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News Releases:
Nov
30
Houston Area Employment — October 2023

Total nonfarm employment for the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, metropolitan area increased by 76,600 over the year in October.

Nov
27
Texas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — September 2023

Texas had 811,000 job openings in September 2023, compared to 809,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
14
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area – October 2023

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 0.3 percent for the two months ending in October 2023.

Texas Economy at a Glance:
Texas
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2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 15,009.3 15,039.7 15,078.4 15,111.8 15,141.2 (p)15,162.1

Employment(1)

 14,393.0 14,429.9 14,464.7 14,488.9 14,515.7 (p)14,536.8

Unemployment(1)

 616.2 609.8 613.7 622.8 625.5 (p)625.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 13,913.5 13,942.8 13,962.4 13,988.0 14,049.5 (p)14,048.2

12-month % change

 3.9 4.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 (p)2.9

Mining and Logging(3)

 221.7 221.9 221.4 222.8 224.5 (p)225.9

12-month % change

 11.5 12.1 9.4 9.3 9.0 (p)9.1

Construction(3)

 798.5 806.9 810.6 813.4 812.4 (p)810.5

12-month % change

 3.0 3.6 3.1 2.8 2.2 (p)2.1

Manufacturing(3)

 949.5 957.1 962.7 965.3 973.9 (p)973.3

12-month % change

 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.8 (p)3.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 2,780.5 2,785.5 2,784.8 2,785.3 2,799.0 (p)2,804.3

12-month % change

 2.8 3.1 2.3 2.0 2.2 (p)2.1

Information(3)

 243.0 243.7 242.4 240.5 238.8 (p)240.9

12-month % change

 6.4 6.3 3.5 2.6 1.6 (p)2.9

Financial Activities(3)

 909.8 914.8 919.3 923.4 926.5 (p)925.2

12-month % change

 3.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 (p)3.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 2,144.7 2,136.5 2,134.1 2,126.4 2,143.3 (p)2,144.8

12-month % change

 3.9 3.3 1.9 1.0 1.7 (p)1.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,886.9 1,902.3 1,901.2 1,898.1 1,914.3 (p)1,914.4

12-month % change

 5.4 6.2 5.0 4.6 5.3 (p)4.7

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 1,461.5 1,454.2 1,466.4 1,472.3 1,474.7 (p)1,469.7

12-month % change

 4.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3 (p)2.5

Other Services(3)

 474.1 473.9 472.0 476.5 473.9 (p)470.9

12-month % change

 6.6 7.8 4.8 5.3 4.3 (p)3.1

Government(3)

 2,043.3 2,046.0 2,047.5 2,064.0 2,068.2 (p)2,068.3

12-month % change

 2.9 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.3 (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
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Dallas-Fort Worth Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Houston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
San Antonio Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2023
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2023
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2023
Beaumont Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
Corpus Christi Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
McAllen Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — August 2023 Employment News Release Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area – October 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2023
Union Members in Texas – 2022 Employment News Release Jan 2023
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2021–2022 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the Houston Metropolitan Area — 2021–22 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Austin-Round Rock — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Brownsville-Harlingen — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in College Station-Bryan — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in El Paso — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Laredo — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Antonio-New Braunfels — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2023
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – September 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2023
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — September 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2023
Industry employment and annual change: Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. (PDF) (PDF) Employment Table Jul 2022
Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., seasonally adjusted (PDF) Employment Table Jul 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — October 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2023
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. Employment Table Jun 2022
Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Status, Texas and U.S. (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas – 2022 Unemployment News Release Feb 2023
Minimum Wage Workers in Texas – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2023
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Histroical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Calendar Year Historical, 2018-2022 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in Texas – Third Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area — September 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2023
Houston Area Employment — October 2023 Employment News Release Nov 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Beaumont-Port Arthur – May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Corpus Christi – May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Women’s Earnings in Texas – 2021 Pay News Release Apr 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2023
Mass Layoffs in Texas – 2012 Annual Totals Unemployment News Release Mar 2013
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2023 Employment News Release Oct 2023
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Brownsville Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
Killeen Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Lubbock Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., not seasonally adjusted (PDF) Employment Table Jul 2022
El Paso Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Waco Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arkansas — 2022 Unemployment News Release Feb 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico – 2022 Unemployment News Release Feb 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
Austin-Roundrock, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
El Paso, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
Texas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — September 2023 Employment News Release Nov 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lubbock — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Midland — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Amarillo — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023