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Unemployment rate in Bexar County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 126 of 254 · Regions of Texas Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Bexar County · Texas · United States · World
+0.2 pp since 2015
Bexar County Texas United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Bexar County
4.0%
Texas
4.2%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bexar County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 4.0% · 2025
First value 7.3% · 1990
Highest 7.6% · 2020
Lowest 3.1% · 2019
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearBexar CountyChange TexasUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.0% +0.1 pp 4.2% — 4.8%
2024 3.9% +0.1 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2023 3.8% +0.1 pp 4.0% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.7% −1.6 pp 3.9% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 5.3% −2.3 pp 5.6% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.6% +4.5 pp 7.7% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.1% −0.2 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.3% −0.2 pp 3.9% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.5% −0.2 pp 4.4% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.7% −0.1 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 3.8% −0.9 pp 4.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 4.7% −1.2 pp 5.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 5.9% −0.4 pp 6.3% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 6.3% −1.2 pp 6.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.5% +0.1 pp 8.0% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.4% +0.6 pp 8.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 6.8% +2.1 pp 7.6% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.7% +0.5 pp 4.9% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.2% −0.5 pp 4.4% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 4.7% −0.5 pp 5.0% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 5.2% −0.6 pp 5.5% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.8% −0.5 pp 6.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 6.3% +0.5 pp 6.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.8% +1.2 pp 6.4% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.6% +0.5 pp 5.0% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.1% +0.8 pp 4.4% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 3.3% −0.6 pp 4.7% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 3.9% −0.3 pp 5.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 4.2% −0.4 pp 5.4% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 4.6% −0.1 pp 5.8% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 4.7% −0.1 pp 6.1% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 4.8% −0.8 pp 6.6% — 5.8%
1993 5.6% −0.9 pp 7.2% — 5.5%
1992 6.5% −0.4 pp 7.7% — 5.3%
1991 6.9% −0.4 pp 6.9% — 5.1%
1990 7.3% 6.4% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Texas

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Starr County 9.7%
2 Maverick County 7.6%
3 Presidio County 7.3%
4 Sabine County 6.5%
5 Willacy County 6.4%
6 Hidalgo County 6.2%
7 Newton County 6.2%
8 Tyler County 6.2%
9 Zavala County 6.1%
10 Matagorda County 5.9%
11 Hudspeth County 5.8%
12 Jasper County 5.8%
13 Jefferson County 5.6%
14 Cameron County 5.4%
15 San Patricio County 5.4%
16 McCulloch County 5.3%
17 Dimmit County 5.2%
18 Duval County 5.1%
19 Liberty County 5.0%
20 McMullen County 5.0%
21 Zapata County 5.0%
22 Culberson County 4.9%
23 Marion County 4.9%
24 Morris County 4.9%
25 Red River County 4.9%
…
159 Medina County 3.2%
160 Scurry County 3.2%
161 Washington County 3.2%
162 Bexar County 3.1%
163 Briscoe County 3.1%
164 Clay County 3.1%
165 Coke County 3.1%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.