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Unemployment rate in Del Rio

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 8 of 26 · Towns of San Antonio Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Del Rio · Texas · United States · World
−0.8 pp since 2015
Del Rio Texas United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Del Rio
5.2%
Texas
4.2%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Del Rio · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 5.2% · 2025
First value 13.7% · 1990
Highest 15.2% · 1992
Lowest 3.6% · 2019
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearDel RioChange TexasUnited StatesWorld
2025 5.2% −0.1 pp 4.2% — 4.8%
2024 5.3% −0.5 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2023 5.8% +0.9 pp 4.0% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 4.9% −1.7 pp 3.9% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 6.6% −2.6 pp 5.6% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 9.2% +5.6 pp 7.7% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.6% −0.6 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.2% −1.5 pp 3.9% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.7% −1.1 pp 4.4% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 6.8% +0.8 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.0% +0.2 pp 4.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.8% −1.6 pp 5.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.4% −0.2 pp 6.3% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.6% −1.8 pp 6.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.4% +0.1 pp 8.0% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 9.3% +0.6 pp 8.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.7% +3.1 pp 7.6% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 5.6% +0.3 pp 4.9% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.3% −0.5 pp 4.4% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 5.8% −0.6 pp 5.0% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 6.4% −0.7 pp 5.5% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 7.1% −0.8 pp 6.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 7.9% +0.8 pp 6.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 7.1% +0.9 pp 6.4% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 6.2% −0.1 pp 5.0% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 6.3% −2.6 pp 4.4% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 8.9% −1.2 pp 4.7% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 10.1% −1.9 pp 5.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 12.0% −0.6 pp 5.4% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 12.6% +1.0 pp 5.8% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 11.6% −1.0 pp 6.1% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 12.6% −0.6 pp 6.6% — 5.8%
1993 13.2% −2.0 pp 7.2% — 5.5%
1992 15.2% +0.9 pp 7.7% — 5.3%
1991 14.3% +0.6 pp 6.9% — 5.1%
1990 13.7% 6.4% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
26 Kyle 2.9%
25 New Braunfels 3.3%
24 San Marcos 3.5%
23 Kerrville 3.5%
22 Austin 3.5%
21 Schertz 3.7%
20 Cibolo 3.7%
19 San Antonio 3.8%
18 Converse 3.8%
17 Seguin 3.9%
16 Victoria 4.1%
15 Laredo 4.2%
14 Corpus Christi 4.2%
13 Kingsville 4.3%
12 McAllen 4.5%
11 Harlingen 4.7%
10 Edinburg 4.9%
9 DeSoto 5.3%
8 Del Rio 5.3%
7 Brownsville 5.4%
6 Mission 5.6%
5 San Benito 5.7%
4 Pharr 6.0%
3 Weslaco 6.7%
2 San Juan 6.7%
1 Eagle Pass 8.4%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.