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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Pearland

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 4 of 31 · Towns of Houston Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Pearland 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 67,604 +1.6% since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025 4 of 31 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +16% +5.3% a year on average
share of Texas 0.43% Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+16% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Pearland 67,604
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Pearland · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 67,604 · 2025
First value 11,109 · 1990
Highest 67,604 · 2025
Lowest 11,109 · 1990
Average change +5.3% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPearlandChange Texas
2025 67,604 +1.6% 16M
2024 66,544 +0.5% 16M
2023 66,182 +2.5% 15M
2022 64,583 +2.2% 15M
2021 63,223 +1.3% 14M
2020 62,414 −2.1% 14M
2019 63,774 +0.8% 14M
2018 63,241 +2.3% 14M
2017 61,839 +2.1% 13M
2016 60,570 +4.2% 13M
2015 58,118 +3.1% 13M
2014 56,385 +2.9% 13M
2013 54,801 +3.8% 13M
2012 52,784 +3.7% 13M
2011 50,921 +3.1% 12M
2010 49,381 +7.3% 12M
2009 46,003 +3.0% 12M
2008 44,668 +6.9% 12M
2007 41,789 +14% 12M
2006 36,708 +16% 11M
2005 31,552 +34% 11M
2004 23,510 +1.8% 11M
2003 23,098 +2.1% 11M
2002 22,632 +2.7% 11M
2001 22,042 +1.8% 11M
2000 21,652 +83% 10M
1999 11,832 −1.0% 10M
1998 11,946 +0.4% 10M
1997 11,893 +1.2% 9.9M
1996 11,756 −0.6% 9.7M
1995 11,826 −1.1% 9.6M
1994 11,961 +2.6% 9.4M
1993 11,663 +1.4% 9.2M
1992 11,500 −0.7% 9M
1991 11,579 +4.2% 8.8M
1990 11,109 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.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour 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.