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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 3,276.2 3,292.2 3,297.1 3,301.8 3,312.0 3,321.9 3,331.7 3,346.2 3,339.1 3,348.0 3,347.1 3,349.5 3,360.8 11.3 0.3

Texas

 13,577.1 13,613.6 13,656.7 13,687.8 13,733.7 13,773.7 13,810.6 13,837.8 13,867.7 13,913.5 13,942.8 13,962.4 13,979.1 16.7 0.1

United States

 153,332 153,682 154,006 154,296 154,535 155,007 155,255 155,472 155,689 155,970 156,075 156,232 156,419 187 0.1

(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA Texas U.S.
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Total Nonfarm

 3,260.8 3,345.1 3,348.4 87.6 2.7 13,907.4 378.6 2.8 156,302 3,017 2.0

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 292.6 291.8 289.3 -3.3 -1.1                

Mining & Logging(2)

             222.8 18.2 8.9 650 31 5.0

Construction(2)

             813.4 21.7 2.7 8,202 210 2.6

Manufacturing

 226.4 234.0 233.6 7.2 3.2 966.4 31.0 3.3 13,059 97 0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 669.5 695.6 695.0 25.5 3.8 2,762.2 49.2 1.8 28,737 97 0.3

Information

 33.1 33.3 33.2 0.1 0.3 240.0 5.3 2.3 3,066 -60 -1.9

Financial Activities

 181.0 187.2 189.0 8.0 4.4 924.2 33.7 3.8 9,209 88 1.0

Professional & Business Services

 547.4 562.2 558.9 11.5 2.1 2,133.9 24.8 1.2 23,096 301 1.3

Private Education & Health Services

 428.6 449.7 451.2 22.6 5.3 1,892.5 77.9 4.3 25,238 1,016 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 347.2 352.2 355.6 8.4 2.4 1,483.8 38.5 2.7 17,312 698 4.2

Other Services

 120.3 117.4 121.3 1.0 0.8 480.0 24.8 5.4 5,930 151 2.6

Government

 414.7 421.7 421.3 6.6 1.6 1,988.2 53.5 2.8 21,803 388 1.8

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(2) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area.
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Unemployment, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Number Percent

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 150,900 140,821 139,151 139,451 132,818 159,536 171,351 160,889 141,761 158,622 160,782 174,430 176,656   25,756 17.1

Austin

 569 531 525 504 457 570 645 564 487 541 600 607 604   35 6.2

Brazoria

 8,541 7,826 7,609 7,728 7,562 8,972 9,293 8,736 7,666 8,696 8,908 9,632 9,698   1,157 13.5

Chambers

 1,117 1,045 992 999 1,059 1,237 1,248 1,229 1,092 1,244 1,259 1,341 1,387   270 24.2

Fort Bend

 16,726 15,748 15,821 15,827 14,734 17,822 19,432 18,139 15,885 17,706 17,853 19,536 19,767   3,041 18.2

Galveston

 7,592 7,145 6,887 6,945 6,644 7,872 8,444 7,802 6,894 7,677 7,851 8,521 8,518   926 12.2

Harris

 101,296 94,351 93,148 93,326 89,080 106,860 114,574 108,261 95,487 106,985 108,258 117,190 118,766   17,470 17.2

Liberty

 2,091 1,886 1,817 1,870 1,841 2,113 2,223 2,084 1,820 1,992 2,130 2,301 2,287   196 9.4

Montgomery

 11,869 11,267 11,290 11,177 10,451 12,820 14,116 12,888 11,378 12,619 12,644 13,893 14,239   2,370 20.0

Waller

 1,099 1,022 1,062 1,075 990 1,270 1,376 1,186 1,052 1,162 1,279 1,409 1,390   291 26.5

Texas

 579,361 542,893 542,670 543,279 513,171 622,847 676,626 632,197 551,311 613,485 628,236 683,046 685,589   106,228 18.3

United States (in thousands)

 6,256 5,460 5,609 5,523 5,352 6,378 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623   367 5.9

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Unemployment rate, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.5 4.8 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.9   0.6

Austin

 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.2 4.0 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.2   0.2

Brazoria

 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.1   0.5

Chambers

 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.3   1.0

Fort Bend

 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.6   0.6

Galveston

 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.9   0.4

Harris

 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.9   0.6

Liberty

 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.9 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.3   0.4

Montgomery

 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.6   0.7

Waller

 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.9 5.3 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.3   1.0

Texas

 579,361 542,893 542,670 543,279 513,171 622,847 676,626 632,197 551,311 613,485 628,236 683,046 685,589   106,228

United States (in thousands)

 6,256 5,460 5,609 5,523 5,352 6,378 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623   367

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Covered employment and wages(1), Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and its component counties, 1st quarter 2023(2)
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 177,170 1,219 3,182,431 128,602 4.2 $1,712 9.5 $70,489,933 14.3

Austin

 1,539 64 12,796 797 6.6 1,222 12.3 201,651 19.3

Brazoria

 6,768 108 118,273 1,102 0.9 1,367 6.7 2,098,647 8.8

Chambers

 871 33 21,578 1,692 8.5 1,466 10.6 404,907 20.3

Fort Bend

 17,805 369 239,236 12,429 5.5 1,185 8.5 3,673,416 14.5

Galveston

 6,974 118 122,675 4,677 4.0 1,203 13.5 1,907,744 18.6

Harris

 125,922 -44 2,402,692 90,875 3.9 1,845 9.7 57,368,376 14.2

Liberty

 1,276 5 19,262 710 3.8 1,018 8.3 253,030 12.1

Montgomery

 14,898 502 220,403 13,466 6.5 1,484 7.6 4,215,575 14.6

Waller

 1,117 64 25,516 2,854 12.6 1,111 16.1 366,586 31.2

Texas

 820,502 28,183 13,568,733 560,313 4.3 $1,480 8.1 $260,010,126 13.0

United States

 11,883,196 610,010 151,418,052 3,642,075 2.5 1,465 6.6 2,873,835,485 9.6

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages