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May 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 3.7 PERCENT

Workforce Solutions Alamo Releases May 2025 Job Market Information

(June 20, 2025) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports that the May 2025 unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 3.7 percent, higher than the 3.4 rate reported in April 2025. The MSA unemployment rate increased by three-tenths (0.3) points over the month, however, the unemployment rate was two-tenths of a point (0.2) higher than the 3.5 rate from a year ago in May 2024. The May 2025 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) May 2025 rate of 4.0 percent. The Civilian Labor Force for the MSA decreased by 5,061 individuals over the month and increased by 39,992 individuals over the year.

Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison

Labor Force Summary

The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by 0.3 points to reach 4.0 percent in May from an April rate of 3.7 percent. The unemployment rate was up 0.2 points from the year-ago level of 3.8 percent.

The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up by one-tenth of a point in May 2025 to reach 4.0 percent from the April rate of 3.9 percent. The rate was 0.3 points above the level of 3.7 percent in May 2024.

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

Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison

The Texas unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in May and, also unchanged from the May 2024 level of 4.1 percent.

The U.S. unemployment rate was also unchanged over the month at 4.2 percent, but it increased 0.2 points over the year from a rate of 4.0 percent.

In the San Antonio New Braunfels MSA 25,400 jobs were added over the year at a 2.1% growth rate.  Ten major industries showed monthly gains: In May 2025, the industry adding jobs over the month are Leisure and Hospitality, Construction, Financial Activities, Private Education and Health Services, Manufacturing, Government, Trade Transportation and Utilities, Mining and Logging, Information and Other Services.

In May 2025, Job loss occurred over the month in one major industry, Professional and Business Services, but this industry achieved positive annual job gains.

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