Ranking of Texas Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for August 2016, among all Texas cities, Eagle Pass had the highest unemployment rate (12.2%), followed by Port Arthur (10.4%), and San Juan (9.9%).
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 August 2016
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Eagle Pass | 12.2 |
| 2 | Port Arthur | 10.4 |
| 3 | San Juan | 9.9 |
| 4 | Weslaco | 8.8 |
| 5 | Baytown | 8.3 |
| 6 | Brownsville | 8.2 |
| 7 | Pharr | 8 |
| 8 | Mission | 7.4 |
| 8 | Texas City | 7.4 |
| 9 | Kingsville | 7.3 |
| 10 | San Benito | 7.2 |
| 11 | Odessa | 7.1 |
| 12 | Del Rio | 6.9 |
| 13 | Longview | 6.7 |
| 13 | Lufkin | 6.7 |
| 13 | Pasadena | 6.7 |
| 14 | La Porte | 6.6 |
| 15 | Beaumont | 6.3 |
| 15 | Edinburg | 6.3 |
| 15 | Lancaster | 6.3 |
| 16 | Alvin | 6.1 |
| 17 | Big Spring | 6 |
| 17 | McAllen | 6 |
| 17 | Paris | 6 |
| 18 | Missouri City | 5.9 |
| 18 | Socorro | 5.9 |
| 18 | Victoria | 5.9 |
| 19 | Harlingen | 5.8 |
| 20 | Corpus Christi | 5.7 |
| 20 | Midland | 5.7 |
| 21 | Deer Park | 5.6 |
| 22 | Galveston | 5.5 |
| 23 | Houston | 5.4 |
| 24 | Laredo | 5.3 |
| 24 | Rosenberg | 5.3 |
| 24 | Texarkana | 5.3 |
| 25 | Cedar Hill | 5.2 |
| 25 | DeSoto | 5.2 |
| 25 | Lake Jackson | 5.2 |
| 26 | Friendswood | 5.1 |
| 27 | El Paso | 5 |
| 27 | Killeen | 5 |
| 27 | Nacogdoches | 5 |
| 27 | Tyler | 5 |
| 28 | Duncanville | 4.9 |
| 28 | Farmers Branch | 4.9 |
| 29 | Conroe | 4.8 |
| 30 | Sugar Land | 4.7 |
| 31 | Cleburne | 4.6 |
| 31 | Corsicana | 4.6 |
| 31 | Greenville | 4.6 |
| 32 | Forney | 4.5 |
| 32 | Georgetown | 4.5 |
| 32 | Huntsville | 4.5 |
| 32 | League City | 4.5 |
| 33 | Bedford | 4.4 |
| 33 | Bryan | 4.4 |
| 33 | Denison | 4.4 |
| 33 | Pearland | 4.4 |
| 33 | San Angelo | 4.4 |
| 33 | Wichita Falls | 4.4 |
| 34 | Balch Springs | 4.3 |
| 34 | Fort Worth | 4.3 |
| 34 | Grand Prairie | 4.3 |
| 34 | Harker Heights | 4.3 |
| 34 | Waco | 4.3 |
| 34 | Weatherford | 4.3 |
| 35 | Burleson | 4.2 |
| 35 | College Station | 4.2 |
| 35 | Copperas Cove | 4.2 |
| 35 | Little Elm | 4.2 |
| 35 | Schertz | 4.2 |
| 36 | Abilene | 4.1 |
| 36 | Arlington | 4.1 |
| 36 | Dallas | 4.1 |
| 36 | McKinney | 4.1 |
| 36 | Mesquite | 4.1 |
| 36 | Seguin | 4.1 |
| 36 | University Park | 4.1 |
| 37 | Garland | 4 |
| 37 | Haltom City | 4 |
| 37 | Hurst | 4 |
| 37 | Rowlett | 4 |
| 37 | Southlake | 4 |
| 37 | Temple | 4 |
| 37 | The Colony | 4 |
| 38 | Allen | 3.9 |
| 38 | Cibolo | 3.9 |
| 38 | Converse | 3.9 |
| 38 | Coppell | 3.9 |
| 38 | Grapevine | 3.9 |
| 38 | North Richland Hills | 3.9 |
| 38 | Pflugerville | 3.9 |
| 38 | Plano | 3.9 |
| 38 | San Antonio | 3.9 |
| 38 | Sherman | 3.9 |
| 39 | Carrollton | 3.8 |
| 39 | Colleyville | 3.8 |
| 39 | Denton | 3.8 |
| 39 | Euless | 3.8 |
| 39 | Mansfield | 3.8 |
| 39 | Midlothian | 3.8 |
| 39 | Richardson | 3.8 |
| 39 | Rockwall | 3.8 |
| 39 | San Marcos | 3.8 |
| 40 | Cedar Park | 3.7 |
| 40 | Irving | 3.7 |
| 40 | Keller | 3.7 |
| 40 | Lubbock | 3.7 |
| 40 | New Braunfels | 3.7 |
| 40 | Sachse | 3.7 |
| 40 | Waxahachie | 3.7 |
| 41 | Frisco | 3.6 |
| 41 | Lewisville | 3.6 |
| 41 | Round Rock | 3.6 |
| 41 | Wylie | 3.6 |
| 42 | Flower Mound | 3.5 |
| 42 | Kyle | 3.5 |
| 42 | Leander | 3.5 |
| 43 | Hutto | 3.4 |
| 44 | Amarillo | 3.3 |
| 44 | Austin | 3.3 |