Southwest Information Office

Midland

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2023
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — April 2023	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2023

Midland, TX Economy at a Glance:

Midland, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)111.1	(2)111.8	113.6	114.5	114.6	(p)114.0
Employment(1)		(2)108.3	(2)109.2	110.5	111.1	111.6	(p)111.4
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.8	(2)2.5	3.1	3.4	3.0	(p)2.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)2.6	(2)2.3	2.7	3.0	2.6	(p)2.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		117.4	118.3	118.6	118.8	118.8	(p)119.0
12-month % change		9.9	9.7	11.8	10.2	9.7	(p)8.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		38.7	39.4	40.4	40.2	40.3	(p)40.2
12-month % change		17.6	16.9	21.7	18.6	17.8	(p)14.5
Manufacturing(4)		5.0	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.1	(p)5.1
12-month % change		19.0	16.3	18.6	13.6	15.9	(p)10.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		22.2	22.4	22.0	22.2	22.0	(p)22.2
12-month % change		3.7	4.7	5.3	4.7	4.3	(p)4.7
Information(4)		1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
12-month % change		33.3	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	(p)20.0
Financial Activities(4)		5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	(p)5.3
12-month % change		8.2	8.2	6.0	6.0	6.0	(p)3.9
Professional and Business Services(4)		11.5	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.3	(p)11.3
12-month % change		12.7	12.6	12.7	10.6	6.6	(p)5.6
Education and Health Services(4)		7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	(p)7.9
12-month % change		4.0	5.4	6.8	5.4	5.4	(p)3.9
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.6	(p)11.6
12-month % change		7.3	6.4	7.4	5.5	5.5	(p)2.7
Other Services(4)		4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change		7.9	7.9	13.5	10.5	10.5	(p)7.7
Government(4)		9.9	9.9	9.5	9.9	10.0	(p)10.0
12-month % change		-2.0	-2.0	-2.1	1.0	2.0	(p)3.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary