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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Texas > Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

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 Jan 2026
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2026
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area — December 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2026
Consumer Expenditures in the Houston Metropolitan Area — 2023–24 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2026
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Jan 2026
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2025
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2026
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, 2021-2025 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area — September 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Dec 2025
Houston Area Employment — May 2025 Employment News Release Jul 2025
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2025
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Jan 2026
Consumer Price Index, Annual Average Historical, 2021-2025 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2026
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Economy at a Glance:
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Data Series Back
Data		 July
2025		 Aug
2025		 Sept
2025		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,883.5 3,892.0 3,920.2 (2)- 3,931.8 (p)3,906.7

Employment(1)

 3,709.2 3,698.7 3,733.3 (2)- 3,753.8 (p)3,741.1

Unemployment(1)

 174.3 193.3 186.9 (2)- 178.0 (p)165.5

Unemployment Rate(3)

 4.5 5.0 4.8 (2)- 4.5 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 3,453.6 3,451.0 3,464.8 3,480.6 3,493.3 (p)3,494.0

12-month % change

 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 (p)0.4

Mining and Logging(4)

 81.0 80.9 80.8 81.3 80.2 (p)80.5

12-month % change

 4.7 4.5 2.9 3.6 2.8 (p)2.4

Construction(4)

 235.2 235.5 235.7 239.1 240.5 (p)237.0

12-month % change

 3.2 0.4 0.1 1.5 2.5 (p)1.0

Manufacturing(4)

 240.3 239.3 238.7 238.2 237.2 (p)238.1

12-month % change

 0.9 -0.7 -0.8 -1.0 -1.4 (p)-1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 701.2 701.1 698.3 702.1 714.0 (p)722.7

12-month % change

 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.7 (p)0.9

Information(4)

 29.5 29.1 28.8 28.8 28.5 (p)29.0

12-month % change

 -2.6 -2.3 -2.4 -2.7 -4.7 (p)-4.6

Financial Activities(4)

 182.7 181.8 181.0 181.7 182.5 (p)183.4

12-month % change

 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 (p)0.5

Professional and Business Services(4)

 557.4 555.1 552.6 556.2 553.8 (p)551.2

12-month % change

 -0.5 -2.3 -2.4 -2.2 -3.0 (p)-3.2

Education and Health Services(4)

 471.7 472.9 475.6 475.9 477.2 (p)475.5

12-month % change

 4.1 2.5 3.3 3.2 2.9 (p)2.8

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 377.3 375.4 369.6 371.6 370.6 (p)367.5

12-month % change

 3.7 2.1 2.5 2.4 1.9 (p)1.5

Other Services(4)

 138.3 137.6 136.4 137.6 138.0 (p)136.5

12-month % change

 5.2 3.5 2.0 2.4 3.4 (p)1.5

Government(4)

 439.0 442.3 467.3 468.1 470.8 (p)472.6

12-month % change

 0.5 0.8 2.4 1.2 1.0 (p)1.2

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

   278.771   (6)-   277.453

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

     1.1       1.6

CPI-W, All items(7)

   273.224   (6)-   272.171

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(7)

     0.7       1.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(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) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations
(7) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary