Southwest Information Office

Abilene

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2021
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2020
Consumer Price Index, South Region – June 2021	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jul 2021

Abilene, TX Economy at a Glance:

Abilene, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Apr 2021	May 2021	June 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		78.2	78.7	79.0	78.7	79.1	(p)79.2
Employment(1)		73.7	74.1	74.5	74.9	75.4	(p)74.9
Unemployment(1)		4.4	4.7	4.5	3.8	3.7	(p)4.2
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.7	5.9	5.8	4.9	4.6	(p)5.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		69.9	70.3	70.8	70.9	71.4	(p)71.5
12-month % change		-4.1	-4.2	-3.0	7.4	5.6	(p)3.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.3
12-month % change		-18.9	-20.4	-20.4	-10.4	-8.5	(p)-6.5
Manufacturing(3)		3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	3.1	6.5	6.5	(p)6.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		13.5	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.6	(p)13.6
12-month % change		-1.5	-0.7	-0.7	8.0	7.1	(p)5.4
Information(3)		1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		-16.7	-16.7	-9.1	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		6.4	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.7	(p)6.7
12-month % change		3.2	6.5	9.8	15.8	13.6	(p)11.7
Education and Health Services(3)		15.0	15.3	15.5	15.4	15.6	(p)15.7
12-month % change		-4.5	-5.0	-3.1	5.5	5.4	(p)5.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		6.9	6.9	7.0	7.3	7.5	(p)7.3
12-month % change		-10.4	-11.5	-9.1	37.7	17.2	(p)2.8
Other Services(3)		2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change		-7.4	-7.4	-3.7	13.0	13.0	(p)8.3
Government(3)		12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.5	(p)12.7
12-month % change		-0.8	-1.6	-2.3	1.6	0.8	(p)1.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary