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Employed residents in McAllen, TX

Employed residents in McAllen, TX was 70,151 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons70,151
Change on 2024+2%
Rank25th of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high70,1512025
Series low33,3631990

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Employed residents in McAllen, TX, 1990 to 2025

30K40K50K60K70K80K19901996200220082014202020251990: 33,363 persons1991: 33,650 persons1992: 34,658 persons1993: 36,194 persons1994: 38,028 persons1995: 38,951 persons1996: 39,559 persons1997: 40,772 persons1998: 41,446 persons1999: 43,270 persons2000: 43,395 persons2001: 44,782 persons2002: 46,681 persons2003: 49,697 persons2004: 52,341 persons2005: 53,182 persons2006: 53,841 persons2007: 55,174 persons2008: 56,872 persons2009: 57,519 persons2010: 55,260 persons2011: 56,429 persons2012: 57,345 persons2013: 57,828 persons2014: 58,809 persons2015: 59,060 persons2016: 58,694 persons2017: 59,464 persons2018: 60,543 persons2019: 61,433 persons2020: 59,423 persons2021: 63,124 persons2022: 65,356 persons2023: 67,237 persons2024: 68,754 persons2025: 70,151 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
202570,151
202468,754
202367,237
202265,356
202163,124
202059,423
201961,433
201860,543
201759,464
201658,694
201559,060
201458,809
201357,828
201257,345
201156,429
201055,260
200957,519
200856,872
200755,174
200653,841
200553,182
200452,341
200349,697
200246,681
200144,782
200043,395
199943,270
199841,446
199740,772
199639,559
199538,951
199438,028
199336,194
199234,658
199133,650
199033,363

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, McAllen, 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, McAllen, 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/mcallen-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, McAllen, 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/mcallen-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, McAllen, 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/mcallen-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in McAllen, TX?

Employed residents in McAllen, TX was 70,151 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 25th 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 McAllen, TX?

70,151 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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