Southwest Information Office

Abilene

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Dec 2023
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — October 2023	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Nov 2023

Abilene, TX Economy at a Glance:

Abilene, TX

Data Series	Back Data	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023	Sept 2023	Oct 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		81.8	82.2	83.1	83.0	82.6	(p)82.4
Employment(1)		78.9	79.0	79.9	79.7	79.7	(p)79.7
Unemployment(1)		2.9	3.2	3.3	3.2	2.9	(p)2.7
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.5	3.8	4.0	3.9	3.5	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		76.3	76.5	76.9	76.7	76.6	(p)76.9
12-month % change		2.3	3.2	2.8	1.9	1.1	(p)1.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.3	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.3	(p)5.3
12-month % change		6.0	8.0	3.9	5.9	1.9	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		3.7	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.7	(p)3.7
12-month % change		2.8	2.8	2.7	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		14.7	14.7	14.8	14.7	14.8	(p)14.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	(p)0.7
Information(3)		0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change		0.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.0	(p)5.1
12-month % change		6.4	4.2	4.1	4.1	0.0	(p)2.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	(p)7.4
12-month % change		1.4	5.8	4.3	1.4	1.4	(p)2.8
Education and Health Services(3)		16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.3	(p)16.3
12-month % change		5.9	8.1	5.9	5.9	4.5	(p)3.2
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	(p)8.2
12-month % change		1.2	1.2	2.5	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
Other Services(3)		2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change		7.7	7.7	7.7	3.7	3.7	(p)3.7
Government(3)		12.3	12.2	12.3	12.2	12.2	(p)12.4
12-month % change		-2.4	-3.2	-1.6	-3.2	-3.2	(p)-0.8
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