2010 Unemployment
Summary Information
| Range in Texas (Min-Max): | 2%-12% |
| Overall in Texas: | 5% |
| Target Value: | 4% (90th percentile) |
Ranking Methodology
| Summary Measure: | Health Factors - Social & Economic Factors (Employment) |
| Weight in Health Factors: | 10% |
| Years of Data Used: | 2008 |
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Unemployment is measured as the percent of the civilian labor force, age 16 and older, that is unemployed but seeking work.
Data on unemployment is obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). The County Health Rankings uses the 2008 annual estimate for unemployment.
Unemployment may lead to physical health responses ranging from self-reported physical illness to mortality, especially suicide. It has also been shown to lead to an increase in unhealthy behaviors related to alcohol and tobacco consumption, diet, exercise, and other health-related behaviors, which in turn can lead to increased risk for disease or mortality. Because employee-sponsored health insurance is the most common source of health insurance coverage, unemployment can also limit access to health care.
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| % unemployed | Percent of population age 16+ unemployed and looking for work |
| Error Margin | 95% confidence interval, calculated as ± 1.96*sqrt(x*(1-(x/n))), where x = unemployed population and n = total workforce |
| Z-Score | (Measure - Average of TX counties)/(Standard Deviation) |
| Place | % unemployed | Error Margin | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 6% | 5-6 | 0.69 |
| Andrews | 3% | 3-4 | -1.01 |
| Angelina | 5% | 5-5 | 0.10 |
| Aransas | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Archer | 4% | 3-4 | -0.71 |
| Armstrong | 4% | 3-5 | NR |
| Atascosa | 5% | 4-5 | -0.05 |
| Austin | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Bailey | 4% | 4-5 | -0.42 |
| Bandera | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Bastrop | 5% | 5-5 | 0.10 |
| Baylor | 4% | 3-5 | -0.71 |
| Bee | 6% | 6-7 | 1.13 |
| Bell | 5% | 5-5 | 0.10 |
| Bexar | 5% | 5-5 | -0.05 |
| Blanco | 4% | 3-4 | -0.71 |
| Borden | 3% | 2-5 | NR |
| Bosque | 5% | 4-5 | -0.05 |
| Bowie | 5% | 5-5 | 0.25 |
| Brazoria | 5% | 5-5 | 0.32 |
| Brazos | 4% | 4-4 | -0.64 |
| Brewster | 4% | 3-4 | -0.79 |
| Briscoe | 4% | 3-6 | NR |
| Brooks | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| Brown | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Burleson | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Burnet | 4% | 4-4 | -0.56 |
| Caldwell | 5% | 5-6 | 0.32 |
| Calhoun | 5% | 4-5 | 0.10 |
| Callahan | 4% | 3-4 | -0.79 |
| Cameron | 7% | 7-7 | 1.50 |
| Camp | 5% | 4-6 | 0.17 |
| Carson | 3% | 3-4 | -1.01 |
| Cass | 6% | 6-7 | 1.06 |
| Castro | 4% | 3-4 | -0.79 |
| Chambers | 6% | 5-6 | 0.76 |
| Cherokee | 6% | 6-6 | 0.91 |
| Childress | 5% | 4-6 | 0.25 |
| Clay | 4% | 4-5 | -0.56 |
| Cochran | 5% | 4-6 | 0.03 |
| Coke | 8% | 6-9 | NR |
| Coleman | 4% | 4-5 | -0.56 |
| Collin | 5% | 5-5 | -0.12 |
| Collingsworth | 4% | 3-5 | -0.64 |
| Colorado | 4% | 4-4 | -0.56 |
| Comal | 4% | 4-4 | -0.49 |
| Comanche | 4% | 3-4 | -0.64 |
| Concho | 5% | 4-7 | NR |
| Cooke | 4% | 3-4 | -0.93 |
| Coryell | 6% | 6-7 | 0.98 |
| Cottle | 4% | 3-5 | NR |
| Crane | 4% | 3-5 | -0.49 |
| Crockett | 3% | 2-4 | -1.37 |
| Crosby | 5% | 4-6 | 0.10 |
| Culberson | 3% | 2-4 | -1.30 |
