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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in DeSoto

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 13 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
+19% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
DeSoto 31,961
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance DeSoto · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 31,961 · 2025
First value 18,694 · 1990
Highest 31,961 · 2025
Lowest 18,694 · 1990
Average change +1.5% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearDeSotoChange Texas
2025 31,961 +1.6% 16M
2024 31,455 +0.6% 16M
2023 31,267 +0.9% 15M
2022 30,981 +1.6% 15M
2021 30,508 +2.3% 14M
2020 29,811 −0.7% 14M
2019 30,020 −0.3% 14M
2018 30,125 −0.1% 14M
2017 30,163 +1.6% 13M
2016 29,695 +10% 13M
2015 26,882 +0.4% 13M
2014 26,773 +0.9% 13M
2013 26,527 +0.7% 13M
2012 26,333 +0.1% 13M
2011 26,305 +1.7% 12M
2010 25,856 +3.1% 12M
2009 25,068 +0.3% 12M
2008 25,000 +1.7% 12M
2007 24,587 +0.4% 12M
2006 24,479 +0.0% 11M
2005 24,467 +16% 11M
2004 21,138 −0.6% 11M
2003 21,266 −1.8% 11M
2002 21,650 −1.6% 11M
2001 21,994 +0.1% 11M
2000 21,968 +3.6% 10M
1999 21,195 +1.3% 10M
1998 20,916 +1.4% 10M
1997 20,636 +2.8% 9.9M
1996 20,081 +1.5% 9.7M
1995 19,776 +1.7% 9.6M
1994 19,452 +2.2% 9.4M
1993 19,024 +0.6% 9.2M
1992 18,902 +0.9% 9M
1991 18,727 +0.2% 8.8M
1990 18,694 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.