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Unemployed people in Big Spring, TX

Unemployed people in Big Spring, TX was 378 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 134th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons378
Change on 2024+2.2%
Rank134th of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high8432020
Series low3312019

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Unemployed people in Big Spring, TX, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 552 persons1991: 490 persons1992: 727 persons1993: 571 persons1994: 461 persons1995: 433 persons1996: 451 persons1997: 432 persons1998: 545 persons1999: 640 persons2000: 538 persons2001: 536 persons2002: 690 persons2003: 707 persons2004: 609 persons2005: 544 persons2006: 506 persons2007: 430 persons2008: 487 persons2009: 810 persons2010: 753 persons2011: 705 persons2012: 570 persons2013: 573 persons2014: 474 persons2015: 480 persons2016: 569 persons2017: 438 persons2018: 346 persons2019: 331 persons2020: 843 persons2021: 653 persons2022: 498 persons2023: 387 persons2024: 370 persons2025: 378 persons2004006008001,00019902002201420251990: 552 persons1991: 490 persons1992: 727 persons1993: 571 persons1994: 461 persons1995: 433 persons1996: 451 persons1997: 432 persons1998: 545 persons1999: 640 persons2000: 538 persons2001: 536 persons2002: 690 persons2003: 707 persons2004: 609 persons2005: 544 persons2006: 506 persons2007: 430 persons2008: 487 persons2009: 810 persons2010: 753 persons2011: 705 persons2012: 570 persons2013: 573 persons2014: 474 persons2015: 480 persons2016: 569 persons2017: 438 persons2018: 346 persons2019: 331 persons2020: 843 persons2021: 653 persons2022: 498 persons2023: 387 persons2024: 370 persons2025: 378 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025378
2024370
2023387
2022498
2021653
2020843
2019331
2018346
2017438
2016569
2015480
2014474
2013573
2012570
2011705
2010753
2009810
2008487
2007430
2006506
2005544
2004609
2003707
2002690
2001536
2000538
1999640
1998545
1997432
1996451
1995433
1994461
1993571
1992727
1991490
1990552

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/big-spring-tx.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/big-spring-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the unemployed people in Big Spring, TX?

Unemployed people in Big Spring, TX was 378 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 134th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Big Spring, TX?

843 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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