Texas Labor Market Review - November 2011

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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . 1

Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . .. 2

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 3

MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 5

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force . . . . . . . . . 8

County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 10

Texas Hours and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas lost momentum aftera revised gain of 19,300 jobs in September as the series showedan increase of 2,500 positions in October. Leisure and Hospitalityreported the largest growth of the five major industries in Texas thatexpanded over the month, while Construction experienced the largestover-the-month decline. Total Nonagricultural Employment hasexpanded by 231,600 jobs over the year to reach an estimated levelof 10,616,500 positions. The annual growth rate for the series fellfrom 2.4 percent in September to 2.2 percent in October, remainingabove the 2.0 percent level for the fifth consecutive month.

Leisure and Hospitality shook off two consecutive months of jobdeclines with a jump of 14,900 positions in October. This was the thirdover-the-month expansion of 10,000 jobs or more seen in the industrythis year. As a result, annual growth in Leisure and Hospitalityclimbed to 35,600 positions in October, which brought the annualgrowth rate for the industry back up to 3.5 percent. The Leisure andHospitality industry includes hotels and motels along with restaurantsand amusement and theme parks.

Education and Health Services employment expanded by more than6,000 jobs for the third consecutive month in October with the additionof 6,600 positions. Employment levels in the industry have climbedin nine of the past 12 months, which maintained annual growth overthat time period at or above 2.3 percent. The estimated employmentlevel for Education and Health Services climbed to 1,442,100 jobs.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment advanced for thefourth time in the past five months in October with the addition of6,500 jobs. Strength within Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilitiesdrove the growth in the major industry overall as that subsector showedan increase of 3,600 jobs over the month. Trade, Transportation,and Utilities added 53,900 jobs over the year, for an annual growthrate of 2.6 percent. Retail Trade continued to account for just over

half of the annual job gains with the addition of 28,100 jobs sinceOctober 2010.

Mining and Logging employment climbed for the 11th time in thepast 12 months with an estimated increase of 4,500 jobs in October.This major industry has grown by 33,900 jobs since January. Overthe past year, Mining and Logging has expanded at an annual growthrate of 20.5 percent, which represented the most rapid growth seen inthe series since its inception in 1990. Mining and Logging has nowexperienced annual growth rates at or above 15.0 percent each monthsince February 2011.

Employment in Other Services moved up by 2,900 positions October, marking four straight months of increased employment in industry. The industry has experienced nearly uninterrupted growover the past 15 months, as employment has dropped only once ovthe month during that span. The growth rate for employmentOther Services since October 2010 was 3.4 percent, a rate more ththree times the 1.1 percent annual growth rate seen in the industryOctober the year before.

Financial Activities employment dipped for only the second time tyear in October as the industry shed 400 jobs. This broke a stringseven straight months of employment growth in the industry. REstate, Rental, and Leasing grew by 1,400 positions over the monwhile Finance and Insurance fell by 1,800 jobs. The annual growth rfor Financial Activities as a whole crept up to 2.0 percent in Octobrepresenting a gain of 12,700 positions over the year.

Manufacturing dipped slightly for the second straight month as tindustry shed 1,000 jobs in October after having contracted byrevised 1,300 jobs in September. The majority of the losses wagain in Nondurable Goods, which declined by 1,900 positionsOctober after a revised dip of 1,500 jobs in September. Manufacturiemployment climbed by 18,000 jobs on an annual basis for a 2percent annual growth rate, marking 13 straight months of annualizgains in the industry. Durable Goods accounted for the majoritythe yearly additions by adding 14,600 jobs over that period.

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Note: The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Total Nonagricultural employment is additive by summing the individual sectors.

*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in

cooperation with the TWC.**Total Nongovernment number is derived by subtracting the Government estimate from the Total Nonagricultural estimate.

Note: Only the actual series estimates for Texas and the U.S. are comparable to sub-state estimates. All estimates are subject to revision.In seasonally adjusted estimates, all elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which reflects the basic underlying trend.

*Source - Labor Market and Career Information Department, Texas Workforce Commission (model-based methodology)

**Source - Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (Current Population Survey)

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TotalNonagriculturalJobsvs.CivilianLaborForce(SeasonallyAdjusted)

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NonagriculturalJobs

CivilianLaborForce

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TexasandU.S.UnemploymentRates(SeasonallyAdjusted)

Texas

U.S.

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4.0%

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TEXASANDU.S.CIVILIANLABORFORCEESTIMATESTEXAS* UNITEDSTATES**

NotSeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateOctober 2011 12,367,000 11,378,100 988,900 8.0 154,088,000 140,987,000 13,102,000 8.September 2011 12,371,500 11,330,300 1,041,200 8.4 154,022,000 140,502,000 13,520,000 8.October 2010 12,172,000 11,205,100 966,900 7.9 153,652,000 139,749,000 13,903,000 9.

SeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateOctober 2011 12,340,000 11,302,600 1,037,400 8.4 154,198,000 140,302,000 13,897,000 9.September 2011 12,300,200 11,256,500 1,043,700 8.5 154,017,000 140,025,000 13,992,000 9.October 2010 12,173,000 11,173,900 999,100 8.2 153,960,000 139,084,000 14,876,000 9.

TEXASNONAGRICULTURALWAGEANDSALARYEMPLOYMENT

SEASONALLYADJUSTED+

INDUSTRYTITLE Oct.2011* Sep.2011 Oct.2010 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent

Change Change Change Change

TotalNonagricultural 10,616,500 10,614,000 10,384,900 2,500 0.0 231,600 2.2

TotalNongovernment** 8,814,600

8,801,100

8,528,400

13,500

0.2

286,200

3.4

GoodsProducing

MiningandLogging 254,400 249,900 211,100 4,500 1.8 43,300 20.5

Construction 588,900 601,700 571,400 12,800 2.1 17,500 3.1

Manufacturing 831,800 832,800 813,800 1,000 0.1 18,000 2.2

ServiceProviding

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities 2,110,800 2,104,300 2,056,900 6,500 0.3 53,900 2.6

Information 185,900 188,500 193,200 2,600 1.4 7,300 3.8

FinancialActivities 632,400 632,800 619,700 400 0.1 12,700 2.0

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 1,344,100 1,349,200 1,285,100 5,100 0.4 59,000 4.6

EducationandHealthServices 1,442,100 1,435,500 1,400,800 6,600 0.5 41,300 2.9

LeisureandHospitality 1,049,400 1,034,500 1,013,800 14,900 1.4 35,600 3.5

OtherServices 374,800 371,900 362,600 2,900 0.8 12,200 3.4

Government 1,801,900

1,812,900

1,856,500

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54,600

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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Te number of nonagricultural jobs in exas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates producthe Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the WC.

Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Change %Change Change %Chan

TOTALNONFARM 10,681,900 10,617,000 10,449,400 64,900 0.6% 232,500 2.2

TOTALPRIVATE(totalnonfarmlessgovernment) 8,853,200 8,820,600 8,565,300 32,600 0.4% 287,900 3.4

GOODSPRODUCING 1,691,400 1,693,600 1,611,700 2,200 0.1% 79,700 5.0

MiningandLogging(NAICS21,1133) 256,800 252,500 213,100 4,300 1.7% 43,700 20.5

OilandGasExtraction(NAICS211) 88,500 87,600 82,600 900 1.0% 5,900 7.1SupportActivitiesforMining(NAICS213) 149,300 146,300 119,400 3,000 2.1% 29,900 25.0

Construction(NAICS

23) 598,100 604,700 580,300

6,600

1.1% 17,800 3.1ConstructionofBuildings(NAICS236) 143,600 142,100 134,200 1,500 1.1% 9,400 7.0

HeavyandCivilEngineeringConstruction(NAICS237) 118,700 120,200 115,000 1,500 1.3% 3,700 3.2SpecialtyTradeContractors(NAICS238) 335,800 342,400 331,100 6,600 1.9% 4,700 1.4Manufacturing(NAICS3133) 836,500 836,400 818,300 100 0.0% 18,200 2.2

DurableGoods 537,300 536,300 522,600 1,000 0.2% 14,700 2.8

WoodProductManufacturing(NAICS321) 18,100 18,300 19,300 200 1.1% 1,200 6.2NonmetallicMineralProductManufacturing(NAICS327) 30,800 30,800 32,900 0 0.0% 2,100 6.4PrimaryMetalManufacturing(NAICS331) 21,200 21,100 20,100 100 0.5% 1,100 5.5FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing(NAICS332) 122,500 121,700 114,700 800 0.7% 7,800 6.8MachineryManufacturing(NAICS333) 97,600 96,500 87,900 1,100 1.1% 9,700 11.0ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing(NAICS334) 95,200 95,700 95,800 500 0.5% 600 0.6ElectricEquipment,Appliance,andComponentMfg(NAICS335) 16,200 16,100 16,900 100 0.6% 700 4.1

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

Sep'11toOct'11 Oct'10toOct'

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4.0%

6.0%

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AnnualGrowthRates

, , , . , .FurnitureandRelatedProductManufacturing(NAICS337) 21,600 22,100 22,300 500 2.3% 700 3.1MiscellaneousManufacturing(NAICS339) 25,800 25,700 27,100 100 0.4% 1,300 4.8NondurableGoods 299,200 300,100 295,700 900 0.3% 3,500 1.2FoodManufacturing(NAICS311) 89,600 89,200 89,500 400 0.5% 100 0.1BeverageandTobaccoProductManufacturing(NAICS312) 11,100 11,200 11,000 100 0.9% 100 0.9PaperManufacturing(NAICS322) 17,000 17,100 17,500 100 0.6% 500 2.9PrintingandRelatedSupportManufacturing(NAICS323) 26,700 26,900 28,100 200 0.7% 1,400 5.0PetroleumandCoalProductsManufacturing(NAICS324) 23,800 23,800 24,000 0 0.0% 200 0.8ChemicalManufacturing(NAICS325) 69,700 69,700 70,900 0 0.0% 1,200 1.7PlasticsandRubberManufacturing(NAICS326) 37,100 37,200 36,900 100 0.3% 200 0.5

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Trade

Retail

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InformationFinancial

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Services

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ServicesGovernment

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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimproduced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.

Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Change %Change Change %Chang

SERVICEPROVIDING 8,990,500 8,923,400 8,837,700 67,100 0.8% 152,800 1.7

PrivateServiceProviding 7,161,800 7,127,000 6,953,600 34,800 0.5% 208,200 3.0

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities(NAICS42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,115,100 2,101,500 2,061,300 13,600 0.7% 5 3,800 2.6

WholesaleTrade(NAICS42) 514,500 512,400 503,600 2,100 0.4% 10,900 2.2

MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods(NAICS423) 294,200 293,400 283,900 800 0.3% 10,300 3.6

MerchantWholesalers,

Nondurable

Goods

(NAICS

424) 159,100 159,100 155,300 0 0.0% 3,800 2.5

RetailTrade(NAICS4445) 1,164,800 1,155,400 1,136,600 9,400 0.8% 28,200 2.5

MotorVehicleandPartsDealers(NAICS441) 153,600 153,600 144,000 0 0.0% 9,600 6.7FurnitureandHomeFurnishingsStores(NAICS442) 36,100 35,600 37,200 500 1.4% 1,100 3.0ElectronicsandApplianceStores(NAICS443) 43,200 42,400 44,300 800 1.9% 1,100 2.5BuildingMaterialandGardenEquipmentandSupplies(NAICS444) 90,700 91,100 86,200 400 0.4% 4,500 5.2FoodandBeverageStores(NAICS445) 207,400 208,000 205,800 600 0.3% 1,600 0.8HealthandPersonalCareStores(NAICS446) 68,000 66,800 66,200 1,200 1.8% 1,800 2.7GasolineStations(NAICS447) 72,800 72,700 68,100 100 0.1% 4,700 6.9ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores(NAICS448) 120,500 117,200 114,500 3,300 2.8% 6,000 5.2SportingGoods,Hobby,Book,andMusicStores(NAICS451) 39,800 40,000 38,500 200 0.5% 1,300 3.4GeneralMerchandiseStores(NAICS452) 254,500 253,500 254,700 1,000 0.4% 200 0.1MiscellaneousStoreRetailers(NAICS453) 60,000 56,700 58,100 3,300 5.8% 1,900 3.3NonstoreRetailers(NAICS454) 18,200 17,800 19,000 400 2.3% 800 4.2Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities(NAICS4849,22) 435,800 433,700 421,100 2,100 0.5% 14,700 3.5

TransportationandWarehousing(NAICS48,49) 384,300 382,600 372,500 1,700 0.4% 11,800 3.2AirTransportation(NAICS481) 61,500 60,800 59,700 700 1.2% 1,800 3.0TruckTransportation(NAICS484) 114,300 114,600 109,700 300 0.3% 4,600 4.2PipelineTransportation(NAICS486) 15,800 15,800 15,600 0 0.0% 200 1.3SupportActivitiesforTransportation(NAICS488) 71,800 71,000 69,200 800 1.1% 2,600 3.8CouriersandMessengers(NAICS492) 34,500 34,600 34,200 100 0.3% 300 0.9WarehousingandStorage(NAICS493) 46,700 46,300 46,400 400 0.9% 300 0.7Utilities(NAICS22) 51,500 51,100 48,600 400 0.8% 2,900 6.0Information(NAICS51) 186,000 186,800 193,300 800 0.4% 7,300 3.8

PublishingIndustries(ExceptInternet)(NAICS511) 39,600 39,600 40,400 0 0.0% 800 2.0Telecommunications(NAICS517) 80,100 80,800 85,500 700 0.9% 5,400 6.3Dataprocessing,Hosting,andRelatedServices(NAICS518) 24,700 24,500 25,300 200 0.8% 600 2.4FinancialActivities(NAICS52,53) 636,400 635,100 623,600 1,300 0 .2% 12,800 2.1

FinanceandInsurance(NAICS52) 455,000 455,100 453,900 100 0.0% 1,100 0.2CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities(NAICS522) 240,200 239,800 238,600 400 0.2% 1,600 0.7Securities,CommoditiesContracts,andOtherFinancial(NAICS523) 49,800 49,400 47,800 400 0.8% 2,000 4.2InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities(NAICS524) 154,700 155,300 157,600 600 0.4% 2,900 1.8RealEstateandRentalandLeasing(NAICS53) 181,400 180,000 169,700 1,400 0.8% 11,700 6.9RealEstate(NAICS531) 121,500 120,800 116,800 700 0.6% 4,700 4.0RentalandLeasingServices(NAICS532) 48,100 48,200 50,000 100 0.2% 1,900 3.8ProfessionalandBusinessServices(NAICS54,55,56) 1,359,800 1,353,400 1,299,800 6,400 0.5% 60,000 4.6

Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices(NAICS54) 583,900 574,100 566,800 9,800 1.7% 17,100 3.0ManagementofCompaniesandEnterprises(NAICS55) 80,500 79,800 79,600 700 0.9% 900 1.1AdminandSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation(NAICS56) 695,400 699,500 653,400 4,100 0.6% 42,000 6.4AdministrativeandSupportServices(NAICS561) 669,100 673,000 627,900 3,900 0.6% 41,200 6.6EducationandHealthServices(NAICS61,62) 1,448,900 1,439,300 1,407,200 9,600 0.7% 41,700 3.0

EducationalServices(NAICS61) 165,100 157,100 161,500 8,000 5.1% 3,600 2.2HealthCareandSocialAssistance(NAICS62) 1,283,800 1,282,200 1,245,700 1,600 0.1% 38,100 3.1AmbulatoryHealthCareServices(NAICS621) 627,400 624,600 586,800 2,800 0.5% 40,600 6.9Hospitals(NAICS622) 294,000 294,700 293,100 700 0.2% 900 0.3NursingandResidentialCareFacilities(NAICS623) 177,900 177,900 172,500 0 0.0% 5,400 3.1SocialAssistance(NAICS624) 184,500 185,000 193,300 500 0.3% 8,800 4.6LeisureandHospitality(NAICS71,72) 1,041,200 1,038,500 1,006,200 2,700 0.3% 35,000 3.5

Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation(NAICS71) 108,600 106,000 108,300 2,600 2.5% 300 0.3Amusement,Gambling,andRecreation(NAICS713) 79,300 78,300 76,400 1,000 1.3% 2,900 3.8AccommodationandFoodServices(NAICS72) 932,600 932,500 897,900 100 0.0% 34,700 3.9Accommodation(NAICS721) 110,900 109,600 99,900 1,300 1.2% 11,000 11.0FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces(NAICS722) 821,700 822,900 798,000 1,200 0.2% 23,700 3.0OtherServices(NAICS81) 374,400 372,400 362,200 2,000 0.5% 12,200 3.4

RepairandMaintenance(NAICS811) 114,600 111,500 107,000 3,100 2.8% 7,600 7.1PersonalandLaundryServices(NAICS812) 95,100 96,900 91,700 1,800 1.9% 3,400 3.7Religious,Grantmaking,Civic,ProfOrganizations(NAICS813) 164,700 164,000 163,500 700 0.4% 1,200 0.7Government 1,828,700 1,796,400 1,884,100 32,300 1.8% 55,400 2.9

FederalGovernment 198,400 197,500 200,200 900 0.5% 1,800 0.9StateGovernment 373,900 366,500 382,000 7,400 2.0% 8,100 2.1LocalGovernment 1,256,400 1,232,400 1,301,900 24,000 2.0% 45,500 3.5

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment in the MetropolitanStatistical Areas gained 44,300 jobs in October following the revisedestimate of 46,900 jobs added in September. This Octobers boost brought the

current estimated level for the series to 9,515,800 jobs; however, the monthly

gain was smaller when compared to that of the October 2010 increase of 58,900

jobs. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA recorded the largest monthlynumeric gain with the addition of 23,300 jobs while the Tyler MSA had the

largest percentage gain with 1.8 percent. Total Nonagricultural Wage and

Salary Employment expanded by 274,500 jobs since January, slightly ahead

of the pace for the same time period in 2010 of 268,200 jobs. Since year-ago

levels, the series has risen by 187,200 jobs for an annual growth rate of 2.0

percent. The rate has ranged from 1.5 percent to 2.2 percent during 2011.

The Victoria MSA led with the highest annual growth rate of 5.5 percent,

followed by the Laredo MSA with 4.3 percent.

Following a revised increase of 54,700 jobs in September, Government rose

by 28,000 jobs in October. This was the smallest monthly change recorded

in October since 2006. Most of the seasonal growth for October was noted

in Local Government, which accounted for 84.3 percent of the gain as the

school season reached its peak for the fall semester. Federal Government and

State Government also displayed monthly increases. In the past 12 months,

Government lost 18,400 positions, resulting in an annual growth rate of

-1.1 percent. With this decline, Government has witnessed six consecutive

months of negative annual growth rates, an event not seen during the historical

series, which dates back to 1990. Even with overall negative rates, 12 MSAs

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Utilities

Information FinancialActivities

Professional&BusinessServices

Education&HealthServices Leisure&Hospitality OtherServices Government

MetropolitanStatisticalAreaOvertheMonthEmploymentChange

September2011toOctober2011(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

posted positive annual growth rates. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission M

demonstrated the largest rate with 3.9 percent, followed by the San Ang

and the Odessa MSAs with 3.3 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively.

Retail Trade kicked off the holiday shopping season in full swing, jumping

October by 10,100 jobs. The last time this industry saw a monthly increasethis magnitude for the month of October was in 2000. The Killeen-Temp

Fort Hood MSA registered the largest monthly percentage change with

percent while the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown posted the largest nume

increase with 5,200 jobs. From year-ago levels, Retail Trade rose by 28,9

jobs. After experiencing negative annual growth rates at various times dur

each of the prior three years, Retail Trade continued its stretch of posit

annual growth rates in 2011. The annual growth rate began in January

1.1 percent and reached its recent peak of 2.9 percent in October. The r

topped 2.0 percent during five months in 2011. The Corpus Christi and

Victoria MSAs each posted the highest annual growth rates of 9.5 perce

The Lubbock MSA followed with 5.1 percent.

Employment in Education and Health Services marked four consecut

months of job gains as it increased by 8,900 jobs in October. This expans

surpassed thefi

ve-year-average pace of 6,300 jobs as well as the montchange of 7,300 jobs in October 2010. However, in the year-to-d

comparisons, the growth in Education and Health Services of 35,200 jo

since January was smaller when compared to each of the prior seven ye

for the same nine-month time period. Over the year, the annual growth r

for this industry increased slightly to 2.7 percent, accounting for an expans

of 34,200 jobs. During the first four months of 2011, the rate remained abo

3.0 percent. Starting in May, the rates have ranged from 2.3 percent to

percent. Eight MSAs noted annual growth rates above 3.0 percent while fi

of those were above 4.0 percent. The San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA pos

the highest annual growth rate with 6.1 percent. The Lubbock, the Lare

the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, and the Midland MSAs registered ann

growth rates between 4.2 percent and 4.9 percent.

Professional and Business Services added 6,000 jobs in October, remain

slightly behind the five-year-average increase of 7,000 jobs. Mont

gains have been recorded during eight months thus far in 2011, includ

three consecutive months of job growth through October. Since last ye

employment in Professional and Business Services has risen by 39,500 jobs

an annual growth rate of 3.3 percent. The annual growth rate has been posit

for 19 consecutive months with the most recent peak seen in May 2011 at

percent. The Victoria MSA, with an annual growth rate of 11.1 percent,

the remaining areas. The Laredo MSA followed with 7.9 percent.

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GovernmentMonthly Employment Change and Annual Growth Rate

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-60,000

-40,000

-20,000

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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estim

produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSAcomprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'1

TOTALNONFARM 2,943,800 2,942,000 2,895,000 2,077,600 2,081,200 2,045,200 2,628,500 2,605,200 2,549,0

GOODSPRODUCING 410,500 415,700 410,700 268,800 273,300 271,700 501,400 503,700 475,50

Mining,Logging,&Construction 159,700 164,100 161,500 104,700 108,300 108,300 272,100 274,800 256,50

Manufacturing 250,800 251,600 249,200 164,100 165,000 163,400 229,300 228,900 219,00DurableGoods 178,100 178,600 174,900 115,100 115,800 113,300 150,100 149,500 141,70FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing 49,100 48,800 46,10ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing 40,600 40,900 40,900 37,600 37,900 37,900 18,800 18,900 18,50Nondurable Goods 72,700 73,000 74,300 49,000 49,200 50,100 79,200 79,400 77,30SERVICEPROVIDING 2,533,300 2,526,300 2,484,300 1,808,800 1,807,900 1,773,500 2,127,100 2,101,500 2,073,5

PrivateServiceProviding 2,137,400 2,135,500 2,083,700 1,534,100 1,535,000 1,498,500 1,746,600 1,729,000 1,687,9

WholesaleTrade 161,600 162,200 157,800 122,700 123,400 119,000 137,100 136,900 132,50MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods 93,400 93,700 91,000 69,900 70,300 67,500 81,500 81,400 78,20MerchantWholesalers,NondurableGoods 47,100 47,100 47,200 35,700 35,700 35,700 37,600 37,500 37,60RetailTrade 306,600 305,300 299,300 205,800 204,300 201,800 271,400 266,200 261,40MotorVehicleandPartsDealers 25,100 25,100 24,600 32,500 32,800 32,00Bldng.MaterialandGardenEqpmnt.andSuppliesDlrs. 22,200 22,100 22,000 15,100 15,000 15,000 19,400 19,400 18,40FoodandBeverageStores 47,500 47,600 47,300 32,400 32,500 32,100 55,800 55,800 55,00ClothingandClothingAccessories Stores 22,800 22,300 22,300 29,700 28,800 28,40GeneralMerchandiseStores 68,200 67,800 68,000 44,200 43,800 44,700 58,000 57,300 57,40Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 140,100 139,600 135,800 76,100 76,000 73,400 121,200 122,200 124,20

