Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2012

 2,609.5 2,633.4 2,660.2 2,669.5 2,688.5 2,702.9 2,686.6 2,700.6 2,714.3 2,732.9 2,743.2 2,755.2 2,691.4

2013

 2,723.9 2,752.7 2,762.3 (P) 2,780.7                  

Mining & Logging

  

2012

 95.3 96.2 97.4 98.0 99.4 100.9 102.8 103.0 103.0 102.8 103.6 104.6 100.6

2013

 104.3 104.0 104.6 (P) 105.2                  

Construction

  

2012

 169.8 173.1 176.1 175.5 177.7 178.7 176.3 180.3 181.3 184.8 180.9 181.5 178.0

2013

 178.6 186.3 183.1 (P) 186.9                  

Manufacturing

  

2012

 235.0 237.0 239.3 240.2 241.5 244.6 245.4 245.4 246.2 246.7 248.2 249.1 243.2

2013

 247.5 248.8 250.6 (P) 249.7                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2012

 537.4 535.1 538.1 540.6 543.6 547.8 547.5 551.8 548.7 549.3 561.6 568.3 547.5

2013

 562.2 558.7 561.0 (P) 563.9                  

Information

  

2012

 31.2 31.2 31.2 31.0 31.2 31.5 31.7 31.8 31.6 31.9 32.0 31.9 31.5

2013

 31.8 31.8 31.8 (P) 31.9                  

Financial Activities

  

2012

 137.5 138.0 138.5 139.0 139.8 141.0 140.6 140.8 140.3 141.5 140.4 140.0 139.8

2013

 139.9 139.6 140.4 (P) 141.9                  

Professional & Business Services

  

2012

 390.8 394.9 400.6 403.1 404.9 410.9 411.6 415.0 414.2 409.9 407.5 407.9 405.9

2013

 401.9 412.8 414.8 (P) 417.1                  

Educational & Health Services

  

2012

 318.2 321.1 323.0 324.3 326.4 327.0 325.9 328.9 330.1 335.0 335.2 336.3 327.6

2013

 336.3 338.9 341.2 (P) 342.2                  

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2012

 241.2 245.5 252.8 254.2 259.4 264.3 260.2 261.6 259.9 261.4 262.1 264.7 257.3

2013

 258.2 260.7 262.5 (P) 268.8                  

Other Services

  

2012

 92.4 93.1 93.6 94.4 95.6 96.9 96.6 96.7 96.5 96.8 96.9 96.7 95.5

2013

 96.2 95.4 95.3 (P) 96.2                  

Government

  

2012

 360.7 368.2 369.6 369.2 369.0 359.3 348.0 345.3 362.5 372.8 374.8 374.2 364.5

2013

 367.0 375.7 377.0 (P) 376.9                  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2012

 (1) 3,002,937 (1) 3,011,043 (1) 3,021,593 (1) 3,015,579 (1) 3,030,140 (1) 3,057,223 (1) 3,058,494 (1) 3,036,195 (1) 3,055,415 (1) 3,065,310 (1) 3,050,965 (1) 3,055,533 (1) 3,038,369

2013

 3,066,420 3,070,888 (P) 3,071,891                    

Employment

  

2012

 (1) 2,775,553 (1) 2,791,370 (1) 2,810,634 (1) 2,817,226 (1) 2,822,662 (1) 2,829,767 (1) 2,834,471 (1) 2,827,194 (1) 2,862,518 (1) 2,877,697 (1) 2,870,711 (1) 2,872,966 (1) 2,832,731

2013

 2,860,170 2,878,680 (P) 2,884,571                    

Unemployment

  

2012

 (1) 227,384 (1) 219,673 (1) 210,959 (1) 198,353 (1) 207,478 (1) 227,456 (1) 224,023 (1) 209,001 (1) 192,897 (1) 187,613 (1) 180,254 (1) 182,567 (1) 205,638

2013

 206,250 192,208 (P) 187,320                    

Unemployment Rate

  

2012

 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.3 (1) 7.0 (1) 6.6 (1) 6.8 (1) 7.4 (1) 7.3 (1) 6.9 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.1 (1) 5.9 (1) 6.0 (1) 6.8

2013

 6.7 6.3 (P) 6.1                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(P) Preliminary