The chart below shows the unemployment rates for the city of Fort Worth, TX through December* 2009.  Since June 2009, the unemployment rate has been at 8% or higher.  We will post the latest rate when released from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Please note, the rates are not seasonally adjusted.  Click the “Show/Hide Table Data” button to see the exact figures.

[easychart type="line" height="175" width="350" title="Fort Worth Unemployment Rates" groupnames="Monthly %" valuenames="01/09, 02/09, 03/09, 04/09, 05/09, 06/09, 07/09, 08/09, 09/09, 10/09, 11/09, 12/09" group1values="7.2, 7.0, 7.0, 6.7, 7.2, 8.3, 8.3, 8.3, 8.3, 8.3, 8.0, 8.1" minaxis="5.0" imagealtattr="Fort Worth, TX Unemployment Rates"  imagetitleattr="Fort Worth, TX Unemployment Rates"]

Compare to the last five years of unemployment rates in Fort Worth:

[easychart type="line" height="200" width="350" title="Fort Worth Unemployment Rates 2005-2009" groupnames="2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009" valuenames="Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec" group1values="6.0, 5.9, 5.4, 5.3, 5.3, 5.6, 5.6, 5.4, 5.4, 5.0, 5.2, 4.9" group2values="5.2, 5.3, 5.1, 5.0, 5.0, 5.6, 5.6, 5.2, 4.9, 4.6, 4.6, 4.3" group3values="5.0, 4.8, 4.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.9, 5.0, 4.6, 4.6, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3" group4values="4.8, 4.6, 4.6, 4.2, 4.8, 5.4, 5.5, 5.5, 5.3, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0" group5values="7.2, 7.0, 7.0, 6.7, 7.2, 8.3, 8.3, 8.3, 8.3, 8.3, 8.0, 8.1" minaxis="3.0" imagealtattr="Fort Worth, TX Unemployment Rates 2005-2009"  imagetitleattr="Fort Worth, TX Unemployment Rates 2005-2009"]

*December rate is preliminary.  Source of data: US Bureau of Labor Statistics