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Civilian labor force in Bedford, TX

Civilian labor force in Bedford, TX was 28,363 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 71st highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons28,363
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank71st of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high33,9241999
Series low27,4152016

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Civilian labor force in Bedford, TX, 1990 to 2025

26K28K30K32K34K19901996200220082014202020251990: 28,825 persons1991: 29,002 persons1992: 29,211 persons1993: 29,570 persons1994: 30,316 persons1995: 30,840 persons1996: 31,518 persons1997: 32,082 persons1998: 33,017 persons1999: 33,924 persons2000: 31,040 persons2001: 31,198 persons2002: 31,397 persons2003: 31,584 persons2004: 32,126 persons2005: 30,697 persons2006: 30,484 persons2007: 30,204 persons2008: 30,210 persons2009: 30,412 persons2010: 27,575 persons2011: 28,008 persons2012: 28,221 persons2013: 28,442 persons2014: 28,463 persons2015: 28,135 persons2016: 27,415 persons2017: 27,625 persons2018: 27,801 persons2019: 27,746 persons2020: 27,473 persons2021: 27,635 persons2022: 27,644 persons2023: 27,855 persons2024: 28,040 persons2025: 28,363 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
202528,363
202428,040
202327,855
202227,644
202127,635
202027,473
201927,746
201827,801
201727,625
201627,415
201528,135
201428,463
201328,442
201228,221
201128,008
201027,575
200930,412
200830,210
200730,204
200630,484
200530,697
200432,126
200331,584
200231,397
200131,198
200031,040
199933,924
199833,017
199732,082
199631,518
199530,840
199430,316
199329,570
199229,211
199129,002
199028,825

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, Bedford, 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, Bedford, 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/bedford-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, Bedford, 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/bedford-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, Bedford, 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/bedford-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Bedford, TX?

Civilian labor force in Bedford, TX was 28,363 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 71st 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 Bedford, TX?

33,924 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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