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Unemployment rate in New Braunfels

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 25 of 26 · Towns of San Antonio Updated Oct 21, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · New Braunfels · Texas · United States · World
+0.4 pp since 2015
New Braunfels 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
New Braunfels
3.3%
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 New Braunfels · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 3.3% · 2025
First value 5.3% · 1990
Highest 6.2% · 2020
Lowest 2.5% · 1999
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearNew BraunfelsChange TexasUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.3% ±0.0 pp 4.2% — 4.8%
2024 3.3% +0.1 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2023 3.2% ±0.0 pp 4.0% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.2% −1.0 pp 3.9% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.2% −2.0 pp 5.6% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.2% +3.4 pp 7.7% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.8% −0.2 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.0% −0.3 pp 3.9% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.3% −0.1 pp 4.4% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.4% +0.5 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 2.9% −0.9 pp 4.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 3.8% −1.4 pp 5.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 5.2% +0.1 pp 6.3% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 5.1% −1.0 pp 6.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.1% +0.2 pp 8.0% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 5.9% +0.2 pp 8.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 5.7% +1.8 pp 7.6% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 3.9% +0.5 pp 4.9% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.4% −0.5 pp 4.4% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.9% −0.3 pp 5.0% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.2% −0.6 pp 5.5% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.8% −0.5 pp 6.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.3% +0.1 pp 6.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.2% +1.3 pp 6.4% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.9% +0.7 pp 5.0% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.2% +0.7 pp 4.4% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 2.5% −0.2 pp 4.7% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 2.7% −0.3 pp 5.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 3.0% −0.2 pp 5.4% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 3.2% −0.3 pp 5.8% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 3.5% −0.4 pp 6.1% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 3.9% −1.1 pp 6.6% — 5.8%
1993 5.0% −0.3 pp 7.2% — 5.5%
1992 5.3% −0.4 pp 7.7% — 5.3%
1991 5.7% +0.4 pp 6.9% — 5.1%
1990 5.3% 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

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Eagle Pass 10.0%
2 Brownsville 7.8%
3 Weslaco 7.1%
4 San Juan 6.9%
5 San Benito 6.8%
6 Pharr 6.5%
7 Mission 5.6%
8 Del Rio 5.2%
9 DeSoto 5.2%
10 Edinburg 5.1%
11 Harlingen 5.1%
12 McAllen 4.7%
13 Laredo 4.6%
14 Kingsville 4.4%
15 Converse 4.3%
16 Corpus Christi 4.2%
17 Victoria 4.2%
18 Schertz 4.0%
19 Seguin 4.0%
20 Cibolo 3.9%
21 San Antonio 3.9%
22 Kerrville 3.6%
23 San Marcos 3.6%
24 Austin 3.3%
25 New Braunfels 3.3%
26 Kyle 3.0%

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

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.