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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

 3,473.2 3,468.7 3,467.5 3,469.7 3,469.0 3,466.8 3,473.9 3,479.9 3,483.0 3,483.3 3,494.4 3,492.5 3,497.5 5.0 0.1

Texas

 14,321.2 14,291.7 14,302.4 14,309.9 14,307.0 14,297.2 14,306.5 14,339.4 14,363.1 14,356.7 14,394.0 14,401.4 14,419.2 17.8 0.1

United States

 158,498 158,478 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432 158,592 158,436 158,650 158,829 159,001 172 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

 3,486.4 3,490.9 3,507.7 21.3 0.6 14,454.6 98.0 0.7 159,467 435 0.3

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 330.1 334.5 339.4 9.3 2.8                

Mining & Logging(2)

             213.6 -1.1 -0.5 612 -6 -1.0

Construction(2)

             919.5 15.1 1.7 8,384 58 0.7

Manufacturing

 241.5 238.9 240.2 -1.3 -0.5 975.1 -11.8 -1.2 12,595 -47 -0.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 696.2 694.6 696.4 0.2 0.0 2,793.5 25.0 0.9 28,595 -36 -0.1

Information

 28.6 27.4 27.4 -1.2 -4.2 213.8 -9.7 -4.3 2,776 -87 -3.0

Financial Activities

 178.6 175.6 175.7 -2.9 -1.6 936.1 -3.6 -0.4 9,079 -107 -1.2

Professional & Business Services

 566.5 572.0 573.5 7.0 1.2 2,161.4 38.6 1.8 22,532 39 0.2

Private Education & Health Services

 468.3 474.6 474.8 6.5 1.4 2,009.9 27.0 1.4 27,903 629 2.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 374.2 369.7 375.1 0.9 0.2 1,568.8 8.0 0.5 17,309 147 0.9

Other Services

 132.6 132.1 134.0 1.4 1.1 499.9 4.3 0.9 6,053 32 0.5

Government

 469.8 471.5 471.2 1.4 0.3 2,163.0 6.2 0.3 23,629 -187 -0.8

(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-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Number Percent

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA

 164,259 176,620 185,458 191,805 188,955 - 180,942 166,640 188,896 184,344 171,480 167,896 178,949 14,690 8.9

Austin

 568 602 642 681 662 - 634 568 660 648 590 560 599 31 5.5

Brazoria

 8,806 9,624 10,051 10,373 10,097 - 9,825 9,133 10,290 9,928 9,279 9,055 9,610 804 9.1

Chambers

 1,239 1,306 1,439 1,457 1,425 - 1,404 1,386 1,486 1,417 1,310 1,293 1,394 155 12.5

Fort Bend

 19,419 20,739 21,827 22,632 22,439 - 21,659 19,723 22,373 22,146 20,536 20,249 21,552 2,133 11.0

Galveston

 7,557 8,175 8,553 8,846 8,644 - 8,359 7,716 8,713 8,434 7,920 7,700 8,327 770 10.2

Harris

 108,095 116,194 121,872 125,991 124,313 - 118,491 109,370 123,899 120,574 112,363 109,982 116,946 8,851 8.2

Liberty

 2,197 2,441 2,643 2,685 2,598 - 2,492 2,375 2,670 2,546 2,348 2,292 2,471 274 12.5

Montgomery

 14,348 15,299 16,008 16,706 16,394 - 15,813 14,255 16,395 16,263 14,981 14,670 15,762 1,414 9.9

San Jacinto

 563 611 647 665 617 - 612 557 637 615 575 549 585 22 3.9

Waller

 1,467 1,629 1,776 1,769 1,766 - 1,653 1,557 1,773 1,773 1,578 1,546 1,703 236 16.1

Texas

 625,154 673,220 708,935 728,735 711,320 - 683,814 623,892 712,695 701,937 649,000 632,637 677,888 52,734 8.4

United States (in thousands)

 6,815 7,460 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 7,942 8,052 7,337 6,768 6,904 89 1.3

(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

 4.2 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.8 - 4.6 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.6 0.4

Austin

 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.3 - 4.1 3.7 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.9 0.2

Brazoria

 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.0 - 4.8 4.5 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.7 0.3

Chambers

 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.2 - 5.1 5.0 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1 0.6

Fort Bend

 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 - 4.5 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.4 0.4

Galveston

 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.7 - 4.6 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.5 0.3

Harris

 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.9 - 4.6 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.6 0.3

Liberty

 5.0 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.8 - 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.5 0.5

Montgomery

 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.4 - 4.2 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.2 0.3

San Jacinto

 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.3 - 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 0.2

Waller

 4.7 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.6 - 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.4 0.7

Texas

 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.4 - 4.3 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.3 0.3

United States

 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 0.1

(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-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area and its component counties, 4th quarter 2025(2)
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA

 175,619 -713 3,311,147 13,365 0.4 $1,689 4.5 $72,652,363 5.0

Austin

 1,494 -32 13,756 -66 -0.5 1,503 8.4 268,101 8.1

Brazoria

 6,902 75 125,280 1,596 1.3 1,408 5.3 2,302,581 6.7

Chambers

 969 39 22,169 310 1.4 1,593 3.8 472,340 5.1

Fort Bend

 18,648 237 267,528 7,580 2.9 1,255 1.9 4,341,510 5.3

Galveston

 6,859 -58 124,615 568 0.5 1,333 5.0 2,163,450 5.8

Harris

 122,434 -1,340 2,466,929 -6,336 -0.3 1,803 4.7 57,801,907 4.5

Liberty

 1,317 22 20,433 -172 -0.8 1,170 3.3 310,773 2.8

Montgomery

 15,517 309 238,940 8,564 3.7 1,446 6.2 4,479,184 10.2

San Jacinto

 307 11 2,512 14 0.6 926 1.5 30,609 3.1

Waller

 1,172 24 28,985 1,307 4.7 1,280 2.6 481,907 7.7

Texas

 860,781 11,747 14,255,229 107,806 0.8 $1,549 4.2 $286,798,263 5.0

United States

 12,428,415 230,709 156,700,218 299,175 0.2 1,569 4.2 3,199,848,462 4.4

(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