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Statistics · City
Labour force in Lufkin
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
28 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
14,251
−0.9%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
28 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−8.6%
+0.0% a year on average
share of Texas
0.09%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−8.6% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Lufkin 14,251
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Lufkin · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
14,251 · 2025
First value
14,145 · 1990
Highest
16,613 · 2003
Lowest
14,145 · 1990
Average change
+0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Lufkin | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,251 | −0.9% | 16M |
| 2024 | 14,384 | +1.6% | 16M |
| 2023 | 14,151 | −0.3% | 15M |
| 2022 | 14,194 | −1.4% | 15M |
| 2021 | 14,401 | +1.6% | 14M |
| 2020 | 14,175 | −0.5% | 14M |
| 2019 | 14,248 | −1.0% | 14M |
| 2018 | 14,387 | −1.8% | 14M |
| 2017 | 14,647 | −1.9% | 13M |
| 2016 | 14,928 | −4.2% | 13M |
| 2015 | 15,588 | −1.1% | 13M |
| 2014 | 15,761 | −0.7% | 13M |
| 2013 | 15,875 | +0.3% | 13M |
| 2012 | 15,820 | +0.5% | 13M |
| 2011 | 15,736 | +0.2% | 12M |
| 2010 | 15,697 | −5.3% | 12M |
| 2009 | 16,575 | +1.6% | 12M |
| 2008 | 16,322 | −0.4% | 12M |
| 2007 | 16,391 | −0.5% | 12M |
| 2006 | 16,480 | +1.2% | 11M |
| 2005 | 16,287 | −1.8% | 11M |
| 2004 | 16,593 | −0.1% | 11M |
| 2003 | 16,613 | +2.6% | 11M |
| 2002 | 16,187 | +2.0% | 11M |
| 2001 | 15,872 | +1.6% | 11M |
| 2000 | 15,620 | −0.9% | 10M |
| 1999 | 15,755 | −1.3% | 10M |
| 1998 | 15,970 | +1.4% | 10M |
| 1997 | 15,752 | +2.7% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 15,342 | +1.7% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 15,079 | +0.5% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 15,008 | −0.2% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 15,034 | +1.8% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 14,762 | +3.1% | 9M |
| 1991 | 14,313 | +1.2% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 14,145 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.1M | |
| 2 | Pasadena | 68,579 | |
| 3 | Pearland | 56,385 | |
| 4 | Beaumont | 52,945 | |
| 5 | College Station | 51,828 | |
| 6 | Tyler | 48,579 | |
| 7 | Sugar Land | 45,082 | |
| 8 | Longview | 39,945 | |
| 9 | Bryan | 39,351 | |
| 10 | Baytown | 33,496 | |
| 11 | Conroe | 31,739 | |
| 12 | Galveston | 23,993 | |
| 13 | Port Arthur | 22,738 | |
| 14 | Rockwall | 20,677 | |
| 15 | Friendswood | 19,416 | |
| 16 | La Porte | 18,536 | |
| 17 | Deer Park | 17,008 | |
| 18 | Rosenberg | 16,526 | |
| 19 | Lufkin | 15,761 | |
| 20 | Texarkana | 15,505 | |
| 21 | Nacogdoches | 14,653 | |
| 22 | Lake Jackson | 13,927 | |
| 23 | Alvin | 12,148 | |
| 24 | Huntsville | 11,542 | |
| 25 | Corsicana | 11,128 | |
| 26 | Paris | 10,687 | |
| 27 | Greenville | 10,569 | |
| 28 | Forney | 8,981 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Lufkin 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
4.6%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.0%
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