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Unemployed people in Port Arthur, TX

Unemployed people in Port Arthur, TX was 1,830 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.2% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,830
Change on 2024-4.2%
Rank47th of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high4,4041993
Series low1,6492007

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Unemployed people in Port Arthur, TX, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,803 persons1991: 2,849 persons1992: 3,749 persons1993: 4,404 persons1994: 4,062 persons1995: 3,857 persons1996: 3,614 persons1997: 3,072 persons1998: 2,874 persons1999: 3,401 persons2000: 2,565 persons2001: 2,741 persons2002: 3,048 persons2003: 3,417 persons2004: 3,171 persons2005: 2,290 persons2006: 1,736 persons2007: 1,649 persons2008: 2,114 persons2009: 3,273 persons2010: 3,553 persons2011: 3,859 persons2012: 3,813 persons2013: 3,723 persons2014: 2,620 persons2015: 2,212 persons2016: 2,264 persons2017: 2,481 persons2018: 2,065 persons2019: 1,820 persons2020: 3,474 persons2021: 2,837 persons2022: 1,819 persons2023: 1,907 persons2024: 1,910 persons2025: 1,830 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 2,803 persons1991: 2,849 persons1992: 3,749 persons1993: 4,404 persons1994: 4,062 persons1995: 3,857 persons1996: 3,614 persons1997: 3,072 persons1998: 2,874 persons1999: 3,401 persons2000: 2,565 persons2001: 2,741 persons2002: 3,048 persons2003: 3,417 persons2004: 3,171 persons2005: 2,290 persons2006: 1,736 persons2007: 1,649 persons2008: 2,114 persons2009: 3,273 persons2010: 3,553 persons2011: 3,859 persons2012: 3,813 persons2013: 3,723 persons2014: 2,620 persons2015: 2,212 persons2016: 2,264 persons2017: 2,481 persons2018: 2,065 persons2019: 1,820 persons2020: 3,474 persons2021: 2,837 persons2022: 1,819 persons2023: 1,907 persons2024: 1,910 persons2025: 1,830 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
20251,830
20241,910
20231,907
20221,819
20212,837
20203,474
20191,820
20182,065
20172,481
20162,264
20152,212
20142,620
20133,723
20123,813
20113,859
20103,553
20093,273
20082,114
20071,649
20061,736
20052,290
20043,171
20033,417
20023,048
20012,741
20002,565
19993,401
19982,874
19973,072
19963,614
19953,857
19944,062
19934,404
19923,749
19912,849
19902,803

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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, Port Arthur, 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, Port Arthur, 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/port-arthur-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, Port Arthur, 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/port-arthur-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, Port Arthur, 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/port-arthur-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Port Arthur, TX?

Unemployed people in Port Arthur, TX was 1,830 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.2% from 2024. That is the 47th 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 Port Arthur, TX?

4,404 in 1993, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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