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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Laredo

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 4 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
+11% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Laredo 117K
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Laredo · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 117,423 · 2025
First value 51,925 · 1990
Highest 117,423 · 2025
Lowest 51,925 · 1990
Average change +2.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearLaredoChange Texas
2025 117,423 +2.6% 16M
2024 114,436 +3.0% 16M
2023 111,062 +2.8% 15M
2022 108,008 +1.1% 15M
2021 106,882 +1.1% 14M
2020 105,739 −0.8% 14M
2019 106,601 +2.0% 14M
2018 104,529 +1.0% 14M
2017 103,500 +0.7% 13M
2016 102,779 −3.1% 13M
2015 106,080 +0.5% 13M
2014 105,584 +1.0% 13M
2013 104,548 +1.1% 13M
2012 103,407 +1.1% 13M
2011 102,275 +2.5% 12M
2010 99,804 +11% 12M
2009 90,072 +1.6% 12M
2008 88,667 +3.8% 12M
2007 85,413 +1.9% 12M
2006 83,845 +2.6% 11M
2005 81,746 +4.9% 11M
2004 77,948 +2.6% 11M
2003 75,990 +4.2% 11M
2002 72,907 +6.5% 11M
2001 68,439 +2.9% 11M
2000 66,505 −2.8% 10M
1999 68,392 +0.6% 10M
1998 67,957 +3.1% 10M
1997 65,916 +1.9% 9.9M
1996 64,716 −1.8% 9.7M
1995 65,930 +3.3% 9.6M
1994 63,818 +5.9% 9.4M
1993 60,287 +4.8% 9.2M
1992 57,519 +5.4% 9M
1991 54,591 +5.1% 8.8M
1990 51,925 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
1 San Antonio 713K
2 Austin 616K
3 Corpus Christi 147K
4 Laredo 108K
5 Brownsville 82,191
6 McAllen 68,527
7 New Braunfels 54,384
8 Edinburg 47,867
9 San Marcos 41,645
10 Mission 37,119
11 Pharr 35,219
12 Kyle 32,527
13 DeSoto 30,981
14 Harlingen 30,786
15 Victoria 29,957
16 Schertz 19,783
17 Weslaco 17,891
18 Seguin 16,001
19 San Juan 15,938
20 Cibolo 15,903
21 Del Rio 15,448
22 Converse 14,382
23 Eagle Pass 12,212
24 Kingsville 11,126
25 Kerrville 10,610
26 San Benito 9,425

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.