Southwest Information Office

Midland

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2025
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, South Region — February 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Midland — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2024

Midland, TX Economy at a Glance:

Midland, TX

Data Series	Back Data	July 2024	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		117.3	117.7	118.2	118.2	118.6	(p)118.3
Employment(1)		114.0	114.3	115.0	115.0	115.3	(p)115.5
Unemployment(1)		3.3	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.3	(p)2.8
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.8	2.8	2.6	2.8	2.8	(p)2.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		121.5	122.0	122.6	123.3	124.0	(p)123.9
12-month % change		1.6	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.3	(p)0.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		40.7	41.2	41.2	41.4	41.5	(p)41.4
12-month % change		-0.7	0.2	0.5	1.2	1.7	(p)1.5
Manufacturing(3)		4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.4
12-month % change		2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		22.8	22.7	22.8	23.0	23.4	(p)23.6
12-month % change		1.8	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)0.0
Information(3)		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change		-10.0	-10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	(p)5.9
12-month % change		3.6	3.6	1.8	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5
Professional and Business Services(3)		11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	(p)11.5
12-month % change		0.0	-1.7	0.9	0.0	-0.9	(p)-0.9
Education and Health Services(3)		8.9	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	(p)9.2
12-month % change		17.1	13.9	4.6	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		12.1	12.0	11.9	12.0	11.9	(p)11.8
12-month % change		-0.8	-2.4	-0.8	0.0	-0.8	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)		4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	2.3	4.8	4.8	(p)2.3
Government(3)		10.1	10.2	10.6	10.7	10.9	(p)10.8
12-month % change		4.1	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.9	(p)-0.9
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