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Cities in Texas by unemployment rate

Eagle Pass, TX had the highest unemployment rate of 134 cities in December 2025, at 9.4%. Amarillo, TX had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Texas was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest9.4Eagle Pass, TX
Lowest2.7Amarillo, TX
Median3.7134 cities
Texas4.3History

Top 40 cities, December 2025

Eagle Pass, TX: 9.4 %Eagle Pass, TX9.4Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Baytown, TX: 7.7 %Baytown, TX7.7San Juan, TX: 7.6 %San Juan, TX7.6Weslaco, TX: 7.4 %Weslaco, TX7.4Brownsville, TX: 7.2 %Brownsville, TX7.2Pharr, TX: 6.7 %Pharr, TX6.7San Benito, TX: 6.7 %San Benito, TX6.7La Porte, TX: 5.7 %La Porte, TX5.7Mission, TX: 5.7 %Mission, TX5.7Pasadena, TX: 5.3 %Pasadena, TX5.3Lancaster, TX: 5.1 %Lancaster, TX5.1Beaumont, TX: 5 %Beaumont, TX5Deer Park, TX: 5 %Deer Park, TX5DeSoto, TX: 5 %DeSoto, TX5Harlingen, TX: 5 %Harlingen, TX5Texas City, TX: 5 %Texas City, TX5Duncanville, TX: 4.9 %Duncanville, TX4.9Edinburg, TX: 4.9 %Edinburg, TX4.9Killeen, TX: 4.9 %Killeen, TX4.9Lake Jackson, TX: 4.9 %Lake Jackson, TX4.9Cedar Hill, TX: 4.8 %Cedar Hill, TX4.8Del Rio, TX: 4.8 %Del Rio, TX4.8Corsicana, TX: 4.6 %Corsicana, TX4.6Katy, TX: 4.6 %Katy, TX4.6Alvin, TX: 4.5 %Alvin, TX4.5Paris, TX: 4.5 %Paris, TX4.5Tyler, TX: 4.5 %Tyler, TX4.5Harker Heights, TX: 4.4 %Harker Heights, TX4.4McAllen, TX: 4.4 %McAllen, TX4.4Missouri City, TX: 4.4 %Missouri City, TX4.4Lufkin, TX: 4.3 %Lufkin, TX4.3Houston, TX: 4.2 %Houston, TX4.2Kingsville, TX: 4.2 %Kingsville, TX4.2Socorro, TX: 4.2 %Socorro, TX4.2Converse, TX: 4.1 %Converse, TX4.1Corpus Christi, TX: 4.1 %Corpus Christi, TX4.1Longview, TX: 4.1 %Longview, TX4.1Princeton, TX: 4.1 %Princeton, TX4.1Rosenberg, TX: 4.1 %Rosenberg, TX4.1Eagle Pass, TX: 9.4 %Eagle Pass, TX9.4Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Baytown, TX: 7.7 %Baytown, TX7.7San Juan, TX: 7.6 %San Juan, TX7.6Weslaco, TX: 7.4 %Weslaco, TX7.4Brownsville, TX: 7.2 %Brownsville, TX7.2Pharr, TX: 6.7 %Pharr, TX6.7San Benito, TX: 6.7 %San Benito, TX6.7La Porte, TX: 5.7 %La Porte, TX5.7Mission, TX: 5.7 %Mission, TX5.7Pasadena, TX: 5.3 %Pasadena, TX5.3Lancaster, TX: 5.1 %Lancaster, TX5.1Beaumont, TX: 5 %Beaumont, TX5Deer Park, TX: 5 %Deer Park, TX5DeSoto, TX: 5 %DeSoto, TX5Harlingen, TX: 5 %Harlingen, TX5Texas City, TX: 5 %Texas City, TX5Duncanville, TX: 4.9 %Duncanville, TX4.9Edinburg, TX: 4.9 %Edinburg, TX4.9Killeen, TX: 4.9 %Killeen, TX4.9Lake Jackson, TX: 