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Unemployed people in San Marcos, TX

Unemployed people in San Marcos, TX was 1,657 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 56th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,657
Change on 2024+6.1%
Rank56th of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high2,6432020
Series low7661993

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Unemployed people in San Marcos, TX, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,094 persons1991: 947 persons1992: 856 persons1993: 766 persons1994: 796 persons1995: 842 persons1996: 878 persons1997: 960 persons1998: 874 persons1999: 900 persons2000: 1,094 persons2001: 1,346 persons2002: 1,974 persons2003: 2,187 persons2004: 1,974 persons2005: 1,035 persons2006: 1,009 persons2007: 932 persons2008: 1,033 persons2009: 1,407 persons2010: 1,597 persons2011: 1,635 persons2012: 1,491 persons2013: 1,492 persons2014: 1,286 persons2015: 1,058 persons2016: 1,152 persons2017: 1,146 persons2018: 1,095 persons2019: 1,065 persons2020: 2,643 persons2021: 1,713 persons2022: 1,369 persons2023: 1,448 persons2024: 1,562 persons2025: 1,657 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 1,094 persons1991: 947 persons1992: 856 persons1993: 766 persons1994: 796 persons1995: 842 persons1996: 878 persons1997: 960 persons1998: 874 persons1999: 900 persons2000: 1,094 persons2001: 1,346 persons2002: 1,974 persons2003: 2,187 persons2004: 1,974 persons2005: 1,035 persons2006: 1,009 persons2007: 932 persons2008: 1,033 persons2009: 1,407 persons2010: 1,597 persons2011: 1,635 persons2012: 1,491 persons2013: 1,492 persons2014: 1,286 persons2015: 1,058 persons2016: 1,152 persons2017: 1,146 persons2018: 1,095 persons2019: 1,065 persons2020: 2,643 persons2021: 1,713 persons2022: 1,369 persons2023: 1,448 persons2024: 1,562 persons2025: 1,657 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
20251,657
20241,562
20231,448
20221,369
20211,713
20202,643
20191,065
20181,095
20171,146
20161,152
20151,058
20141,286
20131,492
20121,491
20111,635
20101,597
20091,407
20081,033
2007932
20061,009
20051,035
20041,974
20032,187
20021,974
20011,346
20001,094
1999900
1998874
1997960
1996878
1995842
1994796
1993766
1992856
1991947
19901,094

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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 Marcos, 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 Marcos, 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-marcos-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, San Marcos, 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-marcos-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 Marcos, 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-marcos-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in San Marcos, TX?

Unemployed people in San Marcos, TX was 1,657 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 56th 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 Marcos, TX?

2,643 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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