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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

 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 3,470.1 3,464.3 -5.8 -0.2

Texas

 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 14,312.7 14,340.8 28.1 0.2

United States

 157,828 157,915 158,003 158,074 158,314 158,358 158,619 158,942 159,053 159,155 159,275 159,422 159,561 139 0.1

(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA Texas U.S.
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Total Nonfarm

 3,441.7 3,467.7 3,471.3 29.6 0.9 14,359.3 213.8 1.5 159,964 1,708 1.1

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 310.9 313.7 313.2 2.3 0.7                

Mining & Logging(2)

             225.4 5.4 2.5 624 0 0.0

Construction(2)

             876.2 23.4 2.7 8,354 117 1.4

Manufacturing

 238.1 239.5 238.7 0.6 0.3 975.1 3.9 0.4 12,740 -89 -0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 691.6 699.4 702.4 10.8 1.6 2,797.5 47.7 1.7 28,954 160 0.6

Information

 30.1 29.3 29.6 -0.5 -1.7 224.7 -0.9 -0.4 2,928 -11 -0.4

Financial Activities

 180.4 181.0 181.4 1.0 0.6 940.3 19.2 2.1 9,223 97 1.1

Professional & Business Services

 564.9 560.8 557.6 -7.3 -1.3 2,132.3 13.6 0.6 22,618 -64 -0.3

Private Education & Health Services

 459.1 469.0 469.0 9.9 2.2 1,971.8 40.0 2.1 27,296 921 3.5

Leisure & Hospitality

 368.9 367.9 375.3 6.4 1.7 1,551.8 19.8 1.3 17,331 255 1.5

Other Services

 132.1 135.3 135.3 3.2 2.4 490.8 5.3 1.1 6,059 76 1.3

Government

 465.6 471.8 468.8 3.2 0.7 2,173.4 36.4 1.7 23,837 246 1.0

(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-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA

 152,171 179,933 192,855 184,483 171,412 166,952 169,284 155,263 168,911 174,521 163,174 153,494 164,622 12,451 8.2

Austin

 516 607 615 626 590 573 574 503 571 606 555 532 578 62 12.0

Brazoria

 7,966 9,536 10,429 9,583 8,846 8,585 8,736 8,097 8,862 9,111 8,501 8,094 8,795 829 10.4

Chambers

 1,175 1,397 1,453 1,368 1,227 1,144 1,216 1,212 1,262 1,277 1,184 1,104 1,243 68 5.8

Fort Bend

 17,745 20,856 21,754 21,325 20,027 19,714 19,803 17,895 19,825 20,808 19,467 18,273 19,393 1,648 9.3

Galveston

 7,106 8,441 8,992 8,714 8,010 7,768 8,000 7,372 7,928 8,139 7,521 7,051 7,668 562 7.9

Harris

 100,631 119,013 128,506 122,306 113,747 110,601 112,150 103,128 111,419 114,771 107,618 101,454 108,447 7,816 7.8

Liberty

 2,059 2,520 2,704 2,480 2,284 2,159 2,232 2,136 2,302 2,317 2,164 1,980 2,183 124 6.0

Montgomery

 13,072 15,281 16,028 15,786 14,559 14,347 14,487 12,993 14,554 15,189 14,068 13,114 14,251 1,179 9.0

San Jacinto

 584 678 719 707 635 619 615 568 625 641 587 528 579 -5 -0.9

Waller

 1,317 1,604 1,655 1,588 1,487 1,442 1,471 1,359 1,563 1,662 1,509 1,364 1,485 168 12.8

Texas

 588,166 695,974 712,239 697,032 645,247 635,875 643,552 583,802 647,700 676,524 629,674 588,007 632,140 43,974 7.5

United States (in thousands)

 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452 7,467 7,572 7,242 6,582 6,815 580 9.3

(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-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA

 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.2 0.2

Austin

 3.4 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 0.3

Brazoria

 4.0 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.4 0.4

Chambers

 4.4 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.6 0.2

Fort Bend

 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.1 0.3

Galveston

 3.9 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.1 0.2

Harris

 4.1 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.3 0.2

Liberty

 4.9 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.1 0.2

Montgomery

 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.9 0.2

San Jacinto

 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.9 4.4 4.9 -0.1

Waller

 4.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.4 5.0 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.7 0.4

Texas

 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 0.2

United States

 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 0.3

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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-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area and its component counties, 4th quarter 2024(2)
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA

 175,516 -2,310 3,289,473 32,052 1.0 $1,619 4.0 $69,157,628 5.1

Austin

 1,518 -19 13,794 558 4.2 1,388 3.4 247,512 7.3

Brazoria

 6,797 -66 123,823 1,813 1.5 1,334 2.1 2,154,957 4.3

Chambers

 924 24 21,829 1,009 4.8 1,534 3.3 449,350 11.5

Fort Bend

 18,315 138 259,268 9,969 4.0 1,230 3.4 4,108,444 7.2

Galveston

 6,894 -84 123,670 832 0.7 1,271 4.4 2,042,572 4.6

Harris

 123,194 -2,624 2,465,666 11,095 0.5 1,725 4.5 55,271,560 5.1

Liberty

 1,289 5 20,515 617 3.1 1,134 1.7 301,206 3.8

Montgomery

 15,145 1 230,655 2,785 1.2 1,372 0.1 4,103,089 1.6

San Jacinto

 293 -2 2,474 -36 -1.4 918 3.3 29,639 2.0

Waller

 1,147 22 27,779 900 3.3 1,248 7.0 449,299 11.0

Texas

 845,999 7,599 14,129,720 213,741 1.5 $1,488 4.3 $272,949,711 5.9

United States

 12,265,395 255,970 156,202,874 1,188,409 0.8 1,507 5.0 3,062,610,422 6.0

(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