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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 3,357.6 3,361.0 3,368.6 3,376.2 3,364.5 3,381.1 3,395.4 3,400.7 3,410.0 3,416.0 3,425.7 3,430.0 3,430.3 0.3 0.0

Texas

 13,845.0 13,853.0 13,878.9 13,921.4 13,900.9 13,936.8 13,962.5 14,001.7 14,012.4 14,034.5 14,053.9 14,096.6 14,115.7 19.1 0.1

United States

 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,111 315 0.2

(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA Texas U.S.
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Total Nonfarm

 3,350.9 3,417.6 3,418.7 67.8 2.0 14,066.6 266.2 1.9 157,213 2,960 1.9

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 304.2 304.2 307.4 3.2 1.1                

Mining & Logging(2)

             211.8 -3.3 -1.5 639 11 1.8

Construction(2)

             836.6 22.3 2.7 7,972 271 3.5

Manufacturing

 231.0 237.4 236.3 5.3 2.3 964.9 17.2 1.8 12,903 14 0.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 680.7 686.9 684.9 4.2 0.6 2,749.3 21.7 0.8 28,701 148 0.5

Information

 33.2 32.6 32.2 -1.0 -3.0 232.5 -3.9 -1.6 3,004 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 186.3 186.6 185.7 -0.6 -0.3 908.7 12.3 1.4 9,169 75 0.8

Professional & Business Services

 552.5 560.3 558.8 6.3 1.1 2,125.6 16.0 0.8 22,724 172 0.8

Private Education & Health Services

 441.8 464.7 465.8 24.0 5.4 1,929.9 57.7 3.1 26,187 1,054 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 353.0 353.2 354.1 1.1 0.3 1,497.6 30.1 2.1 16,483 452 2.8

Other Services

 124.6 130.7 130.4 5.8 4.7 488.6 24.2 5.2 5,854 104 1.8

Government

 443.6 461.0 463.1 19.5 4.4 2,121.1 71.9 3.5 23,577 691 3.0

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(2) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area.
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Unemployment, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Number Percent

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 153,942 135,958 150,740 160,556 163,162 165,145 153,999 144,723 139,011 137,287 159,125 168,649 158,287   4,345 2.8

Austin

 538 467 516 597 568 566 522 501 474 448 552 596 549   11 2.0

Brazoria

 8,353 7,341 8,262 8,891 9,002 9,061 8,347 7,727 7,474 7,465 8,629 8,928 8,380   27 0.3

Chambers

 1,176 1,046 1,181 1,256 1,252 1,294 1,151 1,022 1,042 1,090 1,201 1,151 1,091   -85 -7.2

Fort Bend

 17,347 15,227 16,816 17,834 18,276 18,489 17,447 16,524 15,672 15,288 17,948 19,368 18,056   709 4.1

Galveston

 7,463 6,609 7,297 7,841 7,971 7,959 7,353 6,920 6,719 6,689 7,702 7,973 7,557   94 1.3

Harris

 103,622 91,603 101,689 108,123 109,632 111,026 103,635 97,288 93,465 92,406 106,832 113,082 106,407   2,785 2.7

Liberty

 1,993 1,742 1,894 2,124 2,153 2,134 1,940 1,826 1,850 1,861 2,130 2,124 2,012   19 1.0

Montgomery

 12,316 10,910 11,981 12,612 12,991 13,315 12,415 11,713 11,181 10,950 12,829 13,991 12,982   666 5.4

Waller

 1,134 1,013 1,104 1,278 1,317 1,301 1,189 1,202 1,134 1,090 1,302 1,436 1,253   119 10.5

Texas

 604,785 528,711 582,905 627,158 638,794 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,898   18,113 3.0

United States (in thousands)

 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604   561 9.3

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Unemployment rate, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.3   0.0

Austin

 3.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.8 4.0 3.7   0.0

Brazoria

 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.5 4.6 4.3   -0.1

Chambers

 5.4 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.0   -0.4

Fort Bend

 4.0 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1   0.1

Galveston

 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.3   0.0

Harris

 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.3   0.0

Liberty

 5.5 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.5   0.0

Montgomery

 4.0 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1   0.1

Waller

 4.3 3.9 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.9 5.3 4.7   0.4

Texas

 604,785 528,711 582,905 627,158 638,794 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,898   18,113

United States (in thousands)

 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604   561

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Covered employment and wages(1), Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and its component counties, 3rd quarter 2023(2)
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 177,502 -954 3,213,920 87,112 2.8 $1,443 0.4 $60,061,726 3.2

Austin

 1,530 -6 12,813 64 0.5 1,211 0.4 200,761 0.3

Brazoria

 6,821 57 119,904 890 0.7 1,228 -1.0 1,910,342 -0.4

Chambers

 900 52 20,679 1,313 6.8 1,389 3.8 369,444 11.7

Fort Bend

 18,040 187 242,494 11,311 4.9 1,123 1.4 3,517,726 6.5

Galveston

 6,954 0 121,350 1,918 1.6 1,120 1.0 1,764,084 2.4

Harris

 125,787 -1,503 2,427,721 58,363 2.5 1,527 0.4 48,051,417 2.9

Liberty

 1,276 -14 20,000 1,026 5.4 1,005 -0.6 255,904 4.2

Montgomery

 15,067 235 223,399 9,755 4.6 1,254 0.4 3,625,548 5.2

Waller

 1,127 38 25,560 2,472 10.7 1,117 1.2 366,500 12.9

Texas

 831,938 20,249 13,731,145 342,081 2.6 $1,336 0.3 $237,546,673 2.9

United States

 12,026,378 421,791 153,772,811 2,247,832 1.5 1,334 0.1 2,653,972,298 1.6

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages