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Labour force in Austin

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 2 of 26 · Towns of San Antonio Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+24% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Austin 662K
Texas 16M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Austin · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 661,792 · 2025
First value 271,877 · 1990
Highest 661,792 · 2025
Lowest 271,877 · 1990
Average change +2.6% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearAustinChange Texas
2025 661,792 +2.3% 16M
2024 647,097 +1.4% 16M
2023 638,314 +3.6% 15M
2022 616,034 +4.6% 15M
2021 589,078 +4.0% 14M
2020 566,203 +0.3% 14M
2019 564,425 +2.1% 14M
2018 552,812 +2.4% 14M
2017 540,101 +2.2% 13M
2016 528,575 −1.1% 13M
2015 534,692 +1.7% 13M
2014 525,799 +2.9% 13M
2013 511,181 +3.0% 13M
2012 496,318 +2.9% 13M
2011 482,292 +2.5% 12M
2010 470,514 +10% 12M
2009 426,374 +2.8% 12M
2008 414,867 +1.1% 12M
2007 410,192 +1.7% 12M
2006 403,207 +1.5% 11M
2005 397,256 −2.0% 11M
2004 405,240 +1.1% 11M
2003 400,962 −0.1% 11M
2002 401,494 −0.6% 11M
2001 404,016 +0.5% 11M
2000 402,068 +6.7% 10M
1999 376,646 +3.2% 10M
1998 364,815 +3.3% 10M
1997 353,261 +1.9% 9.9M
1996 346,584 +2.5% 9.7M
1995 338,164 +4.3% 9.6M
1994 324,332 +5.4% 9.4M
1993 307,738 +4.9% 9.2M
1992 293,387 +5.3% 9M
1991 278,567 +2.5% 8.8M
1990 271,877 8.6M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
26 San Benito 9,713
25 Kerrville 11,307
24 Kingsville 11,734
23 Eagle Pass 13,130
22 Del Rio 15,302
21 Converse 15,631
20 San Juan 17,160
19 Cibolo 17,778
18 Seguin 19,160
17 Weslaco 19,439
16 Schertz 21,002
15 Victoria 30,280
14 Harlingen 31,816
13 DeSoto 31,961
12 Pharr 37,162
11 Kyle 39,405
10 Mission 39,422
9 San Marcos 46,362
8 Edinburg 52,190
7 New Braunfels 62,104
6 McAllen 73,610
5 Brownsville 87,536
4 Laredo 117K
3 Corpus Christi 155K
2 Austin 662K
1 San Antonio 758K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.