Southwest Information Office

Laredo

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Laredo – May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2020
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2020
Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2021	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2021

Laredo, TX Economy at a Glance:

Laredo, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2020	Nov 2020	Dec 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)116.7	(2)115.8	(2)116.2	115.8	(p)116.1
Employment(1)		(2)107.5	(2)106.6	(2)107.3	106.2	(p)106.1
Unemployment(1)		(2)9.3	(2)9.2	(2)8.9	9.7	(p)9.9
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)7.9	(2)7.9	(2)7.7	8.3	(p)8.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		99.7	100.4	100.6	99.8	99.9	(p)101.1
12-month % change		-8.3	-8.3	-8.0	-7.6	-7.7	(p)-6.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		3.0	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.1	(p)3.2
12-month % change		-23.1	-25.6	-23.1	-24.4	-22.5	(p)-17.9
Manufacturing(4)		0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7
12-month % change		-12.5	0.0	0.0	-12.5	-12.5	(p)-12.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		30.2	30.9	31.2	30.4	30.3	(p)30.8
12-month % change		-7.1	-6.4	-5.7	-6.2	-5.9	(p)-3.8
Information(4)		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	(p)0.5
12-month % change		-37.5	-37.5	-37.5	-37.5	-37.5	(p)-28.6
Financial Activities(4)		3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
12-month % change		-10.5	-12.8	-12.8	-12.8	-12.8	(p)-12.8
Professional and Business Services(4)		9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	(p)9.5
12-month % change		-7.8	-7.7	-6.8	-3.0	-4.0	(p)-2.1
Education and Health Services(4)		16.9	17.0	16.9	16.7	16.8	(p)17.0
12-month % change		-5.6	-5.0	-5.6	-4.6	-4.5	(p)-3.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	10.0	(p)10.4
12-month % change		-18.8	-18.6	-18.6	-17.1	-16.0	(p)-12.6
Other Services(4)		2.3	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.3	(p)2.3
12-month % change		-4.2	-4.2	-8.3	-4.2	-4.2	(p)-4.2
Government(4)		23.7	23.5	23.5	23.4	23.3	(p)23.3
12-month % change		-3.7	-4.9	-4.5	-4.5	-5.7	(p)-6.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary