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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 San Antonio 696K
2 Austin 589K
3 Corpus Christi 147K
4 Laredo 107K
5 Brownsville 81,431
6 McAllen 67,522
7 New Braunfels 50,682
8 Edinburg 46,707
9 San Marcos 39,513
10 Mission 36,868
11 Pharr 34,862
12 Harlingen 30,637
13 DeSoto 30,508
14 Victoria 29,902
15 Kyle 28,343
16 Schertz 19,350
17 Weslaco 17,336
18 San Juan 15,842
19 Del Rio 15,519
20 Cibolo 15,101
21 Seguin 14,616
22 Converse 13,874
23 Eagle Pass 12,427
24 Kingsville 11,249
25 Kerrville 10,556
26 San Benito 9,682

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.