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Cities in Texas by unemployment rate

Eagle Pass, TX had the highest unemployment rate of 134 cities in February 2026, at 10.8%. Kyle, TX had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 4.25% and the figure for Texas was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest10.8Eagle Pass, TX
Lowest3.2Kyle, TX
Median4.25134 cities
Texas4.3History

Top 40 cities, February 2026

Eagle Pass, TX: 10.8 %Eagle Pass, TX10.8Port Arthur, TX: 8.8 %Port Arthur, TX8.8Brownsville, TX: 7.6 %Brownsville, TX7.6Baytown, TX: 7.5 %Baytown, TX7.5San Benito, TX: 7.1 %San Benito, TX7.1San Juan, TX: 7 %San Juan, TX7Pharr, TX: 6.6 %Pharr, TX6.6Weslaco, TX: 6.2 %Weslaco, TX6.2Lancaster, TX: 5.9 %Lancaster, TX5.9Mission, TX: 5.8 %Mission, TX5.8Harlingen, TX: 5.7 %Harlingen, TX5.7La Porte, TX: 5.7 %La Porte, TX5.7Killeen, TX: 5.6 %Killeen, TX5.6Pasadena, TX: 5.5 %Pasadena, TX5.5Corsicana, TX: 5.4 %Corsicana, TX5.4Cedar Hill, TX: 5.3 %Cedar Hill, TX5.3Del Rio, TX: 5.3 %Del Rio, TX5.3Beaumont, TX: 5.2 %Beaumont, TX5.2Deer Park, TX: 5.2 %Deer Park, TX5.2Duncanville, TX: 5.2 %Duncanville, TX5.2Edinburg, TX: 5.2 %Edinburg, TX5.2Texas City, TX: 5.2 %Texas City, TX5.2DeSoto, TX: 5.1 %DeSoto, TX5.1Katy, TX: 5.1 %Katy, TX5.1Lake Jackson, TX: 5.1 %Lake Jackson, TX5.1Paris, TX: 5.1 %Paris, TX5.1Belton, TX: 5 %Belton, TX5Missouri City, TX: 5 %Missouri City, TX5Nacogdoches, TX: 5 %Nacogdoches, TX5Rosenberg, TX: 4.9 %Rosenberg, TX4.9Temple, TX: 4.9 %Temple, TX4.9Alvin, TX: 4.8 %Alvin, TX4.8Harker Heights, TX: 4.8 %Harker Heights, TX4.8Laredo, TX: 4.8 %Laredo, TX4.8Longview, TX: 4.8 %Longview, TX4.8Lufkin, TX: 4.8 %Lufkin, TX4.8McAllen, TX: 4.8 %McAllen, TX4.8Kingsville, TX: 4.7 %Kingsville, TX4.7Copperas Cove, TX: 4.6 %Copperas Cove, TX4.6Houston, TX: 4.6 %Houston, TX4.6Eagle Pass, TX: 10.8 %Eagle Pass, TX10.8Port Arthur, TX: 8.8 %Port Arthur, TX8.8Brownsville, TX: 7.6 %Brownsville, TX7.6Baytown, TX: 7.5 %Baytown, TX7.5San Benito, TX: 7.1 %San Benito, TX7.1San Juan, TX: 7 %San Juan, TX7Pharr, TX: 6.6 %Pharr, TX6.6Weslaco, TX: 6.2 %Weslaco, TX6.2Lancaster, TX: 5.9 %Lancaster, TX5.9Mission, TX: 5.8 %Mission, TX5.8Harlingen, TX: 5.7 %Harlingen, TX5.7La Porte, TX: 5.7 %La Porte, TX5.7Killeen, TX: 5.6 %Killeen, TX5.6Pasadena, TX: 5.5 %Pasadena, TX5.5Corsicana, TX: 5.4 %Corsicana, TX5.4Cedar Hill, TX: 5.3 %Cedar Hill, TX5.3Del Rio, TX: 5.3 %Del