Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,396.9 3,411.8 3,418.9 3,392.8 3,405.3 (p)3,420.9

Employment(1)

 3,254.4 3,254.5 3,268.5 3,246.2 3,264.4 (p)3,292.1

Unemployment(1)

 142.5 157.3 150.4 146.6 140.8 (p)128.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 (p)3.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,110.2 3,131.6 3,115.7 3,122.1 3,135.2 (p)3,158.8

12-month % change

 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.6 4.3 (p)3.9

Mining and Logging(3)

 79.3 79.7 80.0 80.7 80.4 (p)81.6

12-month % change

 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.9 3.1 (p)5.8

Construction(3)

 229.6 236.5 239.1 243.9 243.7 (p)245.8

12-month % change

 5.3 8.8 12.0 13.8 13.7 (p)11.6

Manufacturing(3)

 227.6 228.2 227.1 231.2 232.6 (p)232.8

12-month % change

 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.5 5.4 (p)7.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 627.7 629.2 630.2 634.5 629.8 (p)635.9

12-month % change

 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.2 (p)2.6

Information(3)

 31.3 31.4 31.6 31.1 30.8 (p)31.0

12-month % change

 -3.7 -3.7 -3.1 -3.4 -1.3 (p)-0.6

Financial Activities(3)

 162.9 163.8 164.3 164.3 164.6 (p)165.2

12-month % change

 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.3 (p)3.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 510.3 523.0 525.2 518.0 517.0 (p)519.4

12-month % change

 7.0 8.4 8.7 6.9 6.6 (p)6.3

Education and Health Services(3)

 387.2 386.2 389.2 394.6 394.1 (p)395.1

12-month % change

 0.1 0.2 1.5 2.2 2.8 (p)2.3

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 327.3 332.3 327.0 325.9 324.1 (p)323.6

12-month % change

 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.9 3.7 (p)1.2

Other Services(3)

 111.8 111.7 110.9 111.9 112.5 (p)114.6

12-month % change

 0.5 -0.7 0.5 1.8 3.4 (p)5.6

Government(3)

 415.2 409.6 391.1 386.0 405.6 (p)413.8

12-month % change

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 (p)0.4

Consumer Price Index: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

CPI-U, All items(4)

   227.393   226.307   228.070

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     3.0   2.3   2.2

CPI-W, All items(5)

   223.561   222.481   224.175

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     3.6   2.8   2.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: December 13, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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