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Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S.

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, Texas, seasonally adjusted (PDF)
(Numbers in thousands)

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                                   |Percent |                                    |      1-month change ended:   | 12-month change
                                   |distri- |    Sep.     Jul.     Aug.     Sep. |    Aug. 2019      Sep. 2019  | ended Sep. 2019:
                                   |bution* |    2018     2019    2019     2019p/|  Level Percent  Level Percent|  Level  Percent
-----------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------
 Total nonfarm employment..........|  100.0 |12,560.0 12,837.9 12,852.4 12,860.0 |  14.5     0.1    7.6     0.1 |  300.0     2.4
   Total private...................|   84.7 |10,604.7 10,875.6 10,886.5 10,895.2 |  10.9     0.1    8.7     0.1 |  290.5     2.7
                                   |        |                                    |                              |
  Goods-producing .................|   15.3 | 1,882.5  1,951.8  1,955.6  1,962.7 |   3.8     0.2    7.1     0.4 |   80.2     4.3
   Mining and Logging .............|    2.0 |   252.0    256.0    254.8    253.7 |  -1.2    -0.5   -1.1    -0.4 |    1.7     0.7
   Construction....................|    6.2 |   743.6    785.2    788.4    795.6 |   3.2     0.4    7.2     0.9 |   52.0     7.0
   Manufacturing...................|    7.1 |   886.9    910.6    912.4    913.4 |   1.8     0.2    1.0     0.1 |   26.5     3.0
                                   |        |                                    |                              |
  Service-providing ...............|   84.7 |10,677.5 10,886.1 10,896.8 10,897.3 |  10.7     0.1    0.5     0.0 |  219.8     2.1
   Trade, Transport., & Utilities..|   19.6 | 2,495.0  2,533.6  2,531.9  2,524.5 |  -1.7    -0.1   -7.4    -0.3 |   29.5     1.2
   Information ....................|    1.6 |   204.4    202.4    201.9    200.8 |  -0.5    -0.2   -1.1    -0.5 |   -3.6    -1.8
   Financial Activities............|    6.3 |   780.8    805.1    807.9    809.1 |   2.8     0.3    1.2     0.1 |   28.3     3.6
   Professional & Business Srvcs...|   13.9 | 1,746.7  1,778.5  1,775.4  1,785.0 |  -3.1    -0.2    9.6     0.5 |   38.3     2.2
   Education & Health Srvcs........|   13.6 | 1,704.7  1,744.2  1,751.7  1,753.5 |   7.5     0.4    1.8     0.1 |   48.8     2.9
   Leisure & Hospitality...........|   10.9 | 1,354.7  1,407.3  1,409.3  1,407.1 |   2.0     0.1   -2.2    -0.2 |   52.4     3.9
   Other Services..................|    3.5 |   435.9    452.7    452.8    452.5 |   0.1     0.0   -0.3    -0.1 |   16.6     3.8
   Government......................|   15.3 | 1,955.3  1,962.3  1,965.9  1,964.8 |   3.6     0.2   -1.1    -0.1 |    9.5     0.5
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Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, U.S., seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)

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                                   |Percent |                                    |      1-month change ended:   | 12-month change
                                   |distri- |    Sep.     Jul.     Aug.     Sep. |    Aug. 2019      Sep. 2019  | ended Sep. 2019:
                                   |bution* |    2018     2019     2019    2019p/|  Level Percent  Level Percent|  Level  Percent
-----------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------
 Total nonfarm employment..........|  100.0 | 149,575  151,418  151,637  151,817 |   219     0.1    180     0.1 |  2,242     1.5
   Total private...................|   85.1 | 127,081  128,845  129,008  129,175 |   163     0.1    167     0.1 |  2,094     1.6
                                   |        |                                    |                              |
  Goods-producing..................|   13.9 |  20,832   21,100   21,104   21,111 |     4     0.0      7     0.0 |    279     1.3
   Mining and Logging .............|    0.5 |     745      751      746      747 |    -5    -0.7      1     0.1 |      2     0.3
   Construction....................|    5.0 |   7,354    7,499    7,506    7,517 |     7     0.1     11     0.1 |    163     2.2
   Manufacturing...................|    8.5 |  12,733   12,850   12,852   12,847 |     2     0.0     -5     0.0 |    114     0.9
                                   |        |                                    |                              |
  Service-providing................|   86.1 | 128,743  130,318  130,533  130,706 |   215     0.2    173     0.1 |  1,963     1.5
   Trade, Transport., & Utilities..|   18.3 |  27,692   27,817   27,809   27,828 |    -8     0.0     19     0.1 |    136     0.5
   Information ....................|    1.9 |   2,822    2,826    2,822    2,826 |    -4    -0.1      4     0.1 |      4     0.1
   Financial Activities............|    5.7 |   8,597    8,678    8,695    8,703 |    17     0.2      8     0.1 |    106     1.2
   Professional & Business Srvcs...|   14.2 |  21,128   21,488   21,526   21,563 |    38     0.2     37     0.2 |    435     2.1
   Education & Health Srvcs........|   16.1 |  23,779   24,300   24,363   24,412 |    63     0.3     49     0.2 |    633     2.7
   Leisure & Hospitality...........|   11.1 |  16,371   16,690   16,738   16,783 |    48     0.3     45     0.3 |    412     2.5
   Other Services .................|    3.9 |   5,860    5,946    5,951    5,949 |     5     0.1     -2     0.0 |     89     1.5
   Government......................|   14.9 |  22,494   22,573   22,629   22,642 |    56     0.2     13     0.1 |    148     0.7
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p/= preliminary
*Percent distribution is for the month of September 2019.
Last updated: November 1, 2019
Source: BLS CES Survey