4.9 %Lake Jackson, TX4.9Cedar Hill, TX: 4.8 %Cedar Hill, TX4.8Del Rio, TX: 4.8 %Del Rio, TX4.8Corsicana, TX: 4.6 %Corsicana, TX4.6Katy, TX: 4.6 %Katy, TX4.6Alvin, TX: 4.5 %Alvin, TX4.5Paris, TX: 4.5 %Paris, TX4.5Tyler, TX: 4.5 %Tyler, TX4.5Harker Heights, TX: 4.4 %Harker Heights, TX4.4McAllen, TX: 4.4 %McAllen, TX4.4Missouri City, TX: 4.4 %Missouri City, TX4.4Lufkin, TX: 4.3 %Lufkin, TX4.3Houston, TX: 4.2 %Houston, TX4.2Kingsville, TX: 4.2 %Kingsville, TX4.2Socorro, TX: 4.2 %Socorro, TX4.2Converse, TX: 4.1 %Converse, TX4.1Corpus Christi, TX: 4.1 %Corpus Christi, TX4.1Longview, TX: 4.1 %Longview, TX4.1Princeton, TX: 4.1 %Princeton, TX4.1Rosenberg, TX: 4.1 %Rosenberg, TX4.1
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Eagle Pass, TX9.4+1.3 pts
2Port Arthur, TX8.6+0.3 pts
3Baytown, TX7.7+0.6 pts
4San Juan, TX7.6+0.3 pts
5Weslaco, TX7.4+0.1 pts
6Brownsville, TX7.2+2 pts
7Pharr, TX6.7+0.5 pts
7San Benito, TX6.7+1.5 pts
9La Porte, TX5.7+0.8 pts
9Mission, TX5.7+0.2 pts
11Pasadena, TX5.30 pts
12Lancaster, TX5.1-0.1 pts
13Beaumont, TX50 pts
13Deer Park, TX5+0.2 pts
13DeSoto, TX50 pts
13Harlingen, TX5+0.6 pts
13Texas City, TX5-0.2 pts
18Duncanville, TX4.9+0.3 pts
18Edinburg, TX4.90 pts
18Killeen, TX4.9+0.3 pts
18Lake Jackson, TX4.9+0.5 pts
22Cedar Hill, TX4.80 pts
22Del Rio, TX4.8-1.6 pts
24Corsicana, TX4.6+0.4 pts
24Katy, TX4.6+0.5 pts
26Alvin, TX4.5+0.2 pts
26Paris, TX4.5+0.4 pts
26Tyler, TX4.5+1.1 pts
29Harker Heights, TX4.4+0.6 pts
29McAllen, TX4.4+0.3 pts
29Missouri City, TX4.40 pts
32Lufkin, TX4.3+0.1 pts
33Houston, TX4.20 pts
33Kingsville, TX4.2+0.5 pts
33Socorro, TX4.2+0.4 pts
36Converse, TX4.1+0.5 pts
36Corpus Christi, TX4.1+0.3 pts
36Longview, TX4.1-0.3 pts
36Princeton, TX4.1+0.4 pts
36Rosenberg, TX4.1+0.3 pts
41Balch Springs, TX4+0.4 pts
41Belton, TX4+0.4 pts
41Copperas Cove, TX4+0.2 pts
41Laredo, TX4+0.2 pts
41Little Elm, TX4+0.5 pts
41Nacogdoches, TX4+0.2 pts
41Temple, TX4+0.3 pts
41Texarkana, TX4-0.1 pts
49El Paso, TX3.9+0.2 pts
49Greenville, TX3.9+0.2 pts
51Conroe, TX3.8+0.3 pts
51Friendswood, TX3.8+0.2 pts
51Galveston, TX3.8-0.3 pts
51Georgetown, TX3.8+0.2 pts
51Grand Prairie, TX3.8-0.1 pts
51Huntsville, TX3.8+0.3 pts
51Mansfield, TX3.8+0.3 pts
51Mesquite, TX3.80 pts
51Pearland, TX3.80 pts
51Prosper, TX3.8+0.2 pts
51Southlake, TX3.8+0.3 pts
51Sugar Land, TX3.8+0.2 pts
51Victoria, TX3.80 pts
51Waxahachie, TX3.8+0.1 pts
65Anna, TX3.7+0.2 pts
65Arlington, TX3.70 pts
65Bedford, TX3.70 pts
65Cibolo, TX3.7+0.5 pts
65Dallas, TX3.7-0.1 pts
65League City, TX3.7+0.3 pts