| Dallam | 3% | 3-4 | -1.30 |
| Dallas | 5% | 5-5 | 0.47 |
| Dawson | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| Deaf Smith | 4% | 3-4 | -0.71 |
| Delta | 5% | 4-6 | 0.39 |
| Denton | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| DeWitt | 4% | 4-5 | -0.42 |
| Dickens | 4% | 3-6 | NR |
| Dimmit | 7% | 6-7 | 1.42 |
| Donley | 4% | 3-5 | -0.42 |
| Duval | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| Eastland | 5% | 4-5 | -0.12 |
| Ector | 3% | 3-4 | -1.01 |
| Edwards | 4% | 3-5 | NR |
| El Paso | 6% | 6-6 | 1.13 |
| Ellis | 5% | 5-5 | 0.25 |
| Erath | 4% | 4-4 | -0.71 |
| Falls | 6% | 5-6 | 0.76 |
| Fannin | 6% | 6-6 | 0.84 |
| Fayette | 4% | 3-4 | -0.93 |
| Fisher | 4% | 3-5 | -0.64 |
| Floyd | 5% | 4-5 | -0.05 |
| Foard | 4% | 3-6 | NR |
| Fort Bend | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Franklin | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Freestone | 4% | 4-5 | -0.49 |
| Frio | 6% | 5-6 | 0.54 |
| Gaines | 4% | 3-4 | -0.64 |
| Galveston | 6% | 6-6 | 0.76 |
| Garza | 4% | 3-5 | -0.71 |
| Gillespie | 3% | 3-3 | -1.23 |
| Glasscock | 4% | 2-5 | NR |
| Goliad | 4% | 3-5 | -0.71 |
| Gonzales | 4% | 4-4 | -0.56 |
| Gray | 4% | 3-4 | -0.93 |
| Grayson | 5% | 5-6 | 0.39 |
| Gregg | 4% | 4-4 | -0.56 |
| Grimes | 5% | 5-6 | 0.32 |
| Guadalupe | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Hale | 5% | 4-5 | -0.12 |
| Hall | 6% | 4-7 | 0.61 |
| Hamilton | 4% | 3-4 | -0.86 |
| Hansford | 3% | 3-4 | -1.15 |
| Hardeman | 4% | 3-4 | -0.86 |
| Hardin | 6% | 5-6 | 0.54 |
| Harris | 5% | 5-5 | 0.03 |
| Harrison | 5% | 4-5 | -0.05 |
| Hartley | 3% | 3-4 | -1.08 |
| Haskell | 3% | 3-4 | -1.08 |
| Hays | 4% | 4-4 | -0.34 |
| Hemphill | 2% | 2-3 | NR |
| Henderson | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| Hidalgo | 7% | 7-7 | 1.87 |
| Hill | 5% | 5-5 | 0.25 |
| Hockley | 4% | 3-4 | -0.71 |
| Hood | 4% | 4-5 | -0.42 |
| Hopkins | 4% | 4-5 | -0.42 |
| Houston | 7% | 6-7 | 1.35 |
| Howard | 5% | 4-5 | -0.12 |
| Hudspeth | 4% | 3-5 | -0.49 |
| Hunt | 5% | 5-6 | 0.39 |
| Hutchinson | 4% | 4-5 | -0.42 |
| Irion | 4% | 2-5 | NR |
| Jack | 3% | 3-4 | -1.08 |
| Jackson | 4% | 4-5 | -0.49 |
| Jasper | 7% | 6-7 | 1.28 |
| Jeff Davis | 4% | 3-5 | NR |
| Jefferson | 7% | 7-7 | 1.50 |
| Jim Hogg | 4% | 3-5 | -0.64 |
| Jim Wells | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Johnson | 5% | 5-5 | -0.05 |
| Jones | 5% | 5-6 | 0.17 |
| Karnes | 6% | 5-7 | 0.98 |
| Kaufman | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| Kendall | 4% | 4-4 | -0.71 |
| Kenedy | 3% | 1-5 | NR |
| Kent | 5% | 3-7 | NR |
| Kerr | 4% | 4-4 | -0.56 |
| Kimble | 4% | 3-5 | -0.71 |
| King | 4% | 2-7 | NR |
| Kinney | 5% | 4-7 | 0.47 |
| Kleberg | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Knox | 4% | 3-5 | -0.64 |
| La Salle | 6% | 5-6 | 0.61 |
| Lamar | 6% | 5-6 | 0.54 |
| Lamb | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Lampasas | 4% | 4-4 | -0.49 |
| Lavaca | 4% | 3-4 | -0.93 |
| Lee | 4% | 4-4 | -0.56 |
| Leon | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Liberty | 6% | 6-6 | 0.91 |
| Limestone | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Lipscomb | 3% | 2-4 | NR |
| Live Oak | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Llano | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Loving | 9% | 0-18 | NR |
| Lubbock | 4% | 4-4 | -0.71 |
| Lynn | 5% | 4-5 | -0.05 |
| Madison | 5% | 5-6 | 0.39 |
