Southwest Information Office

Laredo

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Oct 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Laredo — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2024
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2024
Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2024	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Sep 2024

Laredo, TX Economy at a Glance:

Laredo, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		123.1	122.8	122.5	123.7	123.8	(p)123.8
Employment(1)		117.7	118.2	117.7	117.8	118.3	(p)118.5
Unemployment(1)		5.3	4.6	4.8	5.9	5.4	(p)5.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.3	3.7	3.9	4.8	4.4	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		112.6	112.8	113.1	112.8	112.4	(p)112.8
12-month % change		2.3	2.4	2.4	1.5	1.7	(p)1.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change		0.0	3.2	6.7	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
Manufacturing(3)		1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		11.1	11.1	11.1	0.0	11.1	(p)11.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		35.2	35.0	35.0	34.8	34.8	(p)34.7
12-month % change		0.6	0.3	-0.3	-1.4	-1.4	(p)-2.0
Information(3)		0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		5.4	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.0	(p)10.1
12-month % change		6.4	5.3	6.3	5.2	3.1	(p)3.1
Education and Health Services(3)		18.5	18.6	18.7	18.7	18.8	(p)18.9
12-month % change		1.6	2.8	2.7	2.2	3.3	(p)3.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		12.1	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.4	(p)12.5
12-month % change		1.7	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)4.2
Other Services(3)		2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change		3.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	3.7	(p)7.7
Government(3)		25.3	25.3	25.3	25.1	24.8	(p)25.0
12-month % change		3.3	2.4	2.4	2.0	3.3	(p)2.5
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