65Schertz, TX3.7+0.3 pts
72Allen, TX3.6+0.1 pts
72Big Spring, TX3.6+0.4 pts
72Denison, TX3.6-0.6 pts
72Farmers Branch, TX3.60 pts
72Fort Worth, TX3.60 pts
72Garland, TX3.6+0.1 pts
72Hurst, TX3.60 pts
72Melissa, TX3.6+0.4 pts
72Rowlett, TX3.6-0.2 pts
72Saginaw, TX3.6+0.3 pts
72San Antonio, TX3.6+0.2 pts
72Seguin, TX3.6-0.2 pts
72The Colony, TX3.6+0.3 pts
72Waco, TX3.6+0.2 pts
86Cleburne, TX3.5+0.3 pts
86Euless, TX3.50 pts
86Fulshear, TX3.5+0.1 pts
86Haltom City, TX3.50 pts
86McKinney, TX3.5+0.2 pts
86Plano, TX3.50 pts
86Richardson, TX3.5+0.2 pts
86Sherman, TX3.5+0.4 pts
86University Park, TX3.5+0.3 pts
86Wichita Falls, TX3.50 pts
96Colleyville, TX3.4+0.3 pts
96Coppell, TX3.4-0.2 pts
96Frisco, TX3.4+0.1 pts
96Irving, TX3.40 pts
96North Richland Hills, TX3.40 pts
96Odessa, TX3.4+0.2 pts
96Pflugerville, TX3.4-0.1 pts
96Sachse, TX3.4-0.1 pts
104Carrollton, TX3.3+0.1 pts
104College Station, TX3.3+0.2 pts
104Denton, TX3.3-0.1 pts
104Fate, TX3.3+0.2 pts
104Keller, TX3.3+0.3 pts
104Lewisville, TX3.3+0.1 pts
104Midlothian, TX3.3+0.2 pts
104Rockwall, TX3.30 pts
104Wylie, TX3.3+0.1 pts
113Abilene, TX3.2+0.2 pts
113Burleson, TX3.2+0.1 pts
113Cedar Park, TX3.2+0.1 pts
113Celina, TX3.2+0.4 pts
113Forney, TX3.20 pts
113Leander, TX3.20 pts
113San Marcos, TX3.2+0.1 pts
120Austin, TX3.10 pts
120Flower Mound, TX3.1-0.1 pts
120Grapevine, TX3.1-0.1 pts
120Kerrville, TX3.10 pts
120Lubbock, TX3.10 pts
120Royse City, TX3.1+0.2 pts
126Bryan, TX3+0.2 pts
126Hutto, TX3-0.1 pts
126New Braunfels, TX3+0.1 pts
126Round Rock, TX3-0.1 pts
126San Angelo, TX30 pts
131Kyle, TX2.9+0.2 pts
131Midland, TX2.9+0.2 pts
131Weatherford, TX2.9-0.2 pts
134Amarillo, TX2.70 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, 2025-12) [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, 2025-12. 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=2025-12. 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 rate (measure 03). Cities in Texas by unemployment rate, 2025-12. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/texas-cities?period=2025-12.

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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, 2025-12 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/texas-cities?period=2025-12 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Eagle Pass, TX, with 9.4% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Amarillo, TX, with 2.7% in December 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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