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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Laredo

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 4 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
+11% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Laredo 117K
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Laredo · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 117,423 · 2025
First value 51,925 · 1990
Highest 117,423 · 2025
Lowest 51,925 · 1990
Average change +2.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearLaredoChange Texas
2025 117,423 +2.6% 16M
2024 114,436 +3.0% 16M
2023 111,062 +2.8% 15M
2022 108,008 +1.1% 15M
2021 106,882 +1.1% 14M
2020 105,739 −0.8% 14M
2019 106,601 +2.0% 14M
2018 104,529 +1.0% 14M
2017 103,500 +0.7% 13M
2016 102,779 −3.1% 13M
2015 106,080 +0.5% 13M
2014 105,584 +1.0% 13M
2013 104,548 +1.1% 13M
2012 103,407 +1.1% 13M
2011 102,275 +2.5% 12M
2010 99,804 +11% 12M
2009 90,072 +1.6% 12M
2008 88,667 +3.8% 12M
2007 85,413 +1.9% 12M
2006 83,845 +2.6% 11M
2005 81,746 +4.9% 11M
2004 77,948 +2.6% 11M
2003 75,990 +4.2% 11M
2002 72,907 +6.5% 11M
2001 68,439 +2.9% 11M
2000 66,505 −2.8% 10M
1999 68,392 +0.6% 10M
1998 67,957 +3.1% 10M
1997 65,916 +1.9% 9.9M
1996 64,716 −1.8% 9.7M
1995 65,930 +3.3% 9.6M
1994 63,818 +5.9% 9.4M
1993 60,287 +4.8% 9.2M
1992 57,519 +5.4% 9M
1991 54,591 +5.1% 8.8M
1990 51,925 8.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
2 Austin 535K
5 Brownsville 73,452
20 Cibolo 12,509
24 Converse 10,840
3 Corpus Christi 150K
13 DeSoto 26,882
18 Del Rio 14,434
21 Eagle Pass 12,396
7 Edinburg 37,363
14 Harlingen 23,987
23 Kingsville 11,656
15 Kyle 17,985
4 Laredo 106K
6 McAllen 62,175
10 Mission 32,549
8 New Braunfels 34,642
12 Pharr 28,634
1 San Antonio 677K
25 San Benito 8,873
19 San Juan 14,364
11 San Marcos 30,001
16 Schertz 17,426
22 Seguin 12,351
9 Victoria 32,712
17 Weslaco 14,606

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.