MIDLAND AGAIN POSTS LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN TEXAS

(June 20, 2025)

MIDLAND, TEXAS -- The Texas Workforce Commission reported this week that the unemployment rate inside the Midland metropolitan statistical area moved to 3.0% in May.

The new jobless number was again the lowest in the state, ahead of Amarillo and San Angelo, which both showed rates of 3.1%.

The Commission showed the Midland MSA rate was higher than the 2.6% rate in April and higher than the 2.7% posted in May 2024.

The size of Midland’s civilian labor force also moved in May to 105,800, down from 106,400 in April and up from 103,200 in May 2024 (an increase of 2.5%).

The state average was 4.0% during the month of May, according to the Commission.

Lowest unemployment rates in Texas in May

Midland 3.0%

Amarillo 3.1%

San Angelo 3.1%

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 3.3%

College Station-Bryan 3.4%

Abilene 3.4%

Lubbock 3.4%

Also

Odessa 3.5%

Texas 4.0%

United States 4.0%

Unemployment rate in Midland

May 2025: 3.0%

April 2025: 2.6%

May 2024: 2.7%

Civilian Labor Force in Midland

May 2025: 105,800

May 2024: 103,200

Civilian Labor Force in May

Lubbock 187,200

Amarillo 140,600

Midland: 105,800

Abilene 88,100

Odessa 88,100

San Angelo 63,400

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Source: Texas Workforce Commission