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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

2022 · 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 Paris 11,216
30 Corsicana 11,242
29 Katy 11,658
28 Fate 11,770
27 Alvin 13,546
26 Lake Jackson 13,751
25 Lufkin 14,194
24 Fulshear 14,355
23 Greenville 14,749
22 Nacogdoches 14,885
21 Texarkana 14,938
20 Deer Park 16,348
19 Huntsville 17,738
18 Forney 17,785
17 La Porte 17,934
16 Friendswood 19,256
15 Rosenberg 20,170
14 Port Arthur 21,055
13 Galveston 24,938
12 Rockwall 28,487
11 Longview 37,800
10 Baytown 39,223
9 Bryan 44,217
8 Conroe 50,805
7 Beaumont 51,093
6 Tyler 52,819
5 Sugar Land 54,742
4 Pearland 64,583
3 College Station 65,585
2 Pasadena 66,471
1 Houston 1.2M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.