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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary
Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)......................1
Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates.....................2
Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary
Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)...............3
MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary
Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)...............5
Highlights of the Texas Labor Force.....................9
County Unemployment Rates.............................10
City & WDA Unemployment Rates...................13
Glossary..............................................................15
Happenings Around the State..............................15
Indicators.............................................................16
Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
(Seasonally Adjusted)
T
otal Nonagricultural Wage and Salary employment rose for a
10th consecutive month with 31,400 jobs added in January. Total
Nonfarm employment rose by 68,700 jobs over the past three months;
however, this lagged behind the pace set over the same time frame
a year ago with 90,500 jobs added. The Service Providing sector
provided much of the employment increase with 32,900 jobs added
over the month, while the Goods Producing sector moved in the
opposite direction with a loss of 1,500 positions. Since January 2015,
Total Nonfarm employment moved up by 187,400 jobs, representing a
1.6 percent annual growth rate. This marked 69 consecutive months
of annualized employment growth. The Service Providing sector
mirrored this streak with 71 consecutive months of annual growth,
while the Goods Producing sector recorded nine straight months of
annual declines.
month, while Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation employment increase
by 1,600 positions. Annually, Leisure and Hospitality reached a serieshigh employment gain with 68,400 jobs added over the year. This
equated to a 5.6 percent annual growth rate, which was outperformed
by the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector with a 6.3 percent
gain over the year. Accommodations and Food Services increased
5.5 percent annually.
Employment in Education and Health Services rose by 11,500 jobs
in January, which represented the largest over-the-month gain for the
series since October 2004. Both Health Care and Social Assistance
and Educational Services employment rose in January with job-gains
of 9,900 and 1,600, respectively. Over the year, Education and Health
Services gained 62,100 jobs, which far exceeded the average annual
January gain of 35,800 jobs. This industry has displayed annual growth
for every month in the recorded series dating back to January 1991.
Following a revised gain of 4,600 jobs in December, Professional
and Business Services employment gained another 4,700 positions in
January. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services accounted for
the majority of the gains with 12,300 jobs added, while Management
of Companies and Enterprises added another 500 positions. These
sectors offset the loss of 8,100 jobs in Administrative, Support, and
Waste Management Remediation Services. Professional and Business
Services employment has increased by 12,200 jobs over the past three
months, and industry employment has risen for 10 consecutive months.
Professional and Business Services grew by 25,100 jobs over the year
for a 1.6 percent annualized growth rate.
Education and Health Services in Texas
(Seasonally Adjusted, in Millions of Jobs)
1.62
4.5%
1.60
4.0%
1.58
3.5%
1.56
3.0%
1.54
2.5%
1.52
2.0%
1.50
1.5%
1.48
1.0%
1.46
Employment
0.5%
Annual Growth Rate
0.0%
1.44
Jan '14
May '14
Sep '14
Jan '15
May '15
Sep '15
Jan '16
Leisure and Hospitality employment rose for a 10th consecutive month
with 7,300 jobs added in January. This increase was the largest gain
since a series-high addition of 13,400 jobs was recorded in October
2015. Accommodations and Food Services added 5,700 jobs over the
Financial Activities employment increased by 6,800 jobs in January
after a revised gain of 200 jobs was recorded in December. The January
gain marked the largest over the month increase since a series-high
gain of 10,100 jobs was recorded for April 1998. Financial activities
employment has increased for 25 consecutive months and ended
January at 735,200 positions. Since January 2015, Financial Activities
added 22,500 jobs, equaling a 3.2 percent annual growth rate.
Manufacturing employment expanded by 4,300 jobs in January for
the industry’s largest over-the-month gain since April 2014. Durable
Goods added 2,200 positions, while Nondurable Goods employment
increased by 2,100 jobs. This marked the Manufacturing industry’s
second monthly increase over the past 12 months. Despite the recent
gains, Manufacturing employment fell by 36,100 jobs over the year,
representing a -4.0 percent annual growth rate. Durable Goods shed
42,000 jobs over the year, while Nondurable Goods employment
increased by 5,900 positions.
Annual Housekeeping
With the release of January 2016 statistics, the Labor Market
and Career Information Department has incorporated required
revisions following the Bureau of Labor Statistics methodology.
Both the Current Employment Statistics series and the Local
Area Unemployment Statistics series have been updated and
revised. See page 16 for additional information about changes to
these data series. Please visit the TRACER website for the most
current data.
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
Februar y 2016
R E V I E W
TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
INDUSTRY TITLE
Total Nonagricultural
Total Private
Goods Producing
Mining and Logging Construction
Manufacturing
Service Providing
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional and Business Services
Education and Health Services
Leisure and Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Jan 2016*
Dec 2015
11,962,500 10,093,100 1,810,700 253,600 694,100 863,000 10,151,800 2,417,500 198,900 735,200 1,611,800 1,615,900 1,283,400 419,700 1,869,400 11,931,100 10,064,100 1,812,200 255,300 698,200 858,700 10,118,900 2,413,600 199,700 728,400 1,607,100 1,604,400 1,276,100 422,600 1,867,000 Dec '15 to Jan '16
Absolute
Percent
Change
Change
31,400 0.3 29,000 0.3 ‐1,500 ‐0.1 ‐1,700 ‐0.7 ‐4,100 ‐0.6 4,300 0.5 32,900 0.3 3,900 0.2 ‐800 ‐0.4 6,800 0.9 4,700 0.3 11,500 0.7 7,300 0.6 ‐2,900 ‐0.7 2,400 0.1 Jan 2015
11,775,100 9,935,800 1,889,900 315,400 675,400 899,100 9,885,200 2,364,200 200,200 712,700 1,586,700 1,553,800 1,215,000 413,300 1,839,300 Jan '15 to Jan '16
Absolute
Percent
Change
Change
187,400 1.6 157,300 1.6 ‐79,200 ‐4.2 ‐61,800 ‐19.6 18,700 2.8 ‐36,100 ‐4.0 266,600 2.7 53,300 2.3 ‐1,300 ‐0.6 22,500 3.2 25,100 1.6 62,100 4.0 68,400 5.6 6,400 1.5 30,100 1.6 Note: The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Total Nonagricultural employment is additive by summing the individual sectors.
*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated
in cooperation with the TWC.
Total Nonagricultural Jobs vs. Civilian Labor Force
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Texas and U.S. Unemployment Rates
(Seasonally Adjusted)
6.0%
12.0%
5.0%
U.S.
3.0%
8.0%
2.0%
1.0%
6.0%
0.0%
‐1.0%
4.0%
‐2.0%
‐3.0%
2.0%
Nonagricultural Jobs
‐4.0%
Civilian Labor Force
Jan‐16
Jan‐15
Jan‐14
Jan‐13
Jan‐12
Jan‐11
Jan‐10
Jan‐09
Jan‐08
Jan‐07
Jan‐06
Jan‐05
Jan‐04
Jan‐03
Jan‐02
Jan‐01
Jan‐00
Jan‐99
Jan‐98
Jan‐97
0.0%
Jan‐96
Jan‐16
Jan‐15
Jan‐14
Jan‐13
Jan‐12
Jan‐11
Jan‐10
Jan‐09
Jan‐08
Jan‐07
Jan‐06
Jan‐05
Jan‐04
Jan‐03
Jan‐02
Jan‐01
Jan‐00
Jan‐99
Jan‐98
Jan‐97
Jan‐96
Jan‐95
‐5.0%
Jan‐95
Over‐the‐Year Percent Change
Texas
10.0%
4.0%
TEXAS AND U.S. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
Not Seasonally Adjusted
January 2016
December 2015
January 2015
Seasonally Adjusted
January 2016
December 2015
January 2015
TEXAS*
CLF
Employment Unemp. Rate
13,114,600 12,533,100 581,500 4.4 13,136,900 12,580,200 556,700 4.2 13,004,500 12,393,200 611,200 4.7 CLF
Employment Unemp. Rate
13,168,200 12,574,000 594,200 4.5 13,142,400 12,531,900 610,600 4.6 13,018,500 12,443,500 575,000 4.4 UNITED STATES**
CLF
Employment
Unemp. Rate
157,347,000 149,037,000 8,309,000 5.3 157,245,000 149,703,000 7,542,000 4.8 156,050,000 146,552,000 9,498,000 6.1 CLF
Employment Unemp. Rate
158,335,000 150,544,000 7,791,000 4.9 157,833,000 149,929,000 7,904,000 5.0 157,025,000 148,104,000 8,920,000 5.7 Note: Only the actual series estimates for Texas and the U.S. are comparable to sub-state estimates. All estimates are subject to revision.
In seasonally adjusted estimates, all elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which reflects the basic underlying trend.
