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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

 3,361.0 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 3,429.5 3,442.9 13.4 0.4

Texas

 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 14,116.4 14,159.0 42.6 0.3

United States

 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,111 158,286 175 0.1

(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

 3,356.7 3,418.3 3,437.4 80.7 2.4 14,139.9 301.1 2.2 158,016 2,815 1.8

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 303.0 306.6 308.5 5.5 1.8                

Mining & Logging(2)

             208.2 -5.1 -2.4 635 2 0.3

Construction(2)

             840.7 25.6 3.1 8,132 258 3.3

Manufacturing

 232.3 236.2 236.7 4.4 1.9 966.9 16.9 1.8 12,913 17 0.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 681.1 684.1 685.8 4.7 0.7 2,760.4 29.0 1.1 28,747 203 0.7

Information

 33.2 32.2 32.3 -0.9 -2.7 232.4 -3.2 -1.4 2,993 -42 -1.4

Financial Activities

 185.7 186.3 187.5 1.8 1.0 913.2 15.2 1.7 9,186 49 0.5

Professional & Business Services

 551.9 557.2 561.1 9.2 1.7 2,136.2 20.4 1.0 22,891 124 0.5

Private Education & Health Services

 444.4 466.4 468.2 23.8 5.4 1,945.3 62.1 3.3 26,293 1,085 4.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 355.0 355.6 361.9 6.9 1.9 1,522.3 45.1 3.1 16,739 381 2.3

Other Services

 124.7 130.8 132.6 7.9 6.3 493.0 27.9 6.0 5,892 105 1.8

Government

 445.4 462.9 462.8 17.4 3.9 2,121.3 67.2 3.3 23,595 633 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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Number Percent

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 135,958 150,740 160,556 163,162 165,145 153,999 144,723 139,011 137,287 159,125 168,649 158,237 139,352   3,394 2.5

Austin

 467 516 597 568 566 522 501 474 448 552 596 548 462   -5 -1.1

Brazoria

 7,341 8,262 8,891 9,002 9,061 8,347 7,727 7,474 7,465 8,629 8,928 8,365 7,373   32 0.4

Chambers

 1,046 1,181 1,256 1,252 1,294 1,151 1,022 1,042 1,090 1,201 1,151 1,091 984   -62 -5.9

Fort Bend

 15,227 16,816 17,834 18,276 18,489 17,447 16,524 15,672 15,288 17,948 19,368 18,056 15,880   653 4.3

Galveston

 6,609 7,297 7,841 7,971 7,959 7,353 6,920 6,719 6,689 7,702 7,973 7,545 6,569   -40 -0.6

Harris

 91,603 101,689 108,123 109,632 111,026 103,635 97,288 93,465 92,406 106,832 113,082 106,393 93,774   2,171 2.4

Liberty

 1,742 1,894 2,124 2,153 2,134 1,940 1,826 1,850 1,861 2,130 2,124 2,007 1,745   3 0.2

Montgomery

 10,910 11,981 12,612 12,991 13,315 12,415 11,713 11,181 10,950 12,829 13,991 12,981 11,456   546 5.0

Waller

 1,013 1,104 1,278 1,317 1,301 1,189 1,202 1,134 1,090 1,302 1,436 1,251 1,109   96 9.5

Texas

 528,711 582,905 627,158 638,794 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,531 542,537   13,826 2.6

United States (in thousands)

 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894   748 14.5

(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

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

Austin

 3.2 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.1   -0.1

Brazoria

 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 3.8   -0.1

Chambers

 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.5   -0.3

Fort Bend

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

Galveston

 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.7   -0.1

Harris

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

Liberty

 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.5 4.7   -0.1

Montgomery

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

Waller

 3.9 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.1   0.2

Texas

 528,711 582,905 627,158 638,794 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,531 542,537   13,826

United States (in thousands)

 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894   748

(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, 4th quarter 2023(2)
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

                  

Austin

                  

Brazoria

 6,827 36 121,796 1,567 1.3 1,308 2.4 2,064,597 3.6

Chambers

                  

Fort Bend

 18,107 175 249,132 10,240 4.3 1,190 3.4 3,829,509 8.0

Galveston

 6,950 -45 122,735 748 0.6 1,218 8.0 1,952,726 9.4

Harris

 125,373 -1,732 2,452,034 44,941 1.9 1,651 3.6 52,584,638 5.7

Liberty

                  

Montgomery

 15,078 157 227,614 8,154 3.7 1,369 6.2 4,032,622 10.1

Waller

                  

Texas

 835,116 18,819 13,905,413 314,019 2.3 $1,427 4.0 $257,677,536 6.5

United States

 12,090,132 335,223 154,848,113 2,322,828 1.5 1,435 3.6 2,886,734,623 5.2

(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