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Statistics · City
Labour force in Pearland
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
4 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
67,604
+1.6%
since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025
4 of 31
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+16%
+5.3% a year on average
share of Texas
0.43%
Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+16% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
80K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Pearland 67,604
Texas 16M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Pearland · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
67,604 · 2025
First value
11,109 · 1990
Highest
67,604 · 2025
Lowest
11,109 · 1990
Average change
+5.3% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Pearland | Change | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67,604 | +1.6% | 16M |
| 2024 | 66,544 | +0.5% | 16M |
| 2023 | 66,182 | +2.5% | 15M |
| 2022 | 64,583 | +2.2% | 15M |
| 2021 | 63,223 | +1.3% | 14M |
| 2020 | 62,414 | −2.1% | 14M |
| 2019 | 63,774 | +0.8% | 14M |
| 2018 | 63,241 | +2.3% | 14M |
| 2017 | 61,839 | +2.1% | 13M |
| 2016 | 60,570 | +4.2% | 13M |
| 2015 | 58,118 | +3.1% | 13M |
| 2014 | 56,385 | +2.9% | 13M |
| 2013 | 54,801 | +3.8% | 13M |
| 2012 | 52,784 | +3.7% | 13M |
| 2011 | 50,921 | +3.1% | 12M |
| 2010 | 49,381 | +7.3% | 12M |
| 2009 | 46,003 | +3.0% | 12M |
| 2008 | 44,668 | +6.9% | 12M |
| 2007 | 41,789 | +14% | 12M |
| 2006 | 36,708 | +16% | 11M |
| 2005 | 31,552 | +34% | 11M |
| 2004 | 23,510 | +1.8% | 11M |
| 2003 | 23,098 | +2.1% | 11M |
| 2002 | 22,632 | +2.7% | 11M |
| 2001 | 22,042 | +1.8% | 11M |
| 2000 | 21,652 | +83% | 10M |
| 1999 | 11,832 | −1.0% | 10M |
| 1998 | 11,946 | +0.4% | 10M |
| 1997 | 11,893 | +1.2% | 9.9M |
| 1996 | 11,756 | −0.6% | 9.7M |
| 1995 | 11,826 | −1.1% | 9.6M |
| 1994 | 11,961 | +2.6% | 9.4M |
| 1993 | 11,663 | +1.4% | 9.2M |
| 1992 | 11,500 | −0.7% | 9M |
| 1991 | 11,579 | +4.2% | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 11,109 | 8.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.2M | |
| 2 | Pasadena | 68,905 | |
| 3 | Pearland | 63,774 | |
| 4 | College Station | 60,096 | |
| 5 | Sugar Land | 55,770 | |
| 6 | Beaumont | 53,708 | |
| 7 | Tyler | 50,209 | |
| 8 | Conroe | 43,194 | |
| 9 | Baytown | 39,763 | |
| 10 | Bryan | 39,608 | |
| 11 | Longview | 38,160 | |
| 12 | Galveston | 25,358 | |
| 13 | Rockwall | 24,653 | |
| 14 | Port Arthur | 21,613 | |
| 15 | Friendswood | 19,511 | |
| 16 | Rosenberg | 18,526 | |
| 17 | Huntsville | 17,556 | |
| 18 | La Porte | 16,975 | |
| 19 | Deer Park | 16,969 | |
| 20 | Texarkana | 15,214 | |
| 21 | Nacogdoches | 14,899 | |
| 22 | Lufkin | 14,248 | |
| 23 | Lake Jackson | 14,177 | |
| 24 | Alvin | 12,918 | |
| 25 | Greenville | 12,714 | |
| 26 | Forney | 11,719 | |
| 27 | Corsicana | 11,523 | |
| 28 | Paris | 10,800 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Pearland 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