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Cities in Texas by unemployment rate

Eagle Pass, TX had the highest unemployment rate of 134 cities in April 2026, at 9.4%. Kyle, TX had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Texas was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest9.4Eagle Pass, TX
Lowest2.9Kyle, TX
Median3.8134 cities
Texas4.3History

Top 40 cities, April 2026

Eagle Pass, TX: 9.4 %Eagle Pass, TX9.4Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Baytown, TX: 6.7 %Baytown, TX6.7Brownsville, TX: 6.6 %Brownsville, TX6.6San Juan, TX: 6.5 %San Juan, TX6.5San Benito, TX: 6.2 %San Benito, TX6.2Del Rio, TX: 6.1 %Del Rio, TX6.1Weslaco, TX: 5.8 %Weslaco, TX5.8Lancaster, TX: 5.7 %Lancaster, TX5.7Pharr, TX: 5.7 %Pharr, TX5.7Harlingen, TX: 5.4 %Harlingen, TX5.4Lake Jackson, TX: 5.2 %Lake Jackson, TX5.2Killeen, TX: 5 %Killeen, TX5Texas City, TX: 5 %Texas City, TX5Corsicana, TX: 4.9 %Corsicana, TX4.9DeSoto, TX: 4.9 %DeSoto, TX4.9La Porte, TX: 4.9 %La Porte, TX4.9Mission, TX: 4.9 %Mission, TX4.9Cedar Hill, TX: 4.8 %Cedar Hill, TX4.8Deer Park, TX: 4.8 %Deer Park, TX4.8Duncanville, TX: 4.8 %Duncanville, TX4.8Beaumont, TX: 4.7 %Beaumont, TX4.7Edinburg, TX: 4.7 %Edinburg, TX4.7Katy, TX: 4.7 %Katy, TX4.7Missouri City, TX: 4.7 %Missouri City, TX4.7Paris, TX: 4.7 %Paris, TX4.7Denison, TX: 4.6 %Denison, TX4.6Pasadena, TX: 4.6 %Pasadena, TX4.6Lufkin, TX: 4.5 %Lufkin, TX4.5Princeton, TX: 4.5 %Princeton, TX4.5Harker Heights, TX: 4.4 %Harker Heights, TX4.4McAllen, TX: 4.4 %McAllen, TX4.4Nacogdoches, TX: 4.4 %Nacogdoches, TX4.4Houston, TX: 4.3 %Houston, TX4.3Longview, TX: 4.3 %Longview, TX4.3Rosenberg, TX: 4.3 %Rosenberg, TX4.3Alvin, TX: 4.2 %Alvin, TX4.2Copperas Cove, TX: 4.2 %Copperas Cove, TX4.2Georgetown, TX: 4.2 %Georgetown, TX4.2Laredo, TX: 4.2 %Laredo, TX4.2Eagle Pass, TX: 9.4 %Eagle Pass, TX9.4Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Baytown, TX: 6.7 %Baytown, TX6.7Brownsville, TX: 6.6 %Brownsville, TX6.6San Juan, TX: 6.5 %San Juan, TX6.5San Benito, TX: 6.2 %San Benito, TX6.2Del Rio, TX: 6.1 %Del Rio, TX6.1Weslaco, TX: 5.8 %Weslaco, TX5.8Lancaster, TX: 5.7 %Lancaster, TX5.7Pharr, TX: 5.7 %Pharr, TX5.7Harlingen, TX: 5.4 %Harlingen, TX5.4Lake Jackson, TX: 5.2 %Lake Jackson, TX5.2Killeen, TX: 5 %Killeen, TX5Texas City, TX: 5 %Texas City, TX5Corsicana, TX: 4.9 %Corsicana, TX4.9DeSoto, TX: 4.9 %DeSoto, TX4.9La Porte, TX: 4.9 %La Porte, TX4.9Mission, TX: 4.9 %Mission, TX4.9Cedar Hill, TX: 4.8 %Cedar Hill, TX4.8Deer Park, TX: 4.8 %Deer Park, TX4.8Duncanville, TX: 