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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
25 San Benito 9,059
24 Kingsville 11,268
23 Converse 12,460
22 Eagle Pass 12,573
21 Cibolo 12,816
20 Seguin 13,503
19 Del Rio 13,975
18 San Juan 14,705
17 Weslaco 15,074
16 Schertz 18,117
15 Kyle 20,009
14 Harlingen 28,923
13 DeSoto 30,163
12 Victoria 30,883
11 Pharr 32,826
10 Mission 34,276
9 San Marcos 35,688
8 New Braunfels 38,957
7 Edinburg 40,462
6 McAllen 62,817
5 Brownsville 76,083
4 Laredo 104K
3 Corpus Christi 150K
2 Austin 540K
1 San Antonio 667K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.