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Unemployment rate in San Benito

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 5 of 26 · Towns of San Antonio Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · San Benito · Texas · United States · World
+0.4 pp since 2015
San Benito Texas United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
San Benito
6.8%
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 San Benito · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 6.8% · 2025
First value 7.5% · 2000
Highest 11.9% · 2020
Lowest 5.6% · 2007
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearSan BenitoChange TexasUnited StatesWorld
2025 6.8% +1.1 pp 4.2% — 4.8%
2024 5.7% ±0.0 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2023 5.7% −0.9 pp 4.0% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 6.6% −4.6 pp 3.9% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 11.2% −0.7 pp 5.6% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 11.9% +5.8 pp 7.7% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 6.1% −1.0 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 7.1% −0.8 pp 3.9% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 7.9% +0.5 pp 4.4% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 7.4% +1.0 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.4% −1.3 pp 4.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.7% −2.0 pp 5.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 9.7% −0.6 pp 6.3% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.3% −1.0 pp 6.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.3% +0.5 pp 8.0% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.8% +1.9 pp 8.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.9% +2.6 pp 7.6% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.3% +0.7 pp 4.9% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.6% −0.8 pp 4.4% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 6.4% −1.2 pp 5.0% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 7.6% −1.7 pp 5.5% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 9.3% −0.9 pp 6.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 10.2% +0.7 pp 6.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 9.5% +1.2 pp 6.4% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 8.3% +0.8 pp 5.0% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 7.5% 4.4% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 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.