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Civilian labor force in Abilene, TX

Civilian labor force in Abilene, TX was 63,043 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons63,043
Change on 2024+1.3%
Rank33rd of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high63,0432025
Series low49,3141991

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Civilian labor force in Abilene, TX, 1990 to 2025

45K50K55K60K65K19901996200220082014202020251990: 49,554 persons1991: 49,314 persons1992: 50,817 persons1993: 51,107 persons1994: 51,540 persons1995: 53,008 persons1996: 53,447 persons1997: 53,432 persons1998: 53,759 persons1999: 53,056 persons2000: 53,159 persons2001: 53,282 persons2002: 54,753 persons2003: 56,117 persons2004: 56,157 persons2005: 57,114 persons2006: 57,983 persons2007: 57,208 persons2008: 58,815 persons2009: 59,343 persons2010: 54,915 persons2011: 55,019 persons2012: 54,770 persons2013: 54,941 persons2014: 54,744 persons2015: 53,783 persons2016: 52,759 persons2017: 53,475 persons2018: 54,372 persons2019: 55,642 persons2020: 55,528 persons2021: 57,183 persons2022: 58,654 persons2023: 60,444 persons2024: 62,230 persons2025: 63,043 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202563,043
202462,230
202360,444
202258,654
202157,183
202055,528
201955,642
201854,372
201753,475
201652,759
201553,783
201454,744
201354,941
201254,770
201155,019
201054,915
200959,343
200858,815
200757,208
200657,983
200557,114
200456,157
200356,117
200254,753
200153,282
200053,159
199953,056
199853,759
199753,432
199653,447
199553,008
199451,540
199351,107
199250,817
199149,314
199049,554

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Abilene, TX, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Abilene, TX, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/abilene-tx. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Abilene, TX, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/abilene-tx.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Abilene, TX, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/abilene-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Abilene, TX?

Civilian labor force in Abilene, TX was 63,043 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 134 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Abilene, TX?

63,043 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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