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Unemployment rate in Mission

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 7 of 26 · Towns of San Antonio Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Mission · Texas · United States · World
−0.6 pp since 2015
Mission Texas United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Mission
5.6%
Texas
4.2%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Mission · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 5.6% · 2025
First value 19.4% · 1990
Highest 19.4% · 1990
Lowest 5.6% · 2007
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMissionChange TexasUnited StatesWorld
2025 5.6% ±0.0 pp 4.2% — 4.8%
2024 5.6% ±0.0 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2023 5.6% −0.4 pp 4.0% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 6.0% −2.6 pp 3.9% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 8.6% −2.7 pp 5.6% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 11.3% +5.6 pp 7.7% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 5.7% −0.2 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 5.9% −0.9 pp 3.9% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 6.8% −0.5 pp 4.4% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 7.3% +1.1 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.2% −0.9 pp 4.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.1% −1.2 pp 5.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.3% −0.1 pp 6.3% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.4% −1.2 pp 6.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.6% −0.1 pp 8.0% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 9.7% +0.7 pp 8.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 9.0% +2.7 pp 7.6% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.3% +0.7 pp 4.9% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.6% −0.5 pp 4.4% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 6.1% −0.2 pp 5.0% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 6.3% −1.7 pp 5.5% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 8.0% −1.2 pp 6.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 9.2% ±0.0 pp 6.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 9.2% +0.8 pp 6.4% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 8.4% +0.3 pp 5.0% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 8.1% −4.4 pp 4.4% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 12.5% −3.1 pp 4.7% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 15.6% ±0.0 pp 5.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 15.6% −1.0 pp 5.4% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 16.6% −0.6 pp 5.8% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 17.2% +0.1 pp 6.1% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 17.1% −0.7 pp 6.6% — 5.8%
1993 17.8% −1.6 pp 7.2% — 5.5%
1992 19.4% +0.5 pp 7.7% — 5.3%
1991 18.9% −0.5 pp 6.9% — 5.1%
1990 19.4% 6.4% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
25 Austin 2.8%
6 Brownsville 6.3%
20 Cibolo 3.1%
21 Converse 3.0%
13 Corpus Christi 4.6%
8 DeSoto 5.1%
14 Del Rio 4.2%
1 Eagle Pass 9.7%
11 Edinburg 4.8%
9 Harlingen 5.1%
10 Kingsville 4.9%
24 Kyle 2.9%
15 Laredo 3.9%
12 McAllen 4.8%
7 Mission 5.9%
22 New Braunfels 3.0%
5 Pharr 6.7%
17 San Antonio 3.4%
4 San Benito 7.1%
2 San Juan 8.0%
23 San Marcos 3.0%
18 Schertz 3.3%
19 Seguin 3.2%
16 Victoria 3.9%
3 Weslaco 7.3%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.