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November 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 4.0 PERCENT

Workforce Solutions Alamo Releases Novemeber 2025 Labor Market Information

(January 9, 2026) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports that the November 2025 unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 4.0 percent, lower than the 4.2 rate reported in September 2025. The November 2025 unemployment rate increased by two-tenths (0.2) of a point over the year, higher than the 3.8 rate from a year ago in November 2024. The November 2025 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) November 2025 rate of 4.2 percent. The Civilian Labor Force for the MSA increased by 26,890 individuals over the year.

October 2025 unemployment rates were not reported by the Texas Workforce Commission because the household survey data, on which unemployment statistics including unemployment rates are based, were not collected for October 2025 due to a lapse in appropriations and will not be collected retroactively. The unemployment statistics series which resumed November 2025, was released, January 9, 2026.

Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison

The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.2 percent in November 2025, a level just 0.1 percentage point above the rate of 4.1 percent seen in November 2024.

The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment remained at 4.3 percent in November 2025, three-tenths of a point (0.3) higher than November 2024 rate of 4.0 percent, and a tenth of a point above the Texas rate of 4.2. 

Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison

The Texas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in November, on par with the rate of 4.2 percent seen in November 2024.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in November, the highest level seen in the series since September 2021.

Labor Force Summary

In the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA, 12,100 jobs were added over the year at a 1.0% growth rate.  Five major industries showed monthly gains in November 2025:  Trade Transportation and Utilities, Government, Private Education and Health Services, Financial Activities, and the Information industry.

Industries showing monthly job gains also achieved positive annual job gains over the year with the exception of the Government and Information industries.

In November 2025, job Losses occurred over the month in six major industries: Mining and Logging, Manufacturing, Professional and Business Services, Other Services and Construction. The largest loss occurred in the Leisure and Hospitality industry.

Industries experiencing monthly job loss achieved positive annual job gains over the year with the exception of the Leisure and Hospitality and Professional and Business Services industries.

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