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Statistics · City
Labour force in Bryan
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
9 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
48,725
+2.6%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
9 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+20%
+1.5% a year on average
share of Texas
0.31%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+20% 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
Bryan 48,725
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Bryan · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
48,725 · 2025
First value
29,314 · 1990
Highest
48,725 · 2025
Lowest
29,314 · 1990
Average change
+1.5% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Bryan | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48,725 | +2.6% | 16M |
| 2024 | 47,486 | +3.2% | 16M |
| 2023 | 46,013 | +4.1% | 15M |
| 2022 | 44,217 | +4.9% | 15M |
| 2021 | 42,141 | +5.0% | 14M |
| 2020 | 40,132 | +1.3% | 14M |
| 2019 | 39,608 | +2.9% | 14M |
| 2018 | 38,495 | +2.7% | 14M |
| 2017 | 37,476 | +1.0% | 13M |
| 2016 | 37,099 | −8.3% | 13M |
| 2015 | 40,469 | +2.8% | 13M |
| 2014 | 39,351 | +1.3% | 13M |
| 2013 | 38,829 | +2.6% | 13M |
| 2012 | 37,862 | −0.7% | 13M |
| 2011 | 38,120 | −0.8% | 12M |
| 2010 | 38,429 | −3.9% | 12M |
| 2009 | 39,980 | +6.1% | 12M |
| 2008 | 37,690 | +2.2% | 12M |
| 2007 | 36,861 | +1.1% | 12M |
| 2006 | 36,466 | −0.5% | 11M |
| 2005 | 36,633 | −2.6% | 11M |
| 2004 | 37,596 | +1.3% | 11M |
| 2003 | 37,104 | +3.0% | 11M |
| 2002 | 36,028 | +3.2% | 11M |
| 2001 | 34,902 | +1.5% | 11M |
| 2000 | 34,398 | −4.4% | 10M |
| 1999 | 35,995 | +2.6% | 10M |
| 1998 | 35,070 | +4.2% | 10M |
| 1997 | 33,669 | +2.4% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 32,875 | +0.5% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 32,718 | +0.5% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 32,569 | +3.2% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 31,550 | +3.6% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 30,461 | +2.9% | 9M |
| 1991 | 29,608 | +1.0% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 29,314 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M | |
| 2 | Pasadena | 70,314 | |
| 3 | Pearland | 60,570 | |
| 4 | Sugar Land | 55,900 | |
| 5 | College Station | 55,060 | |
| 6 | Beaumont | 54,317 | |
| 7 | Tyler | 49,029 | |
| 8 | Baytown | 39,190 | |
| 9 | Conroe | 38,647 | |
| 10 | Longview | 38,177 | |
| 11 | Bryan | 37,099 | |
| 12 | Galveston | 25,060 | |
| 13 | Rockwall | 23,047 | |
| 14 | Port Arthur | 22,272 | |
| 15 | Friendswood | 19,031 | |
| 16 | Rosenberg | 17,687 | |
| 17 | Deer Park | 17,163 | |
| 18 | Huntsville | 17,162 | |
| 19 | La Porte | 17,139 | |
| 20 | Texarkana | 15,386 | |
| 21 | Nacogdoches | 15,378 | |
| 22 | Lufkin | 14,928 | |
| 23 | Lake Jackson | 14,051 | |
| 24 | Alvin | 12,688 | |
| 25 | Greenville | 11,624 | |
| 26 | Corsicana | 11,227 | |
| 27 | Paris | 10,616 | |
| 28 | Forney | 7,067 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Bryan 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
3.5%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.8%
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