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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 11,532.1 (5) 11,544.4 (5) 11,557.6 (5) 11,613.2 11,561.9 11,632.9 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 11,041.1 (5) 11,055.3 (5) 11,069.6 (5) 11,110.6 11,083.0 11,138.4 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 491.0 (5) 489.1 (5) 488.0 (5) 502.6 479.0 494.4 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 4.3 (5) 4.2 (5) 4.2 (5) 4.3 4.1 4.3 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 10,435.5 10,451.9 10,475.1 10,485.5 10,501.6 10,514.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.1 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 210.1 211.3 213.4 214.6 216.1 217.4 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 8.5 8.1 8.4 7.8 7.8 7.5 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 652.4 652.9 654.7 654.3 651.9 649.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 6.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 3.7 2.7 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 935.7 934.2 933.8 932.2 932.6 932.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 2,119.3 2,121.6 2,124.1 2,120.6 2,128.9 2,136.7 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.7 1.9 1.8 (P)
Information (4) 10-Year History 220.8 221.9 222.6 223.4 221.7 221.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.4 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 646.4 647.5 649.6 644.7 646.1 647.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 2.1 2.0 2.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 1,310.6 1,313.5 1,321.3 1,329.1 1,329.7 1,329.9 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 4.7 4.1 4.2 5.0 4.4 3.7 (P)
Education & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 1,268.8 1,271.5 1,273.8 1,275.1 1,278.4 1,280.6 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.9 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 989.2 992.6 995.7 1,000.4 1,004.7 1,009.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.6 4.3 4.3 (P)
Other Services (4) 10-Year History 356.4 356.7 356.9 355.6 356.7 354.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 1,725.8 1,728.2 1,729.2 1,735.5 1,734.8 1,735.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.7 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 30 55 40 23 47 36
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 12 18 -21 -10 27 1
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 66.7 48.6 -34.4 -30.3 135.0 2.9
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 2,414 6,836 6,484 1,838 3,870 5,105
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 528 1,342 200 -1,007 2,214 343
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 28.0 24.4 3.2 -35.4 133.7 7.2

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) Percent
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)
(5) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.

Data extracted on: May 13, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

Texas includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

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