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Employed residents in Big Spring, TX

Employed residents in Big Spring, TX was 9,166 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4% from 2024. That is the 133rd highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons9,166
Change on 2024-4%
Rank133rd of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high10,3352019
Series low8,7082005

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Employed residents in Big Spring, TX, 1990 to 2025

8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 9,610 persons1991: 8,865 persons1992: 9,051 persons1993: 9,066 persons1994: 9,153 persons1995: 9,132 persons1996: 9,133 persons1997: 9,111 persons1998: 9,287 persons1999: 8,825 persons2000: 8,891 persons2001: 9,148 persons2002: 9,168 persons2003: 9,161 persons2004: 8,925 persons2005: 8,708 persons2006: 8,963 persons2007: 9,183 persons2008: 9,221 persons2009: 9,145 persons2010: 8,958 persons2011: 8,981 persons2012: 9,177 persons2013: 9,287 persons2014: 9,395 persons2015: 9,197 persons2016: 9,360 persons2017: 9,555 persons2018: 9,990 persons2019: 10,335 persons2020: 9,393 persons2021: 9,612 persons2022: 9,319 persons2023: 9,363 persons2024: 9,547 persons2025: 9,166 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20259,166
20249,547
20239,363
20229,319
20219,612
20209,393
201910,335
20189,990
20179,555
20169,360
20159,197
20149,395
20139,287
20129,177
20118,981
20108,958
20099,145
20089,221
20079,183
20068,963
20058,708
20048,925
20039,161
20029,168
20019,148
20008,891
19998,825
19989,287
19979,111
19969,133
19959,132
19949,153
19939,066
19929,051
19918,865
19909,610

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Big Spring, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Big Spring, 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/employed-residents/big-spring-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Big Spring, 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/employed-residents/big-spring-tx.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Big Spring, 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/employed-residents/big-spring-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Big Spring, TX?

Employed residents in Big Spring, TX was 9,166 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4% from 2024. That is the 133rd 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Big Spring, TX?

10,335 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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