- Home
- Statistics
- Bexar County
- Economy & jobs
- Labour force
Economy & jobs
Statistics · Area
Labour force in Bexar County
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
4 of 254 · Regions of Texas
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Featured spot available
Your business could be here
First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark.
Take this spot
Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
1,046,353
+1.2%
since 2024
Regions of Texas · 2025
4 of 254
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+20%
+1.8% a year on average
share of Texas
6.59%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+20% since 2015
0
500K
1M
1.5M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Bexar County 1M
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Bexar County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
1,046,353 · 2025
First value
564,878 · 1990
Highest
1,046,353 · 2025
Lowest
564,878 · 1990
Average change
+1.8% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Bexar County | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,046,353 | +1.2% | 16M |
| 2024 | 1,033,952 | +2.2% | 16M |
| 2023 | 1,011,587 | +2.6% | 15M |
| 2022 | 985,648 | +2.5% | 15M |
| 2021 | 961,588 | +2.0% | 14M |
| 2020 | 942,272 | −0.4% | 14M |
| 2019 | 945,860 | +0.8% | 14M |
| 2018 | 938,644 | +1.3% | 14M |
| 2017 | 926,483 | +1.9% | 13M |
| 2016 | 909,596 | +3.9% | 13M |
| 2015 | 875,094 | +1.4% | 13M |
| 2014 | 863,089 | +1.5% | 13M |
| 2013 | 850,445 | +1.6% | 13M |
| 2012 | 837,118 | +1.1% | 13M |
| 2011 | 828,013 | +1.6% | 12M |
| 2010 | 814,766 | +5.6% | 12M |
| 2009 | 771,581 | +2.0% | 12M |
| 2008 | 756,238 | +2.2% | 12M |
| 2007 | 739,831 | +0.8% | 12M |
| 2006 | 733,773 | +1.7% | 11M |
| 2005 | 721,617 | +2.1% | 11M |
| 2004 | 706,614 | +1.0% | 11M |
| 2003 | 699,321 | +1.5% | 11M |
| 2002 | 688,728 | +2.4% | 11M |
| 2001 | 672,276 | +1.2% | 11M |
| 2000 | 664,110 | −1.2% | 10M |
| 1999 | 672,058 | +1.4% | 10M |
| 1998 | 663,059 | +1.1% | 10M |
| 1997 | 655,674 | +1.9% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 643,339 | +1.2% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 635,639 | +2.6% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 619,304 | +2.9% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 601,738 | +2.3% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 588,038 | +3.5% | 9M |
| 1991 | 567,957 | +0.5% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 564,878 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Texas
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 2.3M | |
| 2 | Dallas County | 1.3M | |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 1M | |
| 4 | Bexar County | 926K | |
| 5 | Travis County | 687K | |
| 6 | Collin County | 514K | |
| 7 | Denton County | 454K | |
| 8 | Fort Bend County | 373K | |
| 9 | El Paso County | 367K | |
| 10 | Hidalgo County | 344K | |
| 11 | Williamson County | 285K | |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 274K | |
| 13 | Brazoria County | 170K | |
| 14 | Cameron County | 169K | |
| 15 | Nueces County | 165K | |
| 16 | Galveston County | 164K | |
| 17 | Lubbock County | 150K | |
| 18 | Bell County | 149K | |
| 19 | McLennan County | 117K | |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 112K | |
| 21 | Hays County | 110K | |
| 22 | Brazos County | 108K | |
| 23 | Webb County | 108K | |
| 24 | Smith County | 105K | |
| 25 | Ellis County | 88,923 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Bexar County in numbers
GDP per person
$88,517
2024 · Texas
GDP per person (PPP)
$88,517
2024 · Texas
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.6%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
70.0%
2024 · Texas
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$63,072
2024 · Texas
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States