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Civilian labor force in El Paso, TX

Civilian labor force in El Paso, TX was 334,521 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons334,521
Change on 2024+1.7%
Rank6th of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high334,5212025
Series low233,6031990

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Civilian labor force in El Paso, TX, 1990 to 2025

225K250K275K300K325K350K19901996200220082014202020251990: 233,603 persons1991: 236,379 persons1992: 244,954 persons1993: 249,972 persons1994: 255,553 persons1995: 257,567 persons1996: 260,836 persons1997: 262,421 persons1998: 261,597 persons1999: 260,024 persons2000: 237,310 persons2001: 237,081 persons2002: 243,556 persons2003: 248,298 persons2004: 248,935 persons2005: 251,313 persons2006: 250,981 persons2007: 251,212 persons2008: 257,248 persons2009: 264,582 persons2010: 283,677 persons2011: 287,668 persons2012: 288,261 persons2013: 288,273 persons2014: 286,492 persons2015: 284,249 persons2016: 291,143 persons2017: 294,634 persons2018: 298,112 persons2019: 301,589 persons2020: 302,215 persons2021: 307,061 persons2022: 310,789 persons2023: 318,307 persons2024: 328,904 persons2025: 334,521 persons200K250K300K350K19902002201420251990: 233,603 persons1991: 236,379 persons1992: 244,954 persons1993: 249,972 persons1994: 255,553 persons1995: 257,567 persons1996: 260,836 persons1997: 262,421 persons1998: 261,597 persons1999: 260,024 persons2000: 237,310 persons2001: 237,081 persons2002: 243,556 persons2003: 248,298 persons2004: 248,935 persons2005: 251,313 persons2006: 250,981 persons2007: 251,212 persons2008: 257,248 persons2009: 264,582 persons2010: 283,677 persons2011: 287,668 persons2012: 288,261 persons2013: 288,273 persons2014: 286,492 persons2015: 284,249 persons2016: 291,143 persons2017: 294,634 persons2018: 298,112 persons2019: 301,589 persons2020: 302,215 persons2021: 307,061 persons2022: 310,789 persons2023: 318,307 persons2024: 328,904 persons2025: 334,521 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
2025334,521
2024328,904
2023318,307
2022310,789
2021307,061
2020302,215
2019301,589
2018298,112
2017294,634
2016291,143
2015284,249
2014286,492
2013288,273
2012288,261
2011287,668
2010283,677
2009264,582
2008257,248
2007251,212
2006250,981
2005251,313
2004248,935
2003248,298
2002243,556
2001237,081
2000237,310
1999260,024
1998261,597
1997262,421
1996260,836
1995257,567
1994255,553
1993249,972
1992244,954
1991236,379
1990233,603

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

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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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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, El Paso, TX, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, El Paso, 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/el-paso-tx. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, El Paso, 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/el-paso-tx.

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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, El Paso, 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/el-paso-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in El Paso, TX?

Civilian labor force in El Paso, TX was 334,521 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 El Paso, TX?

334,521 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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