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Labour force in Longview

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 11 of 31 · Towns of Houston Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Longview Texas

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 38,733 +0.9% since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025 11 of 31 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +0.1% +0.2% a year on average
share of Texas 0.24% Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+0.1% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Longview 38,733
Texas 16M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Longview · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 38,733 · 2025
First value 36,236 · 1990
Highest 41,971 · 2009
Lowest 35,844 · 2000
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearLongviewChange Texas
2025 38,733 +0.9% 16M
2024 38,400 +0.2% 16M
2023 38,335 +1.4% 15M
2022 37,800 +0.9% 15M
2021 37,453 −0.2% 14M
2020 37,526 −1.7% 14M
2019 38,160 +0.9% 14M
2018 37,823 +0.6% 14M
2017 37,586 −1.5% 13M
2016 38,177 −1.4% 13M
2015 38,708 −3.1% 13M
2014 39,945 −0.4% 13M
2013 40,114 −0.3% 13M
2012 40,215 +0.7% 13M
2011 39,940 +0.7% 12M
2010 39,672 −5.5% 12M
2009 41,971 +0.9% 12M
2008 41,582 +2.9% 12M
2007 40,428 +2.1% 12M
2006 39,615 +1.1% 11M
2005 39,180 +0.6% 11M
2004 38,945 +3.4% 11M
2003 37,656 +2.2% 11M
2002 36,834 +1.6% 11M
2001 36,248 +1.1% 11M
2000 35,844 −11% 10M
1999 40,235 −0.4% 10M
1998 40,414 +0.6% 10M
1997 40,185 +1.7% 9.9M
1996 39,512 +0.7% 9.7M
1995 39,220 +0.1% 9.6M
1994 39,199 +2.1% 9.4M
1993 38,396 +0.3% 9.2M
1992 38,279 +2.8% 9M
1991 37,240 +2.8% 8.8M
1990 36,236 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.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
31 Corsicana 11,002
30 Paris 11,152
29 Katy 12,924
28 Lake Jackson 14,053
27 Fate 14,268
26 Lufkin 14,384
25 Alvin 14,414
24 Nacogdoches 15,167
23 Texarkana 15,285
22 Greenville 16,344
21 Deer Park 16,875
20 Huntsville 18,523
19 La Porte 18,768
18 Friendswood 19,698
17 Forney 21,192
16 Rosenberg 21,230
15 Port Arthur 22,253
14 Fulshear 23,340
13 Galveston 25,367
12 Rockwall 29,681
11 Longview 38,400
10 Baytown 39,954
9 Bryan 47,486
8 Beaumont 54,202
7 Sugar Land 55,244
6 Tyler 55,339
5 Conroe 57,790
4 Pearland 66,544
3 Pasadena 67,573
2 College Station 69,842
1 Houston 1.2M

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.