Utilities 6,900 6,800 6,400 16,900 16,800 16,20Information 74,000 74,000 78,000 61,000 60,900 64,300 29,400 29,600 31,30

Telecommunications 36,100 36,200 38,300 29,500 29,600 31,400 15,000 15,100 16,10FinancialActivities 239,500 239,500 229,100 187,300 187,800 177,400 136,700 135,500 134,90FinanceandInsurance 182,500 182,900 174,600 142,700 143,200 135,100 88,300 87,500 86,70CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 96,700 96,800 93,200 71,900 71,900 68,600 41,700 41,400 41,30InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities 48,600 48,400 46,800 29,000 28,800 29,00RealEstateandRentalandLeasing 44,600 44,600 42,300 48,400 48,000 48,20ProfessionalandBusinessServices 459,500 458,800 439,400 361,300 361,400 347,400 385,000 381,000 366,40Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 191,100 189,000 185,200 153,900 152,700 151,400 181,200 179,100 176,50Admin.SupportandWasteMgmt.andRemediation 228,000 229,300 217,400 174,500 175,500 164,200 185,100 183,300 170,40EducationandHealthServices 366,000 364,700 361,300 256,300 255,900 253,300 325,200 321,900 311,80

HealthCareandSocialAssistance 312,100 312,000 308,800 218,100 218,700 215,100 280,700 277,800 268,20AmbulatoryHealthCareServices 109,700 110,900 108,000 134,100 131,300 123,50Hospitals 74,300 74,200 73,300 48,100 48,100 47,400 72,200 72,300 72,60LeisureandHospitality 289,400 290,300 282,800 194,400 195,800 193,000 242,500 239,400 233,60Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation 23,900 23,200 22,900 26,100 26,600 26,20AccommodationandFoodServices 251,200 252,400 246,200 170,500 172,600 170,100 216,400 212,800 207,40FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces 219,700 221,600 216,800 149,300 151,300 149,300 195,800 192,400 187,40OtherServices 100,700 101,100 100,200 69,200 69,500 68,900 98,100 96,300 91,80

Government 395,900 390,800 400,600 274,700 272,900 275,000 380,500 372,500 385,60Federal 45,200 45,100 46,200 30,200 30,200 31,200 27,600 27,400 28,00State 50,400 50,200 49,200 37,500 37,900 36,700 71,300 70,000 73,00Local 300,300 295,500 305,200 207,000 204,800 207,100 281,600 275,100 284,60Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'1

TOTALNONFARM 786,200 782,900 772,900 866,200 860,800 849,800 851,100 849,700 843,00

GOODSPRODUCING 90,300 90,800 87,000 141,700 142,400 139,000 93,000 94,100 90,10

Mining,Logging,&Construction 41,200 41,800 39,400 55,000 55,800 53,200 46,900 48,100 45,40

Manufacturing 49,100 49,000 47,600 86,700 86,600 85,800 46,100 46,000 44,70

SERVICEPROVIDING 695,900 692,100 685,900 724,500 718,400 710,800 758,100 755,600 752,90

PrivateServiceProviding 525,100 524,000 513,800 603,300 6 00,500 5 85,200 598,200 598,000 588,70

WholesaleTrade 40,600 40,500 39,800 38,900 38,800 38,800 28,400 28,400 28,30

RetailTrade 83,800 83,100 82,900 100,800 101,000 97,500 98,200 97,400 94,10

FoodandBeverageStores 16,300 16,200 16,100 15,100 15,100 15,200 18,300 18,200 18,00GeneralMerchandiseStores 15,700 15,700 15,500 24,000 24,000 23,300 19,000 18,800 19,00Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 13,200 13,100 12,900 64,000 63,600 62,400 20,300 20,200 19,70

Information 19,200 19,200 19,400 13,000 13,100 13,700 17,100 17,100 17,90Telecommunications 5,000 5,000 5,200 6,600 6,600 6,900 4,400 4,400 5,00FinancialActivities 43,500 43,300 42,100 52,200 51,700 51,700 65,700 65,000 65,40FinanceandInsurance 30,100 30,000 29,800 39,800 39,700 39,500 52,600 51,900 52,20CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 12,300 12,400 12,100 24,800 24,900 24,600 23,800 23,500 23,60ProfessionalandBusinessServices 109,800 109,300 110,800 98,200 97,400 92,000 96,200 96,900 100,60

Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 58,300 57,000 58,600 37,200 36,300 33,800 38,200 38,100 38,60AdminSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation Svcs 50,700 50,900 48,300 53,500 53,800 53,200 50,000 50,600 53,40EducationandHealthServices 92,100 91,400 89,000 109,700 108,800 108,000 138,600 136,000 130,60HealthCareandSocialAssistance 80,400 80,000 77,200 94,000 93,300 93,700 119,300 119,100 114,40Hospitals 20,000 20,000 19,700 26,200 26,100 25,900 22,600 22,600 22,40LeisureandHospitality 88,100 89,200 83,200 95,000 94,500 89,800 101,900 105,000 100,70

AccommodationandFoodServices 77,800 78,900 73,200 80,700 79,800 76,100 91,500 94,700 89,40OtherServices 34,800 34,900 33,700 31,500 31,600 31,300 31,800 32,000 31,40

Government 170,800 168,100 172,100 121,200 117,900 125,600 159,900 157,600 164,20

Federal 10,700 10,800 10,900 15,000 14,900 15,000 34,600 34,200 34,50State 72,900 72,800 74,900 12,900 12,300 12,500 20,700 20,400 20,40Local 87,200 84,500 86,300 93,300 90,700 98,100 104,600 103,000 109,30

LargestFourMSAsNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)DALLASFT.WORTHARLINGTON DALLASPLANOIRVINGMD** HOUSTONSUGARLANDBAYTOWN

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INDUSTRY Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10 Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct

TOTAL 61,700 62,100 65,100 112, 700 111, 900 110, 900 161, 300 160, 000 159, 200 127, 800 126, 400 126,

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 4,600 4,600 4,400 6,500 6,500 6,100 21,000 21,100 19,800 3,300 3,300 3,1

Manufacturing 2,900 2,900 2,800 13,500 13,500 13,100 20,400 20,400 19,800 5,400 5,400 5,4

WholesaleTrade 2,000 2,000 2,200 5,000 5,000 4,900 4,900 4,800 4,900 3,000 3,100 3,0

RetailTrade 7,400 7,400 7,900 14,000 13,900 13,700 19,700 19,400 19,100 16,100 15,900 15,8

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,600 1,600 1,700 4,300 4,300 4,200 5,500 5,400 5,300 5,000 4,900 5,0

Information 900 900 1,100 1,400 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,400 1,500 1,800 1,800 1,9

FinancialActivities 3,300 3,400 3,600 6,800 6,800 6,700 5,600 5,600 5,500 5,300 5,300 5,1

Prof.

