Galveston City, TX Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 27,383 | - | 9.1 | - |
| 1991 | 27,914 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 28,757 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 2.1 |
| 1993 | 29,641 | 3.1 | 11.1 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 29,758 | 0.4 | 10.9 | -0.2 |
| 1995 | 30,387 | 2.1 | 9.9 | -1.0 |
| 1996 | 30,213 | -0.6 | 10.7 | 0.8 |
| 1997 | 30,010 | -0.7 | 10.4 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 29,985 | -0.1 | 8.8 | -1.7 |
| 1999 | 29,715 | -0.9 | 8.6 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 25,558 | -14.0 | 6.5 | -2.2 |
| 2001 | 25,853 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 26,298 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 26,536 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 0.8 |
| 2004 | 26,864 | 1.2 | 9.0 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 24,856 | -7.5 | 6.0 | -3.0 |
| 2006 | 24,366 | -2.0 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 24,319 | -0.2 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| 2008 | 24,700 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 26,419 | - | 9.7 | - |
| Feb | 26,659 | - | 9.3 | - |
| Mar | 27,022 | - | 8.8 | - |
| Apr | 27,207 | - | 8.4 | - |
| May | 27,440 | - | 8.2 | - |
| Jun | 27,953 | - | 9.9 | - |
| Jul | 28,359 | - | 9.3 | - |
| Aug | 27,998 | - | 9.0 | - |
| Sep | 27,499 | - | 9.2 | - |
| Oct | 27,472 | - | 8.6 | - |
| Nov | 27,336 | - | 9.2 | - |
| Dec | 27,237 | - | 9.2 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 26,818 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 27,071 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 27,397 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 27,630 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 27,749 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 28,270 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 28,552 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 28,427 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 28,096 | 2.2 | 9.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 28,524 | 3.8 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 28,253 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 28,178 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0.3 |
| 1992-Jan | 28,136 | 4.9 | 11.2 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 27,934 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 28,239 | 3.1 | 10.7 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 28,483 | 3.1 | 10.9 | 2.5 |
| May | 28,604 | 3.1 | 11.1 | 2.2 |
| Jun | 29,141 | 3.1 | 13.3 | 2.9 |
| Jul | 29,383 | 2.9 | 12.7 | 2.8 |
| Aug | 29,167 | 2.6 | 12.1 | 2.8 |
| Sep | 28,825 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 2.8 |
| Oct | 28,982 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 29,162 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 29,030 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 1.4 |
| 1993-Jan | 28,885 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 29,230 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 29,604 | 4.8 | 10.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 29,577 | 3.8 | 10.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 29,610 | 3.5 | 10.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 30,112 | 3.3 | 12.4 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 30,258 | 3.0 | 11.7 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 29,916 | 2.6 | 11.2 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 29,783 | 3.3 | 11.0 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 29,686 | 2.4 | 10.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 29,542 | 1.3 | 11.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 29,485 | 1.6 | 10.4 | -0.5 |
| 1994-Jan | 29,107 | 0.8 | 11.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 29,365 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 29,477 | -0.4 | 10.6 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 29,562 | -0.1 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 29,778 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 30,004 | -0.4 | 12.7 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 30,343 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 29,954 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 29,724 | -0.2 | 10.9 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 29,905 | 0.7 | 9.7 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 29,985 | 1.5 | 9.9 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 29,897 | 1.4 | 9.3 | -1.1 |
| 1995-Jan | 29,405 | 1.0 | 10.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 29,704 | 1.2 | 9.7 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 29,973 | 1.7 | 9.4 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 30,102 | 1.8 | 9.8 | -0.9 |
| May | 30,189 | 1.4 | 9.7 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 30,672 | 2.2 | 10.9 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 30,994 | 2.1 | 10.4 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 30,747 | 2.6 | 10.0 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 30,765 | 3.5 | 9.7 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 30,894 | 3.3 | 9.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 30,729 | 2.5 | 9.6 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 30,473 | 1.9 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 30,031 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 30,409 | 2.4 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 30,566 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 30,215 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 30,116 | -0.2 | 10.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 30,539 | -0.4 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 30,814 | -0.6 | 11.3 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 30,406 | -1.1 | 10.8 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 30,051 | -2.3 | 10.5 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 30,028 | -2.8 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 29,800 | -3.0 | 11.2 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 29,584 | -2.9 | 11.0 | 1.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 29,366 | -2.2 | 11.6 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 29,537 | -2.9 | 11.1 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 29,781 | -2.6 | 11.0 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 29,871 | -1.1 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| May | 30,084 | -0.1 | 10.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 30,301 | -0.8 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 30,408 | -1.3 | 11.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 30,297 | -0.4 | 10.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 30,023 | -0.1 | 10.2 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 30,248 | 0.7 | 9.4 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 30,094 | 1.0 | 9.0 | -2.2 |
| Dec | 30,108 | 1.8 | 8.7 | -2.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 29,563 | 0.7 | 9.8 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 29,881 | 1.2 | 8.9 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 29,927 | 0.5 | 8.9 | -2.1 |
| Apr | 29,940 | 0.2 | 7.9 | -2.6 |
| May | 30,199 | 0.4 | 8.4 | -1.8 |
| Jun | 30,538 | 0.8 | 10.1 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 30,327 | -0.3 | 9.2 | -1.9 |
| Aug | 30,010 | -0.9 | 9.2 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 29,752 | -0.9 | 8.9 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 29,859 | -1.3 | 8.3 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 29,830 | -0.9 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 29,993 | -0.4 | 7.8 | -0.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 29,643 | 0.3 | 8.6 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 29,906 | 0.1 | 8.1 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 29,848 | -0.3 | 7.8 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 29,757 | -0.6 | 8.2 | 0.3 |
