Southwest Information Office

Abilene

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jan 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2020
Consumer Price Index, South Region – December 2021	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jan 2022

Abilene, TX Economy at a Glance:

Abilene, TX

Data Series	Back Data	June 2021	July 2021	Aug 2021	Sept 2021	Oct 2021	Nov 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		79.3	80.0	80.2	81.3	81.5	(p)81.6
Employment(1)		75.1	76.2	76.8	78.1	78.3	(p)78.6
Unemployment(1)		4.2	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.1	(p)3.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.3	4.7	4.1	3.9	3.9	(p)3.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		71.7	72.1	72.4	73.3	74.0	(p)74.1
12-month % change		4.2	4.6	4.5	5.3	5.7	(p)5.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		4.3	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	(p)4.2
12-month % change		-6.5	-2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-2.3
Manufacturing(3)		3.3	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.4	(p)3.4
12-month % change		6.5	6.3	6.3	3.1	6.3	(p)6.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.7	(p)14.0
12-month % change		5.4	4.6	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)2.9
Information(3)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	(p)10.0
Financial Activities(3)		4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.4
12-month % change		0.0	2.3	2.3	4.8	2.3	(p)2.3
Professional and Business Services(3)		6.7	6.8	6.8	7.0	6.8	(p)6.7
12-month % change		11.7	7.9	4.6	9.4	3.0	(p)1.5
Education and Health Services(3)		15.6	15.6	16.0	16.5	16.9	(p)16.7
12-month % change		4.7	4.7	6.7	9.3	11.2	(p)9.2
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		7.5	7.7	7.7	7.9	8.0	(p)7.9
12-month % change		5.6	11.6	10.0	9.7	15.9	(p)14.5
Other Services(3)		2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.7
12-month % change		8.3	8.3	4.0	4.0	4.0	(p)8.0
Government(3)		12.7	12.5	12.5	12.7	12.8	(p)13.0
12-month % change		1.6	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	(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