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December 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 December 2025 Labor Market Information

(January 30, 2026) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports the December 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 November 2025. December 2025 unemployment rate decreased by three-tenths (0.3) of a point over the month from the 4.0 rate in November and is three-tenths of a point (0.3) higher than the 3.4 rate from a year ago in December 2024. The December 2025 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) December 2025 rate of 3.9 percent. The Civilian Labor Force for the MSA decreased by 7,504 individuals over the month and increased by 22,170 individuals over the year.

Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison

The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in December, two-tenths of a point above the rate of 3.7 percent seen in December 2024.

The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent in December, two-tenths of a point above the Texas rate and three-tenths of a point higher than December 2024.

Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison

The Texas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3 percent in December, the highest level seen in the series since January 2022.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in December.

Labor Force Summary

In the San Antonio New Braunfels MSA, 13,000 jobs were added over the year at a 1.1% growth rate.  Five major industries showed monthly gains in December of 2025. The industries adding jobs over the month are Trade Transportation and Utilities, Financial Activities, Manufacturing, the Information industry, and the Mining and Logging Industry. All these industries with exception of the Information Industry achieved positive annual job gains over the year.

In December 2025, job losses occurred over the month in six major industries, the Construction, Professional and Business Services, Other Services, Government, the Leisure and Hospitality, and Private Education and Health Services industries. All these industries, except for the Professional and Business Services, Government, and Leisure and Hospitality achieved positive annual job gains year over year.

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