| May | 29,708 | -1.6 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 30,060 | -1.6 | 10.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 29,837 | -1.6 | 9.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 29,504 | -1.7 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 29,374 | -1.3 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 29,622 | -0.8 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 29,626 | -0.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 29,700 | -1.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 25,349 | -14.5 | 6.8 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 25,518 | -14.7 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 25,585 | -14.3 | 6.7 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 25,680 | -13.7 | 6.1 | -2.2 |
| May | 25,391 | -14.5 | 6.6 | -2.2 |
| Jun | 25,489 | -15.2 | 7.4 | -2.7 |
| Jul | 25,468 | -14.6 | 7.1 | -2.5 |
| Aug | 25,399 | -13.9 | 7.1 | -2.1 |
| Sep | 25,474 | -13.3 | 6.4 | -2.6 |
| Oct | 25,696 | -13.3 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| Nov | 25,738 | -13.1 | 5.9 | -2.1 |
| Dec | 25,910 | -12.8 | 5.3 | -2.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 25,590 | 1.0 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 25,741 | 0.9 | 5.8 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 25,755 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 25,866 | 0.7 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 25,763 | 1.5 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 25,803 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 25,971 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 25,658 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 25,912 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 25,992 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 26,040 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 26,140 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 25,900 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 26,210 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 26,140 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 26,169 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 2.2 |
| May | 26,181 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 2.2 |
| Jun | 26,327 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 2.1 |
| Jul | 26,375 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 26,308 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 26,426 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 26,533 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 26,415 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 26,590 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 26,425 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 26,516 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 26,484 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 26,524 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 0.7 |
| May | 26,415 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 26,539 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 26,498 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 26,469 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 26,477 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 26,626 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 26,647 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 26,811 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 26,598 | 0.7 | 9.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 26,715 | 0.8 | 9.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 26,773 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 26,725 | 0.8 | 8.6 | -0.2 |
| May | 26,723 | 1.2 | 8.9 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 26,781 | 0.9 | 9.7 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 26,915 | 1.6 | 9.7 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 26,811 | 1.3 | 9.2 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 26,852 | 1.4 | 8.7 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 27,053 | 1.6 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 27,165 | 1.9 | 8.6 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 27,262 | 1.7 | 8.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 24,497 | -7.9 | 6.6 | -2.7 |
| Feb | 24,567 | -8.0 | 6.4 | -2.7 |
| Mar | 24,663 | -7.9 | 5.7 | -3.6 |
| Apr | 24,702 | -7.6 | 5.4 | -3.2 |
| May | 24,738 | -7.4 | 5.6 | -3.3 |
| Jun | 24,810 | -7.4 | 6.1 | -3.6 |
| Jul | 24,892 | -7.5 | 5.9 | -3.8 |
| Aug | 24,966 | -6.9 | 5.9 | -3.3 |
| Sep | 24,936 | -7.1 | 6.4 | -2.3 |
| Oct | 25,115 | -7.2 | 6.2 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 25,119 | -7.5 | 6.3 | -2.3 |
| Dec | 25,270 | -7.3 | 5.6 | -2.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 23,858 | -2.6 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 24,003 | -2.3 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 24,149 | -2.1 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 24,122 | -2.3 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 24,174 | -2.3 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 24,267 | -2.2 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 24,367 | -2.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 24,441 | -2.1 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 24,527 | -1.6 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 24,767 | -1.4 | 5.2 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 24,817 | -1.2 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 24,904 | -1.4 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| 2007-Jan | 23,969 | 0.5 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 23,996 | 0.0 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 24,126 | -0.1 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 24,112 | 0.0 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| May | 24,169 | 0.0 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 24,369 | 0.4 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 24,472 | 0.4 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 24,355 | -0.4 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 24,445 | -0.3 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 24,560 | -0.8 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 24,652 | -0.7 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 24,601 | -1.2 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 24,420 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 24,447 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 24,552 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 24,727 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| May | 24,673 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 24,817 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 24,929 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 24,796 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 24,676 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 24,850 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 5.2 |
| Nov | 24,793 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 4.8 |
| Dec | 24,722 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 5.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 24,461 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 24,383 | -0.3 | 9.4 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 24,419 | -0.5 | 8.0 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 24,422 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 1.9 |
| May | 24,311 | -1.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 24,310 | -2.0 | 7.6 | 2.1 |
| Jul | 24,413 | -2.1 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 24,208 | -2.4 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 24,225 | -1.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 |
| Oct | 24,260 | -2.4 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 24,376 | -1.7 | 7.9 | -1.5 |
| Dec | - | - | - | - |
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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