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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 San Antonio 676K
2 Austin 553K
3 Corpus Christi 150K
4 Laredo 105K
5 Brownsville 75,854
6 McAllen 63,624
7 Edinburg 41,936
8 New Braunfels 41,919
9 San Marcos 36,319
10 Mission 34,643
11 Pharr 33,159
12 Victoria 30,869
13 DeSoto 30,125
14 Harlingen 28,902
15 Kyle 22,166
16 Schertz 18,598
17 Weslaco 15,592
18 Del Rio 15,446
19 San Juan 14,871
20 Seguin 13,807
21 Cibolo 13,381
22 Converse 12,812
23 Eagle Pass 12,359
24 Kingsville 11,199
25 San Benito 8,997

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.