&

Business

Services 4,100 4,300 4,600

8,500 8,500 8,200

14,200 14,000 13,800

9,100 9,000 8,9

Educ.&HealthServices 12,700 12,900 13,900 16,000 15,900 16,000 23,200 23,000 23,200 31,900 31,600 32,0

Leisure&Hospitality 6,300 6,400 6,800 11,900 11,900 11,700 14,200 14,200 14,000 11,600 11,500 11,8

OtherServices 2,200 2,300 2,500 4,700 4,700 4,700 5,400 5,400 5,500 3,600 3,600 3,6

Government 13,700 13,400 13,600 20,100 19,400 20,100 25,800 25,300 26,800 31,700 31,000 31,3


TOTAL 99,100 98,600 99,400 185, 500 184, 800 178, 800 283, 300 284, 500 281, 000 129, 700 127, 600 128,


Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,100 9,400 9,400 9,200 16,700 16,800 16,900 7,600 7,600 7,4

WholesaleTrade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,800 5,900 5,400 10,100 10,100 9,900 3,800 3,700 3,8

RetailTrade 11,000 11,000 10,700 22,000 21,900 20,100 35,300 35,200 34,200 15,100 14,600 15,0

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,500 1,500 1,400 6,300 6,300 5,700 12,500 12,600 12,300 4,800 4,800 4,8

Information 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,800 1,900 2,100 4,700 4,800 5,000 2,200 2,200 2,3


Prof.&BusinessServices 6,200 6,200 6,000 15,500 15,400 15,200 32,900 32,800 31,300 10,000 9,800 9,9

Educ.&HealthServices 11,500 1 1,600 11,100 31,900 31,800 31,000 36,700 37,300 36,200 19,200 19,000 19,4


OtherServices 3,200 3,200 3,100 7,000 6,900 6,800 9,700 9,600 9,600 4,800 4,700 5,0

Government 36,800 36,000 39,000 34,400 33,800 35,700 68,700 68,900 71,400 38,300 38,000 38,0

INDUSTRY Oct

'11* Sep

'11 Oct

'10

Oct

'11* Sep

'11 Oct

'10

Oct

'11* Sep

'11 Oct

'10

Oct

'11* Sep

'11 Oct

TOTAL 91,900 91,100 88,100 99,000 97,400 97,000 133, 900 132, 400 129, 600 226,400 224,300 221,8


Manufacturing 900 900 800 11,200 11,200 10,800 5,100 5,100 5,000 6,100 6,000 5,9

WholesaleTrade 2,700 2,700 2,600 4,400 4,300 4,200 6,200 6,200 6,000 5,800 5,800 6,2

RetailTrade 12,500 12,400 11,900 10,800 10,600 10,900 16,600 16,400 15,800 32,200 32,200 32,1

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 12,400 12,300 11,500 3,700 3,600 3,600 3,700 3,700 3,500 7,200 7,200 7,0

Information 500 500 600 1,400 1,300 1,400 4,200 4,200 4,300 1,800 1,800 1,9



Educ.&HealthServices 15,200 1 5,000 14,500 15,400 15,100 15,200 21,400 21,200 20,400 59,100 58,900 57,5


OtherServices 2,400 2,400 2,300 3,200 3,200 3,200 5,300 5,300 5,200 5,900 5,900 5,8

Government 22,500 22,200 22,400 12,600 12,100 12,600 31,600 30,800 31,200 58,200 56,400 56,0

LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLENEDINBURGMISSION

MIDLAND ODESSA SANANGELO SHERMANDENISON

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONTPORTARTHUR BROWNSVILLEHARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATIONBRYAN CORPUSCHRISTI ELPASO KILLEENTEMPLEFORTHOOD


TOTAL 71,300 70,800 69,200 63,900 63,600 61,700 45,400 44,900 44,900 42,700 43,000 42,4


Manufacturing 2,600 2,600 2,600 4,400 4,400 4,300 3,800 3,800 3,700 5,200 5,200 5,1

WholesaleTrade 3,600 3,600 3,500 4,800 4,800 4,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,100 1,100 1,1

RetailTrade 7,700 7,600 7,500 6,400 6,400 6,400 5,400 5,300 5,400 5,900 5,900 5,8

Trans.,

Ware.,

&

Util. 2,600 2,600 2,500

2,200 2,200 2,100

1,100 1,100 1,000

1,100 1,100 1,1Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 500 600 600 1,100 1,100 1,200 400 400 5





OtherServices 2,900 2,900 2,800 3,200 3,200 3,100 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,400 1,500 1,4

Government 8,100 7,900 8,500 10,100 9,700 9,800 9,500 9,100 9,200 6,500 6,600 6,5


TOTAL 56,900 57,100 57,000 96,100 94,400 93,500 51,800 51,900 49,100 108, 000 107, 300 106,


Manufacturing 4,100 4,100 4,000 6,600 6,600 6,400 5,600 5,500 5,500 14,700 14,700 14,3

WholesaleTrade 2,500 2,600 2,500 3,100 3,100 3,100 1,800 1,800 1,700 3,800 3,700 3,8

RetailTrade 6,700 6,900 6,900 11,900 11,700 11,600 6,900 6,900 6,300 10,600 10,500 10,5

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 3,000 3,000 2,900 3,700 3,600 3,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 3,100 3,000 3,0

Information 500 500 600 2,000 2,000 2,100 500 500 500 1,200 1,200 1,3





OtherServices 2,100 2,100 2,200 3,800 3,800 3,800 1,900 1,900 1,700 3,900 3,900 3,9

Government 14,200 13,800 14,100

14,000 13,300 13,800

9,200 8,900 9,000

18,400 18,200 18,3

INDUSTRY Oct'11* Sep'11 Oct'10

TOTAL 57,800 57,600 58,200

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 3,900 3,900 3,700

Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,100

WholesaleTrade 1,800 1,800 1,800

RetailTrade 7,500 7,500 7,500

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,900 1,900 1,900

Information 1,000 1,000 1,100

FinancialActivities 2,700 2,700 2,700

Prof.&BusinessServices 3,600 3,600 3,600

Educ.&HealthServices 9,000 9,000 9,300

Leisure&Hospitality 5,900 6,000 6,000

OtherServices 2,600 2,600 2,700

Government 12,700 12,400 12,800

TEXARKANA TYLER VICTORIA WACO

WICHITAFALLS

Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to

revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in each MSA is without

reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates produced by the Bureauof Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation

with the TWC.


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The Texas unemployment rate moved down in October by four-tenths of a percentage point to 8.0 percent.From year-ago levels, the unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Since January2011, the unemployment rate has declined five-tenths of a percentage point. The national unemploymentrate decreased by three-tenths of a percentage point to 8.5 percent. For 52 months, the Texas unemploymentrate has remained below the national unemployment rate.

The Civilian Labor Force contracted this month by 4,500 people for an estimated level of 12,367,000Texans. Over the year, the Civilian Labor Force grew by 195,000 persons. Since the beginning of the

year, the Civilian Labor Force has added 216,400 individuals.

The number of jobholders reached a new all-time high this month at an estimated level of 11,378,100Texans. The monthly increase of 47,800 persons marked the largest September-to-October change

seen since 2006. Since January 2011, Texas has added 263,000 individuals into the ranks of the employedpopulation. Those seeking job opportunities declined by 52,300 people for an estimated level of 988,900Texans. This September-to-October change was the sharpest decline seen since 1983.

The number of individuals continuing to seek out unemployment insurance benefits declined by 1,200persons over the month for a count of 138,400 recipients. Since October 2010, those continuing tofile

for unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 15,600 people. At the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)level, 16 MSAs displayed an increased number of claimants while nine showed a decrease in claimants. TheMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA, the Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA, and the Houston-Sugarland-Baytown

MSA had the sharpest over-the-month declines in the rate of persons receiving unemployment benefits amongthe MSAs at 8.2 percent, 7.5 percent, and 3.7 percent, respectively.

