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Unemployed people in Mesquite, TX

Unemployed people in Mesquite, TX was 3,374 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,374
Change on 2024+1.6%
Rank22nd of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high6,4212010
Series low1,8251999

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Unemployed people in Mesquite, TX, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,387 persons1991: 2,927 persons1992: 3,412 persons1993: 3,038 persons1994: 2,687 persons1995: 2,460 persons1996: 2,207 persons1997: 2,087 persons1998: 1,907 persons1999: 1,825 persons2000: 1,924 persons2001: 2,622 persons2002: 3,622 persons2003: 3,600 persons2004: 3,155 persons2005: 3,813 persons2006: 3,361 persons2007: 2,990 persons2008: 3,480 persons2009: 5,366 persons2010: 6,421 persons2011: 6,262 persons2012: 5,183 persons2013: 4,939 persons2014: 4,077 persons2015: 3,190 persons2016: 3,159 persons2017: 3,178 persons2018: 2,999 persons2019: 2,758 persons2020: 5,837 persons2021: 4,458 persons2022: 3,038 persons2023: 3,081 persons2024: 3,320 persons2025: 3,374 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 2,387 persons1991: 2,927 persons1992: 3,412 persons1993: 3,038 persons1994: 2,687 persons1995: 2,460 persons1996: 2,207 persons1997: 2,087 persons1998: 1,907 persons1999: 1,825 persons2000: 1,924 persons2001: 2,622 persons2002: 3,622 persons2003: 3,600 persons2004: 3,155 persons2005: 3,813 persons2006: 3,361 persons2007: 2,990 persons2008: 3,480 persons2009: 5,366 persons2010: 6,421 persons2011: 6,262 persons2012: 5,183 persons2013: 4,939 persons2014: 4,077 persons2015: 3,190 persons2016: 3,159 persons2017: 3,178 persons2018: 2,999 persons2019: 2,758 persons2020: 5,837 persons2021: 4,458 persons2022: 3,038 persons2023: 3,081 persons2024: 3,320 persons2025: 3,374 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
20253,374
20243,320
20233,081
20223,038
20214,458
20205,837
20192,758
20182,999
20173,178
20163,159
20153,190
20144,077
20134,939
20125,183
20116,262
20106,421
20095,366
20083,480
20072,990
20063,361
20053,813
20043,155
20033,600
20023,622
20012,622
20001,924
19991,825
19981,907
19972,087
19962,207
19952,460
19942,687
19933,038
19923,412
19912,927
19902,387

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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.

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Mesquite, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Mesquite, 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/mesquite-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Mesquite, 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/mesquite-tx.

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

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What is the unemployed people in Mesquite, TX?

Unemployed people in Mesquite, TX was 3,374 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd 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 Mesquite, TX?

6,421 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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