Ranking of Texas Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2025
Updated on September 15, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2025, among all Texas cities, Eagle Pass had the highest unemployment rate (11%), followed by Brownsville (8.2%), and Port Arthur (7.5%).
The chart below shows the top 130 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 May 2025
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Eagle Pass | 11 |
| 2 | Brownsville | 8.2 |
| 3 | Port Arthur | 7.5 |
| 4 | Weslaco | 7 |
| 5 | San Benito | 6.8 |
| 6 | San Juan | 6.5 |
| 7 | Pharr | 6.4 |
| 8 | Baytown | 6.3 |
| 9 | Lancaster | 5.4 |
| 10 | Mission | 5.3 |
| 11 | Killeen | 5.1 |
| 12 | Beaumont | 4.9 |
| 12 | Cedar Hill | 4.9 |
| 12 | Edinburg | 4.9 |
| 12 | Pasadena | 4.9 |
| 12 | Texas City | 4.9 |
| 13 | Harlingen | 4.8 |
| 13 | Lake Jackson | 4.8 |
| 13 | La Porte | 4.8 |
| 14 | Del Rio | 4.7 |
| 14 | DeSoto | 4.7 |
| 14 | Duncanville | 4.7 |
| 15 | Corsicana | 4.6 |
| 15 | Laredo | 4.6 |
| 15 | McAllen | 4.6 |
| 15 | Missouri City | 4.6 |
| 16 | Deer Park | 4.5 |
| 16 | Harker Heights | 4.5 |
| 16 | Nacogdoches | 4.5 |
| 17 | Longview | 4.4 |
| 18 | Balch Springs | 4.3 |
| 18 | Copperas Cove | 4.3 |
| 18 | Paris | 4.3 |
| 18 | Princeton | 4.3 |
| 18 | Texarkana | 4.3 |
| 19 | Houston | 4.2 |
| 19 | Katy | 4.2 |
| 19 | Lufkin | 4.2 |
| 19 | Rosenberg | 4.2 |
| 19 | Seguin | 4.2 |
| 19 | Socorro | 4.2 |
| 20 | Alvin | 4.1 |
| 20 | Denison | 4.1 |
| 20 | El Paso | 4.1 |
| 20 | Georgetown | 4.1 |
| 20 | Huntsville | 4.1 |
| 20 | Kingsville | 4.1 |
| 21 | Converse | 4 |
| 21 | Corpus Christi | 4 |
| 21 | Galveston | 4 |
| 21 | Greenville | 4 |
| 21 | Temple | 4 |
| 21 | Victoria | 4 |
| 22 | Belton | 3.9 |
| 22 | Fulshear | 3.9 |
| 22 | Grand Prairie | 3.9 |
| 22 | Mansfield | 3.9 |
| 22 | Mesquite | 3.9 |
| 22 | University Park | 3.9 |
| 22 | Waco | 3.9 |
| 23 | Anna | 3.8 |
| 23 | Arlington | 3.8 |
| 23 | Conroe | 3.8 |
| 23 | Dallas | 3.8 |
| 23 | Denton | 3.8 |
| 23 | Fort Worth | 3.8 |
| 23 | Pearland | 3.8 |
| 23 | Sugar Land | 3.8 |
| 23 | Waxahachie | 3.8 |
| 24 | Allen | 3.7 |
| 24 | Cibolo | 3.7 |
| 24 | Farmers Branch | 3.7 |
| 24 | Garland | 3.7 |
| 24 | Haltom City | 3.7 |
| 24 | Little Elm | 3.7 |
| 24 | Plano | 3.7 |
| 24 | Prosper | 3.7 |
| 24 | Rowlett | 3.7 |
| 24 | San Antonio | 3.7 |
| 24 | Schertz | 3.7 |
| 24 | Southlake | 3.7 |
| 24 | Tyler | 3.7 |
| 24 | Wichita Falls | 3.7 |
| 25 | Bedford | 3.6 |
| 25 | College Station | 3.6 |
| 25 | Colleyville | 3.6 |
| 25 | Coppell | 3.6 |
| 25 | Friendswood | 3.6 |
| 25 | Hurst | 3.6 |
| 25 | League City | 3.6 |
| 25 | McKinney | 3.6 |
| 25 | North Richland Hills | 3.6 |
| 25 | Sachse | 3.6 |
| 25 | Sherman | 3.6 |
| 26 | Abilene | 3.5 |
| 26 | Euless | 3.5 |
| 26 | Forney | 3.5 |
| 26 | Frisco | 3.5 |
| 26 | Irving | 3.5 |
| 26 | Keller | 3.5 |
| 26 | Pflugerville | 3.5 |
| 26 | Richardson | 3.5 |
| 26 | Saginaw | 3.5 |
| 26 | San Marcos | 3.5 |
| 26 | Wylie | 3.5 |
| 27 | Big Spring | 3.4 |
| 27 | Carrollton | 3.4 |
| 27 | Cedar Park | 3.4 |
| 27 | Lewisville | 3.4 |
| 27 | Odessa | 3.4 |
| 27 | The Colony | 3.4 |
| 28 | Bryan | 3.3 |
| 28 | Burleson | 3.3 |
| 28 | Celina | 3.3 |
| 28 | Cleburne | 3.3 |
| 28 | Leander | 3.3 |
| 28 | Lubbock | 3.3 |
| 28 | Midlothian | 3.3 |
| 28 | Rockwall | 3.3 |
| 28 | Round Rock | 3.3 |
| 29 | Austin | 3.2 |
| 29 | Flower Mound | 3.2 |
| 29 | Grapevine | 3.2 |
| 29 | Hutto | 3.2 |
| 29 | New Braunfels | 3.2 |
| 29 | Weatherford | 3.2 |
| 30 | San Angelo | 3.1 |
| 31 | Amarillo | 3 |
| 31 | Midland | 3 |
| 32 | Kyle | 2.9 |