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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Texas > Houston

Houston

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Houston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2022
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2022
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2022
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – October 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2022
Consumer Expenditures in the Houston Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2020
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — October 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2022
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Histroical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Calendar Year Historical, 2017-2021 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area — September 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Oct 2022
Houston Area Employment — July 2022 Employment News Release Aug 2022
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Nov 2022
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Economy at a Glance:
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,487.4 3,523.2 3,525.0 3,518.2 (p)3,519.4  

Employment(1)

 3,338.6 3,352.9 3,355.9 3,355.1 (p)3,370.9  

Unemployment(1)

 148.8 170.4 169.1 163.1 (p)148.5  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.6 (p)4.2  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,230.3 3,266.1 3,267.7 3,270.8 3,289.1 (p)3,321.5

12-month % change

 6.1 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 (p)6.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 66.9 68.8 68.9 68.4 68.6 (p)68.9

12-month % change

 14.0 17.8 16.4 15.5 15.9 (p)15.0

Construction(3)

 232.5 238.3 242.5 243.4 241.4 (p)239.9

12-month % change

 11.8 14.6 15.6 16.1 14.2 (p)12.2

Manufacturing(3)

 222.2 225.7 228.3 227.9 227.9 (p)228.2

12-month % change

 5.1 6.2 7.0 6.5 7.0 (p)7.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 665.2 669.0 673.3 668.9 664.7 (p)676.9

12-month % change

 6.8 6.6 6.6 5.6 4.9 (p)5.2

Information(3)

 31.6 32.0 32.3 32.2 32.3 (p)32.5

12-month % change

 9.3 7.4 4.9 4.5 5.2 (p)5.5

Financial Activities(3)

 172.4 172.4 173.5 175.1 175.8 (p)177.0

12-month % change

 3.1 2.3 1.6 2.3 3.1 (p)3.9

Professional and Business Services(3)

 516.0 525.2 529.8 534.1 539.8 (p)546.4

12-month % change

 3.7 5.0 4.1 4.4 5.6 (p)6.2

Education and Health Services(3)

 431.4 432.6 434.9 438.1 437.7 (p)440.8

12-month % change

 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.3 (p)4.4

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 344.3 355.5 354.7 356.6 359.7 (p)359.1

12-month % change

 11.4 11.8 10.0 10.8 13.1 (p)14.7

Other Services(3)

 111.5 115.1 114.9 114.9 113.2 (p)112.5

12-month % change

 2.1 4.4 4.1 3.9 2.1 (p)-0.4

Government(3)

 436.3 431.5 414.6 411.2 428.0 (p)439.3

12-month % change

 2.7 2.3 1.0 1.1 0.2 (p)1.4

Consumer Price Index: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

CPI-U, All items(4)

   263.874   264.074   262.423

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     10.2   9.5   7.6

CPI-W, All items(5)

   260.075   260.238   257.622

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     10.6   9.8   7.4

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.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary