San Antonio Economy

Forty-six percent of households in Bexar County earn less than what is required to make ends meet in the current economy. This means that 345,000 households in Bexar County earn wages below the cost of living. That’s according to a report by The United Way of San Antonio. Why are so many families living with financial hardship? How are they getting by? What can be done to improve their situations?

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported the Alamo City's wages grew by 5.4% in April.

One in five of the people who work in San Antonio are employed in healthcare or bioscience.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg on Monday addressed local recession concerns during a downtown luncheon with members of the Alamo Asian Chamber of Commerce.

The plan developed by a public-private partnership points out the city's median household income, at little more than $53,000, is the lowest among peer cities.

This November, San Antonio voters will decide whether to approve the "SA Ready to Work" initiative that would promote workforce development in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, which wiped out more than 60,000 area jobs. On San Antonians' ballots as the City's "Proposition B," it proposes a four-year program to train 40,000 residents for future in-demand jobs to provide stable careers in the post-COVID economy.

Job losses related to the COVID-19 crisis are mounting locally and throughout Texas. San Antonio saw a record-low unemployment in February of 3.1%. In…

Now that restaurants, museums and bars are allowed to reopen in a limited capacity, Downtown San Antonio is preparing to bounce back.The city's tourism…

At least 2.6 million Texans filed for unemployment from March 15-May 15 due to widespread layoffs and furloughs caused by protective measures to slow the…

The next phase of Gov. Abbott's plan to restart the economy includes reopening Texas' approximately 5,500 bars, taverns and nightclubs at 25% capacity…