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Cities in Texas by unemployment rate

Port Arthur, TX had the highest unemployment rate of 134 cities in August 2025, at 8.9%. Kyle, TX had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Texas was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest8.9Port Arthur, TX
Lowest3.3Kyle, TX
Median4.4134 cities
Texas4.2History

Top 40 cities, August 2025

Port Arthur, TX: 8.9 %Port Arthur, TX8.9Brownsville, TX: 8.7 %Brownsville, TX8.7Eagle Pass, TX: 8.7 %Eagle Pass, TX8.7Weslaco, TX: 8.1 %Weslaco, TX8.1Baytown, TX: 7.7 %Baytown, TX7.7San Benito, TX: 7.5 %San Benito, TX7.5San Juan, TX: 7.5 %San Juan, TX7.5Pharr, TX: 7.2 %Pharr, TX7.2Lancaster, TX: 6.2 %Lancaster, TX6.2Mission, TX: 6.1 %Mission, TX6.1Pasadena, TX: 5.9 %Pasadena, TX5.9La Porte, TX: 5.8 %La Porte, TX5.8Edinburg, TX: 5.7 %Edinburg, TX5.7Killeen, TX: 5.7 %Killeen, TX5.7Lake Jackson, TX: 5.7 %Lake Jackson, TX5.7Texas City, TX: 5.6 %Texas City, TX5.6Beaumont, TX: 5.5 %Beaumont, TX5.5DeSoto, TX: 5.5 %DeSoto, TX5.5Cedar Hill, TX: 5.4 %Cedar Hill, TX5.4Duncanville, TX: 5.4 %Duncanville, TX5.4Nacogdoches, TX: 5.4 %Nacogdoches, TX5.4Deer Park, TX: 5.3 %Deer Park, TX5.3Del Rio, TX: 5.3 %Del Rio, TX5.3Harlingen, TX: 5.3 %Harlingen, TX5.3Missouri City, TX: 5.3 %Missouri City, TX5.3Harker Heights, TX: 5.1 %Harker Heights, TX5.1McAllen, TX: 5.1 %McAllen, TX5.1Alvin, TX: 5 %Alvin, TX5Katy, TX: 5 %Katy, TX5Kingsville, TX: 5 %Kingsville, TX5Longview, TX: 5 %Longview, TX5Lufkin, TX: 5 %Lufkin, TX5Corsicana, TX: 4.9 %Corsicana, TX4.9Houston, TX: 4.9 %Houston, TX4.9Huntsville, TX: 4.9 %Huntsville, TX4.9Paris, TX: 4.9 %Paris, TX4.9Texarkana, TX: 4.9 %Texarkana, TX4.9Victoria, TX: 4.9 %Victoria, TX4.9Denison, TX: 4.8 %Denison, TX4.8Laredo, TX: 4.8 %Laredo, TX4.8Port Arthur, TX: 8.9 %Port Arthur, TX8.9Brownsville, TX: 8.7 %Brownsville, TX8.7Eagle Pass, TX: 8.7 %Eagle Pass, TX8.7Weslaco, TX: 8.1 %Weslaco, TX8.1Baytown, TX: 7.7 %Baytown, TX7.7San Benito, TX: 7.5 %San Benito, TX7.5San Juan, TX: 7.5 %San Juan, TX7.5Pharr, TX: 7.2 %Pharr, TX7.2Lancaster, TX: 6.2 %Lancaster, TX6.2Mission, TX: 6.1 %Mission, TX6.1Pasadena, TX: 5.9 %Pasadena, TX5.9La Porte, TX: 5.8 %La Porte, TX5.8Edinburg, TX: 5.7 %Edinburg, TX5.7Killeen, TX: 5.7 %Killeen, TX5.7Lake Jackson, TX: 5.7 %Lake Jackson, TX5.7Texas City, TX: 5.6 %Texas City, TX5.6Beaumont, TX: 5.5 %Beaumont, TX5.5DeSoto, TX: 5.5 %DeSoto, TX5.5Cedar Hill, TX: 