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Employed residents in Brownsville, TX

Employed residents in Brownsville, TX was 80,700 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons80,700
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank20th of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high81,0032024
Series low33,6381990

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Employed residents in Brownsville, TX, 1990 to 2025

30K40K50K60K70K80K90K19901996200220082014202020251990: 33,638 persons1991: 34,357 persons1992: 35,832 persons1993: 37,574 persons1994: 39,380 persons1995: 39,554 persons1996: 40,062 persons1997: 40,967 persons1998: 41,129 persons1999: 42,400 persons2000: 47,956 persons2001: 48,909 persons2002: 50,914 persons2003: 52,047 persons2004: 52,467 persons2005: 56,197 persons2006: 58,034 persons2007: 58,653 persons2008: 59,666 persons2009: 59,766 persons2010: 64,706 persons2011: 65,636 persons2012: 67,121 persons2013: 67,775 persons2014: 68,712 persons2015: 68,272 persons2016: 70,451 persons2017: 70,592 persons2018: 71,106 persons2019: 71,920 persons2020: 70,388 persons2021: 74,881 persons2022: 77,507 persons2023: 79,472 persons2024: 81,003 persons2025: 80,700 persons20K40K60K80K100K19902002201420251990: 33,638 persons1991: 34,357 persons1992: 35,832 persons1993: 37,574 persons1994: 39,380 persons1995: 39,554 persons1996: 40,062 persons1997: 40,967 persons1998: 41,129 persons1999: 42,400 persons2000: 47,956 persons2001: 48,909 persons2002: 50,914 persons2003: 52,047 persons2004: 52,467 persons2005: 56,197 persons2006: 58,034 persons2007: 58,653 persons2008: 59,666 persons2009: 59,766 persons2010: 64,706 persons2011: 65,636 persons2012: 67,121 persons2013: 67,775 persons2014: 68,712 persons2015: 68,272 persons2016: 70,451 persons2017: 70,592 persons2018: 71,106 persons2019: 71,920 persons2020: 70,388 persons2021: 74,881 persons2022: 77,507 persons2023: 79,472 persons2024: 81,003 persons2025: 80,700 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
202580,700
202481,003
202379,472
202277,507
202174,881
202070,388
201971,920
201871,106
201770,592
201670,451
201568,272
201468,712
201367,775
201267,121
201165,636
201064,706
200959,766
200859,666
200758,653
200658,034
200556,197
200452,467
200352,047
200250,914
200148,909
200047,956
199942,400
199841,129
199740,967
199640,062
199539,554
199439,380
199337,574
199235,832
199134,357
199033,638

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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.

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.

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Brownsville, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Brownsville, 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/brownsville-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Brownsville, 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/brownsville-tx.

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

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What is the employed residents in Brownsville, TX?

Employed residents in Brownsville, TX was 80,700 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 20th 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 Brownsville, TX?

81,003 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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