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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

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

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.