Southwest Information Office

Abilene

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2020
Consumer Price Index, South Region — July 2022	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Aug 2022

Abilene, TX Economy at a Glance:

Abilene, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	May 2022	June 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		79.4	80.2	80.0	79.2	79.0	(p)79.2
Employment(1)		76.4	77.1	77.5	76.8	76.5	(p)76.3
Unemployment(1)		3.1	3.1	2.5	2.4	2.5	(p)2.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.9	3.8	3.1	3.0	3.2	(p)3.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		72.6	73.2	73.1	73.1	73.1	(p)73.5
12-month % change		3.1	4.1	3.4	2.5	2.7	(p)2.7
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.5
12-month % change		2.4	7.3	2.3	0.0	2.3	(p)2.3
Manufacturing(3)		3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.4
12-month % change		3.1	3.1	6.5	6.5	3.1	(p)6.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		13.6	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.5	(p)13.5
12-month % change		3.8	3.8	2.3	0.8	0.7	(p)0.0
Information(3)		1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		11.1	11.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	(p)2.3
Professional and Business Services(3)		7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	(p)7.7
12-month % change		7.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	(p)11.6
Education and Health Services(3)		15.3	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	(p)15.6
12-month % change		0.7	2.0	2.6	2.0	2.6	(p)3.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		7.9	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.3	(p)8.3
12-month % change		9.7	14.1	9.5	7.9	6.4	(p)5.1
Other Services(3)		2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change		8.3	8.3	8.3	4.0	4.0	(p)4.0
Government(3)		12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.4	(p)12.4
12-month % change		-0.8	-2.3	-2.3	-1.6	-1.6	(p)-2.4
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. (p) Preliminary