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Cities in Texas by unemployment rate

Eagle Pass, TX had the highest unemployment rate of 134 cities in May 2026, at 9.5%. Kyle, TX had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Texas was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest9.5Eagle Pass, TX
Lowest3Kyle, TX
Median4.1134 cities
Texas4.3History

Top 40 cities, May 2026

Eagle Pass, TX: 9.5 %Eagle Pass, TX9.5Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Weslaco, TX: 7.1 %Weslaco, TX7.1Brownsville, TX: 7 %Brownsville, TX7Baytown, TX: 6.9 %Baytown, TX6.9San Benito, TX: 6.8 %San Benito, TX6.8San Juan, TX: 6.8 %San Juan, TX6.8Pharr, TX: 6.3 %Pharr, TX6.3Del Rio, TX: 6.1 %Del Rio, TX6.1Lancaster, TX: 5.9 %Lancaster, TX5.9Harlingen, TX: 5.6 %Harlingen, TX5.6Killeen, TX: 5.5 %Killeen, TX5.5Lake Jackson, TX: 5.5 %Lake Jackson, TX5.5Texas City, TX: 5.5 %Texas City, TX5.5Mission, TX: 5.3 %Mission, TX5.3Nacogdoches, TX: 5.3 %Nacogdoches, TX5.3Paris, TX: 5.3 %Paris, TX5.3DeSoto, TX: 5.2 %DeSoto, TX5.2Katy, TX: 5.2 %Katy, TX5.2La Porte, TX: 5.2 %La Porte, TX5.2Beaumont, TX: 5.1 %Beaumont, TX5.1Cedar Hill, TX: 5.1 %Cedar Hill, TX5.1Corsicana, TX: 5.1 %Corsicana, TX5.1Duncanville, TX: 5.1 %Duncanville, TX5.1Edinburg, TX: 5.1 %Edinburg, TX5.1Missouri City, TX: 5 %Missouri City, TX5Pasadena, TX: 5 %Pasadena, TX5Deer Park, TX: 4.9 %Deer Park, TX4.9Denison, TX: 4.8 %Denison, TX4.8Lufkin, TX: 4.8 %Lufkin, TX4.8Harker Heights, TX: 4.7 %Harker Heights, TX4.7Longview, TX: 4.7 %Longview, TX4.7McAllen, TX: 4.7 %McAllen, TX4.7Alvin, TX: 4.6 %Alvin, TX4.6Princeton, TX: 4.6 %Princeton, TX4.6Belton, TX: 4.5 %Belton, TX4.5Houston, TX: 4.5 %Houston, TX4.5Kingsville, TX: 4.5 %Kingsville, TX4.5Laredo, TX: 4.5 %Laredo, TX4.5Rosenberg, TX: 4.5 %Rosenberg, TX4.5Eagle Pass, TX: 9.5 %Eagle Pass, TX9.5Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Weslaco, TX: 7.1 %Weslaco, TX7.1Brownsville, TX: 7 %Brownsville, TX7Baytown, TX: 6.9 %Baytown, TX6.9San Benito, TX: 6.8 %San Benito, TX6.8San Juan, TX: 6.8 %San Juan, TX6.8Pharr, TX: 6.3 %Pharr, TX6.3Del Rio, TX: 6.1 %Del Rio, TX6.1Lancaster, TX: 5.9 %Lancaster, TX5.9Harlingen, TX: 5.6 %Harlingen, TX5.6Killeen, TX: 5.5 %Killeen, TX5.5Lake Jackson, TX: 5.5 %Lake Jackson, TX5.5Texas City, TX: 5.5 %Texas City, TX5.5Mission, TX: 5.3 %Mission, TX5.3Nacogdoches, TX: 5.3 %Nacogdoches, TX5.3Paris, TX: 