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News Releases:

Apr
30

Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area – March 2021

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.0 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2021.

Apr
30

Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area – March 2021

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.1 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2021.

Apr
13

Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – March 2021

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington advanced 1.8 percent in February and March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Texas Economy at a Glance:

Texas
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2021		 Mar
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)14,220.8 (r)13,992.1 (r)14,133.5 14,063.5 14,005.2 (p)14,032.2

Employment(1)

 (r)13,177.3 (r)12,989.8 (r)13,162.5 13,105.0 13,034.9 (p)13,064.7

Unemployment(1)

 (r)1,043.5 (r)1,002.3 (r)971.0 958.6 970.3 (p)967.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)7.3 (r)7.2 (r)6.9 6.8 6.9 (p)6.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 12,248.6 12,299.5 12,365.2 12,404.2 12,401.8 (p)12,500.8

12-month % change

 -5.0 -4.8 -4.3 -4.3 -4.4 (p)-3.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 172.0 173.2 175.1 177.4 180.2 (p)185.7

12-month % change

 -28.9 -27.4 -25.6 -24.3 -23.3 (p)-20.4

Construction(3)

 719.9 723.8 725.8 726.6 725.4 (p)744.5

12-month % change

 -8.1 -7.7 -7.2 -6.7 -7.1 (p)-4.5

Manufacturing(3)

 855.6 855.4 858.2 858.9 859.9 (p)867.4

12-month % change

 -5.6 -6.1 -5.8 -5.8 -5.5 (p)-4.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 2,493.7 2,504.7 2,514.7 2,521.8 2,537.5 (p)2,547.8

12-month % change

 -1.3 -1.2 -0.8 -0.6 0.1 (p)0.5

Information(3)

 196.3 195.4 198.2 199.6 200.4 (p)202.0

12-month % change

 -7.0 -7.6 -6.4 -6.0 -5.3 (p)-3.9

Financial Activities(3)

 804.0 811.3 807.0 815.8 816.1 (p)826.0

12-month % change

 -0.7 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 (p)1.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 1,773.0 1,779.1 1,807.8 1,821.5 1,807.9 (p)1,822.7

12-month % change

 -2.1 -2.1 -0.6 -0.3 -1.4 (p)-0.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,694.4 1,696.4 1,703.0 1,706.2 1,706.6 (p)1,717.2

12-month % change

 -3.5 -3.7 -3.3 -3.8 -3.9 (p)-3.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 1,184.5 1,203.3 1,214.5 1,216.6 1,211.9 (p)1,235.0

12-month % change

 -15.9 -14.7 -14.1 -14.0 -14.4 (p)-10.4

Other Services(3)

 392.9 396.8 399.8 400.4 398.8 (p)403.0

12-month % change

 -12.3 -11.7 -11.4 -11.5 -12.1 (p)-9.7

Government(3)

 1,962.3 1,960.1 1,961.1 1,959.4 1,957.1 (p)1,949.5

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.6 -1.5 -2.0 -2.1 (p)-2.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Austin Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Houston Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
San Antonio Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2021
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2021
Beaumont Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Corpus Christi Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
McAllen Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — February 2021 Employment News Release Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – February 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2021
Union Members in Texas – 2020 Employment News Release Feb 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area: 2018–19 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Houston Metropolitan Area: 2018–19 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Austin-Round Rock – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Brownsville-Harlingen – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in College Station-Bryan – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in El Paso – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Laredo – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Antonio–New Braunfels, May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2020
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – March 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2021
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area – March 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release Apr 2021
Industry employment and annual change: Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso Employment Table Apr 2021
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston Employment Table Apr 2021
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. (PDF) Employment Table Apr 2021
Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., seasonally adjusted Employment Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2021
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. Employment Table Apr 2021
Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Status, Texas and U.S. Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas – 2020 Unemployment News Release Feb 2021
Minimum Wage Workers in Texas – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2020
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Nov 2020
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1982-84=100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Historical (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2021
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Histroical (1982-84=100) Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2021
Consumer Price Index, Calendar Year Historical, 2016-2020 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2021
County Employment and Wages in Texas – Third Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area – March 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release Apr 2021
Houston Area Employment — October 2020 Employment News Release Dec 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Beaumont-Port Arthur – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Corpus Christi – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Women’s Earnings in Texas – 2019 Pay News Release Jan 2021
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2021
Mass Layoffs in Texas – 2012 Annual Totals Unemployment News Release Mar 2013
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2020 Employment News Release Nov 2020
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2021
Brownsville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Killeen Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Lubbock Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., not seasonally adjusted Employment Table Apr 2021
El Paso Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Waco Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2021
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arkansas – 2020 Unemployment News Release Feb 2021
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico – 2020 Unemployment News Release Mar 2021