5.4 %Cedar Hill, TX5.4Duncanville, TX: 5.4 %Duncanville, TX5.4Nacogdoches, TX: 5.4 %Nacogdoches, TX5.4Deer Park, TX: 5.3 %Deer Park, TX5.3Del Rio, TX: 5.3 %Del Rio, TX5.3Harlingen, TX: 5.3 %Harlingen, TX5.3Missouri City, TX: 5.3 %Missouri City, TX5.3Harker Heights, TX: 5.1 %Harker Heights, TX5.1McAllen, TX: 5.1 %McAllen, TX5.1Alvin, TX: 5 %Alvin, TX5Katy, TX: 5 %Katy, TX5Kingsville, TX: 5 %Kingsville, TX5Longview, TX: 5 %Longview, TX5Lufkin, TX: 5 %Lufkin, TX5Corsicana, TX: 4.9 %Corsicana, TX4.9Houston, TX: 4.9 %Houston, TX4.9Huntsville, TX: 4.9 %Huntsville, TX4.9Paris, TX: 4.9 %Paris, TX4.9Texarkana, TX: 4.9 %Texarkana, TX4.9Victoria, TX: 4.9 %Victoria, TX4.9Denison, TX: 4.8 %Denison, TX4.8Laredo, TX: 4.8 %Laredo, TX4.8
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Port Arthur, TX8.9-0.9 pts
2Brownsville, TX8.7+2.9 pts
2Eagle Pass, TX8.7+1.9 pts
4Weslaco, TX8.1+0.6 pts
5Baytown, TX7.7+0.3 pts
6San Benito, TX7.5+1.5 pts
6San Juan, TX7.5+0.1 pts
8Pharr, TX7.2+0.7 pts
9Lancaster, TX6.2+0.1 pts
10Mission, TX6.1+0.2 pts
11Pasadena, TX5.9+0.2 pts
12La Porte, TX5.8+0.2 pts
13Edinburg, TX5.7+0.3 pts
13Killeen, TX5.7-0.2 pts
13Lake Jackson, TX5.7+0.3 pts
16Texas City, TX5.60 pts
17Beaumont, TX5.5-0.2 pts
17DeSoto, TX5.50 pts
19Cedar Hill, TX5.4+0.1 pts
19Duncanville, TX5.4+0.2 pts
19Nacogdoches, TX5.4+0.3 pts
22Deer Park, TX5.3+0.2 pts
22Del Rio, TX5.3-0.1 pts
22Harlingen, TX5.3+0.2 pts
22Missouri City, TX5.3+0.2 pts
26Harker Heights, TX5.1+0.4 pts
26McAllen, TX5.1+0.3 pts
28Alvin, TX5+0.2 pts
28Katy, TX5+0.3 pts
28Kingsville, TX5+0.2 pts
28Longview, TX5-0.3 pts
28Lufkin, TX5+0.2 pts
33Corsicana, TX4.9+0.1 pts
33Houston, TX4.9-0.1 pts
33Huntsville, TX4.9+0.4 pts
33Paris, TX4.9-0.1 pts
33Texarkana, TX4.90 pts
33Victoria, TX4.9+0.4 pts
39Denison, TX4.8-0.5 pts
39Laredo, TX4.8+0.5 pts
39Rosenberg, TX4.80 pts
39Temple, TX4.8+0.4 pts
43Belton, TX4.7+0.4 pts
43Converse, TX4.7+0.6 pts
43Princeton, TX4.7+0.5 pts
43Socorro, TX4.7+0.1 pts
47Copperas Cove, TX4.6+0.5 pts
47Denton, TX4.60 pts
47El Paso, TX4.6+0.2 pts
47Galveston, TX4.6-0.5 pts
47Georgetown, TX4.60 pts
52Balch Springs, TX4.5+0.3 pts
52Big Spring, TX4.5+0.5 pts
52Corpus Christi, TX4.5-0.1 pts
52Mansfield, TX4.5+0.4 pts
52Mesquite, TX4.5-0.1 pts
52Schertz, TX4.5+0.3 pts
52Seguin, TX4.5+0.3 pts
52Waco, TX4.5+0.2 pts
60Anna, TX4.4+0.4 pts
60Cibolo, TX4.4+0.3 pts
60College Station, TX4.4+0.2 pts
60Conroe, TX4.4+0.1 pts
60Dallas, TX4.4-0.1 pts
