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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

 3,344.6 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 3,432.6 6.9 0.2

Texas

 13,812.3 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 14,103.7 49.8 0.4

United States

 155,060 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,533 157,808 275 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

 3,339.0 3,394.2 3,418.8 79.8 2.4 14,054.8 300.5 2.2 156,555 2,738 1.8

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 304.3 300.7 304.9 0.6 0.2                

Mining & Logging(2)

             207.6 -6.8 -3.2 631 7 1.1

Construction(2)

             834.2 27.9 3.5 7,855 213 2.8

Manufacturing

 230.1 236.3 237.6 7.5 3.3 967.7 20.5 2.2 12,913 20 0.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 680.1 690.6 688.1 8.0 1.2 2,757.5 28.7 1.1 28,663 61 0.2

Information

 33.3 32.7 32.5 -0.8 -2.4 232.4 -4.3 -1.8 2,996 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 186.7 186.0 186.9 0.2 0.1 911.8 16.2 1.8 9,180 83 0.9

Professional & Business Services

 551.2 554.6 560.0 8.8 1.6 2,134.0 21.1 1.0 22,683 150 0.7

Private Education & Health Services

 441.1 460.2 464.5 23.4 5.3 1,937.9 69.3 3.7 26,129 1,060 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 346.4 349.0 352.9 6.5 1.9 1,476.0 35.8 2.5 16,243 442 2.8

Other Services

 124.1 129.8 130.1 6.0 4.8 484.6 23.6 5.1 5,819 95 1.7

Government

 441.7 454.3 461.3 19.6 4.4 2,111.1 68.5 3.4 23,443 639 2.8

(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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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 171,351 160,889 141,761 158,622 160,782 174,430 176,558 159,842 148,231 138,448 137,940 159,125 168,668   -2,683 -1.6

Austin

 645 564 487 541 600 607 607 543 514 473 455 552 594   -51 -7.9

Brazoria

 9,293 8,736 7,666 8,696 8,908 9,632 9,685 8,663 7,917 7,448 7,504 8,629 8,926   -367 -3.9

Chambers

 1,248 1,229 1,092 1,244 1,259 1,341 1,385 1,198 1,045 1,040 1,092 1,201 1,151   -97 -7.8

Fort Bend

 19,432 18,139 15,885 17,706 17,853 19,536 19,770 18,105 16,917 15,608 15,365 17,948 19,366   -66 -0.3

Galveston

 8,444 7,802 6,894 7,677 7,851 8,521 8,515 7,643 7,091 6,693 6,724 7,702 7,980   -464 -5.5

Harris

 114,574 108,261 95,487 106,985 108,258 117,190 118,689 107,560 99,646 93,073 92,820 106,832 113,103   -1,471 -1.3

Liberty

 2,223 2,084 1,820 1,992 2,130 2,301 2,282 2,016 1,869 1,845 1,873 2,130 2,129   -94 -4.2

Montgomery

 14,116 12,888 11,378 12,619 12,644 13,893 14,232 12,878 11,998 11,136 11,009 12,829 13,985   -131 -0.9

Waller

 1,376 1,186 1,052 1,162 1,279 1,409 1,393 1,236 1,234 1,132 1,098 1,302 1,434   58 4.2

Texas

 654,309 604,785 528,711 582,905 627,158 638,794 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 666,075   11,766 1.8

United States (in thousands)

 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970   505 7.8

(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

 4.8 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6   -0.2

Austin

 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.8 4.0   -0.5

Brazoria

 4.9 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.5 4.6   -0.3

Chambers

 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.2   -0.6

Fort Bend

 4.5 4.2 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.6 4.1 4.4   -0.1

Galveston

 4.9 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.5   -0.4

Harris

 4.8 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6   -0.2

Liberty

 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.8   -0.4

Montgomery

 4.6 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.4   -0.2

Waller

 5.3 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.9 5.3   0.0

Texas

 654,309 604,785 528,711 582,905 627,158 638,794 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 666,075   11,766

United States (in thousands)

 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970   505

(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