Skip to content
#5 of 5 metro counties by unemployment rate, August 2026

Caldwell County

Caldwell County's unemployment rate was 4.1% in August 2026, 0.2 percentage points above the Austin metro rate of 3.9% for the same month, across a civilian labor force of 26K. Figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED.

Population

Population is not published in the data this page was built from.

Reference period not carried in this data feed — U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, via FRED (series Census county population series).

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force: 26,377 (August 2026)

As of — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series). Not seasonally adjusted.

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 4.1% (August 2026)

As of — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series). Not seasonally adjusted.

Unemployment rate
4.1%
+0.2 pp vs the Austin metro, August 2026
August 2026 · BLS LAUS
Civilian labor force
26K
+0.6% year over year
August 2026 · BLS LAUS
Active TDLR projects
134
16 registered in the last 6 months
Non-closed filings on record
Declared project value
$3.65B
Average $27.3M
Cost declared on the filing, not market value

Employment trend

Every published observation we hold for this county

Caldwell County unemployment rate

County unemployment rate ran 4.0% in August 2025 and 4.1% in August 2026 — up 0.1 percentage points across 12 observations. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series).

The vertical axis starts at 3.1%, not zero, so the variation is visible. Read the axis labels before reading the slope.

Show the 12 observations behind this chart
County unemployment rate, August 2025 to August 2026. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series).
PeriodPercent of labor force
August 20254.0%
September 20253.9%
November 20253.7%
December 20253.3%
January 20263.9%
February 20263.9%
March 20263.5%
April 20263.5%
May 20263.8%
June 20264.5%
July 20264.4%
August 20264.1%
August 2025August 2026

As of — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series). Not seasonally adjusted.

Caldwell County civilian labor force

County civilian labor force ran 26,229 in August 2025 and 26,377 in August 2026 — up 0.6% across 12 observations. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series).

Show the 12 observations behind this chart
County civilian labor force, August 2025 to August 2026. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series).
PeriodCount
August 202526,229
September 202526,359
November 202526,418
December 202526,338
January 202626,186
February 202626,301
March 202626,118
April 202626,203
May 202626,299
June 202626,470
July 202626,502
August 202626,377
August 2025August 2026

As of — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series). Not seasonally adjusted.

Caldwell sits above the metro rate

At 4.1% in August 2026, Caldwell County is 0.2 percentage points above the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown metro rate of 3.9% for the same month. Caldwell accounts for 1.7% of the metro's civilian labor force.

As of — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series). Not seasonally adjusted.

Construction pipeline

Non-closed TDLR project filings in Caldwell County

134
Total projects
90
New construction
44
Renovations
16
Registered in 6 months

Counts and values come from Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project filings held in our database. “Value” is the cost declared on the filing, not an appraisal or a market figure, and this feed does not publish an as-of date, so we do not state one.

Search all Caldwell County projects at TDLR

Recent projects

The 5 most recently registered TDLR filings we hold for this county.

Austin 311 requests at Caldwell County addresses

These are service requests filed with City of Austin 311 at addresses this dataset places in Caldwell County — not Caldwell County’s own service record. Most of Caldwell County is served by other cities' own systems, so this is a partial view: only the part of the county inside Austin's service area appears at all. The requests below come from 1 ZIP code in the county.

1
Requests on record, all time (Dec 2019 – Dec 2019)
0
Filed in the last 12 months
0
Still open or in progress

    Source: City of Austin Open Data Portal, dataset xwdj-i9he, synced daily. Requests opened Dec 2019 – Dec 2019. A 311 request records that somebody reported something, not that the condition was verified or fixed — and request volume reflects how much an area calls the city as much as what is happening in it.

    All Austin 311 requests, by type and ZIP

    Caldwell County on the map

    Caldwell County highlighted among the five metro counties.

    Caldwell County covers approximately 547 square miles, the 5th largest by area of the five metro counties. Calculated from the county's published boundary polygon — an approximation for this map, not a surveyed figure. Boundaries: Texas StratMap county polygons, via the Texas Open Data Portal, simplified for display.

    Against the Austin metro

    Metro unemployment rate
    3.9%
    Metro labor force
    1.6M
    Caldwell's share of it
    1.7%

    The metro labor-force figure reaches this page without an observation date, so we cannot show that it describes the same month as the county figure and do not claim it does.

    As of — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series AUST448URN). Not seasonally adjusted.

    Cities in this sample

    From the 10 most recent filings above — a sample, not a county total.

    • Lockhart5$20.3M
    • Luling3$2.1M
    • Maxwell1$885K
    • Dale1$562K

    The other metro counties

    Unemployment rate, August 2026 · BLS LAUS via FRED

    Explore more Central Texas data

    Sources and vintages

    • Unemployment & labor force: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (series LAUS county series). Newest observation on this page: August 2026.
    • Construction projects: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project filings. This feed carries no as-of date, so none is shown.
    • Population: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, via FRED (series Census county population series). No estimate published.
    • County boundary map: Texas StratMap county polygons, via the Texas Open Data Portal (dataset m3yf-ffwm), simplified for display. Area figures are calculated from that polygon, not an official survey measurement.
    • This page does not claim its own “last updated” date. Federal labor statistics are published weeks after the month they describe, so the date that matters is the reference month above, not when the page was rebuilt.

    Caldwell County economy: frequently asked questions

    What is the unemployment rate in Caldwell County?

    Caldwell County's unemployment rate was 4.1% in August 2026, the most recent month in the data we hold for the county. That is 0.2 percentage points above the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown metro rate of 3.9%, which describes the same month — we compare the two reference months before comparing the rates, and say nothing if they differ. Both figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics programme, retrieved through FRED, and neither is seasonally adjusted.

    What is the population of Caldwell County?

    A population figure for Caldwell County is not in the data this page was built from.

    How large is Caldwell County by area?

    Caldwell County covers approximately 547 square miles, the 5th largest by area of the five counties in the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown metro. That figure is calculated from the county's published boundary polygon (Texas StratMap county polygons, via the Texas Open Data Portal), which makes it an approximation rather than a surveyed measurement.

    How current is Caldwell County unemployment data?

    The newest observation on this page is August 2026. County unemployment comes from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics programme, which publishes each month several weeks after the month itself ends — so the most recent figure available is always some weeks behind today's date. We show the reference month rather than the date this page was rebuilt, because the reference month is the one that describes the county.

    How large is the Caldwell County labor force?

    Caldwell County's civilian labor force was 26,377 in August 2026, which is 1.7% of the Austin metro's labor force. The labor force counts everyone employed plus everyone actively looking for work. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED.

    Where does Caldwell County economic data come from?

    Unemployment and labor-force figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics programme, retrieved through the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis's FRED service. Population estimates come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program, also via FRED. Construction activity comes from Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project filings, where the value shown is the cost declared on the filing rather than an appraisal. The county boundary map uses Texas StratMap county polygons from the Texas Open Data Portal. Every figure on this page names the month or period it refers to; where a period is not published, we say so instead of guessing.