60Friendswood, TX4.40 pts
60Grand Prairie, TX4.4-0.2 pts
60Little Elm, TX4.4+0.1 pts
60Pearland, TX4.4-0.1 pts
60Southlake, TX4.40 pts
60Sugar Land, TX4.4+0.1 pts
60University Park, TX4.4+0.2 pts
60Waxahachie, TX4.4+0.2 pts
73Arlington, TX4.3-0.1 pts
73Fort Worth, TX4.30 pts
73Fulshear, TX4.3+0.1 pts
73Greenville, TX4.30 pts
73Melissa, TX4.3+0.5 pts
73North Richland Hills, TX4.3+0.1 pts
73Rowlett, TX4.30 pts
73Saginaw, TX4.3-0.1 pts
73San Antonio, TX4.3+0.2 pts
82Allen, TX4.20 pts
82Bedford, TX4.2-0.2 pts
82Coppell, TX4.2+0.1 pts
82Euless, TX4.2+0.1 pts
82Garland, TX4.20 pts
82League City, TX4.2+0.2 pts
82McKinney, TX4.2+0.2 pts
82Plano, TX4.20 pts
82Prosper, TX4.20 pts
82Wichita Falls, TX4.2-0.1 pts
92Colleyville, TX4.1+0.2 pts
92Farmers Branch, TX4.1+0.1 pts
92Haltom City, TX4.1-0.2 pts
92Kerrville, TX4.1+0.2 pts
92Royse City, TX4.1+0.7 pts
92Tyler, TX4.10 pts
92Wylie, TX4.1+0.2 pts
99Bryan, TX4+0.2 pts
99Burleson, TX4+0.2 pts
99Frisco, TX40 pts
99Hurst, TX4-0.3 pts
99Irving, TX4-0.1 pts
99Odessa, TX4+0.2 pts
99Pflugerville, TX4-0.1 pts
99Richardson, TX4-0.1 pts
107Abilene, TX3.90 pts
107Carrollton, TX3.9+0.1 pts
107Cleburne, TX3.9+0.2 pts
107Forney, TX3.90 pts
107Keller, TX3.9+0.1 pts
107Lewisville, TX3.9-0.1 pts
107Lubbock, TX3.9+0.1 pts
107Midlothian, TX3.9+0.2 pts
107Rockwall, TX3.9+0.1 pts
107San Marcos, TX3.9+0.1 pts
107Sherman, TX3.9-0.2 pts
107The Colony, TX3.90 pts
119Cedar Park, TX3.8-0.1 pts
119Fate, TX3.8+0.2 pts
119Sachse, TX3.8-0.3 pts
122Celina, TX3.7+0.3 pts
122Flower Mound, TX3.7-0.1 pts
122Round Rock, TX3.70 pts
125Austin, TX3.6-0.2 pts
125Grapevine, TX3.6-0.2 pts
125Hutto, TX3.6+0.2 pts
125Leander, TX3.6-0.1 pts
125Midland, TX3.6+0.3 pts
125New Braunfels, TX3.6+0.1 pts
125San Angelo, TX3.6+0.1 pts
125Weatherford, TX3.60 pts
133Amarillo, TX3.40 pts
134Kyle, TX3.3+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). 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 rate (measure 03) (Cities in Texas by unemployment rate, 2025-08) [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 rate (measure 03), Cities in Texas by unemployment rate, 2025-08. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/texas-cities?period=2025-08. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Port Arthur, TX, with 8.9% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Kyle, TX, with 3.3% in August 2025.

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