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News Releases:
Feb
02
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Consolidated Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2022.

Feb
02
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Consolidated Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2022.

Jan
30
Union Members in Texas – 2022

In 2022, union members accounted for 4.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Texas, compared with 3.8 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Texas Economy at a Glance:
Texas
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2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)15,715.0 (r)15,732.3 (r)15,731.7 (r)15,727.7 15,750.8 (p)15,770.3

Employment(1)

 (r)15,057.7 (r)15,075.2 (r)15,076.3 (r)15,073.3 15,103.3 (p)15,126.9

Unemployment(1)

 (r)657.2 (r)657.1 (r)655.4 (r)654.5 647.5 (p)643.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.2 (r)4.2 (r)4.2 (r)4.2 4.1 (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 14,175.8 14,179.9 14,174.7 14,208.5 (p)14,236.4  

12-month % change

 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 (p)1.3  

Mining and Logging(3)

 218.9 217.1 217.2 217.4 (p)219.7  

12-month % change

 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 (p)0.5  

Construction(3)

 864.7 859.2 859.1 860.9 (p)862.3  

12-month % change

 4.0 3.3 3.1 2.7 (p)2.4  

Manufacturing(3)

 976.0 975.0 973.7 972.8 (p)974.6  

12-month % change

 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.6 (p)0.4  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 2,775.7 2,782.2 2,771.7 2,780.6 (p)2,782.6  

12-month % change

 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8 (p)0.7  

Information(3)

 226.3 227.7 228.4 228.8 (p)227.9  

12-month % change

 -1.9 -0.9 0.0 0.6 (p)0.1  

Financial Activities(3)

 926.5 933.2 935.1 937.4 (p)939.3  

12-month % change

 0.6 1.4 1.7 1.9 (p)2.1  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 2,129.0 2,117.1 2,119.0 2,133.6 (p)2,137.3  

12-month % change

 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.9 (p)0.9  

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,941.5 1,940.1 1,941.4 1,941.7 (p)1,951.4  

12-month % change

 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 (p)1.9  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 1,504.7 1,516.1 1,512.8 1,515.2 (p)1,512.0  

12-month % change

 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.0 (p)0.7  

Other Services(3)

 491.2 490.6 490.5 489.4 (p)490.0  

12-month % change

 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.6 (p)2.6  

Government(3)

 2,121.3 2,121.6 2,125.8 2,130.7 (p)2,139.3  

12-month % change

 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 (p)2.2  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Dallas-Fort Worth Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Houston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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San Antonio Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Beaumont Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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McAllen Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — November 2022 Employment News Release Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Union Members in Texas – 2022 Employment News Release Jan 2023
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2020-2021 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022
Consumer Expenditures in the Houston Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Austin-Round Rock — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Brownsville-Harlingen — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in College Station-Bryan — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in El Paso — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Laredo — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Antonio-New Braunfels — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2022
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – November 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Industry employment and annual change: Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. (PDF) (PDF) Employment Table Jul 2022
Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., seasonally adjusted (PDF) Employment Table Jul 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Industry employment and annual change, current: Texas and U.S. Employment Table Jun 2022
Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Status, Texas and U.S. (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas – 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
Minimum Wage Workers in Texas – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2023
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Histroical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Calendar Year Historical, 2018-2022 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in Texas – Third Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Houston Area Employment — October 2022 Employment News Release Dec 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Beaumont-Port Arthur – May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Corpus Christi – May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Women’s Earnings in Texas – 2020 Pay News Release Oct 2021
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2023
Mass Layoffs in Texas – 2012 Annual Totals Unemployment News Release Mar 2013
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2022 Employment News Release Oct 2022
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Dec 2022
Brownsville Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Killeen Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Lubbock Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Industry employment and annual change, historical, Texas and U.S., not seasonally adjusted (PDF) Employment Table Jul 2022
El Paso Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Waco Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arkansas — 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico – 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2023
Austin-Roundrock, TX Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2023
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2023
El Paso, TX Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2023