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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Harlingen

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 14 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
+33% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Harlingen 31,816
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Harlingen · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 31,816 · 2025
First value 21,298 · 1990
Highest 31,830 · 2024
Lowest 21,298 · 1990
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearHarlingenChange Texas
2025 31,816 −0.0% 16M
2024 31,830 +1.6% 16M
2023 31,326 +1.8% 15M
2022 30,786 +0.5% 15M
2021 30,637 +4.1% 14M
2020 29,436 +1.6% 14M
2019 28,985 +0.3% 14M
2018 28,902 −0.1% 14M
2017 28,923 +0.4% 13M
2016 28,821 +20% 13M
2015 23,987 −2.7% 13M
2014 24,640 −0.8% 13M
2013 24,836 −0.5% 13M
2012 24,955 −0.6% 13M
2011 25,095 +2.3% 12M
2010 24,540 −6.2% 12M
2009 26,168 +2.6% 12M
2008 25,507 +1.7% 12M
2007 25,072 +0.2% 12M
2006 25,024 +2.6% 11M
2005 24,401 −3.1% 11M
2004 25,175 +0.1% 11M
2003 25,154 +2.7% 11M
2002 24,481 +5.1% 11M
2001 23,285 +2.6% 11M
2000 22,686 −14% 10M
1999 26,248 +0.7% 10M
1998 26,070 +0.7% 10M
1997 25,894 +2.1% 9.9M
1996 25,370 +1.3% 9.7M
1995 25,052 +0.3% 9.6M
1994 24,981 +4.3% 9.4M
1993 23,943 +3.8% 9.2M
1992 23,066 +4.0% 9M
1991 22,175 +4.1% 8.8M
1990 21,298 8.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
26 San Benito 9,256
25 Kerrville 10,214
24 Kingsville 11,181
23 Eagle Pass 12,703
22 Converse 13,301
21 Seguin 13,722
20 Cibolo 14,474
19 Del Rio 14,947
18 San Juan 15,561
17 Weslaco 16,669
16 Schertz 18,730
15 Kyle 24,618
14 Harlingen 29,436
13 DeSoto 29,811
12 Victoria 29,827
11 Pharr 34,337
10 Mission 36,004
9 San Marcos 37,617
8 Edinburg 44,654
7 New Braunfels 46,126
6 McAllen 65,522
5 Brownsville 78,621
4 Laredo 106K
3 Corpus Christi 147K
2 Austin 566K
1 San Antonio 682K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.