*Source - Labor Market and Career Information Department, Texas Workforce Commission (model-based methodology)
**Source - Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (Current Population Survey)
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TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
T E X A S
Februar y 2016
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Annual Growth Rate
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
‐2.0%
‐4.0%
TOTAL NONFARM
TOTAL PRIVATE
GOODS PRODUCING
Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133)
Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211)
Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213)
Construction (NAICS 23)
Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236)
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237)
Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238)
Manufacturing (NAICS 31‐33)
Durable Goods
Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)
Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)
Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334)
Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335)
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337)
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339)
Nondurable Goods
Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311)
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312)
Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)
Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)
Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)
Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326)
Jan '16*
11,826,100
Dec '15
12,008,200
Jan '15
11,637,600
9,970,300
1,794,500
252,900
95,000
147,400
682,200
156,300
143,400
382,500
859,400
555,300
21,400
36,700
21,300
127,900
94,800
92,600
19,600
88,900
22,300
29,800
304,100
90,600
13,700
17,000
25,500
22,600
79,900
37,400
10,114,600
1,811,500
255,100
95,800
148,000
692,900
157,300
145,500
390,100
863,500
557,100
21,500
36,900
21,300
128,600
95,300
92,500
19,600
88,900
22,400
30,100
306,400
91,200
13,800
17,100
25,800
22,800
79,700
37,900
9,806,600
1,869,900
313,000
103,100
197,000
662,100
152,300
135,900
373,900
894,800
597,100
21,200
36,000
22,600
144,900
113,600
94,600
20,000
92,000
22,000
30,200
297,700
85,600
12,900
16,600
25,600
22,700
78,300
38,500
Jan‐15
Jan‐14
Jan‐13
Jan‐12
Jan‐11
Jan‐10
Jan‐09
Jan‐08
Jan‐07
Jan‐06
Jan‐05
Jan‐04
Jan‐03
Jan‐02
Jan‐01
Jan‐00
Jan‐99
Jan‐98
Jan‐97
Jan‐96
Jan‐95
‐6.0%
Dec '15 to Jan '16
Change
% Change
‐182,100
‐1.5%
Jan '15 to Jan '16
Change
% Change
188,500
1.6%
‐144,300
‐17,000
‐2,200
‐800
‐600
‐10,700
‐1,000
‐2,100
‐7,600
‐4,100
‐1,800
‐100
‐200
0
‐700
‐500
100
0
0
‐100
‐300
‐2,300
‐600
‐100
‐100
‐300
‐200
200
‐500
163,700
‐75,400
‐60,100
‐8,100
‐49,600
20,100
4,000
7,500
8,600
‐35,400
‐41,800
200
700
‐1,300
‐17,000
‐18,800
‐2,000
‐400
‐3,100
300
‐400
6,400
5,000
800
400
‐100
‐100
1,600
‐1,100
‐1.4%
‐0.9%
‐0.9%
‐0.8%
‐0.4%
‐1.5%
‐0.6%
‐1.4%
‐1.9%
‐0.5%
‐0.3%
‐0.5%
‐0.5%
0.0%
‐0.5%
‐0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
‐0.4%
‐1.0%
‐0.8%
‐0.7%
‐0.7%
‐0.6%
‐1.2%
‐0.9%
0.3%
‐1.3%
1.7%
‐4.0%
‐19.2%
‐7.9%
‐25.2%
3.0%
2.6%
5.5%
2.3%
‐4.0%
‐7.0%
0.9%
1.9%
‐5.8%
‐11.7%
‐16.5%
‐2.1%
‐2.0%
‐3.4%
1.4%
‐1.3%
2.1%
5.8%
6.2%
2.4%
‐0.4%
‐0.4%
2.0%
‐2.9%
Statewide Over‐the‐Month Change (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
December 2015 to January 2016
10,000
0
‐10,000
‐20,000
‐30,000
‐40,000
‐50,000
Mining and Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Transportation, Warehousing,
and Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
and
Business
Services
Education
and
Health
Services
Leisure
and
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates
produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
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T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Februar y 2016
Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
SERVICE PROVIDING
Private Service Providing
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22)
Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42)
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424)
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers (NAICS 425)
Retail Trade (NAICS 44‐45)
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441)
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442)
Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443)
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444)
Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445)
Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446)
Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447)
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448)
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451)
General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452)
Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453)
Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454)
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48‐49,22)
Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49)
Air Transportation (NAICS 481)
Truck Transportation (NAICS 484)
Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486)
Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488)
Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492)
Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493)
Utilities (NAICS 22)
Information (NAICS 51)
Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511)
Telecommunications (NAICS 517)
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518)
Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53)
Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522)
Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523)
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53)
Real Estate (NAICS 531)
Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532)
Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56)
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54)
Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55)
Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56)
Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561)
Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62)
Educational Services (NAICS 61)
Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62)
Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621)
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623)
Social Assistance (NAICS 624)
Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71)
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713)
Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72)
Accommodation (NAICS 721)
Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722)
Other Services (NAICS 81)
Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811)
Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812)
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813)
Government
Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
10,031,600
8,175,800
2,403,900
604,100
337,600
187,800
78,700
1,301,200
181,000
42,600
47,800
96,900
234,500
74,800
81,600
109,400
52,000
294,200
64,800
21,600
498,600
448,700
60,800
138,900
17,900
79,700
48,900
55,000
49,900
198,600
39,500
80,600
34,700
728,500
525,600
254,900
65,300
201,200
202,900
138,800
60,900
1,585,500
716,900
118,000
750,600
718,600
1,607,800
189,900
1,417,900
690,500
320,900
182,700
223,800
1,236,300
119,800
86,200
1,116,500
113,200
1,003,300
415,200
125,000
105,600
184,600
1,855,800
194,900
361,600
1,299,300
10,196,700
8,303,100
2,469,900
609,100
338,800
189,300
81,000
1,348,000
181,400
43,500
48,800
99,100
236,300
74,800
82,400
122,200
55,300
316,800
65,000
22,400
512,800
462,800
60,300
140,900
17,900
81,900
57,200
55,800
50,000
200,300
39,700
80,800
34,500
730,700
527,100
255,200
65,600
203,300
203,600
138,800
61,300
1,614,900
715,000
119,000
780,900
748,500
1,612,700
191,900
1,420,800
696,300
320,400
183,800
220,300
1,254,800
122,200
89,400
1,132,600
114,900
1,017,700
419,800
126,100
109,300
184,400
1,893,600
196,700
373,000
1,323,900
9,767,700
7,936,700
2,352,200
589,900
332,400
178,100
79,400
1,265,800
172,100
41,000
47,000
95,700
226,400
72,500
80,200
114,100
52,000
280,800
63,700
20,300
496,500
447,500
56,000
144,200
17,300
81,100
48,000
53,100
49,000
198,500
39,300
79,200
33,600
707,700
510,500
255,100
62,500
191,300
197,200
131,900
63,200
1,565,000
701,600
115,700
747,700
716,000
1,540,300
182,000
1,358,300
662,200
309,700
178,900
207,500
1,165,700
111,400
78,700
1,054,300
112,300
942,000
407,300
122,800
102,300
182,200
1,831,000
192,900
359,700
1,278,400
Dec '15 to Jan '16
Change
% Change
‐1.6%
‐165,100
‐127,300
‐1.5%
‐66,000
‐2.7%
‐5,000
‐0.8%
‐1,200
‐0.4%
‐1,500
‐0.8%
‐2,300
‐2.8%
‐46,800
‐3.5%
‐400
‐0.2%
‐900
‐2.1%
‐1,000
‐2.0%
‐2,200
‐2.2%
‐1,800
‐0.8%
0
0.0%
‐800
‐1.0%
‐12,800
‐10.5%
‐3,300
‐6.0%
‐22,600
‐7.1%
‐200
‐0.3%
‐800
‐3.6%
‐14,200
‐2.8%
‐14,100
‐3.0%
500
0.8%
‐2,000
‐1.4%
0
0.0%
‐2,200
‐2.7%
‐8,300
‐14.5%
‐800
‐1.4%
‐100
‐0.2%
‐1,700
‐0.8%
‐200
‐0.5%
‐200
‐0.2%
200
0.6%
‐2,200
‐0.3%
‐1,500
‐0.3%
‐300
‐0.1%
‐300
‐0.5%
‐2,100
‐1.0%
‐700
‐0.3%
0
0.0%
‐400
‐0.7%
‐29,400
‐1.8%
1,900
0.3%
‐1,000
‐0.8%
‐30,300
‐3.9%
‐29,900
‐4.0%
‐4,900
‐0.3%
‐2,000
‐1.0%
‐2,900
‐0.2%
‐5,800
‐0.8%
500
0.2%
‐1,100
‐0.6%
3,500
1.6%
‐18,500
‐1.5%
‐2,400
‐2.0%
‐3,200
‐3.6%
‐16,100
‐1.4%
‐1,700
‐1.5%
‐14,400
‐1.4%
‐4,600
‐1.1%
‐1,100
‐0.9%
‐3,700
‐3.4%
200
0.1%
‐37,800
‐2.0%
‐1,800
‐0.9%
‐11,400
‐3.1%
‐24,600
‐1.9%
Jan '15 to Jan '16
Change
% Change
2.7%
263,900
239,100
3.0%
51,700
2.2%
14,200
2.4%
5,200
1.6%
9,700
5.4%
‐700
‐0.9%
35,400
2.8%
8,900
5.2%
1,600
3.9%
800
1.7%
1,200
1.3%
8,100
3.6%
2,300
3.2%
1,400
1.7%
‐4,700
‐4.1%
0
0.0%
13,400
4.8%
1,100
1.7%
1,300
6.4%
2,100
0.4%
1,200
0.3%
4,800
8.6%
‐5,300
‐3.7%
600
3.5%
‐1,400
‐1.7%
900
1.9%
1,900
3.6%
900
1.8%
100
0.1%
200
0.5%
1,400
1.8%
1,100
3.3%
20,800
2.9%
15,100
3.0%
‐200
‐0.1%
2,800
4.5%
9,900
5.2%
5,700
2.9%
6,900
5.2%
‐2,300
‐3.6%
20,500
1.3%
15,300
2.2%
2,300
2.0%
2,900
0.4%
2,600
0.4%
67,500
4.4%
7,900
4.3%
59,600
4.4%
28,300
4.3%
11,200
3.6%
3,800
2.1%
16,300
7.9%
70,600
6.1%
8,400
7.5%
7,500
9.5%
62,200
5.9%
900
0.8%
61,300
6.5%
7,900
1.9%
2,200
1.8%
3,300
3.2%
2,400
1.3%
24,800
1.4%
2,000
1.0%
1,900
0.5%
20,900
1.6%
*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates
produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.
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T E X A S
Februar y 2016
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Metropolitan Area Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
T
otal Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment within the
Metropolitan Statistical Areas decreased seasonally by 165,500
jobs in January. This loss was in line with the series average loss of
164,600 for January, however in percentage terms, the 1.5 percent
loss was the smallest decrease for the month in the series. All 26
areas reported seasonal losses; the smallest decrease in percentage
terms occurred in the Abilene, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, and
Corpus Christi MSAs with a 0.6 percent drop each. Total Nonfarm
employment within the MSAs moved up annually by 236,900 jobs with
22 areas reporting growth over the year. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area
led with 104,600 jobs added since January 2015. The Austin-Round
Rock MSA and the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA followed with
the addition of 43,400 and 27,600 jobs over the year, respectively.
Financial Activities employment inched down by 1,200 jobs in
January, bringing industry employment within the MSAs to 681,400
positions. Despite the dip, the decrease was the smallest over-themonth January decline since the January 1993 decrease of 1,100
jobs. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area was the only area to increase in
employment over the month with a gain of 300 jobs. While most
areas saw no change in employment over the month, six areas had a
decline in jobs with the largest losses percentage-wise occurring in the
Waco and the Amarillo MSAs, with decreases of 1.6 and 1.5 percent,
respectively. Since January 2015, annual growth within the MSAs
equaled 19,600 jobs. This equated to a 3.0 percent annual growth rate,
which surpassed the pace set last month of 2.3 percent and continued
a string of 64 consecutive months of positive annual growth. The
Sherman-Denison MSA led all areas in growth over the year with a 9.7
percent annual growth rate, followed by the Tyler MSA at 6.5 percent.
Employment in the Information industry declined by 2,100 jobs in
January. This decrease matched the five-year average loss of 2,100
jobs for January and was less than both the 2014 and 2015 declines of
3,300 and 3,400 jobs, respectively. Nine areas decreased in employment
over the month while the remaining had no change. The Fort WorthArlington area had the smallest decrease with a 0.9 percent decline,
while the Killeen-Temple MSA had the largest over-the-month loss
with a decline of 6.3 percent. Since January of 2015, Information
employment within the MSAs expanded by 700 jobs for an annual
growth rate of 0.4 percent. This marked eight months of growth over a
nine month period following nine consecutive months of decline starting
in August of 2014. Over the year, the Victoria MSA led in percentageterms with 25 percent growth. The Amarillo and Beaumont-Port Arthur
MSAs followed with 7.7 and 7.1 percent growth rates, respectively.
