Starr (County), Texas Unemployment Rate
Updated on March 24, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate for Starr (County), Texas for Jan 2026 was 9.8% (nsa). It increased by 0.6 compared to Dec 2025.

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) from Feb 2003 to Jan 2026.

You can see similar information for other Texas counties and also for Texas.

Starr (County), Texas Unemployment Rate
Table of Starr (County), Texas Unemployment Rate
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Month Unemployment Rate (%)
Feb 2003 21.8
Mar 2003 21.2
Apr 2003 19.6
May 2003 15.9
Jun 2003 13.7
Jul 2003 14.4
Aug 2003 14.1
Sep 2003 12.8
Oct 2003 11.9
Nov 2003 12.4
Dec 2003 15.5
Jan 2004 17.8
Feb 2004 18.6
Mar 2004 18.1
Apr 2004 17.4
May 2004 14.1
Jun 2004 12.5
Jul 2004 13.2
Aug 2004 13.1
Sep 2004 11.7
Oct 2004 11.2
Nov 2004 11.5
Dec 2004 14.5
Jan 2005 17
Feb 2005 18.2
Mar 2005 16.6
Apr 2005 16.3
May 2005 13.5
Jun 2005 12.1
Jul 2005 12.1
Aug 2005 11.5
Sep 2005 10.4
Oct 2005 10.3
Nov 2005 10.2
Dec 2005 12.7
Jan 2006 13.8
Feb 2006 14.7
Mar 2006 14.7
Apr 2006 13.4
May 2006 12.3
Jun 2006 11
Jul 2006 11.4
Aug 2006 11.3
Sep 2006 9.8
Oct 2006 9.1
Nov 2006 9
Dec 2006 11.1
Jan 2007 12.4
Feb 2007 14
Mar 2007 13.8
Apr 2007 11.6
May 2007 10.7
Jun 2007 9.4
Jul 2007 10.5
Aug 2007 10.9
Sep 2007 8.6
Oct 2007 8.5
Nov 2007 8.2
Dec 2007 10.1
Jan 2008 12.1
Feb 2008 12.8
Mar 2008 12.4
Apr 2008 12
May 2008 9.8
Jun 2008 9.7
Jul 2008 11.3
Aug 2008 11.6
Sep 2008 10.9
Oct 2008 10.4
Nov 2008 10.3
Dec 2008 11.6
Jan 2009 13.9
Feb 2009 15.2
Mar 2009 15.5
Apr 2009 15.1
May 2009 13.3
Jun 2009 15
Jul 2009 17
Aug 2009 17.9
Sep 2009 17.2
Oct 2009 17.1
Nov 2009 17.2
Dec 2009 17.9
Jan 2010 19.4
Feb 2010 20
Mar 2010 19.7
Apr 2010 19.1
May 2010 16.7
Jun 2010 16.6
Jul 2010 17.3
Aug 2010 16.9
Sep 2010 16.7
Oct 2010 16
Nov 2010 16
Dec 2010 16.9
Jan 2011 17.8
Feb 2011 19
Mar 2011 18.9
Apr 2011 17.9
May 2011 16.3
Jun 2011 16.4
Jul 2011 17.7
Aug 2011 17.3
Sep 2011 16.6
Oct 2011 15.1
Nov 2011 14.8
Dec 2011 15
Jan 2012 15.7
Feb 2012 16.3
Mar 2012 16
Apr 2012 14.7
May 2012 13.7
Jun 2012 14
Jul 2012 15.3
Aug 2012 15.2
Sep 2012 14
Oct 2012 12.8
Nov 2012 13
Dec 2012 13.2
Jan 2013 15
Feb 2013 16.7
Mar 2013 16.3
Apr 2013 15.4
May 2013 14.4
Jun 2013 15.1
Jul 2013 15.5
Aug 2013 15.1
Sep 2013 14.7
Oct 2013 14.1
Nov 2013 14.1
Dec 2013 14.8
Jan 2014 15.1
Feb 2014 16.1
Mar 2014 15.9
Apr 2014 15
May 2014 13.9
Jun 2014 13.1
Jul 2014 14.1
Aug 2014 14.1
Sep 2014 13.6
Oct 2014 12.1
Nov 2014 11.6
Dec 2014 12.9
Jan 2015 12.9
Feb 2015 14.7
Mar 2015 14.3
Apr 2015 14
May 2015 13
Jun 2015 12.9
Jul 2015 14
Aug 2015 14.1
Sep 2015 13.5
Oct 2015 12.7
Nov 2015 12.6
Dec 2015 13.4
Jan 2016 13.4
Feb 2016 13.8
Mar 2016 13.6
Apr 2016 13.9
May 2016 12.9
Jun 2016 11.9
Jul 2016 13.6
Aug 2016 13.8
Sep 2016 13.3
Oct 2016 13.1
Nov 2016 11.7
Dec 2016 12.5
Jan 2017 13.6
Feb 2017 15.6
Mar 2017 14.9
Apr 2017 13.4
May 2017 12.5
Jun 2017 10.8
Jul 2017 11.8
Aug 2017 11.1
Sep 2017 10.8
Oct 2017 9.6
Nov 2017 8.5
Dec 2017 9.5
Jan 2018 10.3
Feb 2018 12.3
Mar 2018 11.6
Apr 2018 10.6
May 2018 10.4
Jun 2018 9.4
Jul 2018 11.2
Aug 2018 10.6
Sep 2018 9.2
Oct 2018 8.7
Nov 2018 7.9
Dec 2018 8.1
Jan 2019 9.3
Feb 2019 10.6
Mar 2019 9.8
Apr 2019 8.6
May 2019 7.7
Jun 2019 7.7
Jul 2019 9.9
Aug 2019 10.7
Sep 2019 9.7
Oct 2019 9.6
Nov 2019 9.2
Dec 2019 10.6
Jan 2020 12
Feb 2020 13.3
Mar 2020 12.2
Apr 2020 17.7
May 2020 20.6
Jun 2020 20.6
Jul 2020 20.2
Aug 2020 19.2
Sep 2020 16.6
Oct 2020 16.6
Nov 2020 14.9
Dec 2020 16.1
Jan 2021 17.3
Feb 2021 18.3
Mar 2021 18.1
Apr 2021 16.6
May 2021 16.7
Jun 2021 15.9
Jul 2021 17.8
Aug 2021 16.1
Sep 2021 14.4
Oct 2021 13
Nov 2021 11.8
Dec 2021 11.7
Jan 2022 12
Feb 2022 14.3
Mar 2022 12.9
Apr 2022 11.3
May 2022 10.4
Jun 2022 9.8
Jul 2022 11.1
Aug 2022 10.6
Sep 2022 10.3
Oct 2022 9.4
Nov 2022 8.6
Dec 2022 9.3
Jan 2023 10.5
Feb 2023 11.5
Mar 2023 10.8
Apr 2023 10.5
May 2023 8.5
Jun 2023 8.6
Jul 2023 9.4
Aug 2023 8.9
Sep 2023 8.8
Oct 2023 8
Nov 2023 7.7
Dec 2023 8.2
Jan 2024 9.6
Feb 2024 10.8
Mar 2024 9.7
Apr 2024 9.2
May 2024 8.6
Jun 2024 8.6
Jul 2024 10.4
Aug 2024 10.3
Sep 2024 9.6
Oct 2024 9.1
Nov 2024 8.5
Dec 2024 9.3
Jan 2025 10.1
Feb 2025 10.5
Mar 2025 10.2
Apr 2025 9.8
May 2025 9
Jun 2025 8.9
Jul 2025 9.7
Aug 2025 10
Sep 2025 10.4
Oct 2025 10.2
Nov 2025
Dec 2025 9.2
Jan 2026 9.8