Ranking of Texas Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2012

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2012, among all Texas cities, Port Arthur had the highest unemployment rate (14.7%), followed by Eagle Pass (11.8%), and Weslaco (10.5%).

The chart below shows the top 122 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas cities.

You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.

Related Topics: Texas BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Texas Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2012

Port Arthur

Eagle Pass

Weslaco

Paris

San Benito

Beaumont

Brownsville

Harlingen

Lancaster

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Ranking of Texas Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2012

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Port Arthur	14.7
2	Eagle Pass	11.8
3	Weslaco	10.5
4	Paris	10.1
5	San Benito	9.6
6	Beaumont	9.5
7	Brownsville	9.3
8	Harlingen	9.2
8	Lancaster	9.2
9	Greenville	9
10	Pharr	8.9
11	San Juan	8.8
11	Texas City	8.8
12	Baytown	8.5
12	Socorro	8.5
13	Balch Springs	7.9
14	Duncanville	7.7
15	Mission	7.6
16	Killeen	7.5
17	DeSoto	7.4
17	El Paso	7.4
17	Texarkana	7.4
18	Galveston	7.3
19	Cedar Hill	7.2
19	Huntsville	7.2
20	Corsicana	7.1
20	McAllen	7.1
21	Del Rio	7
21	Edinburg	7
22	Denison	6.9
23	Nacogdoches	6.7
23	Pasadena	6.7
23	Tyler	6.7
24	Harker Heights	6.6
24	Mesquite	6.6
25	Dallas	6.5
25	Waco	6.5
26	Copperas Cove	6.4
26	Garland	6.4
27	Alvin	6.3
27	Grand Prairie	6.3
27	Missouri City	6.3
27	Rowlett	6.3
27	Sherman	6.3
28	Deer Park	6.2
28	Farmers Branch	6.2
28	Kingsville	6.2
28	La Porte	6.2
29	Haltom City	6.1
29	Irving	6.1
29	Lufkin	6.1
30	Arlington	6
30	Cleburne	6
30	Euless	6
30	Fort Worth	6
30	Longview	6
31	Georgetown	5.9
31	Houston	5.9
31	Waxahachie	5.9
31	Weatherford	5.9
31	Wichita Falls	5.9
32	Corpus Christi	5.8
32	Hurst	5.8
32	Lake Jackson	5.8
33	Converse	5.7
33	San Antonio	5.7
34	Bedford	5.6
34	Laredo	5.6
34	Richardson	5.6
34	Seguin	5.6
34	Temple	5.6
35	Friendswood	5.5
35	McKinney	5.5
35	North Richland Hills	5.5
35	Plano	5.5
35	San Marcos	5.5
35	Wylie	5.5
36	Big Spring	5.4
36	Carrollton	5.4
36	Coppell	5.4
36	Rockwall	5.4
36	Rosenberg	5.4
36	Schertz	5.4
37	Abilene	5.3
37	League City	5.3
37	Midlothian	5.3
37	University Park	5.3
38	Allen	5.2
38	Keller	5.2
38	Mansfield	5.2
39	Burleson	5.1
39	Denton	5.1
39	Grapevine	5.1
39	Round Rock	5.1
39	Southlake	5.1
39	The Colony	5.1
40	San Angelo	5
40	Victoria	5
41	Bryan	4.9
41	Cedar Park	4.9
41	Colleyville	4.9
41	Conroe	4.9
41	Flower Mound	4.9
41	Lewisville	4.9
41	New Braunfels	4.9
41	Sachse	4.9
42	Forney	4.8
42	Lubbock	4.8
43	Austin	4.7
43	College Station	4.7
43	Pearland	4.7
44	Frisco	4.6
44	Leander	4.6
45	Pflugerville	4.5
45	Sugar Land	4.5
46	Amarillo	4.4
46	Cibolo	4.4
47	Kyle	4
47	Little Elm	4
47	Odessa	4
48	Midland	3.5
49	Hutto	2.9