4.8 %Duncanville, TX4.8Beaumont, TX: 4.7 %Beaumont, TX4.7Edinburg, TX: 4.7 %Edinburg, TX4.7Katy, TX: 4.7 %Katy, TX4.7Missouri City, TX: 4.7 %Missouri City, TX4.7Paris, TX: 4.7 %Paris, TX4.7Denison, TX: 4.6 %Denison, TX4.6Pasadena, TX: 4.6 %Pasadena, TX4.6Lufkin, TX: 4.5 %Lufkin, TX4.5Princeton, TX: 4.5 %Princeton, TX4.5Harker Heights, TX: 4.4 %Harker Heights, TX4.4McAllen, TX: 4.4 %McAllen, TX4.4Nacogdoches, TX: 4.4 %Nacogdoches, TX4.4Houston, TX: 4.3 %Houston, TX4.3Longview, TX: 4.3 %Longview, TX4.3Rosenberg, TX: 4.3 %Rosenberg, TX4.3Alvin, TX: 4.2 %Alvin, TX4.2Copperas Cove, TX: 4.2 %Copperas Cove, TX4.2Georgetown, TX: 4.2 %Georgetown, TX4.2Laredo, TX: 4.2 %Laredo, TX4.2
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Eagle Pass, TX9.4-2.2 pts
2Port Arthur, TX8.6+1.6 pts
3Baytown, TX6.7+1 pts
4Brownsville, TX6.6-2 pts
5San Juan, TX6.5+0.3 pts
6San Benito, TX6.2-0.4 pts
7Del Rio, TX6.1+1.4 pts
8Weslaco, TX5.8-0.6 pts
9Lancaster, TX5.7+0.3 pts
9Pharr, TX5.70 pts
11Harlingen, TX5.4+0.8 pts
12Lake Jackson, TX5.2+0.5 pts
13Killeen, TX5+0.2 pts
13Texas City, TX5+0.6 pts
15Corsicana, TX4.9+0.5 pts
15DeSoto, TX4.9+0.4 pts
15La Porte, TX4.9+0.5 pts
15Mission, TX4.9-0.1 pts
19Cedar Hill, TX4.8+0.1 pts
19Deer Park, TX4.8+0.6 pts
19Duncanville, TX4.8+0.1 pts
22Beaumont, TX4.70 pts
22Edinburg, TX4.7+0.2 pts
22Katy, TX4.7+0.6 pts
22Missouri City, TX4.7+0.3 pts
22Paris, TX4.7+0.5 pts
27Denison, TX4.6+0.7 pts
27Pasadena, TX4.6+0.1 pts
29Lufkin, TX4.5+0.6 pts
29Princeton, TX4.5+0.8 pts
31Harker Heights, TX4.4+0.4 pts
31McAllen, TX4.4+0.1 pts
31Nacogdoches, TX4.4+0.5 pts
34Houston, TX4.3+0.3 pts
34Longview, TX4.3+0.2 pts
34Rosenberg, TX4.3+0.4 pts
37Alvin, TX4.2+0.2 pts
37Copperas Cove, TX4.2+0.4 pts
37Georgetown, TX4.2+0.6 pts
37Laredo, TX4.2-0.2 pts
41Balch Springs, TX4.1+0.3 pts
41Belton, TX4.1+0.8 pts
41Converse, TX4.1+0.2 pts
41Pearland, TX4.1+0.5 pts
41Schertz, TX4.1+0.6 pts
41Texarkana, TX4.10 pts
47Big Spring, TX4+0.6 pts
47Corpus Christi, TX4+0.4 pts
47Galveston, TX4+0.2 pts
47Grand Prairie, TX4+0.2 pts
47Greenville, TX4+0.1 pts
47Little Elm, TX4+0.5 pts
47Mesquite, TX4+0.2 pts
47Sugar Land, TX4+0.5 pts
47Temple, TX4+0.5 pts
56Anna, TX3.9+0.5 pts
56Dallas, TX3.9+0.2 pts
56El Paso, TX3.9+0.1 pts
56Farmers Branch, TX3.9+0.2 pts
56Friendswood, TX3.9+0.7 pts
56Kingsville, TX3.9+0.3 pts
56Rowlett, TX3.9+0.3 pts
56Southlake, TX3.9+0.6 pts
56Victoria, TX3.9+0.3 pts
65Allen, TX3.8+0.3 pts
65Arlington, TX3.8+0.2 pts
65Bedford, TX3.8+0.4 pts
65Cibolo, TX3.8+0.5 pts
65Conroe, TX3.8+0.2 pts
