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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Friendswood

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 18 of 31 · Towns of Houston Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Friendswood Texas

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 19,995 +1.5% since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025 18 of 31 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +3.9% +1.2% a year on average
share of Texas 0.13% Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.9% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Friendswood 19,995
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Friendswood · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 19,995 · 2025
First value 13,355 · 1990
Highest 19,995 · 2025
Lowest 13,355 · 1990
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearFriendswoodChange Texas
2025 19,995 +1.5% 16M
2024 19,698 +0.6% 16M
2023 19,582 +1.7% 15M
2022 19,256 +0.7% 15M
2021 19,126 +1.1% 14M
2020 18,909 −3.1% 14M
2019 19,511 +0.6% 14M
2018 19,394 +1.2% 14M
2017 19,156 +0.7% 13M
2016 19,031 −1.2% 13M
2015 19,253 −0.8% 13M
2014 19,416 +1.0% 13M
2013 19,215 +1.6% 13M
2012 18,905 +2.1% 13M
2011 18,525 +1.4% 12M
2010 18,274 +3.6% 12M
2009 17,647 −0.8% 12M
2008 17,784 +2.2% 12M
2007 17,397 +0.4% 12M
2006 17,336 −1.3% 11M
2005 17,562 +5.7% 11M
2004 16,618 +0.9% 11M
2003 16,465 +1.3% 11M
2002 16,255 +1.7% 11M
2001 15,988 +1.3% 11M
2000 15,790 +7.0% 10M
1999 14,753 −0.3% 10M
1998 14,797 +0.8% 10M
1997 14,682 +0.2% 9.9M
1996 14,653 −0.0% 9.7M
1995 14,655 +1.7% 9.6M
1994 14,410 +0.7% 9.4M
1993 14,306 +2.1% 9.2M
1992 14,007 +3.0% 9M
1991 13,597 +1.8% 8.8M
1990 13,355 8.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of Houston

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
24 Alvin 12,748
8 Baytown 39,914
6 Beaumont 54,135
11 Bryan 37,476
4 College Station 56,636
9 Conroe 39,735
26 Corsicana 11,173
17 Deer Park 17,254
28 Forney 7,859
15 Friendswood 19,156
12 Galveston 25,206
25 Greenville 11,962
1 Houston 1.2M
19 Huntsville 17,161
18 La Porte 17,202
23 Lake Jackson 14,246
10 Longview 37,586
22 Lufkin 14,647
20 Nacogdoches 15,282
27 Paris 10,796
2 Pasadena 70,200
3 Pearland 61,839
14 Port Arthur 22,277
13 Rockwall 23,636
16 Rosenberg 17,917
5 Sugar Land 55,626
21 Texarkana 15,281
7 Tyler 49,517

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.