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Labour force in Beaumont
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
section.rank · Towns of Southeast Texas
section.updated Nov 10, 2026
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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4 figures
people
18 figures
economy
20 figures
housing
8 figures
education
10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
55,008
+1.5%
section.change_since
Towns of Southeast Texas · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+6.4%
−0.0% a year on average
share of Texas
0.35%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+6.4% section.change_since
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section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
section.compare Labour force · people
Beaumont 55,008
Texas 16M
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Beaumont · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
55,008 · 2025
First value
55,553 · 1990
Highest
59,645 · 1992
Lowest
51,093 · 2022
Average change
−0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Beaumont | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55,008 | +1.5% | 16M |
| 2024 | 54,202 | +3.9% | 16M |
| 2023 | 52,174 | +2.1% | 15M |
| 2022 | 51,093 | −0.8% | 15M |
| 2021 | 51,524 | −2.6% | 14M |
| 2020 | 52,909 | −1.5% | 14M |
| 2019 | 53,708 | −0.8% | 14M |
| 2018 | 54,125 | −0.0% | 14M |
| 2017 | 54,135 | −0.3% | 13M |
| 2016 | 54,317 | +5.1% | 13M |
| 2015 | 51,681 | −2.4% | 13M |
| 2014 | 52,945 | −0.2% | 13M |
| 2013 | 53,066 | −1.8% | 13M |
| 2012 | 54,012 | −2.2% | 13M |
| 2011 | 55,228 | +1.5% | 12M |
| 2010 | 54,394 | −1.5% | 12M |
| 2009 | 55,249 | +0.3% | 12M |
| 2008 | 55,068 | +1.9% | 12M |
| 2007 | 54,051 | +0.8% | 12M |
| 2006 | 53,615 | −0.1% | 11M |
| 2005 | 53,650 | +0.0% | 11M |
| 2004 | 53,628 | −1.8% | 11M |
| 2003 | 54,618 | +1.5% | 11M |
| 2002 | 53,826 | +0.9% | 11M |
| 2001 | 53,326 | −1.3% | 11M |
| 2000 | 54,042 | −6.3% | 10M |
| 1999 | 57,665 | −0.1% | 10M |
| 1998 | 57,705 | +0.2% | 10M |
| 1997 | 57,601 | +0.2% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 57,503 | −1.6% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 58,451 | −0.3% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 58,638 | −1.3% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 59,388 | −0.4% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 59,645 | +2.4% | 9M |
| 1991 | 58,257 | +4.9% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 55,553 | 8.6M |
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Southeast Texas
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M | |
| 2 | Pasadena | 70,200 | |
| 3 | Pearland | 61,839 | |
| 4 | College Station | 56,636 | |
| 5 | Sugar Land | 55,626 | |
| 6 | Beaumont | 54,135 | |
| 7 | Tyler | 49,517 | |
| 8 | Baytown | 39,914 | |
| 9 | Conroe | 39,735 | |
| 10 | Longview | 37,586 | |
| 11 | Bryan | 37,476 | |
| 12 | Galveston | 25,206 | |
| 13 | Rockwall | 23,636 | |
| 14 | Port Arthur | 22,277 | |
| 15 | Friendswood | 19,156 | |
| 16 | Rosenberg | 17,917 | |
| 17 | Deer Park | 17,254 | |
| 18 | La Porte | 17,202 | |
| 19 | Huntsville | 17,161 | |
| 20 | Nacogdoches | 15,282 | |
| 21 | Texarkana | 15,281 | |
| 22 | Lufkin | 14,647 | |
| 23 | Lake Jackson | 14,246 | |
| 24 | Alvin | 12,748 | |
| 25 | Greenville | 11,962 | |
| 26 | Corsicana | 11,173 | |
| 27 | Paris | 10,796 | |
| 28 | Forney | 7,859 |
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017
section.what
Residents who work or are looking for work.
section.how
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
economy
Beaumont in numbers
GDP per person
$88,517
2024 · Texas
GDP per person (PPP)
$88,517
2024 · Texas
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.2%
Sep 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
70.0%
2024 · Texas
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$63,072
2024 · Texas
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States