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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

 3,416.0 3,425.7 3,430.0 3,429.5 3,442.0 3,447.1 3,442.6 3,425.4 3,459.8 3,465.7 3,465.2 3,470.6 3,473.6 3.0 0.1

Texas

 14,034.5 14,053.9 14,096.6 14,116.4 14,153.8 14,190.0 14,180.9 14,161.2 14,260.7 14,286.9 14,277.6 14,281.2 14,318.7 37.5 0.3

United States

 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,106 158,214 158,430 158,548 158,692 158,770 159,025 159,068 159,280 159,536 256 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

 3,442.1 3,494.2 3,499.9 57.8 1.7 14,432.7 277.3 2.0 160,458 2,189 1.4

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 306.7 323.0 322.3 15.6 5.1                

Mining & Logging(2)

             211.4 -3.2 -1.5 634 -8 -1.2

Construction(2)

             870.0 28.7 3.4 8,242 191 2.4

Manufacturing

 236.7 239.0 239.6 2.9 1.2 986.9 21.0 2.2 12,898 -93 -0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 711.1 708.0 714.9 3.8 0.5 2,873.5 25.0 0.9 29,842 194 0.7

Information

 33.1 32.7 33.3 0.2 0.6 238.8 5.2 2.2 3,020 -8 -0.3

Financial Activities

 186.7 194.7 195.1 8.4 4.5 944.9 33.3 3.7 9,317 52 0.6

Professional & Business Services

 563.7 565.8 565.2 1.5 0.3 2,180.8 44.8 2.1 23,045 80 0.3

Private Education & Health Services

 462.3 473.8 472.4 10.1 2.2 1,981.1 50.6 2.6 26,962 982 3.8

Leisure & Hospitality

 354.1 362.9 360.8 6.7 1.9 1,516.4 35.1 2.4 16,784 299 1.8

Other Services

 128.1 131.0 132.3 4.2 3.3 484.7 2.7 0.6 5,917 71 1.2

Government

 459.6 463.3 464.0 4.4 1.0 2,144.2 34.1 1.6 23,797 429 1.8

(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

 137,287 159,125 168,649 158,237 139,292 147,481 179,401 181,942 177,668 166,835 167,300 171,090 152,847   15,560 11.3

Austin

 448 552 596 548 460 498 603 575 599 572 571 578 491   43 9.6

Brazoria

 7,465 8,629 8,928 8,365 7,372 7,743 9,540 9,869 9,253 8,637 8,624 8,847 7,996   531 7.1

Chambers

 1,090 1,201 1,151 1,091 987 1,079 1,317 1,298 1,243 1,126 1,078 1,159 1,139   49 4.5

Fort Bend

 15,288 17,948 19,368 18,056 15,886 16,841 20,351 20,097 20,084 19,118 19,336 19,600 17,308   2,020 13.2

Galveston

 6,689 7,702 7,973 7,545 6,556 6,929 8,477 8,541 8,451 7,852 7,834 8,139 7,305   616 9.2

Harris

 92,406 106,832 113,082 106,393 93,729 99,174 120,678 123,208 119,811 112,472 112,687 115,201 103,017   10,611 11.5

Liberty

 1,861 2,130 2,124 2,007 1,741 1,871 2,352 2,398 2,236 2,089 2,030 2,117 1,992   131 7.0

Montgomery

 10,950 12,829 13,991 12,981 11,453 12,128 14,563 14,472 14,535 13,587 13,760 14,027 12,314   1,364 12.5

Waller

 1,090 1,302 1,436 1,251 1,108 1,218 1,520 1,484 1,456 1,382 1,380 1,422 1,285   195 17.9

Texas

 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,531 542,274 574,726 699,900 677,745 676,811 632,943 642,129 655,328 579,036   53,129 10.1

United States (in thousands)

 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452   545 9.2

(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 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.1   0.3

Austin

 3.1 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.3   0.2

Brazoria

 3.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.1   0.2

Chambers

 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.1   0.1

Fort Bend

 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4 3.9   0.4

Galveston

 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.9 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.0   0.2

Harris

 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.1   0.3

Liberty

 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.5 4.7 5.1 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.3   0.2

Montgomery

 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 3.8   0.3

Waller

 4.1 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.1 4.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.2 4.7   0.6

Texas

 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,531 542,274 574,726 699,900 677,745 676,811 632,943 642,129 655,328 579,036   53,129

United States (in thousands)

 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452   545

(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 2024(2)
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 176,117 -2,192 3,246,978 29,047 0.9 $1,511 4.7 $63,436,831 5.5

Austin

 1,517 -30 13,224 387 3.0 1,266 3.3 216,727 6.3

Brazoria

 6,849 13 123,242 3,349 2.8 1,264 2.9 2,013,695 5.4

Chambers

 924 22 22,602 1,904 9.2 1,382 -0.7 393,235 6.1

Fort Bend

 18,271 140 251,291 8,664 3.6 1,158 3.2 3,742,119 6.4

Galveston

 6,934 -41 121,427 -328 -0.3 1,161 3.8 1,830,048 3.6

Harris

 123,756 -2,632 2,436,455 5,333 0.2 1,608 5.2 50,736,575 5.4

Liberty

 1,291 14 20,271 286 1.4 1,062 5.7 275,478 7.7

Montgomery

 15,142 20 229,463 5,921 2.6 1,291 3.0 3,816,175 5.3

Waller

 1,137 6 26,552 1,080 4.2 1,137 2.3 384,922 5.9

Texas

 844,485 8,073 13,933,505 190,267 1.4 $1,396 4.6 $251,861,608 5.9

United States

 12,297,414 393,630 155,360,357 1,300,697 0.8 1,394 4.5 2,803,068,632 5.5

(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