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Labour force in Beaumont
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
8 of 31 · Towns of Houston
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 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%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
8 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+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% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Beaumont 55,008
Texas 16M
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
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 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.1M | |
| 2 | Pasadena | 67,978 | |
| 3 | Pearland | 62,414 | |
| 4 | College Station | 59,583 | |
| 5 | Sugar Land | 54,112 | |
| 6 | Beaumont | 52,909 | |
| 7 | Tyler | 50,505 | |
| 8 | Conroe | 44,977 | |
| 9 | Baytown | 40,426 | |
| 10 | Bryan | 40,132 | |
| 11 | Longview | 37,526 | |
| 12 | Galveston | 25,225 | |
| 13 | Rockwall | 25,089 | |
| 14 | Port Arthur | 21,973 | |
| 15 | Friendswood | 18,909 | |
| 16 | Rosenberg | 18,747 | |
| 17 | Huntsville | 17,453 | |
| 18 | La Porte | 17,245 | |
| 19 | Deer Park | 16,524 | |
| 20 | Texarkana | 15,009 | |
| 21 | Nacogdoches | 14,762 | |
| 22 | Lufkin | 14,175 | |
| 23 | Lake Jackson | 13,880 | |
| 24 | Alvin | 12,898 | |
| 25 | Greenville | 12,811 | |
| 26 | Forney | 12,761 | |
| 27 | Corsicana | 11,179 | |
| 28 | Paris | 10,773 | |
| 29 | Katy | 10,127 | |
| 30 | Fate | 8,964 | |
| 31 | Fulshear | 7,086 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
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
5.7%
Aug 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