5.3 %Paris, TX5.3DeSoto, TX: 5.2 %DeSoto, TX5.2Katy, TX: 5.2 %Katy, TX5.2La Porte, TX: 5.2 %La Porte, TX5.2Beaumont, TX: 5.1 %Beaumont, TX5.1Cedar Hill, TX: 5.1 %Cedar Hill, TX5.1Corsicana, TX: 5.1 %Corsicana, TX5.1Duncanville, TX: 5.1 %Duncanville, TX5.1Edinburg, TX: 5.1 %Edinburg, TX5.1Missouri City, TX: 5 %Missouri City, TX5Pasadena, TX: 5 %Pasadena, TX5Deer Park, TX: 4.9 %Deer Park, TX4.9Denison, TX: 4.8 %Denison, TX4.8Lufkin, TX: 4.8 %Lufkin, TX4.8Harker Heights, TX: 4.7 %Harker Heights, TX4.7Longview, TX: 4.7 %Longview, TX4.7McAllen, TX: 4.7 %McAllen, TX4.7Alvin, TX: 4.6 %Alvin, TX4.6Princeton, TX: 4.6 %Princeton, TX4.6Belton, TX: 4.5 %Belton, TX4.5Houston, TX: 4.5 %Houston, TX4.5Kingsville, TX: 4.5 %Kingsville, TX4.5Laredo, TX: 4.5 %Laredo, TX4.5Rosenberg, TX: 4.5 %Rosenberg, TX4.5
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1Eagle Pass, TX9.5-1.2 pts
2Port Arthur, TX8.6+1.2 pts
3Weslaco, TX7.1+0.2 pts
4Brownsville, TX7-1.4 pts
5Baytown, TX6.9+0.6 pts
6San Benito, TX6.8-0.1 pts
6San Juan, TX6.8+0.4 pts
8Pharr, TX6.30 pts
9Del Rio, TX6.1+1.3 pts
10Lancaster, TX5.9+0.5 pts
11Harlingen, TX5.6+0.8 pts
12Killeen, TX5.5+0.5 pts
12Lake Jackson, TX5.5+0.7 pts
12Texas City, TX5.5+0.6 pts
15Mission, TX5.30 pts
15Nacogdoches, TX5.3+0.7 pts
15Paris, TX5.3+1.1 pts
18DeSoto, TX5.2+0.5 pts
18Katy, TX5.2+1 pts
18La Porte, TX5.2+0.4 pts
21Beaumont, TX5.1+0.2 pts
21Cedar Hill, TX5.1+0.2 pts
21Corsicana, TX5.1+0.7 pts
21Duncanville, TX5.1+0.4 pts
21Edinburg, TX5.1+0.3 pts
26Missouri City, TX5+0.4 pts
26Pasadena, TX5+0.1 pts
28Deer Park, TX4.9+0.4 pts
29Denison, TX4.8+0.7 pts
29Lufkin, TX4.8+0.6 pts
31Harker Heights, TX4.7+0.3 pts
31Longview, TX4.7+0.4 pts
31McAllen, TX4.7+0.2 pts
34Alvin, TX4.6+0.5 pts
34Princeton, TX4.6+0.7 pts
36Belton, TX4.5+0.7 pts
36Houston, TX4.5+0.3 pts
36Kingsville, TX4.5+0.5 pts
36Laredo, TX4.5-0.1 pts
36Rosenberg, TX4.5+0.4 pts
36Texarkana, TX4.5+0.2 pts
42Converse, TX4.4+0.4 pts
42Copperas Cove, TX4.4+0.2 pts
42Friendswood, TX4.4+0.8 pts
42Georgetown, TX4.4+0.5 pts
42Huntsville, TX4.4+0.3 pts
42Pearland, TX4.4+0.6 pts
42Schertz, TX4.4+0.7 pts
49Big Spring, TX4.3+0.6 pts
49Greenville, TX4.3+0.3 pts
49Sugar Land, TX4.3+0.5 pts
52Balch Springs, TX4.20 pts
52Cibolo, TX4.2+0.5 pts
52Corpus Christi, TX4.2+0.3 pts
52El Paso, TX4.2+0.2 pts
52Galveston, TX4.2+0.2 pts
52Grand Prairie, TX4.2+0.3 pts
