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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX |
3,431.1 | 3,435.5 | 3,439.0 | 3,392.3 | 3,439.7 | 3,444.8 | 3,440.7 | 3,449.5 | 3,456.9 | 3,466.4 | 3,466.5 | 3,471.4 | 3,474.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | |
Texas |
14,104.6 | 14,127.5 | 14,130.9 | 14,101.3 | 14,152.1 | 14,175.8 | 14,179.9 | 14,174.7 | 14,208.5 | 14,234.1 | 14,256.1 | 14,282.4 | 14,320.1 | 37.7 | 0.3 | |
United States |
157,635 | 157,828 | 157,915 | 158,003 | 158,074 | 158,314 | 158,358 | 158,619 | 158,942 | 159,053 | 159,155 | 159,340 | 159,517 | 177 | 0.1 | |
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics |
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA | Texas | U.S. | |||||||||||
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Total Nonfarm |
3,429.8 | 3,455.8 | 3,470.2 | 40.4 | 1.2 | 14,302.5 | 208.0 | 1.5 | 159,316 | 1,878 | 1.2 | |||
Mining, Logging, & Construction(1) |
310.2 | 313.4 | 314.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | |||||||||
Mining & Logging(2) |
223.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 620 | -4 | -0.6 | ||||||||
Construction(2) |
873.4 | 26.4 | 3.1 | 8,226 | 137 | 1.7 | ||||||||
Manufacturing |
238.3 | 238.5 | 239.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 971.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 12,716 | -85 | -0.7 | |||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
689.4 | 698.7 | 699.8 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 2,787.3 | 45.6 | 1.7 | 28,915 | 259 | 0.9 | |||
Information |
30.2 | 29.2 | 29.1 | -1.1 | -3.6 | 226.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 2,922 | -12 | -0.4 | |||
Financial Activities |
180.7 | 181.1 | 181.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 939.3 | 19.8 | 2.2 | 9,202 | 105 | 1.2 | |||
Professional & Business Services |
561.8 | 556.9 | 562.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2,135.8 | 19.8 | 0.9 | 22,577 | -16 | -0.1 | |||
Private Education & Health Services |
458.6 | 466.8 | 468.6 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1,965.2 | 35.9 | 1.9 | 27,321 | 894 | 3.4 | |||
Leisure & Hospitality |
365.1 | 364.2 | 368.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1,520.6 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 16,857 | 217 | 1.3 | |||
Other Services |
130.6 | 135.9 | 135.8 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 488.2 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 6,021 | 78 | 1.3 | |||
Government |
464.9 | 471.1 | 471.2 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2,171.7 | 40.8 | 1.9 | 23,939 | 305 | 1.3 | |||
(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels. |
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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics |
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA |
142,748 | 152,171 | 179,933 | 192,855 | 184,483 | 171,412 | 166,952 | 169,284 | 155,263 | 168,911 | 174,521 | 163,174 | 153,374 | 10,626 | 7.4 | |
Austin |
474 | 516 | 607 | 615 | 626 | 590 | 573 | 574 | 503 | 571 | 606 | 555 | 532 | 58 | 12.2 | |
Brazoria |
7,541 | 7,966 | 9,536 | 10,429 | 9,583 | 8,846 | 8,585 | 8,736 | 8,097 | 8,862 | 9,111 | 8,501 | 8,098 | 557 | 7.4 | |
Chambers |
1,067 | 1,175 | 1,397 | 1,453 | 1,368 | 1,227 | 1,144 | 1,216 | 1,212 | 1,262 | 1,277 | 1,184 | 1,105 | 38 | 3.6 | |
Fort Bend |
16,605 | 17,745 | 20,856 | 21,754 | 21,325 | 20,027 | 19,714 | 19,803 | 17,895 | 19,825 | 20,808 | 19,467 | 18,242 | 1,637 | 9.9 | |
Galveston |
6,683 | 7,106 | 8,441 | 8,992 | 8,714 | 8,010 | 7,768 | 8,000 | 7,372 | 7,928 | 8,139 | 7,521 | 7,043 | 360 | 5.4 | |
Harris |
94,538 | 100,631 | 119,013 | 128,506 | 122,306 | 113,747 | 110,601 | 112,150 | 103,128 | 111,419 | 114,771 | 107,618 | 101,379 | 6,841 | 7.2 | |
Liberty |
1,891 | 2,059 | 2,520 | 2,704 | 2,480 | 2,284 | 2,159 | 2,232 | 2,136 | 2,302 | 2,317 | 2,164 | 1,985 | 94 | 5.0 | |
Montgomery |
12,225 | 13,072 | 15,281 | 16,028 | 15,786 | 14,559 | 14,347 | 14,487 | 12,993 | 14,554 | 15,189 | 14,068 | 13,093 | 868 | 7.1 | |
San Jacinto |
540 | 584 | 678 | 719 | 707 | 635 | 619 | 615 | 568 | 625 | 641 | 587 | 530 | -10 | -1.9 | |
Waller |
1,184 | 1,317 | 1,604 | 1,655 | 1,588 | 1,487 | 1,442 | 1,471 | 1,359 | 1,563 | 1,662 | 1,509 | 1,367 | 183 | 15.5 | |
Texas |
551,610 | 588,166 | 695,974 | 712,239 | 697,032 | 645,247 | 635,875 | 643,552 | 583,802 | 647,700 | 676,524 | 629,674 | 587,689 | 36,079 | 6.5 | |
United States (in thousands) |
5,894 | 6,235 | 7,233 | 7,685 | 7,415 | 6,524 | 6,631 | 6,708 | 6,452 | 7,467 | 7,572 | 7,242 | 6,580 | 686 | 11.6 | |
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. |
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA |
3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | |
Austin |
3.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 | |
Brazoria |
3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | |
Chambers |
4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
Fort Bend |
3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | |
Galveston |
3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | |
Harris |
3.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | |
Liberty |
4.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.1 | |
Montgomery |
3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.2 | |
San Jacinto |
4.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | -0.2 | |
Waller |
3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 | |
Texas |
3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.1 | |
United States |
3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 | |
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. |
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 | ||||
San Jacinto |
296 | 2 | 2,451 | -7 | -0.3 | 902 | 8.0 | 27,858 | 5.8 | ||||
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. |
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