%
20097.3%58.7%7.5%53.1%
20107.2%-1.4%8.2%9.3%
20116.7%-6.9%8.0%-2.4%
20125.6%-16.4%6.7%-16.3%
20135.4%-3.6%6.3%-6.0%
20144.4%-18.5%5.2%-17.5%
20154.6%4.5%4.5%-13.5%
20165.5%19.6%4.6%2.2%
20174.3%-21.8%4.3%-6.5%
20183.3%-23.3%3.9%-9.3%
20193.1%-6.1%3.5%-10.3%
20208.1%161.3%7.7%120.0%
20216.4%-21.0%5.6%-27.3%
20225.1%-20.3%3.9%-30.4%
20234.3%-15.7%3.9%0.0%