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Labour force in Forney
2010 – 2025 · 16 data points
17 of 31 · Towns of Houston
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 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
21,550
+1.7%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
17 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+129%
+7.2% a year on average
share of Texas
0.14%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 2010 – 2025 people
+129% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
2010
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Forney 21,550
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Forney · 2010 – 2025
Latest value
21,550 · 2025
First value
7,608 · 2010
Highest
21,550 · 2025
Lowest
7,067 · 2016
Average change
+7.2% a year on average
Data points
16
By year
All years · 2010 – 2025
| Year | Forney | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,550 | +1.7% | 16M |
| 2024 | 21,192 | +8.0% | 16M |
| 2023 | 19,629 | +10% | 15M |
| 2022 | 17,785 | +19% | 15M |
| 2021 | 14,919 | +17% | 14M |
| 2020 | 12,761 | +8.9% | 14M |
| 2019 | 11,719 | +20% | 14M |
| 2018 | 9,746 | +24% | 14M |
| 2017 | 7,859 | +11% | 13M |
| 2016 | 7,067 | −25% | 13M |
| 2015 | 9,430 | +5.0% | 13M |
| 2014 | 8,981 | +5.5% | 13M |
| 2013 | 8,516 | +4.1% | 13M |
| 2012 | 8,177 | +3.0% | 13M |
| 2011 | 7,937 | +4.3% | 12M |
| 2010 | 7,608 | 12M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Paris | 11,020 | |
| 30 | Corsicana | 11,208 | |
| 29 | Katy | 12,395 | |
| 28 | Fate | 12,820 | |
| 27 | Alvin | 13,963 | |
| 26 | Lake Jackson | 13,984 | |
| 25 | Lufkin | 14,151 | |
| 24 | Texarkana | 14,998 | |
| 23 | Nacogdoches | 15,111 | |
| 22 | Greenville | 15,617 | |
| 21 | Deer Park | 16,478 | |
| 20 | Huntsville | 18,044 | |
| 19 | Fulshear | 18,372 | |
| 18 | La Porte | 18,525 | |
| 17 | Friendswood | 19,582 | |
| 16 | Forney | 19,629 | |
| 15 | Rosenberg | 20,764 | |
| 14 | Port Arthur | 21,546 | |
| 13 | Galveston | 25,249 | |
| 12 | Rockwall | 29,454 | |
| 11 | Longview | 38,335 | |
| 10 | Baytown | 39,921 | |
| 9 | Bryan | 46,013 | |
| 8 | Beaumont | 52,174 | |
| 7 | Tyler | 54,071 | |
| 6 | Conroe | 54,868 | |
| 5 | Sugar Land | 55,151 | |
| 4 | Pearland | 66,182 | |
| 3 | Pasadena | 67,228 | |
| 2 | College Station | 67,808 | |
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Forney 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
3.5%
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