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Unemployment rate in Pharr

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 6 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 · Pharr · Texas · United States · World
−0.5 pp since 2015
Pharr 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
Pharr
6.5%
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 Pharr · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 6.5% · 2025
First value 26.3% · 1990
Highest 26.3% · 1990
Lowest 5.5% · 2007
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPharrChange TexasUnited StatesWorld
2025 6.5% +0.5 pp 4.2% — 4.8%
2024 6.0% −0.2 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2023 6.2% −0.3 pp 4.0% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 6.5% −2.4 pp 3.9% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 8.9% −3.0 pp 5.6% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 11.9% +5.7 pp 7.7% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 6.2% −0.5 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 6.7% −0.9 pp 3.9% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 7.6% −0.1 pp 4.4% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 7.7% +0.7 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 7.0% −0.7 pp 4.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.7% −1.4 pp 5.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 9.1% ±0.0 pp 6.3% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.1% −1.4 pp 6.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 10.5% +0.2 pp 8.0% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.3% +1.5 pp 8.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.8% +2.7 pp 7.6% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.1% +0.6 pp 4.9% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.5% −0.4 pp 4.4% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 5.9% −0.4 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% −9.4 pp 4.4% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 17.5% −3.9 pp 4.7% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 21.4% −0.1 pp 5.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 21.5% −1.3 pp 5.4% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 22.8% −0.7 pp 5.8% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 23.5% +0.1 pp 6.1% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 23.4% −0.9 pp 6.6% — 5.8%
1993 24.3% −1.9 pp 7.2% — 5.5%
1992 26.2% +0.6 pp 7.7% — 5.3%
1991 25.6% −0.7 pp 6.9% — 5.1%
1990 26.3% 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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Eagle Pass 17.4%
2 San Juan 13.9%
3 Pharr 11.9%
4 San Benito 11.9%
5 Mission 11.3%
6 Weslaco 11.2%
7 Brownsville 10.5%
8 McAllen 9.3%
9 Del Rio 9.2%
10 Edinburg 9.1%
11 Corpus Christi 9.0%
12 DeSoto 8.8%
13 Laredo 8.8%
14 Converse 8.6%
15 Victoria 8.5%
16 Kingsville 8.4%
17 Harlingen 8.2%
18 San Antonio 7.8%
19 San Marcos 7.0%
20 Kyle 6.7%
21 Seguin 6.7%
22 Austin 6.5%
23 Schertz 6.4%
24 Cibolo 6.2%
25 New Braunfels 6.2%
26 Kerrville 5.7%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

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.