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Labour force in College Station
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
2 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
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
71,718
+2.7%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
2 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+31%
+3.1% a year on average
share of Texas
0.45%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+31% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
80K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
College Station 71,718
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance College Station · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
71,718 · 2025
First value
24,626 · 1990
Highest
71,718 · 2025
Lowest
24,626 · 1990
Average change
+3.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | College Station | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71,718 | +2.7% | 16M |
| 2024 | 69,842 | +3.0% | 16M |
| 2023 | 67,808 | +3.4% | 15M |
| 2022 | 65,585 | +3.9% | 15M |
| 2021 | 63,120 | +5.9% | 14M |
| 2020 | 59,583 | −0.9% | 14M |
| 2019 | 60,096 | +2.6% | 14M |
| 2018 | 58,569 | +3.4% | 14M |
| 2017 | 56,636 | +2.9% | 13M |
| 2016 | 55,060 | +0.9% | 13M |
| 2015 | 54,587 | +5.3% | 13M |
| 2014 | 51,828 | +2.1% | 13M |
| 2013 | 50,742 | +3.8% | 13M |
| 2012 | 48,906 | +0.8% | 13M |
| 2011 | 48,505 | −0.6% | 12M |
| 2010 | 48,791 | +4.7% | 12M |
| 2009 | 46,582 | +5.3% | 12M |
| 2008 | 44,247 | +6.7% | 12M |
| 2007 | 41,477 | +2.3% | 12M |
| 2006 | 40,529 | +0.7% | 11M |
| 2005 | 40,243 | +9.3% | 11M |
| 2004 | 36,813 | +1.3% | 11M |
| 2003 | 36,327 | +3.0% | 11M |
| 2002 | 35,278 | +3.2% | 11M |
| 2001 | 34,182 | +1.5% | 11M |
| 2000 | 33,687 | +12% | 10M |
| 1999 | 30,197 | +2.6% | 10M |
| 1998 | 29,421 | +4.1% | 10M |
| 1997 | 28,249 | +2.4% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 27,588 | +0.5% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 27,461 | +0.5% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 27,333 | +3.2% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 26,477 | +3.6% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 25,565 | +2.9% | 9M |
| 1991 | 24,854 | +0.9% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 24,626 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M | |
| 2 | College Station | 69,842 | |
| 3 | Pasadena | 67,573 | |
| 4 | Pearland | 66,544 | |
| 5 | Conroe | 57,790 | |
| 6 | Tyler | 55,339 | |
| 7 | Sugar Land | 55,244 | |
| 8 | Beaumont | 54,202 | |
| 9 | Bryan | 47,486 | |
| 10 | Baytown | 39,954 | |
| 11 | Longview | 38,400 | |
| 12 | Rockwall | 29,681 | |
| 13 | Galveston | 25,367 | |
| 14 | Fulshear | 23,340 | |
| 15 | Port Arthur | 22,253 | |
| 16 | Rosenberg | 21,230 | |
| 17 | Forney | 21,192 | |
| 18 | Friendswood | 19,698 | |
| 19 | La Porte | 18,768 | |
| 20 | Huntsville | 18,523 | |
| 21 | Deer Park | 16,875 | |
| 22 | Greenville | 16,344 | |
| 23 | Texarkana | 15,285 | |
| 24 | Nacogdoches | 15,167 | |
| 25 | Alvin | 14,414 | |
| 26 | Lufkin | 14,384 | |
| 27 | Fate | 14,268 | |
| 28 | Lake Jackson | 14,053 | |
| 29 | Katy | 12,924 | |
| 30 | Paris | 11,152 | |
| 31 | Corsicana | 11,002 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
College Station 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
3.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.1%
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