| Marion | 5% | 5-6 | 0.25 |
| Martin | 3% | 3-4 | -1.01 |
| Mason | 3% | 2-4 | NR |
| Matagorda | 7% | 7-7 | 1.65 |
| Maverick | 11% | 11-12 | 4.59 |
| McCulloch | 4% | 4-5 | -0.49 |
| McLennan | 5% | 5-5 | -0.12 |
| McMullen | 6% | 3-8 | NR |
| Medina | 5% | 5-5 | 0.25 |
| Menard | 4% | 3-6 | NR |
| Midland | 3% | 3-3 | -1.37 |
| Milam | 6% | 5-6 | 0.54 |
| Mills | 4% | 3-5 | -0.56 |
| Mitchell | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| Montague | 4% | 3-4 | -0.79 |
| Montgomery | 4% | 4-4 | -0.34 |
| Moore | 3% | 3-4 | -1.23 |
| Morris | 6% | 6-7 | 1.06 |
| Motley | 4% | 3-6 | NR |
| Nacogdoches | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Navarro | 6% | 5-6 | 0.61 |
| Newton | 7% | 7-8 | 1.87 |
| Nolan | 4% | 4-4 | -0.64 |
| Nueces | 5% | 5-5 | -0.12 |
| Ochiltree | 3% | 2-3 | -1.52 |
| Oldham | 4% | 3-5 | NR |
| Orange | 7% | 6-7 | 1.35 |
| Palo Pinto | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Panola | 4% | 4-4 | -0.64 |
| Parker | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Parmer | 3% | 3-4 | -1.01 |
| Pecos | 5% | 4-5 | 0.03 |
| Polk | 6% | 6-7 | 1.20 |
| Potter | 4% | 4-4 | -0.49 |
| Presidio | 11% | 10-12 | 3.00 |
| Rains | 5% | 5-6 | 0.32 |
| Randall | 3% | 3-3 | -1.23 |
| Reagan | 2% | 2-3 | NR |
| Real | 4% | 3-5 | -0.64 |
| Red River | 7% | 6-7 | 1.35 |
| Reeves | 6% | 5-7 | 0.91 |
| Refugio | 4% | 3-5 | -0.64 |
| Roberts | 2% | 1-4 | NR |
| Robertson | 5% | 4-5 | 0.10 |
| Rockwall | 5% | 4-5 | -0.12 |
| Runnels | 5% | 4-5 | 0.03 |
| Rusk | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Sabine | 9% | 8-10 | 3.00 |
| San Augustine | 6% | 6-7 | 1.20 |
| San Jacinto | 6% | 5-6 | 0.76 |
| San Patricio | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| San Saba | 6% | 5-6 | 0.54 |
| Schleicher | 4% | 3-5 | NR |
| Scurry | 4% | 4-5 | -0.49 |
| Shackelford | 3% | 2-3 | NR |
| Shelby | 5% | 5-5 | 0.10 |
| Sherman | 4% | 3-5 | NR |
| Smith | 5% | 5-5 | 0.17 |
| Somervell | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Starr | 12% | 11-12 | 5.26 |
| Stephens | 4% | 3-4 | -0.79 |
| Sterling | 3% | 2-4 | NR |
| Stonewall | 3% | 2-5 | NR |
| Sutton | 2% | 2-3 | -2.04 |
| Swisher | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Tarrant | 5% | 5-5 | 0.10 |
| Taylor | 4% | 4-4 | -0.71 |
| Terrell | 6% | 3-8 | NR |
| Terry | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Throckmorton | 3% | 2-5 | NR |
| Titus | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Tom Green | 4% | 4-4 | -0.49 |
| Travis | 4% | 4-4 | -0.42 |
| Trinity | 6% | 5-6 | 0.61 |
| Tyler | 6% | 6-7 | 0.98 |
| Upshur | 4% | 4-5 | -0.34 |
| Upton | 3% | 2-4 | NR |
| Uvalde | 6% | 5-6 | 0.84 |
| Val Verde | 6% | 6-6 | 0.91 |
| Van Zandt | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Victoria | 4% | 4-4 | -0.64 |
| Walker | 5% | 5-6 | 0.39 |
| Waller | 5% | 5-5 | 0.17 |
| Ward | 4% | 3-4 | -0.64 |
| Washington | 4% | 4-4 | -0.49 |
| Webb | 5% | 5-6 | 0.47 |
| Wharton | 5% | 4-5 | -0.20 |
| Wheeler | 3% | 2-3 | -1.67 |
| Wichita | 5% | 5-5 | 0.17 |
| Wilbarger | 4% | 3-4 | -0.79 |
| Willacy | 9% | 8-10 | 3.12 |
| Williamson | 5% | 5-5 | -0.12 |
| Wilson | 5% | 4-5 | -0.05 |
| Winkler | 4% | 3-5 | -0.64 |
| Wise | 4% | 4-5 | -0.27 |
| Wood | 5% | 5-5 | 0.25 |
| Yoakum | 3% | 3-4 | -1.23 |
| Young | 4% | 3-4 | -0.86 |
| Zapata | 6% | 5-6 | 0.61 |
| Zavala | 11% | 10-12 | 3.00 |
NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
