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News Releases:
Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area – December 2024

Prices in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 1.1 percent for the two months ending in December 2024.

Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2024

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
03
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — November 2024

Total nonfarm employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 64,500 over the year in November.

Texas Economy at a Glance:
Texas
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2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 15,311.8 15,353.6 15,398.4 15,449.8 15,497.0 (p)15,536.1

Employment(1)

 14,694.8 14,731.4 14,771.4 14,819.7 14,858.7 (p)14,884.6

Unemployment(1)

 617.0 622.3 626.9 630.1 638.4 (p)651.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 14,180.9 14,161.2 14,260.7 14,286.9 14,277.6 (p)14,286.7

12-month % change

 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.0 (p)2.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 208.0 208.7 209.5 209.0 209.5 (p)209.0

12-month % change

 -3.2 -2.5 -2.1 -2.0 -1.1 (p)-0.5

Construction(3)

 853.3 852.6 863.8 870.8 867.0 (p)867.8

12-month % change

 3.9 3.8 4.8 5.0 4.6 (p)3.9

Manufacturing(3)

 978.1 975.8 981.6 983.3 985.1 (p)984.8

12-month % change

 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.6 (p)2.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 2,785.1 2,786.6 2,795.7 2,799.2 2,800.7 (p)2,798.9

12-month % change

 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.7 (p)0.9

Information(3)

 235.0 234.1 235.5 235.5 237.8 (p)239.7

12-month % change

 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.4 1.7 (p)2.6

Financial Activities(3)

 917.2 919.9 927.3 931.2 936.8 (p)939.8

12-month % change

 1.3 1.7 2.4 2.8 3.0 (p)3.4

Professional & Business Services(3)

 2,143.2 2,129.1 2,152.8 2,159.5 2,144.8 (p)2,144.0

12-month % change

 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.3 (p)0.8

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,953.0 1,947.4 1,957.2 1,970.2 1,965.4 (p)1,971.3

12-month % change

 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4 2.7 (p)2.7

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 1,518.4 1,512.1 1,523.4 1,526.3 1,531.5 (p)1,528.8

12-month % change

 2.3 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 (p)2.8

Other Services(3)

 489.8 490.9 492.1 491.8 488.9 (p)489.0

12-month % change

 3.7 3.7 3.6 2.8 2.1 (p)2.0

Government(3)

 2,099.8 2,104.0 2,121.8 2,110.1 2,110.1 (p)2,113.6

12-month % change

 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.3 1.8 (p)1.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
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