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Midland

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayWorkplace fatalitiesIndustry price indexes
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2025
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, South Region — March 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Midland — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2024
Midland Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Mar 2025

Midland, TX Economy at a Glance:

Midland, TX

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)104.7	(2)104.7	(2)104.4	104.7	105.7	(p)105.2
Employment(1)		(2)101.6	(2)101.5	(2)101.6	101.6	102.3	(p)102.2
Unemployment(1)		(2)3.1	(2)3.2	(2)2.7	3.2	3.4	(p)3.1
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.0	(2)3.0	(2)2.6	3.0	3.2	(p)2.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		126.0	126.3	126.1	125.0	126.1	(p)125.7
12-month % change		2.7	2.4	2.2	1.9	1.5	(p)1.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		42.1	41.9	41.7	41.6	42.1	(p)41.7
12-month % change		2.2	1.9	1.2	0.2	0.0	(p)-0.7
Manufacturing(4)		4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	(p)4.7
12-month % change		2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	-2.1	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		23.2	23.6	23.8	23.3	23.3	(p)23.3
12-month % change		2.2	2.2	3.0	2.6	2.6	(p)2.2
Information(4)		1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		11.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	11.1	(p)11.1
Financial Activities(4)		6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	(p)6.3
12-month % change		5.0	5.0	3.3	6.8	5.0	(p)5.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	12.0	(p)11.9
12-month % change		3.4	2.6	4.3	3.5	2.6	(p)0.8
Education and Health Services(4)		9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	(p)9.7
12-month % change		7.9	5.4	5.4	7.8	3.2	(p)4.3
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		11.7	11.6	11.6	11.4	11.6	(p)11.6
12-month % change		-0.8	-0.9	0.9	0.0	1.8	(p)0.9
Other Services(4)		4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.4
12-month % change		2.3	2.3	0.0	2.4	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)		11.0	11.1	11.0	10.8	11.1	(p)11.1
12-month % change		2.8	2.8	0.9	0.0	1.8	(p)0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary