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Statistics · City
Labour force in Lake Jackson
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
27 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
14,303
+1.8%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
27 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+5.5%
+0.3% a year on average
share of Texas
0.09%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+5.5% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Lake Jackson 14,303
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Lake Jackson · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
14,303 · 2025
First value
12,871 · 1990
Highest
14,887 · 2004
Lowest
12,871 · 1990
Average change
+0.3% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Lake Jackson | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,303 | +1.8% | 16M |
| 2024 | 14,053 | +0.5% | 16M |
| 2023 | 13,984 | +1.7% | 15M |
| 2022 | 13,751 | −0.7% | 15M |
| 2021 | 13,850 | −0.2% | 14M |
| 2020 | 13,880 | −2.1% | 14M |
| 2019 | 14,177 | −0.1% | 14M |
| 2018 | 14,193 | −0.4% | 14M |
| 2017 | 14,246 | +1.4% | 13M |
| 2016 | 14,051 | +3.6% | 13M |
| 2015 | 13,563 | −2.6% | 13M |
| 2014 | 13,927 | +0.1% | 13M |
| 2013 | 13,914 | +0.9% | 13M |
| 2012 | 13,791 | +0.2% | 13M |
| 2011 | 13,763 | +1.1% | 12M |
| 2010 | 13,609 | −3.7% | 12M |
| 2009 | 14,138 | +5.2% | 12M |
| 2008 | 13,442 | +0.9% | 12M |
| 2007 | 13,328 | −0.6% | 12M |
| 2006 | 13,414 | −2.5% | 11M |
| 2005 | 13,751 | −7.6% | 11M |
| 2004 | 14,887 | +1.9% | 11M |
| 2003 | 14,615 | +2.2% | 11M |
| 2002 | 14,304 | +2.8% | 11M |
| 2001 | 13,915 | +1.8% | 11M |
| 2000 | 13,666 | +0.3% | 10M |
| 1999 | 13,619 | −1.1% | 10M |
| 1998 | 13,773 | +0.2% | 10M |
| 1997 | 13,743 | +1.1% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 13,597 | −0.7% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 13,695 | −1.4% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 13,886 | +2.6% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 13,534 | +1.5% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 13,339 | −0.8% | 9M |
| 1991 | 13,450 | +4.5% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 12,871 | 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
Lake Jackson 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
5.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.6%
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