Retail Trade Employment
Areas with Highest Annual Growth Rates
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
Retail Trade employment had a seasonal decline of 48,800 jobs as area
stores cut back staff due to the end of the holiday shopping season.
Although this was the largest decrease amongst all the industries, this
decline was smaller than the five-year average decrease of 51,700 for Retail
Trade in January. All areas recorded a dip in Retail Trade employment
for January; the smallest decline percentage-wise occurred in the Corpus
Christi MSA, with a 1.3 percent decrease over the month. The Abilene
MSA and the Dallas-Plano-Irving area followed with employment
drops of 2.2 and 3.1 percent, respectively. Despite the seasonal dip in
employment, the industry added 30,300 jobs over the year, compared to
the 27,500 jobs added annually in January 2015. Over the year, 20 areas
posted annual employment growth in Retail Trade led by the DallasPlano-Irving area with 10,700 jobs and the Houston-The WoodlandsSugar Land MSA with 6,600 jobs. In percentage terms, the KilleenTemple MSA outperformed all areas at 8.6 percent annualized growth,
followed by the San Angelo MSA with 4.8 percent growth over the year.
Metropolitan Statistical Area Over‐the‐Month Employment Change
December 2015 to January 2016 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
5,000
0
-5,000
-10,000
-15,000
-20,000
-25,000
-30,000
-35,000
-40,000
-45,000
-50,000
Mining, Logging, Manufacturing Wholesale Trade
& Construction
Retail Trade
Transportation,
Warehousing, &
Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional & Education &
Business
Health Services
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other Services
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
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Government
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T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
Februar y 2016
R E V I E W
Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
HOUSTON‐THE WOODLANDS‐SUGAR LAND
DALLAS‐PLANO‐IRVING MD**
FORT WORTH‐ARLINGTON MD**
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
TOTAL NONFARM
2,970,500
3,021,300
2,954,100
2,435,300
2,473,300
2,330,700
988,000
1,010,300
978,900
GOODS PRODUCING
Mining, Logging, & Construction Manufacturing
Durable Goods
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Nondurable Goods
SERVICE PROVIDING
549,700
312,800
236,900
152,900
55,500
16,200
84,000
2,420,800
557,400
318,700
238,700
154,000
55,700
16,200
84,700
2,463,900
578,700
319,300
259,400
179,000
65,100
17,500
80,400
2,375,400
292,100
127,200
164,900
114,900
‐
35,300
50,000
2,143,200
295,600
129,800
165,800
115,600
‐
35,300
50,200
2,177,700
288,500
122,900
165,600
117,200
‐
35,700
48,400
2,042,200
163,500
69,400
94,100
67,900
‐
2,400
26,200
824,500
165,600
71,000
94,600
68,200
‐
2,400
26,400
844,700
171,700
74,100
97,600
71,400
‐
2,400
26,200
807,200
Private Service Providing
Wholesale Trade Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Retail Trade Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2,039,100
2,072,300
2,000,400
171,600
172,800
172,900
99,000
98,400
100,100
43,800
45,200
45,000
300,200
311,600
293,600
41,000
41,300
38,800
21,200
21,400
20,500
66,500
66,800
62,800
27,500
30,300
28,600
62,100
67,300
59,400
138,600
143,100
139,800
16,100
16,100
15,800
31,200
31,500
32,000
14,200
14,300
14,200
152,100
152,100
149,100
96,100
97,000
94,600
43,200
43,600
44,000
33,500
33,800
32,200
56,000
55,100
54,500
459,700
468,600
467,900
217,800
219,000
221,800
205,200
213,000
209,300
376,000
377,500
358,000
319,200
320,100
303,400
147,600
150,500
144,500
85,200
84,300
79,800
304,000
309,000
282,800
29,800
30,700
27,900
274,200
278,300
254,900
249,100
252,700
230,500
105,700
106,100
104,300
381,700
391,600
375,000
27,600
28,300
27,600
73,200
73,600
72,500
280,900
289,700
274,900
SAN ANTONIO‐NEW BRAUNFELS
1,769,900
146,800
79,500
47,200
235,700
30,500
16,500
37,300
24,600
53,500
87,600
6,300
67,600
29,800
214,500
164,400
79,500
64,500
50,100
436,500
194,100
200,300
279,700
240,800
129,800
51,500
222,900
24,700
198,200
176,400
78,600
272,300
29,100
36,800
206,400
692,100
50,300
28,400
15,500
113,400
‐
8,500
19,700
‐
27,800
77,500
‐
11,500
4,900
56,100
41,800
24,500
‐
‐
107,900
37,600
62,900
128,900
113,800
‐
30,900
111,400
‐
95,700
87,100
35,100
132,400
15,000
13,000
104,400
709,100
49,800
28,000
15,600
118,800
‐
8,700
20,000
‐
30,100
79,000
‐
11,600
4,900
56,500
41,700
24,500
‐
‐
112,800
38,700
66,600
130,000
114,900
‐
31,000
114,000
‐
97,800
89,100
36,600
135,600
15,300
13,300
107,000
EL PASO
676,100
48,000
27,900
14,900
111,000
‐
8,100
18,500
‐
26,800
75,300
‐
11,900
5,100
55,400
41,400
24,400
‐
‐
108,800
38,400
63,500
123,800
109,700
‐
29,400
104,600
‐
91,500
83,200
37,300
131,100
14,900
12,800
103,400
Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs.
Food and Beverage Stores Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores General Merchandise Stores Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Utilities
Information
Telecommunications
Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Professional and Business Services Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation
Education and Health Services Health Care and Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals
Leisure and Hospitality Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services Food Services and Drinking Places Other Services Government
Federal
State
Local
1,862,300
1,892,200
162,300
163,300
83,100
84,000
58,100
57,300
246,400
254,300
32,400
32,400
17,600
17,900
38,100
38,600
24,700
28,600
55,200
59,800
90,900
93,700
6,600
6,600
68,300
69,000
30,400
30,400
226,800
226,500
172,300
171,200
82,000
80,800
69,000
68,900
54,500
55,300
450,100
462,800
203,000
203,800
201,400
214,400
294,200
293,500
252,000
251,100
135,500
136,600
53,300
53,100
242,900
247,400
27,200
27,600
215,700
219,800
192,900
196,700
80,400
81,700
280,900
285,500
29,300
29,600
38,300
38,500
213,300
217,400
AUSTIN‐ROUND ROCK
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
TOTAL NONFARM
985,100
995,200
957,500
971,600
984,600
928,200
305,800
309,100
296,300
GOODS PRODUCING
Mining, Logging, & Construction Manufacturing
SERVICE PROVIDING
Private Service Providing
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Food and Beverage Stores General Merchandise Stores Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information
Telecommunications
Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
Professional and Business Services Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 104,600
57,800
46,800
880,500
711,700
35,200
109,000
19,900
24,900
26,400
21,200
5,300
84,200
68,600
26,500
125,400
47,500
66,400
152,600
132,500
24,500
120,300
109,300
37,400
168,800
35,000
20,900
112,900
105,800
58,600
47,200
889,400
719,000
35,300
114,600
20,100
26,700
26,400
21,400
5,300
84,500
68,700
26,700
125,200
46,900
67,400
153,100
132,600
24,600
121,300
110,000
37,200
170,400
35,100
20,900
114,400
103,700
57,100
46,600
853,800
688,700
34,200
107,400
19,400
23,700
25,800
21,000
5,200
82,500
66,400
27,400
122,900
47,200
65,000
146,100
126,600
24,000
114,100
102,900
34,700
165,100
34,000
20,700
110,400
115,200
58,700
56,500
856,400
682,700
51,600
100,900
20,200
16,300
16,300
27,000
7,700
53,700
37,200
15,600
162,400
94,400
62,200
113,300
96,100
24,600
116,600
103,000
40,900
173,700
12,300
71,200
90,200
116,000
59,100
56,900
868,600
694,500
51,800
104,900
20,400
17,800
16,700
27,400
7,700
54,200
37,600
15,500
167,100
96,800
64,400
113,400
96,200
24,600
117,900
105,400
41,100
174,100
12,000
71,100
91,000
110,100
52,900
57,200
818,100
646,400
46,800
97,700
19,300
16,000
16,000
26,200
7,400
52,400
36,500
15,200
153,300
88,900
59,000
107,700
92,000
23,700
106,800
95,600
39,500
171,700
11,900
71,300
88,500
31,500
14,500
17,000
274,300
203,900
11,200
39,000
‐
11,000
14,900
5,800
‐
12,500
‐
‐
32,800
‐
22,600
43,800
‐
‐
34,100
‐
9,800
70,400
12,800
10,300
47,300
31,400
14,400
17,000
277,700
207,100
11,300
41,200
‐
12,100
15,000
5,900
‐
12,500
‐
‐
33,200
‐
23,400
44,000
‐
‐
34,100
‐
9,900
70,600
12,900
10,200
47,500
29,700
12,800
16,900
266,600
196,700
10,900
38,800
‐
11,200
14,400
5,900
‐
11,900
‐
‐
31,900
‐
22,100
41,800
‐
‐
31,500
‐
9,600
69,900
12,800
10,300
46,800
Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs
Education and Health Services Health Care and Social Assistance Hospitals
Leisure and Hospitality Accommodation and Food Services Other Services Government
Federal
State
Local
*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates
produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is
comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.
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Februar y 2016
T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM
Mining, Logging, & Constr.
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Trans., Ware., & Util.
Information
Financial Activities
Prof. & Business Services
Educ. & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM
Mining, Logging, & Constr.
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Trans., Ware., & Util.
Information
Financial Activities
Prof. & Business Services
Educ. & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM
Mining, Logging, & Constr.
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Trans., Ware., & Util.
Information
Financial Activities
Prof. & Business Services
Educ. & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM
Mining, Logging, & Constr.
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Trans., Ware., & Util.
Information
Financial Activities
Prof. & Business Services
Educ. & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM
Mining, Logging, & Constr.
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Trans., Ware., & Util.
Information
Financial Activities
Prof. & Business Services
Educ. & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
ABILENE
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
68,600
69,000
67,900 5,500
5,500
5,700 2,900
3,000
2,900 2,600
2,600
2,700 8,700
8,900
8,400 2,000
2,100
2,000 1,200
1,200
1,200 3,600
3,600
3,600 5,700
5,500
5,700 13,200
13,000
13,200 7,800
7,900
7,500 2,900
2,900
2,800 12,500
12,800
12,200 COLLEGE STATION‐BRYAN
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
109,000
112,900
104,400 7,700
7,700
7,400 5,400
5,400
5,300 2,600
2,600
2,500 12,000
12,600
11,500 1,700
1,800
1,700 1,300
1,300
1,300 3,800
3,800
3,800 8,100
8,300
7,600 11,700
11,600
10,700 14,200
14,600
13,700 3,600
3,700
3,400 36,900
39,500
35,500 LONGVIEW
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
99,400
100,800
102,400 16,100
16,000
18,000 9,500
9,600
10,700 5,100
5,100
5,400 11,100
11,800
10,800 3,900
4,000
4,100 1,300
1,300
1,300 4,000
4,000
4,000 8,700
9,000
9,400 15,800
15,800
15,300 8,600
8,900
8,200 3,400
3,400
3,500 11,900
11,900
11,700 ODESSA
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
73,100
74,200
79,700 16,500
16,400
20,300 4,900
4,900
5,900 5,700
6,000
6,700 8,200
8,500
8,300 2,900
3,100
3,300 400
400
400 3,500
3,500
3,700 4,300
4,200
4,500 5,400
5,400
5,500 7,600
7,800
7,700 3,700
3,700
3,900 10,000
10,300
9,500 TYLER
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
101,200
103,300
98,800 6,100
6,200
6,600 6,500
6,400
5,900 3,300
3,300
3,400 13,100
13,800
12,900 4,600
4,800
4,500 2,300
2,300
2,300 4,900
4,900
4,600 8,300
8,600
8,600 23,800
23,500
22,400 10,300
10,900
10,100 4,200
4,400
4,000 13,800
14,200
13,500 AMARILLO
Jan '16*
Dec '15
118,100
120,400
7,100
7,100
12,700
12,800
5,000
5,400
15,600
16,200
5,300
5,400
1,400
1,400
6,400
6,500
9,600
9,700
16,800
16,800
12,700
12,900
5,000
5,100
20,500
21,100
CORPUS CHRISTI
Jan '16*
Dec '15
195,500
196,700
24,800
24,100
9,100
9,300
6,400
6,500
22,100
22,400
7,200
7,300
2,000
2,000
8,600
8,600
17,400
17,200
30,900
31,000
25,700
26,200
8,000
8,100
33,300
34,000
LUBBOCK
Jan '16*
Dec '15
141,600
143,300
6,600
6,700
4,900
4,900
7,100
7,100
18,000
18,800
5,000
5,200
3,700
3,800
7,700
7,700
11,900
12,100
23,400
23,300
17,200
17,300
6,000
6,000
30,100
30,400
SAN ANGELO
Jan '16*
Dec '15
49,100
49,900
3,900
3,900
3,400
3,400
2,000
2,000
6,500
6,800
1,200
1,300
700
700
2,400
2,400
3,800
3,800
8,500
8,600
5,700
5,800
2,200
2,200
8,800
9,000
VICTORIA
Jan '16*
Dec '15
44,600
45,400
5,600
5,600
2,500
2,500
2,100
2,200
6,000
6,400
2,100
2,100
500
500
2,100
2,100
2,600
2,600
7,200
7,200
4,400
4,500
2,000
2,000
7,500
7,700
Jan '15
116,300 7,000 13,000 5,400 15,100 5,300 1,300 6,200 9,500 16,300 12,300 4,800 20,100 Jan '15
191,500 25,000 9,400 6,700 21,100 7,500 1,900 8,400 16,800 29,500 23,900 8,000 33,300 Jan '15
137,100 6,400 5,000 6,900 17,800 5,100 3,700 7,600 10,800 22,000 16,800 5,600 29,400 Jan '15
48,700 4,400 3,300 2,000 6,200 1,200 800 2,500 3,800 8,300 5,500 2,200 8,500 Jan '15
44,900 6,500 2,600 2,300 6,000 2,000 400 2,300 2,600 6,800 4,200 1,900 7,300 BEAUMONT‐PORT ARTHUR
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
166,900
168,800
165,000 18,400
18,700
19,200 23,000
23,400
23,300 5,700
5,700
5,500 20,500
21,300
19,900 7,200
7,400
6,900 1,500
1,500
1,400 5,900
5,900
5,700 15,000
14,700
14,600 22,500
22,700
21,900 15,700
15,500
15,200 7,100
7,100
6,700 24,400
24,900
24,700 KILLEEN‐TEMPLE
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
140,000
142,000
134,400
8,200
8,100
6,900
7,200
7,300
7,200
4,900
4,900
4,800
17,700
18,500
16,300
4,500
4,700
4,500
1,500
1,600
1,500
6,600
6,700
7,000
10,000
9,900
9,400
23,300
23,100
22,100
13,700
14,100
13,100
5,200
5,300
5,000
37,200
37,800
36,600
MCALLEN‐EDINBURG‐MISSION
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
251,600 253,100 245,700 9,000 9,100 10,000 6,600 6,600 6,500 8,200 8,300 8,100 37,400 39,100 37,000 8,900 9,000 8,600 2,300 2,400 2,300 9,100 9,100 9,000 16,500 15,900 16,100 67,200 66,500 63,900 23,000 23,100 21,900 6,400 6,400 6,100 57,000 57,600 56,200 SHERMAN‐DENISON
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
46,200
46,700
44,900 2,900
2,900
2,900 5,800
5,700
5,400 1,200
1,200
1,200 5,800
6,200
5,800 1,300
1,300
1,300 400
400
400 3,400
3,400
3,100 2,900
2,900
3,100 9,700
9,600
9,100 4,800
5,000
4,700 1,500
1,500
1,500 6,500
6,600
6,400 WACO
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
115,600
116,500
113,800 7,100
7,100
6,600 16,400
16,300
15,900 4,800
4,800
4,800 11,600
12,400
11,900 3,400
3,500
3,400 1,100
1,100
1,100 6,100
6,200
6,100 11,400
11,600
11,700 19,700
19,300
18,800 11,200
11,200
10,900 4,000
4,000
4,000 18,800
19,000
18,600 BROWNSVILLE‐HARLINGEN
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
140,100
141,300
137,000 3,100
3,200
3,000 5,900
6,000
5,900 3,500
3,500
3,600 18,600
19,200
18,500 4,500
4,600
4,500 1,200
1,200
1,200 5,100
5,100
5,100 12,100
12,000
11,300 37,400
37,100
35,700 14,300
14,200
13,600 3,600
3,700
3,800 30,800
31,500
30,800 LAREDO
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
102,100
103,800
99,500 4,300
4,200
4,900 700
700
700 3,100
3,100
3,100 13,300
14,100
13,200 15,600
15,800
14,600 600
600
600 3,900
3,900
3,900 8,500
8,700
8,000 15,400
15,700
15,200 10,900
10,900
10,100 2,800
2,800
2,700 23,000
23,300
22,500 MIDLAND
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
90,700
91,700
96,700 25,100
24,900
28,600 3,600
3,600
4,000 5,500
5,500
6,500 9,200
9,900
9,200 4,100
4,200
4,500 900
900
900 4,000
4,000
4,500 9,400
9,400
10,200 7,200
7,300
7,100 8,800
8,900
8,600 3,200
3,200
3,200 9,700
9,900
9,400 TEXARKANA
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
60,400
61,300
59,000 2,600
2,700
2,300 5,200
5,300
5,300 2,400
2,400
2,500 7,700
8,200
7,700 3,600
3,500
3,400 500
500
500 2,300
2,300
2,300 4,500
4,500
4,000 9,400
9,400
9,000 6,400
6,500
6,200 2,300
2,300
2,300 13,500
13,700
13,500 WICHITA FALLS
Jan '16*
Dec '15
Jan '15
58,300
59,000
58,100 3,200
3,200
3,500 5,000
5,000
5,300 1,800
1,900
1,900 8,100
8,400
8,000 1,900
2,000
1,900 700
700
700 2,600
2,600
2,600 3,600
3,700
3,800 9,700
9,700
9,300 6,200
6,200
5,900 2,700
2,800
2,700 12,800
12,800
12,500 Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in each MSA is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates
produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.
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T E X A S
L A B O R
Jan.
2016
MSA
Abilene
Amarillo
Austin-Round Rock
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Brownsville-Harlingen
College Station-Bryan
Corpus Christi
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
El Paso
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
Killeen-Temple
Laredo
Longview
Lubbock
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
Midland
Odessa
San Angelo
San Antonio-New Braunfels
Sherman-Denison
Texarkana
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
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M A R K E T
Jan.
2015
67.9
68.6
116.3
118.1
928.2
971.6
165.0
166.9
137.0
140.1
104.4
109.0
191.5
195.5
3,423.3 3,309.6
296.3
305.8
2,970.5 2,954.1
134.4
140.0
99.5
102.1
102.4
99.4
137.1
141.6
245.7
251.6
96.7
90.7
79.7
73.1
48.7
49.1
957.5
985.1
44.9
46.2
59.0
60.4
98.8
101.2
44.9
44.6
113.8
115.6
58.1
58.3
R E V I E W
Februar y 2016
% Annual
Job Growth
1.0%
1.5%
4.7%
1.2%
2.3%
4.4%
2.1%
3.4%
3.2%
0.6%
4.2%
2.6%
-2.9%
3.3%
2.4%
-6.2%
-8.3%
0.8%
2.9%
2.9%
2.4%
2.4%
-0.7%
1.6%
0.3%
Job Growth Rates
Texas: 1.6%*
3.4% and above
2.6% to 3.3%
1.6% to 2.5%
0.0% to 1.5%
Negative Growth
(4)
(5)
(6)
(6)
(4)
Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the Texas
Workforce Commission. *Not Seasonally Adjusted
Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC. (3/4/2016)
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T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
Februar y 2016
R E V I E W
Highlights of the Texas Labor Force
MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rate
January 2016 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The Texas unemployment rate in January increased by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.4
percent. This was three-tenths of a percentage point lower than last year’s January unemployment
rate. Over the previous five years, the unemployment rate increased by an average of five-tenths of
a percentage point between December and January. The national unemployment rate increased by
one-half of a percentage point to 5.3 percent. The Texas unemployment rate has remained below the
national unemployment rate since December 2006.
The Texas Civilian Labor Force decreased in January by 22,300 to a total of 13,114,600 people.
The past three months have shown a total increase in the labor force of 200 people. Over the
year, the Texas labor force has increased by 110,100 people.
The number of employed Texans decreased by 47,100 over the month to a total of 12,533,100
people. Over the previous five years, the number of employed Texans decreased by an average
of 55,200 people in the month of January. The number of jobholders has increased by 139,900 over
the year.
The number of unemployed Texans increased in January by 24,800 to a total of 581,500 people.
Over the previous five years, the number of unemployed people increased by an average of 62,100
in the month of January. Since January of last year, the number of unemployed people has decreased
by 29,700 individuals.
Between December and January, the unemployment rate increased in 24 of the 25 Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) in Texas, with the rate in the Tyler MSA decreasing by one-tenth of
a percentage point. The Amarillo MSA continued to have the lowest unemployment rate at 3.0
percent.
The number of Texans continuing to seek unemployment insurance benefits increased by 4,350
over the month to 142,880. Over the year, the number of individuals seeking unemployment
insurance benefits has increased by 29,875 claimants.
1
2 3
4 5
6 (tie)
10
11 12
13 (tie)
15 16
17 (tie)
19
20 21
22
23
24
25
Amarillo
Austin‐Round Rock
Lubbock
College Station‐Bryan
San Antonio‐New Braunfels
Abilene
Dallas‐Fort Worth‐Arlington
Midland
Sherman‐Denison
Waco
San Angelo
Tyler
Killeen‐Temple
Victoria
Texas
Wichita Falls
Texarkana
Houston‐The Woodlands‐Sugar Land
Laredo
El Paso
United States
Longview
Odessa
Corpus Christi
Beaumont‐Port Arthur
Brownsville‐Harlingen
McAllen‐Edinburg‐Mission
3.0 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 6.7 7.1 8.1 Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands)
United States
Texas
Abilene
Amarillo
Austin‐Round Rock
Beaumont‐Port Arthur
Brownsville‐Harlingen
College Station‐Bryan
Corpus Christi
Dallas‐Fort Worth‐Arlington
Dallas‐Plano‐Irving MD
Fort Worth‐Arlington MD
El Paso
Houston‐The Woodlands‐Sugar Land
Killeen‐Temple
Laredo
Longview
Lubbock
McAllen‐Edinburg‐Mission
Midland
Odessa
San Angelo
San Antonio‐New Braunfels
Sherman‐Denison
Texarkana
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
C.L.F.
157,347.0
13,114.6
75.2
129.3
1,084.0
177.4
164.5
120.5
210.2
3,614.0
2,431.6
1,182.5
348.5
3,253.5
171.5
113.6
100.2
154.2
334.6
89.8
78.4
55.0
1,106.0
60.7
64.9
102.8
49.4
119.3
64.6
January 2016
Emp. Unemp.
149,037.0
8,309.0
12,533.1
581.5
72.3
2.9
3.9
125.4
1,049.5
34.5
165.6
11.8
152.8
11.7
116.3
4.2
198.6
11.6
3,476.4
137.7
2,340.9
90.6
1,135.4
47.0
331.3
17.2
3,096.9
156.5
164.1
7.5
108.2
5.5
94.9
5.3
149.1
5.1
307.6
27.0
86.3
3.5
74.2
4.2
52.7
2.3
1,065.3
40.7
58.3
2.3
61.8
3.1
4.4
98.4
47.2
2.2
114.7
4.6
61.7
2.9
Rate 5.3 4.4 3.8 3.0 3.2 6.7 7.1 3.5 5.5 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.8 5.3 3.3 8.1 3.8 5.4 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.7 4.3 4.4 3.9 4.5 C.L.F.
157,245.0
13,136.9
74.7
130.2
1,083.5
177.2
164.0
123.2
208.8
3,624.9
2,434.8
1,190.1
347.3
3,261.1
171.3
113.8
100.2
154.4
333.6
89.5
78.3
55.3
1,102.5
60.8
64.9
103.7
49.6
118.8
64.6
December 2015
Emp. Unemp.
149,703.0
7,542.0
12,580.2
556.7
72.1
2.6
126.5
3.7
1,050.8
32.7
165.5
11.7
152.8
11.2
119.3
3.9
197.8
11.0
3,493.1
131.8
2,348.3
86.5
1,144.8
45.3
330.9
16.4
3,110.8
150.3
164.1
7.2
108.7
5.1
95.2
5.0
149.6
4.7
307.2
26.4
86.3
3.2
74.3
4.0
53.1
2.2
1,063.9
38.7
58.6
2.2
62.0
2.9
99.2
4.5
47.5
2.1
114.5
4.3
61.9
2.7
Rate 4.8 4.2 3.5 2.8 3.0 6.6 6.8 3.2 5.3 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.5 5.0 3.1 7.9 3.6 5.1 4.0 3.5 3.7 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.7 4.2 C.L.F.
156,050.0
13,004.5
75.3
129.2
1,051.5
177.8
164.3
117.5
206.8
3,543.4
2,365.6
1,177.8
343.5
3,244.8
167.3
111.5
102.8
151.9
332.1
94.8
83.5
55.2
1,089.1
59.7
63.9
101.6
49.7
118.9
65.0
January 2015
Emp. Unemp.
146,552.0
9,498.0
12,393.2
611.2
72.3
3.0
124.9
4.3
1,011.2
40.3
164.8
13.0
151.2
13.1
4.5
113.0
196.1
10.7
3,383.0
160.4
2,258.5
107.1
1,124.5
53.4
323.6
19.9
3,096.1
148.7
8.9
158.4
106.3
5.2
98.2
4.6
146.4
5.5
303.9
28.2
92.2
2.6
80.6
2.9
53.1
2.1
1,043.5
45.6
57.0
2.7
60.2
3.8
96.7
4.9
47.8
1.9
113.6
5.3
62.2
2.9
Rate 6.1 4.7 4.0 3.4 3.8 7.3 7.9 3.8 5.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.8 4.6 5.3 4.7 4.5 3.6 8.5 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.2 4.4 5.9 4.8 3.8 4.5 4.4 All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. Civilian Labor Force (C.L.F.) includes wage and salary workers, self-employed, unpaid family, domestics
in private households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the unemployed, all by place of residence. Employment and Unemployment data are first rounded then added
together to derive the rounded CLF total. Because of this rounding technique, this rounded total of the CLF may not agree with a rounding of the CLF total itself. Percent Unemployed is based upon
unrounded Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment numbers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Beginning with January
2015 estimates, definitions of the MSAs were updated to reflect the 2010 Census-based configurations. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan
Division (MD) and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.
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LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Februar y 2016
T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Unemployment Rates for Texas Counties
County
Anderson
Andrews
Angelina
Aransas
Archer
Armstrong
Atascosa
Austin
Bailey
Bandera
Bastrop
Baylor
Bee
Bell
Bexar
Blanco
Borden
Bosque
Bowie
Brazoria
Brazos
Brewster
Briscoe
Brooks
Brown
Burleson
Burnet
Caldwell
Calhoun
Callahan
Cameron
Camp
Carson
Cass
Castro
Chambers
Cherokee
Childress
Clay
Cochran
Coke
Coleman
Collin
Collingsworth
Colorado
Comal
Comanche
Concho
Cooke
Coryell
Cottle
Crane
Crockett
Crosby
Culberson
Dallam
Dallas
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Delta
Denton
DeWitt
Dickens
Dimmit
JAN 2016
4.2 4.0 5.8 5.5 4.6 2.5 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.9 6.8 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.6 4.8 3.3 4.1 4.0 11.0 4.1 4.5 3.5 4.2 4.1 4.4 7.1 6.3 3.4 6.6 3.2 5.6 5.3 2.9 4.9 5.3 4.0 5.7 3.4 3.6 4.2 3.6 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.5 6.9 7.1 7.0 4.1 3.8 2.2 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.1 3.4 4.1 5.4 6.0 DEC 2015
4.1 3.8 5.7 5.3 4.2 2.5 5.0 4.6 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.0 6.3 4.2 3.5 2.8 2.9 4.4 4.3 4.5 3.0 3.7 3.5 10.5 3.9 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.8 4.3 6.8 6.1 3.0 6.4 2.9 5.3 4.9 2.6 4.4 5.0 3.9 5.3 3.2 3.1 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.4 6.3 7.0 6.0 3.7 3.6 2.0 3.8 4.2 3.0 3.8 3.2 4.0 4.2 5.8 JAN 2015
4.1 2.8 4.9 5.5 4.5 2.9 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.0 5.6 5.3 4.2 3.5 2.8 4.8 5.6 4.7 3.7 4.6 3.9 7.1 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.8 4.2 4.3 7.9 6.0 3.3 7.3 3.9 5.4 5.5 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.1 6.0 4.1 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.7 3.2 3.5 5.4 9.0 4.6 4.4 4.9 4.2 2.6 4.9 4.5 3.6 5.5 4.0 3.5 5.0 3.3 Monthly Change
0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.2 Year Ago Change
0.1 1.2 0.9 0.0 0.1 ‐0.4 0.7 0.4 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 ‐0.1 1.2 ‐1.0 ‐0.5 ‐0.5 0.9 ‐0.1 ‐1.0 0.1 ‐0.4 ‐0.5 0.1 3.9 ‐0.5 0.1 ‐0.7 ‐0.6 ‐0.1 0.1 ‐0.8 0.3 0.1 ‐0.7 ‐0.7 0.2 ‐0.2 ‐0.5 0.7 1.0 ‐0.1 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 ‐0.2 0.2 ‐0.5 ‐0.4 0.9 0.4 ‐0.9 ‐2.1 2.5 2.6 ‐0.8 ‐0.4 ‐0.4 ‐0.9 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 ‐1.4 ‐0.6 0.6 0.4 2.7 County
Donley
Duval
Eastland
Ector
Edwards
Ellis
El Paso
Erath
Falls
Fannin
Fayette
Fisher
Floyd
Foard
Fort Bend
Franklin
Freestone
Frio
Gaines
Galveston
Garza
Gillespie
Glasscock
Goliad
Gonzales
Gray
Grayson
Gregg
Grimes
Guadalupe
Hale
Hall
Hamilton
Hansford
Hardeman
Hardin
Harris
Harrison
Hartley
Haskell
Hays
Hemphill
Henderson
Hidalgo
Hill
Hockley
Hood
Hopkins
Houston
Howard
Hudspeth
Hunt
Hutchinson
Irion
Jack
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells
Johnson
Jones
Karnes
JAN 2016
4.1 9.7 5.4 5.4 4.8 3.7 4.9 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.4 4.3 5.5 4.1 4.5 4.9 6.0 4.3 3.5 5.0 4.5 2.8 4.1 4.4 4.2 6.5 3.8 5.3 5.8 3.5 5.7 5.5 5.2 3.3 4.2 5.7 4.8 5.5 2.1 3.7 3.3 3.5 4.8 8.1 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.9 6.7 4.4 4.5 2.9 4.4 4.0 7.7 3.4 6.9 7.8 8.9 4.3 5.5 4.4 DEC 2015
4.0 9.4 4.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 4.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.9 5.9 4.2 3.2 4.9 3.7 2.6 3.7 4.2 3.8 6.2 3.7 5.0 5.5 3.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 3.1 3.9 5.8 4.6 5.4 2.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.6 7.9 4.3 4.1 4.4 3.8 4.5 4.8 5.7 4.2 4.3 3.0 4.0 3.8 7.7 3.5 6.8 7.8 8.9 4.1 5.0 4.2 JAN 2015
4.5 5.5 4.5 3.4 4.0 4.3 5.8 3.8 4.7 4.8 3.3 4.0 7.2 5.1 4.2 4.8 5.0 3.3 3.0 5.2 3.6 3.4 2.6 3.8 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.7 3.9 7.5 5.1 4.1 2.8 5.0 5.6 4.6 4.9 2.4 3.8 3.9 2.6 5.2 8.5 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.4 4.9 4.3 6.1 5.5 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 8.0 4.5 7.7 5.6 5.1 4.5 5.2 3.4 Monthly Change
0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 ‐0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.2 ‐0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 ‐0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 Year Ago Change
‐0.4 4.2 0.9 2.0 0.8 ‐0.6 ‐0.9 0.1 ‐0.5 ‐1.0 0.1 0.3 ‐1.7 ‐1.0 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 ‐0.2 0.9 ‐0.6 1.5 0.6 0.6 2.4 ‐0.6 0.9 1.1 ‐0.4 ‐1.8 0.4 1.1 0.5 ‐0.8 0.1 0.2 0.6 ‐0.3 ‐0.1 ‐0.6 0.9 ‐0.4 ‐0.4 ‐0.1 0.8 0.0 ‐0.3 ‐0.2 0.6 0.6 ‐1.1 0.4 ‐0.7 0.8 0.4 ‐0.3 ‐1.1 ‐0.8 2.2 3.8 ‐0.2 0.3 1.0 Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision.
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
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T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
Februar y 2016
R E V I E W
Unemployment Rates for Texas Counties (continued)
County
Kaufman
Kendall
Kenedy
Kent
Kerr
Kimble
King
Kinney
Kleberg
Knox
Lamar
Lamb
Lampasas
La Salle
Lavaca
Lee
Leon
Liberty
Limestone
Lipscomb
Live Oak
Llano
Loving
Lubbock
Lynn
McCulloch
McLennan
McMullen
Madison
Marion
Martin
Mason
Matagorda
Maverick
Medina
Menard
Midland
Milam
Mills
Mitchell
Montague
Montgomery
Moore
Morris
Motley
Nacogdoches
Navarro
Newton
Nolan
Nueces
Ochiltree
Oldham
Orange
Palo Pinto
Panola
Parker
Parmer
Pecos
Polk
Potter
Presidio
Rains
Randall
Reagan
JAN 2016
3.8 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.2 6.6 6.7 4.2 4.5 7.9 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.5 6.1 7.2 5.6 4.2 4.7 4.3 4.8 3.3 3.6 5.2 3.9 1.8 4.4 6.5 3.7 3.6 7.2 12.4 4.3 4.8 3.9 5.1 3.8 6.8 4.6 4.5 3.2 9.1 4.0 4.7 4.2 7.4 4.7 5.3 4.8 2.8 6.6 5.9 6.0 4.1 2.5 4.8 6.5 3.2 11.4 4.1 2.9 5.6 DEC 2015
3.6 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.4 4.2 3.4 6.2 6.1 4.0 4.3 7.7 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.4 5.7 6.8 5.2 3.9 4.3 4.1 5.0 3.1 3.2 4.9 3.6 1.8 4.2 6.3 3.4 3.3 7.2 10.9 4.1 4.8 3.6 4.9 3.6 6.0 4.7 4.3 3.1 9.6 3.4 4.3 3.7 7.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 2.6 6.4 5.7 5.8 3.9 2.2 5.0 6.3 3.1 11.2 4.0 2.6 5.5 JAN 2015
4.6 3.6 3.1 2.2 4.2 3.6 4.0 7.4 5.4 3.7 5.3 9.9 5.0 3.2 3.6 3.5 5.0 6.8 5.2 3.4 3.6 4.8 4.6 3.6 3.9 3.7 4.5 2.3 4.4 6.3 3.1 4.3 7.4 11.9 4.5 5.5 2.8 6.0 4.0 4.4 3.8 4.1 3.2 7.4 4.2 4.9 4.8 7.9 4.1 4.9 3.0 3.2 7.2 4.9 4.6 4.2 2.7 4.2 6.2 3.6 11.1 5.2 3.2 3.4 Monthly Change
0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.3 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 ‐0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 ‐0.1 0.2 0.1 ‐0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 ‐0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 Year Ago Change
‐0.8 ‐0.4 0.2 1.6 ‐0.5 0.5 ‐0.8 ‐0.8 1.3 0.5 ‐0.8 ‐2.0 ‐0.9 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 ‐0.5 0.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 1.5 ‐0.6 ‐0.5 0.0 0.2 0.6 ‐0.7 ‐0.2 0.5 ‐0.2 ‐0.7 1.1 ‐0.9 ‐0.2 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.7 ‐0.2 ‐0.2 ‐0.6 ‐0.5 0.6 0.4 1.8 ‐0.4 ‐0.6 1.0 1.4 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 0.6 0.3 ‐0.4 0.3 ‐1.1 ‐0.3 2.2 County
Real
Red River
Reeves
Refugio
Roberts
Robertson
Rockwall
Runnels
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
San Jacinto
San Patricio
San Saba
Schleicher
Scurry
Shackelford
Shelby
Sherman
Smith
Somervell
Starr
Stephens
Sterling
Stonewall
Sutton
Swisher
Tarrant
Taylor
Terrell
Terry
Throckmorton
Titus
Tom Green
Travis
Trinity
Tyler
Upshur
Upton
Uvalde
Val Verde
Van Zandt
Victoria
Walker
Waller
Ward
Washington
Webb
Wharton
Wheeler
Wichita
Wilbarger
Willacy
Williamson
Wilson
Winkler
Wise
Wood
Yoakum
Young
Zapata
Zavala
JAN 2016
5.7 5.9 5.1 5.9 3.7 4.9 3.5 3.8 5.0 9.3 9.6 6.0 6.9 3.4 4.6 5.1 3.1 5.7 3.2 4.3 4.9 14.3 5.0 3.2 5.1 7.9 4.5 3.9 3.6 5.2 4.7 3.3 5.7 4.1 3.1 6.4 7.1 5.7 4.3 5.5 6.4 4.2 4.4 5.1 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.8 12.6 3.2 3.8 6.4 4.7 5.2 4.2 4.2 9.1 12.4 DEC 2015
5.0 5.8 4.9 5.2 3.5 4.6 3.4 3.4 4.8 9.9 9.2 6.0 6.7 3.2 4.7 4.3 2.9 5.4 2.9 4.4 5.1 13.7 4.7 3.0 4.2 6.9 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.4 4.2 3.1 5.5 4.0 2.9 6.1 7.4 5.4 4.4 5.3 6.1 4.2 4.1 4.8 4.8 4.4 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.4 12.1 3.1 3.7 5.7 4.5 5.1 3.9 4.1 8.4 11.5 JAN 2015
5.9 7.3 3.8 4.3 4.0 5.1 4.1 4.1 4.4 10.2 9.2 5.5 6.6 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.6 5.1 3.0 4.8 5.2 14.4 4.1 3.4 4.4 4.2 5.4 4.6 3.8 3.6 4.3 3.7 5.8 3.9 3.7 5.9 7.3 4.7 3.1 5.2 5.7 4.6 3.8 5.0 4.6 3.6 4.2 4.7 4.3 3.6 4.4 5.0 12.2 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.4 5.6 3.3 4.1 5.0 11.3 Monthly Change
0.7 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 ‐0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 ‐0.1 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 ‐0.3 0.3 ‐0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.9 Year Ago Change
‐0.2 ‐1.4 1.3 1.6 ‐0.3 ‐0.2 ‐0.6 ‐0.3 0.6 ‐0.9 0.4 0.5 0.3 ‐0.4 1.2 2.0 0.5 0.6 0.2 ‐0.5 ‐0.3 ‐0.1 0.9 ‐0.2 0.7 3.7 ‐0.9 ‐0.7 ‐0.2 1.6 0.4 ‐0.4 ‐0.1 0.2 ‐0.6 0.5 ‐0.2 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.7 ‐0.4 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.0 ‐0.2 0.4 ‐0.7 ‐0.1 2.0 0.3 ‐0.4 0.9 0.1 4.1 1.1 Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision.
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TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
Februar y 2016
R E V I E W
Unemployment Rates by County
January 2016
Dallam
Sherman
Hansford
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
Hutchinson
Roberts
Hemphill
Potter
Carson
Gray
Wheeler
Randall
Armstrong
Donley
Collingsworth
Hall
Childress
Hartley
Moore
Oldham
Deaf Smith
Parmer
Bailey
Castro
Swisher
Lamb
Hale
Briscoe
Floyd
Motley
Hardeman
Cottle
Wilbarger
Foard
Cochran Hockley
Yoakum
El Paso
Hudspeth
Culberson
Loving
Reeves
Winkler
Ward
Ector
Crane
Dawson
Martin
Midland
Upton
Dickens
Garza
Borden
Scurry
Howard
Glasscock
Kent
King
Stonewall
Fisher
Mitchell
Nolan
Wichita
Knox
Baylor
Haskell
Jones
Taylor
Throckmorton
Shackelford
Callahan
Sterling
Coke
Runnels
Coleman
Eastland
Tarrant
Edwards
Kerr
Madison
Bexar
Medina
Fayette
Caldwell
Frio
3.7% and below
3.8% to 4.2%
4.3% to 4.8%
4.9% to 5.9%
6.0% and above
(53)
(50)
(56)
(49)
(46)
Dimmit
LaSalle
Jackson
Goliad
Bee
Mc
Mullen
Duval
Matagorda
Calhoun
Refugio
Live
Oak
Webb
Victoria
Jim
Wells
San
Patricio
Aransas
Nueces
Kleberg
Zapata
Jim
Hogg
Brooks
Kenedy
Starr
Hidalgo
Willacy
Cameron
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally Adjusted
Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (3/4/2016)
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Jasper
Hardin
Liberty
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Brazoria
Orange
Jefferson
Chambers
Wharton
DeWitt
Tyler
Harris
Fort Bend
Lavaca
Karnes
Atascosa
Austin
Colorado
Guadalupe
Gonzales
Zavala
Montgomery
Washington
Bastrop
Wilson
Maverick
San
Jacinto
Grimes
Lee
Hays
Comal
Polk
Sabine
Walker
Brazos
Waller
Uvalde
Angelina
Trinity
Burleson
Kendall
Shelby
Nacogdoches
Houston
Milam
Travis
Panola
Cherokee
Robertson
Williamson
Blanco
Gregg
Leon
Bell
Burnet
Llano
Bandera
Kinney
McLennan
Marion
Harrison
Freestone
Falls
Kimble
Upshur
Rusk
Anderson
Limestone
Cass
Camp
Smith
Navarro
Bosque
Lampasas
Menard
Titus
Henderson
Coryell
San
Saba
Rains Wood
Van
Zandt
Ellis
Hamilton
Mills
Real
Unemployment Rates
Texas: 4.4%*
Hunt
Rockwall
Dallas
Johnson
Hood
Erath
Gillespie
Val Verde
Collin
Newton
Sutton
Bowie
Delta
Kaufman
Comanche
Concho
Schleicher
Red River
Fannin
Hopkins
Parker
Stephens Palo
Pinto
Brown
Mc
Culloch
Terrell
Denton
Hill
Mason
Brewster
Wise
Lamar
Grayson
Cooke
San Augustine
Irion
Presidio
Jack
Young
Tom Green
Reagan
Crockett
Montague
Somervell
Pecos
Jeff Davis
Clay
Archer
Morris
Andrews
Lynn
Crosby
Franklin
Gaines
Terry
Lubbock
Galveston
T E X A S
Februar y 2016
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Unemployment Rates for Texas Cities
City
JAN DEC JAN Monthly Year Ago 2016 2015 2015 Change Change
City
Abilene
Allen
Alvin
Amarillo
Arlington
Austin
Balch Springs
Baytown
Beaumont
Bedford
Big Spring
Brownsville
Bryan
Burleson
Carrollton
Cedar Hill
Cedar Park
Cibolo
Cleburne
College Station
Conroe
Coppell
Copperas Cove
Corpus Christi
Corsicana
Dallas
Deer Park
Del Rio
Denton
DeSoto
Duncanville
Eagle Pass
Edinburg
El Paso
Euless
Farmers Branch
Flower Mound
Fort Worth
Friendswood
3.6 3.3 4.0 3.1 2.9 3.8 4.8 4.5 5.0 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.8 3.7 4.5 2.8 2.7 3.4 4.8 4.5 5.6 7.1 7.0 7.5 5.9 5.8 6.5 3.7 3.6 4.2 5.3 5.1 4.6 7.1 6.9 8.0 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.8 3.2 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 5.3 2.8 2.7 3.5 2.8 2.5 3.0 4.7 4.5 4.8 3.1 2.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.1 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.8 5.2 3.9 3.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.7 6.4 6.1 5.9 3.3 3.1 3.8 4.9 4.6 6.1 4.5 4.2 5.9 14.0 11.5 13.6 4.8 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.3 5.4 3.5 3.4 4.4 3.5 3.4 4.3 3.0 2.8 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.5 3.9 3.8 4.0 Frisco
Galveston
Garland
Georgetown
Grand Prairie
Grapevine
Greenville
Haltom City
Harker Heights
Harlingen
Houston
Huntsville
Hurst
Irving
Keller
Killeen
Kingsville
Kyle
Lake Jackson
Lancaster
La Porte
Laredo
League City
Leander
Lewisville
Little Elm
Longview
Lubbock
Lufkin
McAllen
McKinney
Mansfield
Mesquite
Midland
Mission
Missouri City
Nacogdoches
New Braunfels
North Richland Hills
0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 ‐0.4 ‐0.7 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 ‐0.6 ‐0.8 ‐0.4 ‐0.6 ‐0.5 0.7 ‐0.9 ‐0.1 ‐0.6 ‐0.8 ‐1.1 ‐0.7 ‐0.2 ‐0.1 ‐0.6 0.1 ‐1.0 ‐0.8 0.3 ‐0.9 ‐0.8 ‐0.1 0.5 ‐0.5 ‐1.2 ‐1.4 0.4 ‐0.4 ‐0.9 ‐0.9 ‐0.8 ‐0.8 ‐0.6 ‐0.1 JAN DEC JAN Monthly Year Ago 2016 2015 2015 Change Change
2.8 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.0 4.4 4.0 4.3 5.6 4.4 5.2 3.9 3.4 3.3 4.5 6.5 2.5 4.2 5.4 5.0 4.4 3.7 2.6 3.1 2.6 5.0 3.2 5.5 4.7 3.2 3.2 3.9 3.6 6.3 4.6 4.6 2.9 3.4 2.6 4.6 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.0 4.4 3.8 4.3 5.3 4.2 5.0 3.7 3.4 3.0 4.3 5.9 2.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.4 2.4 2.9 2.3 4.7 3.0 5.5 4.5 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.5 6.1 4.3 4.0 2.7 3.2 3.4 5.4 4.7 4.4 4.7 3.6 6.5 4.8 5.2 6.5 4.4 5.5 4.8 4.3 3.8 5.8 5.3 2.8 4.5 6.7 4.8 4.4 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.1 4.5 3.5 4.5 5.2 3.9 3.9 4.9 2.8 6.4 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.1 0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.2
‐0.1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
‐0.6 ‐0.7 ‐0.8 ‐0.8 ‐0.8 ‐0.6 ‐2.1 ‐0.8 ‐0.9 ‐0.9 0.0 ‐0.3 ‐0.9 ‐0.9 ‐0.5 ‐1.3 1.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 ‐1.3 0.2 0.0 ‐0.1 ‐0.5 ‐0.6 ‐0.5 0.5 ‐0.3 1.0 ‐0.5 ‐0.7 ‐0.7 ‐1.0 0.8 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.4 ‐0.4 ‐0.7 City
JAN DEC JAN Monthly Year Ago 2016 2015 2015 Change Change
Odessa
Paris
Pasadena
Pearland
Pflugerville
Pharr
Plano
Port Arthur
Richardson
Rockwall
Rosenberg
Round Rock
Rowlett
San Angelo
San Antonio
San Benito
San Juan
San Marcos
Schertz
Seguin
Sherman
Socorro
Southlake
Sugar Land
Temple
Texarkana
Texas City
The Colony
Tyler
University Park
Victoria
Waco
Waxahachie
Weatherford
Weslaco
Wichita Falls
Wylie
4.7 4.5 3.2 4.4 4.4 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.0 3.6 3.4 3.5 2.7 2.6 3.2 6.8 7.1 7.7 3.5 3.3 4.1 10.5 10.2 11.2 3.4 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.1 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.3 4.1 6.1 6.0 6.8 7.6 6.9 8.1 3.3 2.9 4.0 3.2 2.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.5 5.3 5.1 5.9 3.6 3.2 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 4.3 4.5 4.2 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.2 3.0 2.8 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.6 3.3 3.0 3.8 4.3 4.2 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.2 3.1 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.3 7.1 6.9 7.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 3.5 3.2 3.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 ‐0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 ‐0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5 ‐1.2 ‐0.2 0.1 ‐0.5 ‐0.9 ‐0.6 ‐0.7 ‐0.9 ‐0.6 0.3 ‐0.6 ‐0.9 0.2 ‐0.6 ‐0.7 ‐0.5 ‐0.7 ‐0.5 ‐0.7 ‐0.6 ‐0.6 ‐0.6 0.2 ‐0.8 ‐1.0 ‐0.3 ‐1.1 ‐0.7 ‐0.5 0.6 ‐0.7 ‐1.0 ‐0.1 ‐0.3 0.0 ‐0.3 Unemployment Rates for Texas WDAs
WDA
Alamo
Borderplex
Brazos Valley
Cameron County
Capital Area
Central Texas
Coastal Bend
Concho Valley
Dallas
Deep East Texas
East Texas
Golden Crescent
Gulf Coast
Heart Of Texas
JAN 2016
3.7 5.0 4.0 7.1 3.1 4.4 6.0 4.4 4.0 6.1 4.9 4.2 4.8 4.2 DEC 2015
3.5 4.8 3.6 6.8 2.9 4.2 5.7 4.2 3.8 5.9 4.8 4.0 4.6 3.9 JAN 2015
4.2 5.8 4.0 7.9 3.7 5.3 5.2 3.9 4.9 5.9 4.8 3.7 4.6 4.6 Monthly Year Ago Change
Change
0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 ‐0.5 ‐0.8 0.0 ‐0.8 ‐0.6 ‐0.9 0.8 0.5 ‐0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 ‐0.4 WDA
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Middle Rio Grande
North Central Texas
North East Texas
North Texas
Panhandle
Permian Basin
Rural Capital
South East Texas
South Plains
South Texas
Tarrant County
Texoma
West Central Texas
JAN 2016
8.6 8.4 3.6 5.1 4.5 3.4 4.6 3.3 6.7 3.8 5.1 3.9 3.9 4.2 DEC 2015
8.4 7.7 3.4 4.9 4.2 3.2 4.4 3.2 6.6 3.5 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 JAN 2015
9.0 7.5 4.2 5.7 4.3 3.4 3.2 4.0 7.3 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.1 Monthly Year Ago Change
Change
0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 ‐0.4 0.9 ‐0.6 ‐0.6 0.2 0.0 1.4 ‐0.7 ‐0.6 ‐0.4 0.4 ‐0.7 ‐0.4 0.1 Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision.
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T E X A S
Februar y 2016
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Unemployment Rates by WDA
January 2016
Dallam
Sherman
Hartley
Moore
Oldham
Parmer
Bailey
Yoakum
Hudspeth
Culberson
Loving
Reeves
Ward
Crane
Martin
Midland
Upton
Donley
Collingsworth
Hall
Childress
Briscoe
Motley
Wilbarger
Foard
Crosby
Dickens
Garza
Borden
Scurry
Howard
Glasscock
Kent
King
Nolan
Wichita
Knox
Stonewall
Fisher
Mitchell
Baylor
Haskell
Jones
99
Taylor
Throckmorton
Shackelford
Callahan
Sterling
Coke
Runnels
Coleman
Jack
Young
Wise
25
25
Lamar
Grayson
Denton
Delta
Collin
Hunt
Hopkins
Eastland
4
55 66
Ellis
Brown
Henderson
12
12
Schleicher
Concho
Sutton
Terrell
Llano
Gillespie
Edwards
Kerr
27
27
Lower Rio Grande Valley - 23
Middle Rio Grande - 27
North Central Texas - 4
North East Texas - 7
North Texas - 3
Panhandle - 1
Permian Basin - 11
Rural Capital - 15
South East Texas - 18
South Plains - 2
South Texas - 21
Tarrant County - 5
Texoma - 25
West Central Texas - 9
Maverick
Uvalde
Zavala
Bexar
Dimmit
Webb
LaSalle
Duval
Jim
Hogg
Jim
Wells
23
23
Hardin
Liberty
Harris
28
28
Fort Bend
Wharton
18
18
Orange
Jefferson
Chambers
Galveston
Brazoria
Jackson
Goliad
Matagorda
Calhoun
San
Patricio
Aransas
Nueces
Kenedy
Starr
Hidalgo
Jasper
Tyler
Refugio
22
22
Brooks
19
19
Victoria
Kleberg
Zapata
Austin
Lavaca
DeWitt
Bee
Mc
Mullen
Live
Oak
21
21
Fayette
Karnes
Atascosa
San
Jacinto
Montgomery
Washington
Bastrop
Gonzales
Frio
Polk
Sabine
Walker
Grimes
Burleson
17
17
Angelina
Madison
Colorado
Wilson
Shelby
Lee
Guadalupe
20
20
Medina
16
16
Brazos
Caldwell
Comal
Panola
Nacogdoches
Trinity
Waller
Kendall
Bandera
Rusk
Houston
Milam
Travis
Hays
Real
Marion
Harrison
Cherokee
Robertson
14
14
Blanco
Cass
Gregg
Leon
Bell
Williamson
88
Freestone
Falls
Burnet
15
15
Anderson
Limestone
McLennan
Lampasas
Menard
Kimble
Kinney
26
26
Coryell
San
Saba
Navarro
13
13
Hamilton
Mills
Mc
Culloch
Bosque
Comanche
Smith
Bowie
Upshur
Kaufman
Van
Zandt
Titus
Camp
Rains Wood
Rockwall
Dallas
Johnson
Hood
Erath
Tarrant
77
Red River
Fannin
Newton
Crockett
Val Verde
Alamo - 20
Borderplex - 10
Brazos Valley - 16
Cameron County - 24
Capital Area - 14
Central Texas - 26
Coastal Bend - 22
Concho Valley - 12
Dallas County - 6
Deep East Texas - 17
East Texas - 8
Golden Crescent - 19
Gulf Coast - 28
Heart Of Texas - 13
Cooke
Parker
Stephens Palo
Pinto
Tom Green
Reagan
Irion
Brewster
Montague
Hill
Mason
Presidio
Clay
33
Archer
Somervell
Pecos
Jeff Davis
Hardeman
Cottle
San Augustine
10
10
Winkler
22
Lynn
11
11
Ector
Wheeler
Morris
El Paso
Gray
Floyd
Lubbock
Dawson
Andrews
Hemphill
Franklin
Gaines
Roberts
Armstrong
Hale
Terry
Hutchinson
Swisher
Lamb
Cochran Hockley
Lipscomb
Carson
Randall
Castro
Ochiltree
11
Potter
Deaf Smith
Hansford
Willacy
24
24
Cameron
Unemployment Rates
Texas: 4.4%*
3.8% and below
3.9% to 4.3%
4.4% to 4.8%
4.9% to 6.0%
6.1% and above
(6)
(7)
(5)
(5)
(5)
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally Adjusted
Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (3/4/2016)
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T E X A S
L A B O R
M A R K E T
R E V I E W
Glossary of Labor Market Terms
Actual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data series
not subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of
regular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.
Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 and
older who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed,
a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and actively
seeking work.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - Is a measure of the average change over
time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer
goods and services. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare what
the market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the same
market basket cost a month or a year ago.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) - A monthly survey of nonfarm
business establishments used to collect wage and salary employment,
workers hours, and payroll, by industry and area. It is sometimes known as
Nonagricultural Employment.
Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutional
population who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least
1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on
their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise
operated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not working
but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent
because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity
or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family
or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were
seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he
or she holds more than one job.
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - The Federal/State
cooperative program which produces employment and unemployment
estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by State
Employment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) definitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetary
purposes as an indication of need for employment and training services
programs. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.
Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which contains
a single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdivided
into smaller groupings of counties referred to as Metropolitan Divisions.
Titles of Metropolitan Divisions are typically based on principal city names.
Texas has two Metropolitan Divisions, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the
Fort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort WorthArlington MSA.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that contains at
least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territory
that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urban
area. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Office
of Management and Budget defines metropolitan areas according to published
standards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs and
two Metropolitan Divisions (MD).
Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effects of
events that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustments
make it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movements in
a data series.
Unemployed (Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employment
during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary
illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during
the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting
to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been
looking for work to be classified as unemployed.
Workforce Development Area (WDA) - The State of Texas is divided into
twenty-eight (28) local workforce development areas.
Happenings Around the State
Houston Pipe Plant Details Emerge
HOUSTON, TX (Houston Business Journal)—Luxembourg-based Tenaris
S.A., a distributor and manufacturer of steel pipe serving the oil and gas
industry, is investing $1.8 billion in a new pipe mill in Bay City southwest
of Houston in Matagorda County. The project is expected to be complete
sometime in 2017, generating 600 direct manufacturing jobs that will
eventually amount to an annual payroll of $40 million.
The location is strategic in its proximity to unconventional shale plays,
which generate demand for the pipe products coming out of the facility,
according to Tenaris. The mill will have the capacity to produce 600,000
tons of oil country tubular goods, which refers mainly to casing and tubing
used in drilling, as well as line pipe and other pipe used in producing or
transporting oil and gas. Tenaris already has five other manufacturing
facilities in Houston.
Round Rock Top Minor League City
ROUND ROCK, TX (The Street.com--Adam Leverone)—Round Rock,
Texas has been named the top Minor League Baseball town in North
America. In 2015, the Round Rock Express fielded the top team in AAA
baseball’s American Southern division of the Pacific Coast League. The
team’s average attendance rose to 8,509, fifth highest in the minor leagues,
equal to 85% of their stadium capacity, according to SmartAsset. The city
had an unemployment rate of just 2.9% in December. The Express have
nearly 300 employees during the height of baseball season in the summer,
according to Express team president Chris Almendarez.
Many Toyota Employees May Move to Plano
PLANO, TX (Dallas Business Journal)—As many as 75 percent of Toyota’s
4,000 U.S. employees may make the move to the company’s new North
American headquarters in Plano, CEO Jim Lentz said recently. The number
is based on early, informal responses from employees, Lentz said at the North
American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The numbers are higher than the roughly 60 percent the company had
anticipated, according to Lentz. If the 75 percent rate holds, it would mean
about 3,000 employees move to Plano, leaving about 1,000 new jobs to be
filled. Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has completed an organizational
structure for the consolidation in west Plano, and is now asking employees in
California, Kentucky, and New York whether they plan to relocate. Toyota
is setting up its North American headquarters at a 100-acre site in Plano.
Psychiatric Hospital to Bring 225 Jobs
HARLINGEN, TX (Valley Morning Star--Fernando Del Valle)—A
developer’s original expansion of a $12 million project, now budgeted at
$13 million, to build a psychiatric hospital will create about 225 jobs. The
Harlingen City Commissioners approved Strategic Behavioral Health’s
request to amend an agreement with the Harlingen Economic Development
Corporation. Originally, building the Palms Behavioral Health Center
planned to create 200 jobs, but the developer has expanded the project to
now include 94 beds in a 60,000-square-foot building at the corner of Hale
Avenue and Victoria Lane. The developer’s expansion will create about 25
additional jobs, according to Mayor Chris Boswell.
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I NDICAT O RS
Texas Unemployment Rate
JAN
DEC
JAN
Not Seasonally Adjusted
2016
4.4% 2015
4.2% 2015
4.7% JAN
DEC
JAN
Seasonally Adjusted
2016
4.5% 2015
4.6% 2015
4.4% U.S. Unemployment Rate
Not Seasonally Adjusted
JAN
2016
5.3% DEC
2015
4.8% JAN
2015
6.1% JAN
DEC
JAN
Seasonally Adjusted
2016
4.9% 2015
5.0% 2015
5.7% Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment
Not Seasonally Adjusted
JAN
2016
11,826,100 DEC
2015
12,008,200 JAN
2015
11,637,600 OTM Change
‐182,100 OTY Change
188,500 Seasonally Adjusted
JAN
2016
11,962,500 DEC
2015
11,931,100 JAN
2015
11,775,100 OTM Change
31,400 OTY Change
187,400 Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed
JAN
DEC
JAN
Initial Claims
2016
2015
2015
88,761 79,136 91,631 JAN
DEC
JAN
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Annual Change
U.S.
Dallas‐Fort Worth
Houston‐Galveston
JAN 2016
JAN 2016
DEC 2015
Continued Claims
2016
847,830 2015
769,588 2015
612,776 Personnel Supply
1.4% 1.1% 0.4% JAN
2016
DEC
2015
JAN
2015
OTM Change
OTY Change
275,300 299,700 281,700 ‐24,400 ‐6,400 West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)
JAN
DEC
JAN
2016
2015
2015
$ 31.68 $ 37.19 $ 47.22 OTM Change
OTY Change
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Revisions
The Labor Market and Career Information (LMCI) Department of
the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in cooperation with the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is continuing its annual revision
process, informally referred to as “benchmarking.” LMCI has
incorporated revisions to the past five years (2010-2015) of LAUS
estimates, including the size of the Civilian Labor Force, the number
of Employed, the number of Unemployed, and the Unemployment
Rate, for all substate areas and for the state as a whole. There may
be additional revisions to the estimates on March 25th and again on
April 15th with all estimates becoming final at that time.
LAUS Estimates Release Schedule
March 4, 2016
First round of revisions to 2010-2015 estimates
January 2016 preliminary estimates
March 25, 2016
Possible second round of revisions to 2010-2015
estimates
February 2016 preliminary estimates
January 2106 revised estimates
Final round of revisions to 2010-2015 estimates
March 2016 preliminary estimates
February revised estimates
April 15, 2016
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seasonally-adjusted estimates for MSAs typically become available
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The City of Cibolo has met the requirements in order to be included
as an official BLS estimated area, primarily that the city has met the
25,000 population threshold. The historical series for the City of
Cibolo will begin in 2010 and is now available on our website.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) Revisions
The revised Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary employment
estimates were produced by the BLS and have been provided to TWC
for dissemination to the public. These estimates, which include the
annual averages, are now available for 2014 and 2015. Some areas
may have changes in employment levels prior to 2014 and will be
updated as far back as 1990 on our website.
A summary series titled “Mining, Logging, and Construction” has
now been added to the CES data for Texas statewide as well as for
two metropolitan statistical areas: the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar
Land MSA and the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA. Additionally,
a new Texas statewide series titled “Management of Companies and
Enterprises” has been added under the major industry of Professional
and Business Services.
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