How far apart the counties of the Houston metro are on unemployment
the Houston metro · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
1.9Spread in County Unemployment Rate Across the Market, in Points (July 2026) — Liberty County against Austin County
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County
Unemployment rate
1
Liberty County
6.4%
2
Waller County
6.1%
3
San Jacinto County
5.8%
4
Chambers County
5.5%
5
Brazoria County
5.4%
6
Harris County
5.2%
7
Galveston County
5.1%
8
Fort Bend County
5.0%
9
Montgomery County
4.8%
10
Austin County
4.5%
Read this carefully: The gap in percentage points between this market's highest- and lowest-unemployment counties, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics for a single month. Each county's rate is its own.
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2026 (county, seasonally unadjusted)
Measure
Unemployment rate, ranked highest first across Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller, TX
(10 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
Liberty County against Austin County, the highest and lowest of the 10 units compared. Every unit is named individually in the table below and each figure is that unit's own; none of them is a figure for the market as a whole. The median across the 10 is 5.4%.
Universe
The counties this market is made of, contrasted against each other. Each figure is that county's own and none of them is a figure for the market as a whole.
Vintage
2026
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