All 25 MSAs showed declines in their unemployment rates. The unemployment rates for the Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA had the steepest declines among the MSAs

as they fell by six-tenths of a percentage point each. The Midland MSA, at 4.5 percent, had the lowestunemployment rate among the MSAs.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. Civilian Labor Force (C.L.F.) includes wage and salary workers, self-employed, unpaid family, domesti

private households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the unemployed, all by place of residence. Employment and Unemployment data are first rounded then added toge

to derive the rounded CLF total. Because of this rounding technique, this rounded total of the CLF may not agree with a rounding of the CLF total itself. Percent Unemployed is based upon unrou

Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment numbers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Beginning with January 2005 estim

definitions of the MSAs were updated to reflect the 2000 Census-based configurations. Please see www.tracer2.com for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is compof the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division (MD) and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical AreasNot Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands)

MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rat

October 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjusted

October2011 September 2011 October 2010C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. R

UnitedStates 154,088.0 140,987.0 13,102.0 8.5 1 54 ,0 22 .0 1 40 ,5 02 .0 1 3, 52 0. 0 8 .8 1 53 ,6 52 .0 1 39 ,7 49 .0 1 3, 90 3. 0

StateofTexas 12,367.0 11,378.1 988.9 8.0 12,371.5 11,330.3 1,041.2 8.4 12,172.0 11,205.1 966.9

Abilene 78.8 73.4 5.4 6.8 80.1 74.4 5.7 7.1 83.1 77.8 5.3

Amarillo 134.1 126.6 7.5 5.6

134.0 126.0 8.0 6 .0

132.4 125.2 7.2 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 923.5 858.1 65.4 7.1 925.6 856.4 69.2 7.5 910.2 847.0 63.2

BeaumontPortArthur 190.6 170.1 20.5 10.8 190.1 168.4 21.7 11.4 187.4 168.1 19.3 1

BrownsvilleHarlingen 159.4 140.4 19.0 11.9 159.2 139.4 19.8 12.4 157.8 140.4 17.4 1

CollegeStationBryan 116.9 109.6 7.3 6.2 116.8 109.1 7.7 6 .6 117.2 110.1 7.1

CorpusChristi 219.4 202.8 16.6 7.6 219.1 201.5 17.6 8.0 212.4 195.7 16.7

DallasFortWorthArlington 3,274.4 3,012.9 261.5 8.0 3,285.2 3,011.3 273.9 8.3 3,228.0 2,969.7 258.3

DallasPlanoIrvingMD 2,187.1 2,010.5 176.6 8.1 2,201.1 2,016.6 184.5 8.4 2,158.3 1,985.1 173.2

FortWorthArlingtonMD 1,087.3 1,002.4 84.9 7.8 1,084.2 994.8 89.4 8.2 1,069.7 984.6 85.1

ElPaso 325.9 292.6 33.3 10.2 327.4 292.9 34.5 10.5 320.9 290.3 30.6

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 2,989.5 2,748.4 241.1 8.1 2,969.9 2,715.1 254.8 8.6 2,905.4 2,666.4 239.0

KilleenTempleFortHood 170.2 155.9 14.3 8.4 168.8 154.0 14.8 8.8 168.3 155.5 12.8

Laredo 98.9 91.2 7.7 7.7 98.0 90.0 8.0 8.2 95.3 87.6 7.7

Longview 114.3 106.5 7.8 6.8 112.9 104.7 8.2 7 .3 112.5 104.6 7.9

Lubbock 150.5 141.4 9.1 6.1 150.5 140.7 9.8 6 .5 146.8 138.0 8.8

McAllenEdinburgMission 312.8 276.5 36.3 11.6 312.0 273.9 38.1 12.2 306.8 272.0 34.8 1

Midland 79.3 75.7 3.6 4.5 79.5 75.6 3.9 4.9 77.6 73.8 3.8

Odessa 75.4 71.1 4.3 5.7 74.9 70.3 4.6 6.2 73.7 68.5 5.2

San

Angelo 55.0 51.5 3.5 6.3

55.1 51.4 3.7 6.8

54.8 51.4 3.4

SanAntonioNewBraunfels 1,000.1 924.6 75.5 7.5 1,000.0 920.4 79.6 8.0 988.5 916.4 72.1

ShermanDenison 58.0 53.1 4.9 8.5 58.3 53.2 5.1 8.8 57.3 52.6 4.7

Texarkana 65.5 60.7 4.8 7.4 66.1 60.9 5.2 7.8 65.3 60.7 4.6

Tyler 105.9 96.9 9.0 8.5 103.3 94.8 8.5 8.3 102.2 94.4 7.8

Victoria 60.8 56.7 4.1 6.8 61.7 57.3 4.4 7.1 58.7 54.4 4.3

Waco 118.3 109.3 9.0 7.6 117.8 108.4 9.4 8 .0 115.7 107.4 8.3

WichitaFalls 71.5 6 6.3 5.2 7.2 72.0 66.5 5.5 7.6 72.5 67.2 5.3

1 Midland 4

2 Amarillo 5

3 Odessa 5

4 Lubbock 6

5 CollegeStationBryan 6

6 SanAngelo 6

7(tie) Abilene 6

Longview 6

Victoria 6

10 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 7

11 WichitaFalls 7

12 Texarkana 7

13 SanAntonioNewBraunfels 7

14(ti e) Cor pu sChristi 7

Waco 7

16 Laredo 7

Texas 8

17 DallasFortWorthArlington 8

18 HoustonSugarLandBaytown 8

19 KilleenTempleFortHood 8

UnitedStates 8

20(ti e) Sherman

Denison 8

Tyler 8

22 ElPaso 10

23 BeaumontPortArthur 10

24 McAllenEdinburgMission 1

25 BrownsvilleHarlingen 1


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Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCounties October2011County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. RAnderson 21,379 19,462 1,917 9.0 Gillespie 13,653 13,003 650 4.8 Moore 11,879 11,353 526 Andrews 7,498 7,135 363 4.8 Glasscock 613 583 30 4.9 Morris 6,296 5,592 704 1Angelina 39,626 36,548 3,078 7.8 Goliad 3,528 3,304 224 6.3 Motley 659 614 45 Aransas 12,225 11,307 918 7.5 Gonzales 9,789 9,229 560 5.7 Nacogdoches 32,363 30,133 2,230 Archer 4,959 4,645 314 6.3 Gray 11,277 10,594 683 6.1 Navarro 22,184 20,186 1,998 Armstrong 1,086 1,032 54 5.0 Grayson 57,992 53,054 4,938 8.5 Newton 5,820 5,024 796 1Atascosa 19,970 18,439 1,531 7.7 Gregg 68,289 63,723 4,566 6.7 Nolan 7,800 7,273 527 Austin 13,985 12,816 1 ,169 8.4 Grimes 12,177 11,233 944 7.8 Nueces 174,957 162,056 12,901

Bailey 3,182 2,965 217 6.8

Guadalupe 62,056 57,622 4,434 7 .1

Ochiltree 5,717 5,477 240 Bandera 10,073 9,411 662 6.6

Hale 17,400 16,117 1,283 7.4

Oldham 899 845 54 Bastrop 35,636 32,797 2,839 8.0 Hall 1,356 1,223 133 9.8 Orange 42,681 38,097 4,584 1Baylor 1,836 1,721 115 6.3 Hamilton 4,333 4,080 253 5.8 PaloPinto 14,096 13,032 1,064 Bee 12,569 11,468 1,101 8.8 Hansford 2,732 2,605 127 4.6 Panola 13,982 12,987 995 Bell 133,678 122,632 11,046 8.3 Hardeman 2,155 2,038 117 5.4 Parker 55,993 52,022 3,971 Bexar 791,560 730,687 60,873 7.7 Hardin 28,040 25,413 2,627 9.4 Parmer 4,565 4,337 228 Blanco 4,974 4,683 291 5.9 H ar ri s 2 ,07 4, 63 2 1, 90 6, 94 2 1 67 ,6 90 8. 1 Pecos 9,178 8,677 501 Borden 486 465 21 4.3 Harrison 33,498 30,783 2,715 8.1 Polk 18,228 16,445 1,783 Bosque 8,165 7,504 661 8.1 Hartley 2,484 2,374 110 4.4 Potter 58,970 55,197 3,773 Bowie 45,481 41,673 3,808 8.4 Haskell 3,074 2,917 157 5.1 Presidio 3,848 3,337 511 1Brazoria 153,258 140,560 12,698 8.3 Hays 82,519 76,703 5,816 7.0 Rains 5,101 4,635 466 Brazos 101,050 94,852 6,198 6.1 Hemphill 2,754 2,672 82 3.0 Randall 70,724 67,239 3,485 Brewster 5,161 4,867 294 5.7 Henderson 36,138 32,999 3,139 8.7 Reagan 2,791 2,712 79 Briscoe 633 591 42 6.6 Hidalgo 312,815 276, 526 36,289 11.6 Real 1,395 1,295 100 Brooks 3,233 2,921 312 9.7 Hill 16,072 14,723 1,349 8.4 RedRiver 5,730 5,027 703 1Brown 18,308 16,925 1,383 7.6 Hockley 12,559 11,837 722 5.7 Reeves 4,768 4,273 495 1Burleson 8,387 7,873 514 6.1 Hood 26,312 24,461 1,851 7.0 Refugio 4,254 4,010 244 Burnet 22,428 20,928 1,500 6.7 Hopkins 17,789 16,544 1,245 7.0 Roberts 589 568 21 Caldwell 16,425 15,005 1,420 8.6 Houston 8,679 7,669 1,010 11.6 Robertson 7,480 6,909 571 Calhoun 9,975 9,067 908 9.1 Howard 13,936 12,978 958 6.9 Rockwall 40,769 37,840 2,929

