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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Longview

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 11 of 31 · Towns of Houston Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Longview 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 38,733 +0.9% since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025 11 of 31 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +0.1% +0.2% a year on average
share of Texas 0.24% Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+0.1% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Longview 38,733
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Longview · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 38,733 · 2025
First value 36,236 · 1990
Highest 41,971 · 2009
Lowest 35,844 · 2000
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearLongviewChange Texas
2025 38,733 +0.9% 16M
2024 38,400 +0.2% 16M
2023 38,335 +1.4% 15M
2022 37,800 +0.9% 15M
2021 37,453 −0.2% 14M
2020 37,526 −1.7% 14M
2019 38,160 +0.9% 14M
2018 37,823 +0.6% 14M
2017 37,586 −1.5% 13M
2016 38,177 −1.4% 13M
2015 38,708 −3.1% 13M
2014 39,945 −0.4% 13M
2013 40,114 −0.3% 13M
2012 40,215 +0.7% 13M
2011 39,940 +0.7% 12M
2010 39,672 −5.5% 12M
2009 41,971 +0.9% 12M
2008 41,582 +2.9% 12M
2007 40,428 +2.1% 12M
2006 39,615 +1.1% 11M
2005 39,180 +0.6% 11M
2004 38,945 +3.4% 11M
2003 37,656 +2.2% 11M
2002 36,834 +1.6% 11M
2001 36,248 +1.1% 11M
2000 35,844 −11% 10M
1999 40,235 −0.4% 10M
1998 40,414 +0.6% 10M
1997 40,185 +1.7% 9.9M
1996 39,512 +0.7% 9.7M
1995 39,220 +0.1% 9.6M
1994 39,199 +2.1% 9.4M
1993 38,396 +0.3% 9.2M
1992 38,279 +2.8% 9M
1991 37,240 +2.8% 8.8M
1990 36,236 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.