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March 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 3.7 PERCENT

Workforce Solutions Alamo Releases March 2025 Job Market Information

(April 18, 2025) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports that the March 2025 unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 3.7 percent, lower than the 4.0 rate reported in February 2025. The MSA unemployment rate decreased by three-tenths (0.3) points over the month, however, the unemployment rate was one-tenth of a point (0.1) higher than the 3.6 rate from a year ago in March 2024. The March 2025 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) March 2025 rate of 4.0 percent. The Civilian Labor force for the MSA decreased by 3,366 individuals over the month and increased by 31,870 individuals over the year.

Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison

Labor Force Summary

The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by 0.3 points to 4.0 percent in March 2025 from the 4.3 percent rate in February 2025. The unemployment rate was up a tenth (0.1) of a point from the March 2024 level of 3.9 percent.

The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also declined by three-tenths (0.3) of a point in March 2025 to reach 4.2 percent down from the 4.5 rate recorded in February 2025. The rate was 0.3 points above the level of 3.9 percent in March 2024. 

Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison

The Texas unemployment rate registered 4.1 percent for the third consecutive month and rose by one-tenth (0.1) of a point over the year from a rate of 4.0.

The U.S. unemployment rate in March 2025 rose slightly to 4.2 percent from a February 2025 rate of 4.1 percent, the rate also recorded an increase of 0.3 points since the March 2024 rate of 3.9.

In the San Antonio New Braunfels MSA 20,400 jobs were added over the year at a 1.7% growth rate.  Three major industries showed monthly gains while four remained steady: In March 2025 the industry adding jobs over the month are Leisure and Hospitality, Construction, and Other Services while Mining and Logging, Manufacturing, the Information Industry and Private Education and Health Services held steady.

In March 2025, job losses occurred across four major industries—Professional and Business Services, Trade, Transportation and Utilities, Government, and Financial Activities. However, despite the monthly decline, all of these industries reported positive job growth over the past year. The table below shows the job gains and losses for the San Antonio New Braunfels MSA.

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