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 Harris County and Texas | ||||
| Calendar Year | Harris County Annual Rate | Harris County Change from Prior Year | Texas Annual Rate | Texas Change from Prior Year |
| 2001 | 4.7% | N/A | 5.0% | N/A |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 29.8% | 6.3% | 26.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | 11.5% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -8.8% | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -6.5% | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -12.1% | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -15.7% | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | 9.3% | 4.9% | 11.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | 59.6% | 7.5% | 53.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | 10.7% | 8.2% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -2.4% | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -18.5% | 6.7% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -7.6% | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -16.4% | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -7.8% | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | 12.8% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -3.8% | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -13.7% | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -11.4% | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | 130.8% | 7.7% | 120.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -28.9% | 5.6% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -32.8% | 3.9% | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |