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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Houston area were up 0.3 percent in September and October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
07
Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2019

From December 2018 to March 2019 gross job gains in private sector establishments in Texas totaled 584,029, while gross job losses numbered 541,312 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Texas Economy at a Glance:
Texas
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2022		 Dec
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 14,584.4 14,595.8 14,583.7 14,592.1 14,594.1 (p)14,613.7

Employment(1)

 13,995.2 14,001.2 14,003.1 14,002.9 14,015.5 (p)14,042.5

Unemployment(1)

 589.2 594.6 580.6 589.3 578.6 (p)571.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 (p)3.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 13,513.7 13,531.8 13,580.5 13,639.3 13,676.0 (p)13,705.5

12-month % change

 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.1 (p)5.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 217.4 219.3 221.4 224.7 228.0 (p)230.1

12-month % change

 19.6 21.2 22.4 22.9 22.4 (p)21.2

Construction(3)

 786.2 785.9 782.9 780.3 773.9 (p)774.6

12-month % change

 6.8 6.8 5.8 5.1 3.6 (p)2.4

Manufacturing(3)

 925.8 925.9 927.9 930.4 934.2 (p)939.7

12-month % change

 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.4 (p)5.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 2,704.8 2,701.3 2,711.2 2,718.0 2,719.4 (p)2,721.9

12-month % change

 5.0 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.5 (p)3.6

Information(3)

 235.6 234.8 236.0 236.7 238.6 (p)240.8

12-month % change

 12.6 11.3 11.0 11.1 11.3 (p)11.8

Financial Activities(3)

 898.9 902.2 906.7 907.0 909.4 (p)915.7

12-month % change

 7.6 7.6 7.9 7.4 6.8 (p)6.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 2,029.9 2,024.7 2,030.0 2,041.7 2,041.8 (p)2,037.6

12-month % change

 6.9 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.5 (p)3.0

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,824.9 1,832.6 1,830.6 1,837.1 1,845.0 (p)1,857.7

12-month % change

 4.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.2 (p)6.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 1,456.8 1,457.3 1,483.4 1,507.3 1,528.7 (p)1,526.5

12-month % change

 10.3 10.4 11.8 12.0 12.0 (p)11.3

Other Services(3)

 446.0 446.3 451.2 456.7 458.3 (p)462.3

12-month % change

 7.2 6.1 6.9 5.1 5.3 (p)5.8

Government(3)

 1,987.4 2,001.5 1,999.2 1,999.4 1,998.7 (p)1,998.6

12-month % change

 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.2 1.2 (p)1.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Austin Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Houston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
San Antonio Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2023
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2023
Beaumont Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Corpus Christi Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
McAllen Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — August 2019 Employment News Release Sep 2019
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Union Members in Texas – 2018 Employment News Release Jan 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Houston Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Austin-Round Rock – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Brownsville-Harlingen – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in College Station-Bryan – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in El Paso – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Laredo – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Antonio–New Braunfels, May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — September 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2019
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Industry employment and annual change: Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso (PDF) Employment Table Oct 2019
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Oct 2019
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. (PDF) (PDF) Employment Table Nov 2019
Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., seasonally adjusted (PDF) Employment Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. Employment Table Nov 2019
Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Status, Texas and U.S. (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas – 2018 Unemployment News Release Feb 2019
Minimum Wage Workers in Texas – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2018
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth, Historical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index for Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index for Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Historical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, Calendar Year Historical, 2014-2018 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2019
County Employment and Wages in Texas – Third Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Houston Area Employment — July 2019 Employment News Release Aug 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Beaumont-Port Arthur – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Corpus Christi – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Women’s Earnings in Texas – 2017 Pay News Release Sep 2018
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019
Mass Layoffs in Texas – 2012 Annual Totals Unemployment News Release Mar 2013
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2019 Employment News Release Nov 2019
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Brownsville Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Killeen Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Lubbock Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., not seasonally adjusted (PDF) Employment Table Nov 2019
El Paso Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Waco Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019