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Statistics · City
Labour force in Conroe
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
5 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
58,764
+1.7%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
5 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+81%
+4.1% a year on average
share of Texas
0.37%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+81% 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
Conroe 58,764
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Conroe · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
58,764 · 2025
First value
14,231 · 1990
Highest
58,764 · 2025
Lowest
14,231 · 1990
Average change
+4.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Conroe | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58,764 | +1.7% | 16M |
| 2024 | 57,790 | +5.3% | 16M |
| 2023 | 54,868 | +8.0% | 15M |
| 2022 | 50,805 | +7.2% | 15M |
| 2021 | 47,406 | +5.4% | 14M |
| 2020 | 44,977 | +4.1% | 14M |
| 2019 | 43,194 | +4.6% | 14M |
| 2018 | 41,307 | +4.0% | 14M |
| 2017 | 39,735 | +2.8% | 13M |
| 2016 | 38,647 | +19% | 13M |
| 2015 | 32,458 | +2.3% | 13M |
| 2014 | 31,739 | +3.6% | 13M |
| 2013 | 30,648 | +2.1% | 13M |
| 2012 | 30,017 | +4.3% | 13M |
| 2011 | 28,781 | +3.6% | 12M |
| 2010 | 27,780 | −0.6% | 12M |
| 2009 | 27,946 | +4.3% | 12M |
| 2008 | 26,789 | +6.1% | 12M |
| 2007 | 25,255 | +6.1% | 12M |
| 2006 | 23,801 | +3.5% | 11M |
| 2005 | 22,987 | +0.4% | 11M |
| 2004 | 22,892 | +3.8% | 11M |
| 2003 | 22,057 | +4.6% | 11M |
| 2002 | 21,084 | +5.6% | 11M |
| 2001 | 19,971 | +4.9% | 11M |
| 2000 | 19,044 | −13% | 10M |
| 1999 | 21,809 | +4.9% | 10M |
| 1998 | 20,798 | +6.6% | 10M |
| 1997 | 19,509 | +6.0% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 18,413 | +4.6% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 17,598 | +4.8% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 16,793 | +4.6% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 16,050 | +3.5% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 15,503 | +4.7% | 9M |
| 1991 | 14,806 | +4.0% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 14,231 | 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
Statistics: Conroe
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