Rio, TX5.3Beaumont, TX: 5.2 %Beaumont, TX5.2Deer Park, TX: 5.2 %Deer Park, TX5.2Duncanville, TX: 5.2 %Duncanville, TX5.2Edinburg, TX: 5.2 %Edinburg, TX5.2Texas City, TX: 5.2 %Texas City, TX5.2DeSoto, TX: 5.1 %DeSoto, TX5.1Katy, TX: 5.1 %Katy, TX5.1Lake Jackson, TX: 5.1 %Lake Jackson, TX5.1Paris, TX: 5.1 %Paris, TX5.1Belton, TX: 5 %Belton, TX5Missouri City, TX: 5 %Missouri City, TX5Nacogdoches, TX: 5 %Nacogdoches, TX5Rosenberg, TX: 4.9 %Rosenberg, TX4.9Temple, TX: 4.9 %Temple, TX4.9Alvin, TX: 4.8 %Alvin, TX4.8Harker Heights, TX: 4.8 %Harker Heights, TX4.8Laredo, TX: 4.8 %Laredo, TX4.8Longview, TX: 4.8 %Longview, TX4.8Lufkin, TX: 4.8 %Lufkin, TX4.8McAllen, TX: 4.8 %McAllen, TX4.8Kingsville, TX: 4.7 %Kingsville, TX4.7Copperas Cove, TX: 4.6 %Copperas Cove, TX4.6Houston, TX: 4.6 %Houston, TX4.6
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Eagle Pass, TX10.8+0.8 pts
2Port Arthur, TX8.8+1.1 pts
3Brownsville, TX7.6+1.7 pts
4Baytown, TX7.5+1.1 pts
5San Benito, TX7.1+1.2 pts
6San Juan, TX7+0.7 pts
7Pharr, TX6.6+0.9 pts
8Weslaco, TX6.2+0.4 pts
9Lancaster, TX5.9+0.1 pts
10Mission, TX5.8+0.2 pts
11Harlingen, TX5.7+0.9 pts
11La Porte, TX5.7+0.9 pts
13Killeen, TX5.6+0.3 pts
14Pasadena, TX5.5+0.4 pts
15Corsicana, TX5.4+0.6 pts
16Cedar Hill, TX5.3+0.1 pts
16Del Rio, TX5.3-1.4 pts
18Beaumont, TX5.20 pts
18Deer Park, TX5.2+0.5 pts
18Duncanville, TX5.2-0.1 pts
18Edinburg, TX5.2+0.2 pts
18Texas City, TX5.20 pts
23DeSoto, TX5.1-0.2 pts
23Katy, TX5.1+0.4 pts
23Lake Jackson, TX5.1+0.3 pts
23Paris, TX5.1+0.4 pts
27Belton, TX5+0.8 pts
27Missouri City, TX50 pts
27Nacogdoches, TX5+0.3 pts
30Rosenberg, TX4.9+0.5 pts
30Temple, TX4.9+0.6 pts
32Alvin, TX4.8+0.1 pts
32Harker Heights, TX4.8+0.3 pts
32Laredo, TX4.8+0.3 pts
32Longview, TX4.8+0.2 pts
32Lufkin, TX4.8+0.1 pts
32McAllen, TX4.8+0.1 pts
38Kingsville, TX4.7+0.3 pts
39Copperas Cove, TX4.6+0.4 pts
39Houston, TX4.6+0.1 pts
39Huntsville, TX4.6+0.2 pts
39Princeton, TX4.6+0.4 pts
39Texarkana, TX4.6+0.1 pts
44Converse, TX4.5+0.2 pts
44Denison, TX4.50 pts
44Galveston, TX4.50 pts
44Socorro, TX4.5+0.1 pts
44Southlake, TX4.5+0.3 pts
49Balch Springs, TX4.40 pts
49Cibolo, TX4.4+0.3 pts
49Conroe, TX4.4+0.3 pts
49Corpus Christi, TX4.4+0.1 pts
49El Paso, TX4.4+0.2 pts
49Friendswood, TX4.4+0.4 pts
49Georgetown, TX4.4+0.2 pts
49Greenville, TX4.4-0.1 pts
49Schertz, TX4.4+0.5 pts
58Big Spring, TX4.3+0.5 pts
58Grand Prairie, TX4.3-0.1 pts
58Haltom City, TX4.3+0.3 pts
