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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Corpus Christi

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 3 of 26 · Towns of San Antonio Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.8% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Corpus Christi 155K
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Corpus Christi · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 155,237 · 2025
First value 122,597 · 1990
Highest 155,237 · 2025
Lowest 122,597 · 1990
Average change +0.7% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearCorpus ChristiChange Texas
2025 155,237 +1.8% 16M
2024 152,499 +1.6% 16M
2023 150,165 +2.3% 15M
2022 146,746 −0.1% 15M
2021 146,918 +0.3% 14M
2020 146,548 −1.4% 14M
2019 148,686 −0.7% 14M
2018 149,747 +0.0% 14M
2017 149,731 −0.2% 13M
2016 149,988 +0.3% 13M
2015 149,598 −1.5% 13M
2014 151,811 +0.2% 13M
2013 151,488 +0.8% 13M
2012 150,303 +1.6% 13M
2011 147,979 +0.7% 12M
2010 146,892 −2.3% 12M
2009 150,424 +1.8% 12M
2008 147,730 +3.1% 12M
2007 143,219 +0.5% 12M
2006 142,473 +0.3% 11M
2005 142,034 +1.0% 11M
2004 140,623 +0.5% 11M
2003 139,980 +2.8% 11M
2002 136,210 +1.7% 11M
2001 133,963 +0.7% 11M
2000 133,026 +0.8% 10M
1999 132,005 +0.1% 10M
1998 131,867 −1.2% 10M
1997 133,527 −0.3% 9.9M
1996 133,920 +1.8% 9.7M
1995 131,610 +0.2% 9.6M
1994 131,292 +2.0% 9.4M
1993 128,691 +0.1% 9.2M
1992 128,597 +3.4% 9M
1991 124,336 +1.4% 8.8M
1990 122,597 8.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
2 Austin 616K
5 Brownsville 82,191
20 Cibolo 15,903
22 Converse 14,382
3 Corpus Christi 147K
13 DeSoto 30,981
21 Del Rio 15,448
23 Eagle Pass 12,212
8 Edinburg 47,867
14 Harlingen 30,786
25 Kerrville 10,610
24 Kingsville 11,126
12 Kyle 32,527
4 Laredo 108K
6 McAllen 68,527
10 Mission 37,119
7 New Braunfels 54,384
11 Pharr 35,219
1 San Antonio 713K
26 San Benito 9,425
19 San Juan 15,938
9 San Marcos 41,645
16 Schertz 19,783
18 Seguin 16,001
15 Victoria 29,957
17 Weslaco 17,891

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.