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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Pharr

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 12 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
+30% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Pharr 37,162
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Pharr · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 37,162 · 2025
First value 13,493 · 1990
Highest 37,162 · 2025
Lowest 13,487 · 1991
Average change +2.9% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPharrChange Texas
2025 37,162 +2.5% 16M
2024 36,256 +1.5% 16M
2023 35,703 +1.4% 15M
2022 35,219 +1.0% 15M
2021 34,862 +1.5% 14M
2020 34,337 +2.9% 14M
2019 33,360 +0.6% 14M
2018 33,159 +1.0% 14M
2017 32,826 +2.6% 13M
2016 31,989 +12% 13M
2015 28,634 −0.0% 13M
2014 28,636 +0.9% 13M
2013 28,385 +0.8% 13M
2012 28,153 +0.2% 13M
2011 28,086 +1.9% 12M
2010 27,566 +7.1% 12M
2009 25,745 +3.7% 12M
2008 24,822 +4.3% 12M
2007 23,799 +5.2% 12M
2006 22,626 +2.6% 11M
2005 22,061 +8.5% 11M
2004 20,324 +3.9% 11M
2003 19,552 +6.5% 11M
2002 18,367 +5.1% 11M
2001 17,471 +3.6% 11M
2000 16,870 +7.9% 10M
1999 15,632 −0.6% 10M
1998 15,733 +1.5% 10M
1997 15,494 +1.4% 9.9M
1996 15,281 +0.6% 9.7M
1995 15,183 +2.6% 9.6M
1994 14,795 +3.8% 9.4M
1993 14,251 +1.7% 9.2M
1992 14,012 +3.9% 9M
1991 13,487 −0.0% 8.8M
1990 13,493 8.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of San Antonio

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
2 Austin 662K
5 Brownsville 87,536
19 Cibolo 17,778
21 Converse 15,631
3 Corpus Christi 155K
13 DeSoto 31,961
22 Del Rio 15,302
23 Eagle Pass 13,130
8 Edinburg 52,190
14 Harlingen 31,816
25 Kerrville 11,307
24 Kingsville 11,734
11 Kyle 39,405
4 Laredo 117K
6 McAllen 73,610
10 Mission 39,422
7 New Braunfels 62,104
12 Pharr 37,162
1 San Antonio 758K
26 San Benito 9,713
20 San Juan 17,160
9 San Marcos 46,362
16 Schertz 21,002
18 Seguin 19,160
15 Victoria 30,280
17 Weslaco 19,439

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

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.