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September 2025 Employment Data:

Workforce Solutions Alamo releases monthly data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC.) Our data team then analyzes the data to provide monthly reports by County and City.

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS MSA DECREASED TO 4.2 PERCENT

Workforce Solutions Alamo Releases September 2025 Labor Market Information

(December 11, 2025) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports the September 2025 unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 4.2 percent, lower than the 4.4 rate reported in August 2025. The September 2025 unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths (0.2) of a point over the month and is four-tenths of a point (0.4) higher than the 3.8 rate from a year ago in September 2024. The September 2025 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) September 2025 rate of 4.4 percent. The Civilian Labor Force for the MSA increased by 5,173 individuals over the month and increased by 30,202 individuals over the year.

September 2025 unemployment rates for each of the 13-counties Workforce Solutions Alamo serves can be accessed at Workforce Solutions Alamo Labor Market Data Page.

Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison

The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage points to 4.4 percent in September 2025.

The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a point (0.2) in September to reach 4.3 percent. The rate was 0.4 points above the 3.9 percent in September 2024.

Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison

The Texas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in September at 4.1 percent, down slightly from the rate of 4.2 percent in September 2024.

The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up 0.1 point over the month from 4.3 in August 2025 to 4.4 percent in September 2025, up from 4.1 percent the previous year of 2024.

Labor Force Summary

In the San Antonio New Braunfels MSA 21,900 jobs were added over the year at a 1.8% growth rate.  Three major industries showed monthly gains: In September 2025, the industries adding jobs over the month are Government, Private Education and Health Services, and Trade Transportation and Utilities. The Mining and Logging and Manufacturing Industries remained steady. Most industries achieved positive annual job gains over the year.

In September 2025, job losses occurred over the month in six major industries,

the Construction, Information, Financial Activities, Other Services, Professional and Business Services industries, with the largest loss occurring in Leisure and Hospitality. All these industries, except for the information Industry and Other Services achieved positive annual job gains year over year.

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