58Mesquite, TX4.3-0.1 pts
58Pearland, TX4.3+0.2 pts
58Saginaw, TX4.3+0.6 pts
58Sugar Land, TX4.3+0.3 pts
58University Park, TX4.30 pts
58Victoria, TX4.3+0.1 pts
58Wichita Falls, TX4.3+0.2 pts
68Anna, TX4.2+0.2 pts
68Arlington, TX4.20 pts
68Cleburne, TX4.2+0.4 pts
68Dallas, TX4.20 pts
68Denton, TX4.20 pts
68Farmers Branch, TX4.20 pts
68Fort Worth, TX4.2+0.1 pts
68Fulshear, TX4.2+0.2 pts
68Hurst, TX4.2+0.2 pts
68Little Elm, TX4.2+0.2 pts
68Rowlett, TX4.20 pts
68San Antonio, TX4.2+0.2 pts
68Tyler, TX4.2+0.2 pts
68Waco, TX4.2+0.1 pts
68Waxahachie, TX4.2+0.1 pts
83Allen, TX4.10 pts
83College Station, TX4.10 pts
83Garland, TX4.1-0.1 pts
83Mansfield, TX4.10 pts
83McKinney, TX4.1+0.2 pts
83Prosper, TX4.10 pts
83Seguin, TX4.10 pts
90Bedford, TX4+0.1 pts
90Euless, TX4+0.1 pts
90League City, TX4+0.2 pts
90Melissa, TX4+0.1 pts
90Midlothian, TX4+0.2 pts
90North Richland Hills, TX4-0.1 pts
90Plano, TX40 pts
90Sherman, TX4+0.2 pts
90The Colony, TX4+0.1 pts
90Wylie, TX4+0.2 pts
100Coppell, TX3.9-0.1 pts
100Frisco, TX3.9+0.1 pts
100Irving, TX3.90 pts
100Odessa, TX3.9+0.2 pts
100Richardson, TX3.9+0.1 pts
100San Marcos, TX3.9+0.1 pts
106Amarillo, TX3.8+0.6 pts
106Colleyville, TX3.8-0.1 pts
106Fate, TX3.8+0.1 pts
106Grapevine, TX3.8+0.1 pts
106Kerrville, TX3.80 pts
106Pflugerville, TX3.80 pts
106Sachse, TX3.8-0.3 pts
113Abilene, TX3.70 pts
113Burleson, TX3.70 pts
113Carrollton, TX3.7+0.1 pts
113Cedar Park, TX3.7+0.1 pts
113Celina, TX3.7+0.4 pts
113Forney, TX3.7+0.1 pts
113Keller, TX3.7+0.1 pts
113Leander, TX3.7+0.1 pts
113Lewisville, TX3.70 pts
113Lubbock, TX3.70 pts
113New Braunfels, TX3.7+0.3 pts
113Rockwall, TX3.70 pts
113Royse City, TX3.7+0.1 pts
126Bryan, TX3.6-0.2 pts
126Flower Mound, TX3.6-0.1 pts
128Austin, TX3.50 pts
128Hutto, TX3.5+0.1 pts
128Round Rock, TX3.5-0.1 pts
128San Angelo, TX3.50 pts
132Midland, TX3.4+0.2 pts
133Weatherford, TX3.3-0.4 pts
134Kyle, TX3.2+0.2 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, 2026-02) [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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02. 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, 2026-02 [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=2026-02 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Eagle Pass, TX, with 10.8% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Kyle, TX, with 3.2% in February 2026.

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