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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Texas > Houston

Houston

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Houston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area – August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the Houston Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2022
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
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
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area — June 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Jul 2023
Houston Area Employment — July 2023 Employment News Release Aug 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Economy at a Glance:
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,620.0 3,590.4 3,587.4 3,601.2 (p)3,626.6  

Employment(1)

 3,459.1 3,448.7 3,428.8 3,440.4 (p)3,452.2  

Unemployment(1)

 160.9 141.8 158.6 160.8 (p)174.4  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.5 (p)4.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,332.1 3,335.8 3,355.4 3,363.5 3,345.1 (p)3,348.4

12-month % change

 4.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 2.9 (p)2.7

Mining and Logging(3)

 68.1 69.0 69.8 70.3 70.1 (p)69.9

12-month % change

 7.9 6.3 7.1 8.7 6.9 (p)5.3

Construction(3)

 224.3 216.7 215.7 221.5 221.7 (p)219.4

12-month % change

 2.7 -2.1 -3.1 -1.0 -1.8 (p)-3.0

Manufacturing(3)

 228.6 229.4 230.4 232.6 234.0 (p)233.6

12-month % change

 3.8 3.4 3.5 4.0 3.7 (p)3.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 683.2 683.6 688.6 694.2 695.6 (p)695.0

12-month % change

 3.7 3.5 4.2 5.0 4.3 (p)3.8

Information(3)

 33.1 33.1 33.3 33.1 33.3 (p)33.2

12-month % change

 2.8 2.2 1.8 0.3 0.0 (p)0.3

Financial Activities(3)

 183.1 183.1 183.9 184.4 187.2 (p)189.0

12-month % change

 4.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.8 (p)4.4

Professional and Business Services(3)

 556.1 557.9 559.4 565.7 562.2 (p)558.9

12-month % change

 5.8 5.0 4.2 5.3 3.3 (p)2.1

Education and Health Services(3)

 443.0 444.0 447.5 447.0 449.7 (p)451.2

12-month % change

 6.1 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.2 (p)5.3

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 343.4 350.5 357.1 351.1 352.2 (p)355.6

12-month % change

 3.9 3.8 4.1 0.6 1.1 (p)2.4

Other Services(3)

 118.7 117.6 118.8 118.5 117.4 (p)121.3

12-month % change

 1.4 -0.9 -0.8 -0.3 -2.6 (p)0.8

Government(3)

 450.5 450.9 450.9 445.1 421.7 (p)421.3

12-month % change

 4.2 4.2 4.4 3.7 1.3 (p)1.6

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

   267.002   268.379   271.154

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

     4.0   1.7   2.7

CPI-W, All items(5)

   262.721   263.447   267.684

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

     4.1   1.3   2.9

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