65Fort Worth, TX3.8+0.2 pts
65Hurst, TX3.8+0.3 pts
65Mansfield, TX3.8+0.1 pts
65McKinney, TX3.8+0.4 pts
65North Richland Hills, TX3.8+0.3 pts
65Socorro, TX3.8-0.2 pts
76Coppell, TX3.7+0.3 pts
76Euless, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76Frisco, TX3.7+0.3 pts
76Fulshear, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76Garland, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76Haltom City, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76Huntsville, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76Plano, TX3.7+0.1 pts
76Prosper, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76Royse City, TX3.7+0.5 pts
76Saginaw, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76San Antonio, TX3.7+0.3 pts
76Seguin, TX3.7+0.3 pts
76Waco, TX3.7+0.2 pts
76Waxahachie, TX3.7+0.2 pts
91Denton, TX3.6+0.1 pts
91Irving, TX3.6+0.2 pts
91League City, TX3.6+0.2 pts
91Pflugerville, TX3.6+0.2 pts
91Sherman, TX3.6+0.4 pts
91The Colony, TX3.6+0.2 pts
91Tyler, TX3.6+0.3 pts
91Wichita Falls, TX3.6+0.3 pts
91Wylie, TX3.6+0.4 pts
100Carrollton, TX3.5+0.3 pts
100Celina, TX3.5+0.7 pts
100Cleburne, TX3.5+0.4 pts
100Forney, TX3.5+0.2 pts
100Lewisville, TX3.5+0.2 pts
100Midlothian, TX3.5+0.4 pts
100Odessa, TX3.5+0.5 pts
100Richardson, TX3.5+0.2 pts
100University Park, TX3.5+0.2 pts
109Cedar Park, TX3.4+0.2 pts
109Colleyville, TX3.40 pts
109Grapevine, TX3.4+0.3 pts
109Leander, TX3.4+0.3 pts
109Melissa, TX3.4-0.1 pts
109Rockwall, TX3.4+0.2 pts
109Sachse, TX3.4-0.2 pts
116Amarillo, TX3.3+0.6 pts
116Fate, TX3.3-0.1 pts
116Flower Mound, TX3.3+0.2 pts
116Kerrville, TX3.3+0.1 pts
116New Braunfels, TX3.3+0.4 pts
116San Marcos, TX3.3+0.2 pts
122Austin, TX3.2+0.2 pts
122Burleson, TX3.2+0.1 pts
122College Station, TX3.2+0.2 pts
122Hutto, TX3.2+0.2 pts
122Keller, TX3.2-0.1 pts
122Lubbock, TX3.2+0.2 pts
122Round Rock, TX3.2+0.2 pts
129Abilene, TX3.10 pts
129Bryan, TX3.1+0.2 pts
129San Angelo, TX3.1+0.3 pts
129Weatherford, TX3.1+0.2 pts
133Midland, TX3+0.3 pts
134Kyle, TX2.9+0.3 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, 2026-04) [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, 2026-04. 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=2026-04. 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, 2026-04 [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=2026-04 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Eagle Pass, TX, with 9.4% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Kyle, TX, with 2.9% in April 2026.

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