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Statistics · City
Labour force in Friendswood
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
18 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
19,995
+1.5%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
18 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.9%
+1.2% a year on average
share of Texas
0.13%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.9% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Friendswood 19,995
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Friendswood · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
19,995 · 2025
First value
13,355 · 1990
Highest
19,995 · 2025
Lowest
13,355 · 1990
Average change
+1.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Friendswood | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,995 | +1.5% | 16M |
| 2024 | 19,698 | +0.6% | 16M |
| 2023 | 19,582 | +1.7% | 15M |
| 2022 | 19,256 | +0.7% | 15M |
| 2021 | 19,126 | +1.1% | 14M |
| 2020 | 18,909 | −3.1% | 14M |
| 2019 | 19,511 | +0.6% | 14M |
| 2018 | 19,394 | +1.2% | 14M |
| 2017 | 19,156 | +0.7% | 13M |
| 2016 | 19,031 | −1.2% | 13M |
| 2015 | 19,253 | −0.8% | 13M |
| 2014 | 19,416 | +1.0% | 13M |
| 2013 | 19,215 | +1.6% | 13M |
| 2012 | 18,905 | +2.1% | 13M |
| 2011 | 18,525 | +1.4% | 12M |
| 2010 | 18,274 | +3.6% | 12M |
| 2009 | 17,647 | −0.8% | 12M |
| 2008 | 17,784 | +2.2% | 12M |
| 2007 | 17,397 | +0.4% | 12M |
| 2006 | 17,336 | −1.3% | 11M |
| 2005 | 17,562 | +5.7% | 11M |
| 2004 | 16,618 | +0.9% | 11M |
| 2003 | 16,465 | +1.3% | 11M |
| 2002 | 16,255 | +1.7% | 11M |
| 2001 | 15,988 | +1.3% | 11M |
| 2000 | 15,790 | +7.0% | 10M |
| 1999 | 14,753 | −0.3% | 10M |
| 1998 | 14,797 | +0.8% | 10M |
| 1997 | 14,682 | +0.2% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 14,653 | −0.0% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 14,655 | +1.7% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 14,410 | +0.7% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 14,306 | +2.1% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 14,007 | +3.0% | 9M |
| 1991 | 13,597 | +1.8% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 13,355 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M | |
| 2 | College Station | 71,718 | |
| 3 | Pasadena | 68,635 | |
| 4 | Pearland | 67,604 | |
| 5 | Conroe | 58,764 | |
| 6 | Tyler | 56,798 | |
| 7 | Sugar Land | 56,137 | |
| 8 | Beaumont | 55,008 | |
| 9 | Bryan | 48,725 | |
| 10 | Baytown | 40,601 | |
| 11 | Longview | 38,733 | |
| 12 | Rockwall | 30,202 | |
| 13 | Galveston | 25,710 | |
| 14 | Fulshear | 23,725 | |
| 15 | Port Arthur | 22,476 | |
| 16 | Rosenberg | 21,555 | |
| 17 | Forney | 21,550 | |
| 18 | Friendswood | 19,995 | |
| 19 | La Porte | 19,088 | |
| 20 | Huntsville | 18,665 | |
| 21 | Deer Park | 17,163 | |
| 22 | Greenville | 16,655 | |
| 23 | Texarkana | 15,372 | |
| 24 | Nacogdoches | 14,945 | |
| 25 | Alvin | 14,664 | |
| 26 | Fate | 14,547 | |
| 27 | Lake Jackson | 14,303 | |
| 28 | Lufkin | 14,251 | |
| 29 | Katy | 13,183 | |
| 30 | Corsicana | 11,327 | |
| 31 | Paris | 11,184 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Friendswood 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
4.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.7%
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