At a Glance
WDA: Jefferson, Orange and Hardin countiesPopulation: 396,282
UI Claimant Count: 5,985
Trending UI Claims
Top Five UI Claim Industries
1. Limited-service restaurants
2. Oil and gas pipeline construction
3. All other nonresidential trade contractors
4. Industrial building construction
5. Full-service restaurants
2. Oil and gas pipeline construction
3. All other nonresidential trade contractors
4. Industrial building construction
5. Full-service restaurants
Reporting period: 5/27/2020 to 6/27/2020
Last updated: 7/6/2020 Texas Workforce Commission.
Information provided by the Texas Workforce Commission is subject to change.
Last updated: 7/6/2020 Texas Workforce Commission.
Information provided by the Texas Workforce Commission is subject to change.
Unemployment Rates
| Area Texas Beaumont-Port Arthur Southeast Texas Hardin County Jefferson County Orange County Newton County Beaumont Port Arthur |
May 2020 12.7% 17.8% 17.8% 14.7% 18.8% 17.0% 16.3% 17.7% 23.7% |
Apr 2020 13.1% 18.1% 18.2% 15.7% 19.0% 17.5% 16.4% 17.7% 23.4% |
May 2019 3.1% 4.9% 4.8% 4.1% 5.1% 4.5% 5.3% 4.6% 7.5% |
*U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Texas Workforce Commission.
