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Labour force in Baytown
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
10 of 31 · Towns of Houston
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
40,601
+1.6%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
10 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+24%
+0.8% a year on average
share of Texas
0.26%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+24% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Baytown 40,601
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Baytown · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
40,601 · 2025
First value
31,074 · 1990
Highest
40,601 · 2025
Lowest
30,736 · 2006
Average change
+0.8% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Baytown | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40,601 | +1.6% | 16M |
| 2024 | 39,954 | +0.1% | 16M |
| 2023 | 39,921 | +1.8% | 15M |
| 2022 | 39,223 | −0.8% | 15M |
| 2021 | 39,526 | −2.2% | 14M |
| 2020 | 40,426 | +1.7% | 14M |
| 2019 | 39,763 | −0.1% | 14M |
| 2018 | 39,801 | −0.3% | 14M |
| 2017 | 39,914 | +1.8% | 13M |
| 2016 | 39,190 | +19% | 13M |
| 2015 | 32,859 | −1.9% | 13M |
| 2014 | 33,496 | −0.8% | 13M |
| 2013 | 33,770 | +1.8% | 13M |
| 2012 | 33,188 | +0.7% | 13M |
| 2011 | 32,946 | +1.1% | 12M |
| 2010 | 32,588 | +0.0% | 12M |
| 2009 | 32,582 | +1.8% | 12M |
| 2008 | 32,010 | +1.6% | 12M |
| 2007 | 31,510 | +2.5% | 12M |
| 2006 | 30,736 | −2.8% | 11M |
| 2005 | 31,616 | −3.5% | 11M |
| 2004 | 32,760 | +0.1% | 11M |
| 2003 | 32,741 | +1.2% | 11M |
| 2002 | 32,352 | +2.4% | 11M |
| 2001 | 31,598 | +1.5% | 11M |
| 2000 | 31,123 | −12% | 10M |
| 1999 | 35,499 | +1.0% | 10M |
| 1998 | 35,143 | +2.4% | 10M |
| 1997 | 34,331 | +1.9% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 33,702 | +0.6% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 33,502 | +0.9% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 33,194 | +1.2% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 32,790 | +1.2% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 32,414 | +2.4% | 9M |
| 1991 | 31,668 | +1.9% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 31,074 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M | |
| 2 | College Station | 71,718 | |
| 3 | Pasadena | 68,635 | |
| 4 | Pearland | 67,604 | |
| 5 | Conroe | 58,764 | |
| 6 | Tyler | 56,798 | |
| 7 | Sugar Land | 56,137 | |
| 8 | Beaumont | 55,008 | |
| 9 | Bryan | 48,725 | |
| 10 | Baytown | 40,601 | |
| 11 | Longview | 38,733 | |
| 12 | Rockwall | 30,202 | |
| 13 | Galveston | 25,710 | |
| 14 | Fulshear | 23,725 | |
| 15 | Port Arthur | 22,476 | |
| 16 | Rosenberg | 21,555 | |
| 17 | Forney | 21,550 | |
| 18 | Friendswood | 19,995 | |
| 19 | La Porte | 19,088 | |
| 20 | Huntsville | 18,665 | |
| 21 | Deer Park | 17,163 | |
| 22 | Greenville | 16,655 | |
| 23 | Texarkana | 15,372 | |
| 24 | Nacogdoches | 14,945 | |
| 25 | Alvin | 14,664 | |
| 26 | Fate | 14,547 | |
| 27 | Lake Jackson | 14,303 | |
| 28 | Lufkin | 14,251 | |
| 29 | Katy | 13,183 | |
| 30 | Corsicana | 11,327 | |
| 31 | Paris | 11,184 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Baytown 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
7.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
7.4%
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