Callahan 6,705 6,299 406 6.1

Hudspeth 1,806 1,700 106 5.9

Runnels 4,457 4,105 352 Cameron 159,435 140,401 1 9,034 11.9 Hunt 38,023 34,657 3,366 8.9 Rusk 25,424 23,618 1,806 Camp 5,931 5,387 544 9.2 Hutchinson 11,329 10,554 775 6.8 Sabine 3,281 2,769 512 1Carson 3,297 3,130 167 5.1 Irion 946 892 54 5.7 SanAugustine 3,658 3,222 436 1Cass 13,509 12,085 1,424 10.5 Jack 5,060 4,783 277 5.5 SanJacinto 10,612 9,625 987 Castro 3,513 3,324 189 5.4 Jackson 6,936 6,474 462 6.7 SanPatricio 32,143 29,389 2,754 Chambers 16,080 14,602 1,478 9.2 Jasper 15,676 13,873 1,803 11.5 SanSaba 2,309 2,110 199 Cherokee 21,085 19,174 1,911 9.1 JeffDavis 1,141 1,078 63 5.5 Schleicher 1,527 1,445 82 Childress 3,140 2,927 213 6.8 Je ff er so n 11 9, 90 4 1 06 ,5 82 1 3, 32 2 11 .1 Scurry 8,186 7,744 442 Clay 5,948 5,585 363 6.1 JimHogg 3,006 2,819 187 6.2 Shackelford 2,209 2,121 88 Cochran 1,288 1,165 123 9.5 JimWells 21,900 20,336 1 ,564 7.1 Shelby 13,244 12,234 1,010 Coke 1,279 1,180 99 7.7 Johnson 76,590 70,915 5,675 7.4 Sherman 1,407 1,337 70 Coleman 4,148 3,836 312 7.5 Jones 7,419 6,763 656 8.8 Smith 105,906 96,894 9,012 Collin 429,896 398,883 31,013 7.2 Karnes 5,433 4,977 456 8.4 Somervell 4,271 3,943 328 Collingsworth 1,444 1,366 78 5.4 Kaufman 48,679 44,566 4,113 8.4 Starr 25,322 21,372 3,950 1Colorado 10,607 9,748 859 8.1 Kendall 17,234 16,171 1,063 6.2 Stephens 4,611 4,262 349 Comal 59,083 55,137 3,946 6.7 Kenedy 241 226 15 6.2 Sterling 765 732 33 Comanche 6,562 6,124 438 6.7 Kent 414 389 25 6.0 Stonewall 821 784 37 Concho 1,289 1,193 96 7.4 Kerr 23,134 21,665 1,469 6.3 Sutton 2,774 2,653 121 Cooke 22,242 20,995 1,247 5.6 Kimble 1,872 1,746 126 6.7 Swisher 3,505 3,273 232 Coryell 25,563 23,076 2,487 9.7 King 181 169 12 6.6 Tarrant 926,154 852,876 73,278

Cottle 720 666 54 7.5

Kinney 1,459 1,348 111 7.6

Taylor 64,680 60,385 4,295 Crane 1,746 1,619 127 7.3 Kleberg 17,444 16,266 1,178 6.8 Terrell 385 352 33 Crockett 2,040 1,923 117 5.7 Knox 1,749 1,644 105 6.0 Terry 5,853 5,411 442 Crosby 2,751 2,485 266 9.7 Lamar 23,703 21,391 2,312 9.8 Throckmorton 994 937 57 Culberson 1,631 1,564 67 4.1 Lamb 6,767 6,286 481 7.1 Titus 14,225 13,142 1,083 Dallam 3,785 3,612 173 4.6 Lampasas 10,996 10,233 763 6.9 TomGreen 53,983 50,568 3,415 Dallas 1,190,398 1,087,225 103,173 8.7 LaSalle 3,690 3,483 207 5.6 Travis 570,680 531,263 3 9,417 Dawson 5,537 5,075 462 8.3 Lavaca 9,672 9,128 544 5.6 Trinity 5,734 5,199 535 DeafSmith 9,123 8,597 526 5.8 Lee 9,650 9,033 617 6.4 Tyler 8,469 7,526 943 1Delta 2,338 2,134 204 8.7 Leon 7,982 7,357 625 7.8 Upshur 20,623 19,170 1,453 Denton 363,234 337,549 25,685 7.1 Liberty 32,907 29,577 3,330 10.1 Upton 1,904 1,817 87 DeWitt 9,162 8,534 628 6.9 Limestone 11,960 11,152 808 6.8 Uvalde 11,684 10,545 1,139 Dickens 940 807 133 14.1 Lipscomb 1,663 1,582 81 4.9 ValVerde 20,909 19,120 1,789 Dimmit 4,977 4,602 375 7.5 LiveOak 5,559 5,226 333 6.0 VanZandt 25,696 23,742 1,954 Donley 1,932 1,821 111 5.7 Llano 8,202 7,573 629 7.7 Victoria 47,293 44,318 2,975 Duval 5,451 4,959 492 9.0 Loving 49 45 4 8.2 Walker 28,066 25,773 2,293 Eastland 8,951 8,313 638 7.1 Lubbock 147,789 138,943 8,846 6 .0 Waller 17,296 15,787 1,509 Ector 75,382 71,050 4,332 5.7 Lynn 2,787 2,582 205 7.4 Ward 4,975 4,638 337 Edwards 937 870 67 7.2 McCulloch 4,220 3,953 267 6.3 Washington 17,212 16,186 1,026 Ellis 73,754 67,676 6,078 8.2 McLennan 118,273 109,294 8,979 7.6 Webb 98,885 91,235 7,650 ElPaso 325,910 292,601 33,309 10.2 McMullen 475 447 28 5.9 Wharton 20,946 19,088 1,858

Erath 19,224 18,078 1,146 6.0

Madison 5,563 5,125 438 7.9

Wheeler 3,328 3,193 135 Falls 6,754 6,074 680 10.1 Marion 5,149 4,678 471 9.1 Wichita 60,551 56,057 4,494 Fannin 13,825 12,452 1,373 9.9 Martin 2,326 2,200 126 5.4 Wilbarger 7,700 7,280 420 Fayette 12,038 11,338 700 5.8 Mason 2,301 2,189 112 4.9 Willacy 9,464 8,097 1,367 1Fisher 1,941 1,820 121 6.2 Matagorda 18,004 15,983 2,021 11.2 Williamson 218,254 202,333 15,921 Floyd 2,946 2,711 235 8.0 Maverick 23,341 20,341 3,000 12.9 Wilson 19,515 18,127 1,388 Foard 680 632 48 7.1 Medina 20,603 19,029 1,574 7.6 Winkler 3,387 3,186 201 FortBend 291,154 269,001 22,153 7.6 Menard 960 899 61 6.4 Wise 28,587 26,585 2,002 Franklin 5,144 4,742 402 7.8 Midland 79,288 75,726 3,562 4.5 Wood 18,262 16,683 1,579 Freestone 10,134 9,485 649 6.4 Milam 10,639 9,598 1,041 9.8 Yoakum 4,071 3,864 207 Frio 7,797 7,258 539 6.9 Mills 2,265 2,120 145 6.4 Young 9,474 8,890 584 Gaines 7,260 6,866 394 5.4 Mitchell 3,540 3,246 294 8.3 Zapata 5,779 5,267 512 Galveston 148,446 134,937 13,509 9.1 Montague 10,243 9,606 637 6.2 Zavala 4,096 3,500 596 1Garza 2,497 2,353 144 5.8 Montgomery 231,156 214,540 16,616 7.2 Texas(Actual) 12,367,034 11,378,100 988,934


