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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Southeast Texas

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 1 of 31 · Towns of Houston Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Houston Harris County Texas

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

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Overview 8 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 1,232,972 +1.5% since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025 1 of 31 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +8.7% +0.9% a year on average
share of Harris County 48.6% Harris County: 2,535,852 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+8.7% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Houston 1.2M
Harris County 2.5M
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Houston · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 1,232,972 · 2025
First value 896,149 · 1990
Highest 1,232,972 · 2025
Lowest 896,149 · 1990
Average change +0.9% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearHoustonChange Harris CountyTexas
2025 1,232,972 +1.5% 2.5M 16M
2024 1,214,819 +1.6% 2.5M 16M
2023 1,195,754 +2.9% 2.4M 15M
2022 1,162,238 +1.4% 2.4M 15M
2021 1,146,377 −0.1% 2.3M 14M
2020 1,148,016 −0.9% 2.3M 14M
2019 1,158,875 +0.2% 2.3M 14M
2018 1,156,896 +0.5% 2.3M 14M
2017 1,151,633 +0.0% 2.3M 13M
2016 1,151,209 +1.5% 2.3M 13M
2015 1,134,254 +0.3% 2.2M 13M
2014 1,130,502 +1.1% 2.2M 13M
2013 1,118,274 +1.6% 2.2M 13M
2012 1,100,901 +1.8% 2.1M 13M
2011 1,081,691 +1.4% 2.1M 12M
2010 1,067,098 +0.4% 2.1M 12M
2009 1,062,768 +0.1% 2M 12M
2008 1,061,375 +2.2% 2M 12M
2007 1,038,036 +2.9% 1.9M 12M
2006 1,008,502 +3.6% 1.9M 11M
2005 973,628 −4.6% 1.8M 11M
2004 1,020,648 +0.1% 1.8M 11M
2003 1,019,504 +1.2% 1.8M 11M
2002 1,007,002 +2.4% 1.8M 11M
2001 983,213 +1.6% 1.8M 11M
2000 968,057 −5.8% 1.7M 10M
1999 1,027,448 +1.2% 1.8M 10M
1998 1,015,728 +2.4% 1.8M 10M
1997 992,073 +1.9% 1.7M 9.9M
1996 973,756 +0.5% 1.7M 9.7M
1995 968,506 +0.9% 1.7M 9.6M
1994 960,260 +1.2% 1.7M 9.4M
1993 948,555 +1.2% 1.6M 9.2M
1992 937,649 +2.5% 1.6M 9M
1991 914,503 +2.0% 1.6M 8.8M
1990 896,149 1.6M 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
1 Houston 1.2M
2 Pasadena 70,200
3 Pearland 61,839
4 College Station 56,636
5 Sugar Land 55,626
6 Beaumont 54,135
7 Tyler 49,517
8 Baytown 39,914
9 Conroe 39,735
10 Longview 37,586
11 Bryan 37,476
12 Galveston 25,206
13 Rockwall 23,636
14 Port Arthur 22,277
15 Friendswood 19,156
16 Rosenberg 17,917
17 Deer Park 17,254
18 La Porte 17,202
19 Huntsville 17,161
20 Nacogdoches 15,282
21 Texarkana 15,281
22 Lufkin 14,647
23 Lake Jackson 14,246
24 Alvin 12,748
25 Greenville 11,962
26 Corsicana 11,173
27 Paris 10,796
28 Forney 7,859

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.