Southwest Information Office

Midland

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2023
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2023	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Sep 2023

Midland, TX Economy at a Glance:

Midland, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		114.6	114.1	113.6	114.6	(p)115.7
Employment(1)		111.6	111.4	110.6	111.7	(p)112.4
Unemployment(1)		3.0	2.6	3.0	3.0	(p)3.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.6	2.3	2.6	2.6	(p)2.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		118.8	119.2	119.9	120.7	120.6	(p)120.5
12-month % change		9.7	8.2	8.0	8.3	6.3	(p)5.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		40.3	40.1	40.5	41.4	41.1	(p)41.2
12-month % change		17.8	14.2	13.8	15.6	10.8	(p)9.6
Manufacturing(3)		5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	(p)5.1
12-month % change		15.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.6	(p)6.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		22.0	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.3	(p)22.2
12-month % change		4.3	4.7	4.2	3.7	3.7	(p)3.3
Information(3)		1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
12-month % change		20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	(p)5.4
12-month % change		6.0	5.9	5.9	8.0	1.9	(p)1.9
Professional and Business Services(3)		11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	(p)11.2
12-month % change		6.6	5.6	6.5	5.6	3.6	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)		7.8	7.9	8.0	7.9	8.0	(p)7.9
12-month % change		5.4	3.9	5.3	5.3	5.3	(p)5.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		11.6	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	(p)11.9
12-month % change		5.5	3.5	4.4	3.5	3.5	(p)2.6
Other Services(3)		4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.4
12-month % change		10.5	10.3	10.3	7.5	7.5	(p)10.0
Government(3)		10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.7	(p)10.0
12-month % change		2.0	3.1	1.0	0.0	2.1	(p)3.1
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