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August 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 INCREASED TO 4.4 PERCENT

Workforce Solutions Alamo Releases August 2025 Labor Market Information

(September 19, 2025) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports the August 2025 unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 4.4 percent, higher than the 3.9 rate reported in July 2025. The MSA unemployment rate increased by five-tenths (0.5) of a point over the month and is three-tenths of a point (0.3) higher than the 4.1 rate from a year ago in August of 2024. The August 2025 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) August 2025 rate of 4.7 percent. The Civilian Labor Force for the MSA increased by 6,347 individuals over the month and increased by 30,211 individuals over the year.

Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison

The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by 0.5 points from a July 2025 rate of 4.2 to 4.7 percent in August 2025 and increased 0.3 points from the 4.4 percent in August of 2024.

The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a tenth of a point (0.1) in August to 4.5 percent from a July 2025 rate of 4.6 percent. The rate was 0.1 point higher than the 4.4 percent in August 2024.

Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison

The Texas unemployment rate rose by a tenth of a point over the month from a July 2025 rate of 4.0 to 4.1 percent in August 2025, down slightly from the rate of 4.2 percent in August 2024.

The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up 0.1 point on both a monthly and annual basis to 4.3 percent in August of 2025.

Labor Force Summary

In the San Antonio New Braunfels MSA 23,100 jobs were added over the year at a 1.9% growth rate.  Four major industries showed monthly gains: Government, Private Education and Health Services, Trade Transportation and Utilities and Construction. The Mining and Logging and the Information Industry remained steady. All of these industries, except for the Information Industry, achieved positive annual job gains or remained steady year over year.

In August 2025, job losses occurred over the month in five major industries,

Leisure and Hospitality, Professional and Business Services, Financial Activities, Manufacturing and Other Services. All of these industries, except for Other Services and Professional and Business Services, achieved positive annual job gains year over year.

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