52Little Elm, TX4.2+0.5 pts
52Mesquite, TX4.2+0.3 pts
52Socorro, TX4.20 pts
52Southlake, TX4.2+0.5 pts
52Temple, TX4.2+0.3 pts
63Arlington, TX4.1+0.3 pts
63Conroe, TX4.1+0.3 pts
63Dallas, TX4.1+0.3 pts
63Farmers Branch, TX4.1+0.4 pts
63Fort Worth, TX4.1+0.3 pts
63Mansfield, TX4.1+0.3 pts
63Royse City, TX4.1+0.8 pts
63University Park, TX4.1+0.2 pts
63Victoria, TX4.1+0.2 pts
63Waco, TX4.1+0.2 pts
63Waxahachie, TX4.1+0.4 pts
74Allen, TX4+0.3 pts
74Anna, TX4+0.4 pts
74Bedford, TX4+0.4 pts
74Coppell, TX4+0.4 pts
74Denton, TX4+0.3 pts
74Euless, TX4+0.5 pts
74Fulshear, TX4+0.3 pts
74Garland, TX4+0.3 pts
74McKinney, TX4+0.5 pts
74North Richland Hills, TX4+0.4 pts
74Prosper, TX4+0.3 pts
74Rowlett, TX4+0.3 pts
74Saginaw, TX4+0.6 pts
74San Antonio, TX4+0.3 pts
74Seguin, TX4-0.1 pts
89Forney, TX3.9+0.5 pts
89Haltom City, TX3.9+0.2 pts
89Hurst, TX3.9+0.3 pts
89League City, TX3.9+0.3 pts
89Plano, TX3.9+0.2 pts
89Sherman, TX3.9+0.4 pts
89The Colony, TX3.9+0.4 pts
89Tyler, TX3.9+0.3 pts
89Wichita Falls, TX3.9+0.3 pts
89Wylie, TX3.9+0.5 pts
99Cleburne, TX3.8+0.5 pts
99College Station, TX3.8+0.2 pts
99Frisco, TX3.8+0.3 pts
99Irving, TX3.8+0.3 pts
99Melissa, TX3.8+0.1 pts
99Sachse, TX3.8+0.2 pts
105Carrollton, TX3.7+0.3 pts
105Celina, TX3.7+0.6 pts
105Colleyville, TX3.7+0.1 pts
105Flower Mound, TX3.7+0.5 pts
105Midlothian, TX3.7+0.4 pts
105Odessa, TX3.7+0.3 pts
105Pflugerville, TX3.7+0.2 pts
105Richardson, TX3.7+0.2 pts
105Rockwall, TX3.7+0.4 pts
105San Marcos, TX3.7+0.3 pts
115Abilene, TX3.6+0.2 pts
115Grapevine, TX3.6+0.4 pts
115Lewisville, TX3.6+0.2 pts
115Lubbock, TX3.6+0.3 pts
119Amarillo, TX3.5+0.5 pts
119Bryan, TX3.5+0.2 pts
119Burleson, TX3.5+0.2 pts
119Cedar Park, TX3.5+0.1 pts
119Fate, TX3.5-0.1 pts
119Hutto, TX3.5+0.5 pts
119Keller, TX3.5+0.1 pts
119Kerrville, TX3.50 pts
119Leander, TX3.5+0.4 pts
119New Braunfels, TX3.5+0.3 pts
129Austin, TX3.4+0.3 pts
129Round Rock, TX3.4+0.2 pts
129Weatherford, TX3.4+0.2 pts
132San Angelo, TX3.3+0.2 pts
133Midland, TX3.2+0.2 pts
134Kyle, TX3+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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. 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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Eagle Pass, TX, with 9.5% in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Kyle, TX, with 3% in May 2026.

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