Brownsville Jobs

Brownsville is the 15th largest city in Texas and the 130th largest city the U.S. Brownsville is well known for being the southernmost city in Texas, part of Cameron County. The location of Brownsville does play a part in shaping the city’s economy. It has low latitude and a variety of evergreen plants, giving it a subtropical climate. Brownsville is the largest American city in the lower Rio Grande Valley.

Brownsville was recently voted the seventh best city for employment outlook in the nation according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. However, according to a Census Bureau survey called the American Community Survey, the city was also considered one of the most impoverished in the nation. The two extreme viewpoints of Brownsville only emphasize the diversity of businesses found here.

The major industries found in Brownsville are Health care & social assistance with 359 separate establishments, retail trade with 525, Accommodation & food services with 250 and professional or technical services with 217.