Fort Stockton unemployment figures have dropped over 2.2 percentage points during the past year. Pecos County experienced a 2 point drop during the same time period. The following graph was obtained through the Texas Workforce Commission. These are significant drops during the year and are lower than the state’s unemployment rate of 5.7%.

Unemployment Rate

2004 - Fort Stockton
Jan 6.8
Feb 6.0
Mar 6.0
Apr 6.0
May 6.1
Jun 6.8
Jul 6.1
Aug 5.3
Sep 4.9
Oct 5.0
Nov 4.6

2004 - Pecos County
Jan 6.0
Feb 5.3
Mar 5.3
Apr 5.3
May 5.4
Jun 6.1
Jul 5.4
Aug 4.7
Sep 4.4
Oct 4.5
Nov 4.0