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Statistics · City
Labour force in Huntsville
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
20 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
18,665
+0.8%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
20 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+64%
+1.6% a year on average
share of Texas
0.12%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+64% 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
Huntsville 18,665
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Huntsville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
18,665 · 2025
First value
10,708 · 1990
Highest
18,665 · 2025
Lowest
10,708 · 1990
Average change
+1.6% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Huntsville | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,665 | +0.8% | 16M |
| 2024 | 18,523 | +2.7% | 16M |
| 2023 | 18,044 | +1.7% | 15M |
| 2022 | 17,738 | +0.6% | 15M |
| 2021 | 17,638 | +1.1% | 14M |
| 2020 | 17,453 | −0.6% | 14M |
| 2019 | 17,556 | +0.8% | 14M |
| 2018 | 17,415 | +1.5% | 14M |
| 2017 | 17,161 | −0.0% | 13M |
| 2016 | 17,162 | +51% | 13M |
| 2015 | 11,398 | −1.2% | 13M |
| 2014 | 11,542 | +0.2% | 13M |
| 2013 | 11,520 | −0.2% | 13M |
| 2012 | 11,546 | −0.6% | 13M |
| 2011 | 11,619 | +1.3% | 12M |
| 2010 | 11,465 | −29% | 12M |
| 2009 | 16,168 | +3.8% | 12M |
| 2008 | 15,574 | +3.4% | 12M |
| 2007 | 15,065 | −1.7% | 12M |
| 2006 | 15,328 | +1.9% | 11M |
| 2005 | 15,039 | +4.3% | 11M |
| 2004 | 14,423 | +0.5% | 11M |
| 2003 | 14,357 | +2.1% | 11M |
| 2002 | 14,060 | +2.1% | 11M |
| 2001 | 13,777 | −0.4% | 11M |
| 2000 | 13,828 | +9.0% | 10M |
| 1999 | 12,684 | +0.8% | 10M |
| 1998 | 12,585 | +0.1% | 10M |
| 1997 | 12,573 | +3.2% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 12,179 | −0.3% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 12,216 | +2.6% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 11,908 | +6.4% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 11,188 | +0.5% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 11,128 | +3.6% | 9M |
| 1991 | 10,745 | +0.3% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 10,708 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M | |
| 2 | College Station | 67,808 | |
| 3 | Pasadena | 67,228 | |
| 4 | Pearland | 66,182 | |
| 5 | Sugar Land | 55,151 | |
| 6 | Conroe | 54,868 | |
| 7 | Tyler | 54,071 | |
| 8 | Beaumont | 52,174 | |
| 9 | Bryan | 46,013 | |
| 10 | Baytown | 39,921 | |
| 11 | Longview | 38,335 | |
| 12 | Rockwall | 29,454 | |
| 13 | Galveston | 25,249 | |
| 14 | Port Arthur | 21,546 | |
| 15 | Rosenberg | 20,764 | |
| 16 | Forney | 19,629 | |
| 17 | Friendswood | 19,582 | |
| 18 | La Porte | 18,525 | |
| 19 | Fulshear | 18,372 | |
| 20 | Huntsville | 18,044 | |
| 21 | Deer Park | 16,478 | |
| 22 | Greenville | 15,617 | |
| 23 | Nacogdoches | 15,111 | |
| 24 | Texarkana | 14,998 | |
| 25 | Lufkin | 14,151 | |
| 26 | Lake Jackson | 13,984 | |
| 27 | Alvin | 13,963 | |
| 28 | Fate | 12,820 | |
| 29 | Katy | 12,395 | |
| 30 | Corsicana | 11,208 | |
| 31 | Paris | 11,020 |
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
Huntsville 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
4.3%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.8%
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