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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

 3,381.1 3,395.4 3,400.7 3,410.0 3,416.0 3,425.7 3,430.0 3,429.5 3,442.0 3,447.1 3,442.6 3,425.4 3,457.7 32.3 0.9

Texas

 13,936.8 13,962.5 14,001.7 14,012.4 14,034.5 14,053.9 14,096.6 14,116.4 14,153.8 14,190.0 14,180.9 14,161.2 14,239.2 78.0 0.6

United States

 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,106 158,214 158,430 158,548 158,637 158,779 142 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

 3,364.2 3,421.3 3,444.7 80.5 2.4 14,178.3 279.5 2.0 158,650 2,295 1.5

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 301.8 314.1 318.1 16.3 5.4                

Mining & Logging(2)

             210.4 -4.1 -1.9 644 -8 -1.2

Construction(2)

             868.6 42.2 5.1 8,497 234 2.8

Manufacturing

 234.2 237.9 239.6 5.4 2.3 985.3 25.1 2.6 12,982 -19 -0.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 687.2 686.5 692.6 5.4 0.8 2,781.7 27.7 1.0 28,924 212 0.7

Information

 33.1 32.5 32.0 -1.1 -3.3 235.4 1.7 0.7 3,023 2 0.1

Financial Activities

 187.7 191.2 193.4 5.7 3.0 931.0 21.6 2.4 9,313 35 0.4

Professional & Business Services

 557.9 560.6 562.5 4.6 0.8 2,145.1 20.7 1.0 23,068 88 0.4

Private Education & Health Services

 451.5 463.7 467.1 15.6 3.5 1,951.4 53.8 2.8 26,190 972 3.9

Leisure & Hospitality

 361.6 365.1 366.8 5.2 1.4 1,539.7 32.0 2.1 17,594 288 1.7

Other Services

 125.9 134.5 136.1 10.2 8.1 495.7 17.1 3.6 5,959 64 1.1

Government

 423.3 435.2 436.5 13.2 3.1 2,034.0 41.7 2.1 22,456 427 1.9

(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

 165,145 153,999 144,723 139,011 137,287 159,125 168,649 158,237 139,292 147,481 179,401 181,942 177,565   12,420 7.5

Austin

 566 522 501 474 448 552 596 548 460 498 603 575 600   34 6.0

Brazoria

 9,061 8,347 7,727 7,474 7,465 8,629 8,928 8,365 7,372 7,743 9,540 9,869 9,250   189 2.1

Chambers

 1,294 1,151 1,022 1,042 1,090 1,201 1,151 1,091 987 1,079 1,317 1,298 1,243   -51 -3.9

Fort Bend

 18,489 17,447 16,524 15,672 15,288 17,948 19,368 18,056 15,886 16,841 20,351 20,097 20,068   1,579 8.5

Galveston

 7,959 7,353 6,920 6,719 6,689 7,702 7,973 7,545 6,556 6,929 8,477 8,541 8,446   487 6.1

Harris

 111,026 103,635 97,288 93,465 92,406 106,832 113,082 106,393 93,729 99,174 120,678 123,208 119,744   8,718 7.9

Liberty

 2,134 1,940 1,826 1,850 1,861 2,130 2,124 2,007 1,741 1,871 2,352 2,398 2,241   107 5.0

Montgomery

 13,315 12,415 11,713 11,181 10,950 12,829 13,991 12,981 11,453 12,128 14,563 14,472 14,515   1,200 9.0

Waller

 1,301 1,189 1,202 1,134 1,090 1,302 1,436 1,251 1,108 1,218 1,520 1,484 1,458   157 12.1

Texas

 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,531 542,274 574,726 699,900 677,745 677,057   36,294 5.7

United States (in thousands)

 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415   792 12.0

(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

 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.7   0.2

Austin

 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.0   0.1

Brazoria

 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.9 5.0 4.7   -0.1

Chambers

 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.9 5.8 5.6   -0.3

Fort Bend

 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.8 4.6 4.5 4.5   0.2

Galveston

 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.9 4.7 4.8 4.7   0.1

Harris

 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.8   0.2

Liberty

 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.5 4.7 5.1 6.3 6.4 6.0   0.1

Montgomery

 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.5   0.2

Waller

 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.1 4.5 5.6 5.5 5.4   0.5

Texas

 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,531 542,274 574,726 699,900 677,745 677,057   36,294

United States (in thousands)

 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415   792

(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, 1st quarter 2024(2)
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA

 176,862 -1,042 3,241,864 54,579 1.7 $1,768 3.4 $74,111,227 5.1

Austin

 1,516 -30 12,952 155 1.2 1,352 10.5 225,860 11.9

Brazoria

 6,827 19 122,295 3,852 3.3 1,353 -1.1 2,128,066 1.2

Chambers

 924 51 22,096 582 2.7 1,571 7.2 448,041 10.8

Fort Bend

 18,159 257 247,043 7,321 3.1 1,273 7.6 4,087,619 11.2

Galveston

 6,901 -98 122,503 -428 -0.3 1,190 -1.0 1,879,065 -1.5

Harris

 124,658 -1,731 2,439,161 32,685 1.4 1,914 3.9 60,367,174 5.2

Liberty

 1,296 12 20,033 661 3.4 1,056 2.5 273,924 6.5

Montgomery

 15,145 163 226,613 6,291 2.9 1,461 -1.4 4,277,200 1.7

Waller

 1,137 16 26,666 958 3.7 1,154 4.1 398,174 8.1

Texas

 839,551 15,667 13,826,904 237,203 1.7 $1,540 4.1 $275,836,834 6.0

United States

 12,169,000 402,702 153,585,576 2,015,839 1.3 1,527 4.2 3,035,291,673 5.6

(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