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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
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – April 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Houston Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Nov 2019
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2019
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston Employment Table Jun 2020
Consumer Price Index, South Region – May 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2020
Consumer Price Index for Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Historical (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2020
Consumer Price Index for Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Historical (1982-84=100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2020
Consumer Price Index, Calendar Year Historical, 2015-2019 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area – March 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2020
Houston Area Employment — April 2020 Employment News Release Jun 2020
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Economy at a Glance:

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020		 Mar
2020		 Apr
2020		 May
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)3,462.6 3,461.2 3,494.2 3,434.1 3,185.3 (p)3,322.5

Employment(1)

 (2)3,336.6 3,319.7 3,359.7 3,243.8 2,730.5 (p)2,859.4

Unemployment(1)

 (2)126.0 141.5 134.5 190.4 454.8 (p)463.1

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.6 4.1 3.9 5.5 14.3 (p)13.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 3,209.5 3,165.0 3,203.9 3,185.9 2,853.7 (p)2,927.5

12-month % change

 2.0 2.1 2.3 1.6 -9.1 (p)-7.2

Mining and Logging(4)

 78.5 76.5 75.2 75.3 66.7 (p)60.3

12-month % change

 -2.4 -5.2 -7.4 -6.5 -17.5 (p)-25.4

Construction(4)

 241.6 238.2 244.2 238.1 212.9 (p)221.0

12-month % change

 5.3 5.3 4.6 1.7 -9.4 (p)-6.6

Manufacturing(4)

 234.9 230.0 232.0 230.3 218.7 (p)217.9

12-month % change

 -0.3 -1.8 -1.6 -2.5 -7.3 (p)-7.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 652.9 635.9 635.5 632.9 587.1 (p)601.1

12-month % change

 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.5 -5.4 (p)-3.3

Information(4)

 32.7 32.5 32.7 32.7 29.6 (p)29.4

12-month % change

 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.6 -8.9 (p)-9.8

Financial Activities(4)

 168.8 168.1 167.5 167.3 162.1 (p)164.5

12-month % change

 2.4 2.8 1.9 1.8 -1.8 (p)-0.7

Professional and Business Services(4)

 512.7 509.5 514.9 512.6 487.9 (p)489.2

12-month % change

 2.7 3.1 2.9 2.6 -2.8 (p)-2.7

Education and Health Services(4)

 411.1 411.1 416.8 417.4 370.0 (p)394.5

12-month % change

 2.4 3.8 4.1 4.2 -8.1 (p)-2.5

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 332.2 329.7 339.6 331.3 210.7 (p)250.5

12-month % change

 2.2 3.0 4.2 0.1 -36.5 (p)-25.7

Other Services(4)

 117.3 117.5 119.3 120.4 91.9 (p)91.1

12-month % change

 3.3 4.3 4.2 5.2 -20.5 (p)-22.3

Government(4)

 426.8 416.0 426.2 427.6 416.1 (p)408.0

12-month % change

 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 -0.3 (p)-2.8

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

 228.765   230.147   226.387  

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

   1.0   1.5   -1.3  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 223.329   224.841   220.461  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   0.6   1.4   -2.0  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary