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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Pharr

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 12 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
+30% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Pharr 37,162
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Pharr · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 37,162 · 2025
First value 13,493 · 1990
Highest 37,162 · 2025
Lowest 13,487 · 1991
Average change +2.9% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPharrChange Texas
2025 37,162 +2.5% 16M
2024 36,256 +1.5% 16M
2023 35,703 +1.4% 15M
2022 35,219 +1.0% 15M
2021 34,862 +1.5% 14M
2020 34,337 +2.9% 14M
2019 33,360 +0.6% 14M
2018 33,159 +1.0% 14M
2017 32,826 +2.6% 13M
2016 31,989 +12% 13M
2015 28,634 −0.0% 13M
2014 28,636 +0.9% 13M
2013 28,385 +0.8% 13M
2012 28,153 +0.2% 13M
2011 28,086 +1.9% 12M
2010 27,566 +7.1% 12M
2009 25,745 +3.7% 12M
2008 24,822 +4.3% 12M
2007 23,799 +5.2% 12M
2006 22,626 +2.6% 11M
2005 22,061 +8.5% 11M
2004 20,324 +3.9% 11M
2003 19,552 +6.5% 11M
2002 18,367 +5.1% 11M
2001 17,471 +3.6% 11M
2000 16,870 +7.9% 10M
1999 15,632 −0.6% 10M
1998 15,733 +1.5% 10M
1997 15,494 +1.4% 9.9M
1996 15,281 +0.6% 9.7M
1995 15,183 +2.6% 9.6M
1994 14,795 +3.8% 9.4M
1993 14,251 +1.7% 9.2M
1992 14,012 +3.9% 9M
1991 13,487 −0.0% 8.8M
1990 13,493 8.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 San Antonio 667K
2 Austin 526K
3 Corpus Christi 152K
4 Laredo 106K
5 Brownsville 75,026
6 McAllen 62,412
7 Edinburg 37,320
8 Victoria 33,146
9 New Braunfels 32,909
10 Mission 32,779
11 San Marcos 29,277
12 Pharr 28,636
13 DeSoto 26,773
14 Harlingen 24,640
15 Schertz 17,092
16 Kyle 16,610
17 San Juan 14,442
18 Weslaco 14,326
19 Del Rio 14,278
20 Kingsville 12,393
21 Eagle Pass 12,306
22 Seguin 12,087
23 Cibolo 11,961
24 Converse 10,483
25 San Benito 9,094

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.