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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Port Arthur

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 15 of 31 · Towns of Houston Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Port Arthur 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 22,476 +1.0% since 2024
Towns of Houston · 2025 15 of 31 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +0.6% −0.3% a year on average
share of Texas 0.14% Texas: 15,883,632 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+0.6% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Port Arthur 22,476
Texas 16M

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

The series at a glance Port Arthur · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 22,476 · 2025
First value 24,694 · 1990
Highest 26,992 · 1993
Lowest 21,055 · 2022
Average change −0.3% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPort ArthurChange Texas
2025 22,476 +1.0% 16M
2024 22,253 +3.3% 16M
2023 21,546 +2.3% 15M
2022 21,055 −2.3% 15M
2021 21,549 −1.9% 14M
2020 21,973 +1.7% 14M
2019 21,613 −1.9% 14M
2018 22,025 −1.1% 14M
2017 22,277 +0.0% 13M
2016 22,272 −0.3% 13M
2015 22,339 −1.8% 13M
2014 22,738 −2.4% 13M
2013 23,293 −2.3% 13M
2012 23,840 −0.9% 13M
2011 24,067 +2.7% 12M
2010 23,432 −4.5% 12M
2009 24,541 +4.5% 12M
2008 23,475 +3.0% 12M
2007 22,793 +0.5% 12M
2006 22,681 −0.9% 11M
2005 22,881 −3.3% 11M
2004 23,674 −2.1% 11M
2003 24,191 +2.1% 11M
2002 23,705 +1.5% 11M
2001 23,365 −0.9% 11M
2000 23,587 −8.7% 10M
1999 25,840 +0.8% 10M
1998 25,635 −0.2% 10M
1997 25,674 −0.7% 9.9M
1996 25,861 −1.9% 9.7M
1995 26,365 −0.6% 9.6M
1994 26,530 −1.7% 9.4M
1993 26,992 +0.6% 9.2M
1992 26,824 +3.7% 9M
1991 25,858 +4.7% 8.8M
1990 24,694 8.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of Houston

2021 · 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
1 Houston 1.1M
2 Pasadena 66,657
3 Pearland 63,223
4 College Station 63,120
5 Sugar Land 54,305
6 Tyler 51,828
7 Beaumont 51,524
8 Conroe 47,406
9 Bryan 42,141
10 Baytown 39,526
11 Longview 37,453
12 Rockwall 26,979
13 Galveston 24,923
14 Port Arthur 21,549
15 Rosenberg 19,428
16 Friendswood 19,126
17 La Porte 17,640
18 Huntsville 17,638
19 Deer Park 16,358
20 Nacogdoches 15,132
21 Texarkana 15,120
22 Forney 14,919
23 Lufkin 14,401
24 Lake Jackson 13,850
25 Greenville 13,824
26 Alvin 13,224
27 Corsicana 11,478
28 Paris 11,360
29 Katy 10,841
30 Fate 10,569
31 Fulshear 10,308

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.