Southwest Information Office

Abilene

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2018
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Nov 2019

Abilene, TX Economy at a Glance:

Abilene, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	May 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)79.4	79.4	80.2	80.0	79.2	(p)79.1
Employment(1)		(2)76.7	76.4	77.1	77.5	76.8	(p)76.6
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.7	3.1	3.1	2.5	2.4	(p)2.5
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.4	3.9	3.8	3.1	3.0	(p)3.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		73.4	72.6	73.2	73.1	73.1	(p)73.2
12-month % change		2.8	3.1	4.1	3.4	2.5	(p)2.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		4.4	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.4
12-month % change		4.8	2.4	7.3	2.3	0.0	(p)2.3
Manufacturing(4)		3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.4
12-month % change		3.1	3.1	3.1	6.5	6.5	(p)6.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		14.1	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.4	(p)13.5
12-month % change		5.2	3.8	3.8	2.3	0.8	(p)0.7
Information(4)		1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		0.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)2.3
Professional and Business Services(4)		7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	(p)7.6
12-month % change		8.7	7.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	(p)10.1
Education and Health Services(4)		15.4	15.3	15.6	15.6	15.6	(p)15.6
12-month % change		-0.6	0.7	2.0	2.6	2.0	(p)2.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		8.1	7.9	8.1	8.1	8.2	(p)8.3
12-month % change		11.0	9.7	14.1	9.5	7.9	(p)6.4
Other Services(4)		2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change		4.0	8.3	8.3	8.3	4.0	(p)4.0
Government(4)		12.6	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	(p)12.4
12-month % change		-3.1	-0.8	-2.3	-2.3	-1.6	(p)-1.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary