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Unemployed people in San Antonio, TX

Unemployed people in San Antonio, TX was 29,423 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons29,423
Change on 2024+4.1%
Rank2nd of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high53,1802020
Series low18,9691999

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Unemployed people in San Antonio, TX, 1990 to 2025

10K20K30K40K50K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 35,390 persons1991: 33,494 persons1992: 32,514 persons1993: 28,931 persons1994: 25,524 persons1995: 25,285 persons1996: 25,244 persons1997: 23,772 persons1998: 22,363 persons1999: 18,969 persons2000: 23,647 persons2001: 27,083 persons2002: 34,800 persons2003: 38,159 persons2004: 35,424 persons2005: 29,950 persons2006: 27,822 persons2007: 24,604 persons2008: 28,089 persons2009: 40,779 persons2010: 44,917 persons2011: 46,573 persons2012: 39,841 persons2013: 37,756 persons2014: 30,731 persons2015: 25,010 persons2016: 24,417 persons2017: 23,801 persons2018: 22,761 persons2019: 21,219 persons2020: 53,180 persons2021: 37,283 persons2022: 26,363 persons2023: 27,618 persons2024: 28,258 persons2025: 29,423 persons10K20K30K40K50K60K19902002201420251990: 35,390 persons1991: 33,494 persons1992: 32,514 persons1993: 28,931 persons1994: 25,524 persons1995: 25,285 persons1996: 25,244 persons1997: 23,772 persons1998: 22,363 persons1999: 18,969 persons2000: 23,647 persons2001: 27,083 persons2002: 34,800 persons2003: 38,159 persons2004: 35,424 persons2005: 29,950 persons2006: 27,822 persons2007: 24,604 persons2008: 28,089 persons2009: 40,779 persons2010: 44,917 persons2011: 46,573 persons2012: 39,841 persons2013: 37,756 persons2014: 30,731 persons2015: 25,010 persons2016: 24,417 persons2017: 23,801 persons2018: 22,761 persons2019: 21,219 persons2020: 53,180 persons2021: 37,283 persons2022: 26,363 persons2023: 27,618 persons2024: 28,258 persons2025: 29,423 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
202529,423
202428,258
202327,618
202226,363
202137,283
202053,180
201921,219
201822,761
201723,801
201624,417
201525,010
201430,731
201337,756
201239,841
201146,573
201044,917
200940,779
200828,089
200724,604
200627,822
200529,950
200435,424
200338,159
200234,800
200127,083
200023,647
199918,969
199822,363
199723,772
199625,244
199525,285
199425,524
199328,931
199232,514
199133,494
199035,390

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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, San Antonio, 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, San Antonio, 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/san-antonio-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, San Antonio, 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/san-antonio-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, San Antonio, 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/san-antonio-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in San Antonio, TX?

Unemployed people in San Antonio, TX was 29,423 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 San Antonio, TX?

53,180 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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