Laredo City, TX Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 45,714 | - | 11.7 | - |
| 1991 | 48,601 | 6.3 | 10.6 | -1.1 |
| 1992 | 51,314 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 54,107 | 5.4 | 10.2 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 57,848 | 6.9 | 9.4 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 55,867 | -3.4 | 15.2 | 5.8 |
| 1996 | 56,602 | 1.3 | 12.6 | -2.6 |
| 1997 | 59,296 | 4.8 | 10.1 | -2.5 |
| 1998 | 61,506 | 3.7 | 9.3 | -0.9 |
| 1999 | 62,465 | 1.6 | 8.5 | -0.8 |
| 2000 | 62,291 | -0.3 | 5.9 | -2.6 |
| 2001 | 63,913 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 68,133 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 70,808 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 73,153 | 3.3 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 76,787 | 5.0 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 79,251 | 3.2 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 79,844 | 0.7 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 44,796 | - | 15.0 | - |
| Feb | 44,721 | - | 14.8 | - |
| Mar | 45,045 | - | 13.7 | - |
| Apr | 44,771 | - | 12.3 | - |
| May | 45,339 | - | 10.7 | - |
| Jun | 45,619 | - | 11.7 | - |
| Jul | 45,781 | - | 10.5 | - |
| Aug | 45,822 | - | 9.6 | - |
| Sep | 45,969 | - | 9.6 | - |
| Oct | 46,425 | - | 9.6 | - |
| Nov | 46,728 | - | 11.3 | - |
| Dec | 47,550 | - | 11.7 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 47,218 | 5.4 | 13.8 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 47,037 | 5.2 | 13.8 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 47,576 | 5.6 | 12.9 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 47,737 | 6.6 | 10.6 | -1.8 |
| May | 48,679 | 7.4 | 9.6 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 49,163 | 7.8 | 10.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 49,419 | 7.9 | 9.3 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 48,872 | 6.7 | 8.6 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 48,654 | 5.8 | 8.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 48,948 | 5.4 | 8.8 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 49,670 | 6.3 | 10.0 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 50,244 | 5.7 | 10.6 | -1.1 |
| 1992-Jan | 49,536 | 4.9 | 12.9 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 49,385 | 5.0 | 12.6 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 49,673 | 4.4 | 11.7 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 50,133 | 5.0 | 10.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 50,776 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 51,034 | 3.8 | 11.6 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 51,562 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 51,028 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 51,540 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 53,172 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 53,460 | 7.6 | 9.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 54,463 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 0.1 |
| 1993-Jan | 53,191 | 7.4 | 12.1 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 52,955 | 7.2 | 11.4 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 53,003 | 6.7 | 10.7 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 53,625 | 7.0 | 9.5 | -0.9 |
| May | 53,846 | 6.0 | 9.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 53,712 | 5.2 | 11.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 54,286 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 54,070 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 54,173 | 5.1 | 9.5 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 54,887 | 3.2 | 9.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 55,380 | 3.6 | 9.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 56,158 | 3.1 | 10.0 | -0.6 |
| 1994-Jan | 55,733 | 4.8 | 11.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 55,298 | 4.4 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 55,583 | 4.9 | 10.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 57,122 | 6.5 | 9.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 57,343 | 6.5 | 9.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 58,051 | 8.1 | 10.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 59,566 | 9.7 | 9.1 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 59,162 | 9.4 | 8.2 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 59,061 | 9.0 | 8.1 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 58,680 | 6.9 | 8.2 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 58,910 | 6.4 | 8.2 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 59,664 | 6.2 | 8.8 | -1.3 |
| 1995-Jan | 57,885 | 3.9 | 12.1 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 56,579 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 56,250 | 1.2 | 14.1 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 55,778 | -2.4 | 15.2 | 6.2 |
| May | 55,785 | -2.7 | 15.2 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 56,071 | -3.4 | 17.5 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 55,387 | -7.0 | 16.9 | 7.8 |
| Aug | 54,759 | -7.4 | 16.3 | 8.1 |
| Sep | 54,994 | -6.9 | 15.8 | 7.7 |
| Oct | 55,733 | -5.0 | 15.0 | 6.8 |
| Nov | 55,393 | -6.0 | 15.5 | 7.2 |
| Dec | 55,795 | -6.5 | 15.1 | 6.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 55,427 | -4.2 | 15.9 | 3.7 |
| Feb | 55,523 | -1.9 | 14.7 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 55,719 | -0.9 | 13.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 55,917 | 0.2 | 12.8 | -2.4 |
| May | 56,204 | 0.8 | 12.6 | -2.7 |
| Jun | 56,463 | 0.7 | 13.4 | -4.2 |
| Jul | 56,422 | 1.9 | 12.7 | -4.2 |
| Aug | 56,087 | 2.4 | 11.5 | -4.7 |
| Sep | 56,762 | 3.2 | 11.1 | -4.7 |
| Oct | 57,950 | 4.0 | 10.9 | -4.0 |
| Nov | 58,167 | 5.0 | 11.4 | -4.1 |
| Dec | 58,578 | 5.0 | 10.8 | -4.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 58,238 | 5.1 | 11.9 | -3.9 |
| Feb | 57,962 | 4.4 | 12.2 | -2.5 |
| Mar | 58,366 | 4.8 | 11.7 | -2.2 |
| Apr | 59,120 | 5.7 | 10.0 | -2.8 |
| May | 59,461 | 5.8 | 9.6 | -3.0 |
| Jun | 59,585 | 5.5 | 11.2 | -2.1 |
| Jul | 59,542 | 5.5 | 10.5 | -2.2 |
| Aug | 58,928 | 5.1 | 9.4 | -2.1 |
| Sep | 59,343 | 4.5 | 9.4 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 60,005 | 3.5 | 8.6 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 60,462 | 3.9 | 8.6 | -2.8 |
| Dec | 60,536 | 3.3 | 8.6 | -2.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 61,240 | 5.2 | 9.9 | -2.1 |
| Feb | 60,916 | 5.1 | 9.5 | -2.7 |
| Mar | 61,086 | 4.7 | 9.8 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 61,836 | 4.6 | 8.8 | -1.2 |
| May | 61,711 | 3.8 | 8.4 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 61,040 | 2.4 | 10.2 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 61,309 | 3.0 | 9.4 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 60,841 | 3.2 | 9.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 61,400 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 61,992 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 62,105 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 62,597 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 62,018 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 61,429 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 61,614 | 0.9 | 9.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 62,400 | 0.9 | 8.6 | -0.2 |
| May | 62,663 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 62,377 | 2.2 | 9.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 62,553 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 62,268 | 2.3 | 7.8 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 61,963 | 0.9 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 63,038 | 1.7 | 7.1 | -2.0 |
| Nov | 63,339 | 2.0 | 7.0 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 63,923 | 2.1 | 7.0 | -1.7 |
| 2000-Jan | 61,887 | -0.2 | 6.9 | -2.9 |
| Feb | 62,186 | 1.2 | 6.8 | -3.3 |
| Mar | 62,655 | 1.7 | 6.3 | -2.8 |
| Apr | 62,799 | 0.6 | 5.6 | -3.0 |
| May | 62,267 | -0.6 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| Jun | 61,966 | -0.7 | 6.4 | -3.5 |
| Jul | 61,269 | -2.1 | 6.2 | -2.9 |
| Aug | 61,608 | -1.1 | 5.8 | -2.0 |
| Sep | 62,095 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -2.3 |
| Oct | 62,283 | -1.2 | 5.1 | -2.0 |
| Nov | 62,916 | -0.7 | 5.2 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 63,563 | -0.6 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 62,746 | 1.4 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 63,127 | 1.5 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 63,394 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 63,329 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| May | 63,062 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 63,379 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 63,277 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 63,010 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 64,405 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 65,050 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 65,574 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 66,599 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 65,788 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 66,723 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 66,852 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 66,892 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 1.1 |
| May | 67,200 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 67,619 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 68,098 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 68,289 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 69,383 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 69,647 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 70,401 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 70,709 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 70,654 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 70,651 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 70,543 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 70,330 | 5.1 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 70,262 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 70,131 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 69,017 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 70,189 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 70,669 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 71,798 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 72,730 | 3.3 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 72,717 | 2.8 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| 2004-Jan | 72,509 | 2.6 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 72,924 | 3.2 | 6.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 73,541 | 4.2 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 72,928 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 72,934 | 3.8 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 72,337 | 3.1 | 7.3 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 72,352 | 4.8 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 72,179 | 2.8 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 73,016 | 3.3 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 73,951 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 74,699 | 2.7 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 74,464 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 75,185 | 3.7 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 75,376 | 3.4 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 75,273 | 2.4 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 75,974 | 4.2 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 76,125 | 4.4 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 75,889 | 4.9 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 77,399 | 7.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 77,848 | 7.9 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 77,834 | 6.6 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 78,003 | 5.5 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 77,841 | 4.2 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 78,698 | 5.7 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 77,938 | 3.7 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 78,184 | 3.7 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 78,495 | 4.3 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 78,454 | 3.3 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 78,695 | 3.4 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 78,472 | 3.4 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 78,732 | 1.7 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 79,406 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 79,798 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 80,540 | 3.3 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 81,115 | 4.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 81,182 | 3.2 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 80,422 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 80,169 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 80,629 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 78,766 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| May | 79,321 | 0.8 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 79,549 | 1.4 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 79,658 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 79,251 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 79,577 | -0.3 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 80,089 | -0.6 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 80,540 | -0.7 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 80,162 | -1.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 80,070 | -0.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 79,879 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 80,681 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 81,569 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 81,494 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 81,277 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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