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EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCities October2011City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp R

Abilene 56,106 52,232 3,874 6.9 Garland 110,985 101,636 9,349 8.4 Paris 11,888 10,584 1,304 11Allen 44,466 41,400 3,066 6.9 Georgetown 23,085 21,397 1,688 7.3 Pasadena 68,297 61,956 6,341 9Amarillo 103,339 9 7,626 5,713 5.5 GrandPrairie 80,100 73,479 6,621 8.3 Pearland 48,144 44,888 3,256 6Arlington 209,945 193,944 16, 001 7.6 Grapevine 29,596 27,824 1,772 6.0 Pflugerville 23,965 22,516 1,449 6Austin 439,988 411,275 28,713 6 .5 Greenville 11,400 10,390 1,010 8.9 Pharr 26,953 24,217 2,736 10Baytown 33,614 30,140 3,474 10.3 HaltomCity 21,164 19,665 1,499 7.1 Plano 149,787 139,394 10,393 6Beaumont 57,195 51,167 6,028 10.5 HarkerHeightsCity 12,556 11,650 906 7.2 PortArthur 25,090 21,499 3,591 14Bedford 30,999 28,965 2,034 6.6 Harlingen 27,526 24,500 3,026 11.0 Richardson 55,845 51,953 3,892 7Big

Spring 9,569 8,850 719 7.5

Houston 1,109,343 1,021,182 88,161 7.9

Rockwall 19,321 17,981 1,340 6

Brownsville 68,950 60,798 8,152 11.8 Huntsville 16,283 14,977 1,306 8.0 Rosenberg 16,614 15,318 1,296 7Bryan 41,407 38,836 2,571 6.2 Hurst 21,110 19,610 1,500 7.1 RoundRock 55,107 51,450 3,657 6Burleson 18,933 1 7,729 1,204 6.4 Irving 112,796 104,137 8,659 7.7 Rowlett 29,486 27,226 2,260 7Carrollton 72,898 67,775 5,123 7 .0 Keller 20,897 19,644 1,253 6.0 SanAngelo 45,425 42,575 2,850 6CedarHill 24,139 22,029 2,110 8.7 Killeen 51,249 4 6,631 4,618 9.0 SanAntonio 654,104 606,500 47,604 7CedarPark 33,673 31,707 1,966 5.8 Kingsville 13,885 12,983 902 6.5 SanBenito 10,017 8,889 1,128 11Cleburne 13,664 1 2,575 1,089 8.0 KyleCity 13,449 1 2,688 761 5.7 SanJuan 13,915 12,440 1,475 10CollegeStation 48,263 45, 325 2,938 6.1 LakeJackson 14,562 13,546 1,016 7.0 SanMarcos 28,719 27,128 1,591 5Conroe 29,233 27,240 1,993 6.8 Lancaster 17,411 15,470 1,941 11.1 Schertz 16,583 15,526 1,057 6Coppell 20,690 19,302 1,388 6.7 LaPorte 18,919 17,348 1,571 8.3 Seguin 12,230 11,321 909 7CopperasCove 13,824 12,737 1,087 7.9 Laredo 93,876 86,989 6,887 7.3 Sherman 17,848 16,362 1,486 8CorpusChr is ti 1 57 ,3 83 1 46 ,2 06 1 1,17 7 7. 1 LeagueCity 40,676 37,552 3,124 7.7 Socorro 12,596 11,143 1,453 11Corsicana 11,135 1 0,125 1,010 9.1 LeanderCity 13,221 12,451 770 5.8 Southlake 12,742 11,938 804 6Dallas 611,904 558,553 53,351 8.7 Lewisville 61,653 57,756 3,897 6.3 SugarLand 43,733 41,054 2,679 6DeerPark 17,244 1 5,971 1,273 7.4 LittleElm 13,445 1 2,725 720 5.4 Temple 32,135 29,938 2,197 6DelRio 16,527 15,133 1,394 8.4 Longview 43,608 40,631 2,977 6.8 Texarkana 17,347 15,919 1,428 8Denton 65,678 61,497 4,181 6.4 Lubbock 124,102 116,774 7,328 5.9 TexasCity 20,811 18,558 2,253 10DeSoto 26,050 2 3,431 2,619 10.1 Lufkin 16,385 15,045 1,340 8.2 TheColony 24,498 22,729 1,769 7

Duncanville 18,664 16,917 1,747 9.4

McAllen 64,285 59,346 4,939 7.7

Tyler 51,315 47,025 4,290 8EaglePass 13,487 11,692 1,795 13.3 McKinney 63,397 58,447 4,950 7.8 UniversityPark 10,851 10,122 729 6Edinburg 33,888 3 0,923 2,965 8.7 Mansfield 25,704 23,941 1,763 6.9 Victoria 34,156 31,921 2,235 6ElPaso 277,221 251,181 26,040 9.4 Mesquite 70,240 64,167 6,073 8.6 Waco 58,856 53,962 4,894 8Euless 32,039 29,782 2,257 7.0 Midland 65,316 62,367 2,949 4.5 Waxa hachie 13,943 12,752 1,191 8FarmersB ranch 14,095 12,981 1, 114 7.9 Mission 29,336 26,529 2,807 9.6 Weatherford 12,995 12,086 909 7FlowerMound 36,568 34,392 2,176 6.0 MissouriCity 42,377 39,251 3,126 7.4 Weslaco 15,008 13,116 1,892 12FortWorth 344,326 315, 996 28, 330 8.2 Nacogdoches 17,075 15,844 1 ,231 7.2 WichitaFalls 46,076 42,489 3,587 7Friendswood 18,582 17, 161 1,421 7.6 NewBraunfels 28,611 26,851 1,760 6.2 Wylie 20,737 19,234 1,503 7Frisco 54,916 51,585 3,331 6.1 NorthRichlandHills 37,146 34,584 2,562 6.9Galveston 26,440 24,205 2,235 8 .5 Odessa 56,693 53,440 3,253 5.7

CLF Emp. Unemp. RateAlamo 1,050,111

971,526

7 8, 585 7 .5

BrazosValley 159,851 149,535 1 0, 316 6 .5CameronCounty 159,435 140,401 19,034 11.9CapitalArea 570,680 531,263 3 9, 417 6 .9CentralTexas 189,783 173,849 1 5, 934 8 .4CoastalBend 290,451 268,611 2 1, 840 7 .5ConchoValley 76,747 72,085 4,662 6. 1Dallas 1,190,398 1,087,225 103,173 8.7DeepEastTexas 165,390 150,267 1 5, 123 9. 1EastTexas 406,463 373,935 3 2, 528 8. 0GoldenCrescent 96,355 90,054 6,301 6. 5GulfCoast 3,056,537 2,809,354 247,183 8.1HeartOfTexas 171,358 158,232 1 3, 126 7 .7LowerRioGrandeValley 347,601 305,995 41,606 12.0MiddleRioGrande 72,488 65,104 7,384 10.2NorthCentralTexas 1,241,612 1,150,393 9 1, 219 7 .3NorthEastTexas 134,215 122,330 1 1, 885 8 .9NorthTexas 109,326 101,903 7,423 6.8Panhandle 223,131 210,823 1 2, 308 5 .5PermianBasin 218,718 206,685 1 2, 033 5 .5RuralCapital 410,126 380,393 2 9, 733 7 .2SouthEastTexas 190,625 170,092 20,533 10.8SouthPlains 211,670 198,309 1 3, 361 6 .3SouthTexas 107,670 99,321 8,349 7.8TarrantCounty 926,154 852,876 7 3, 278 7 .9Texoma 94,059 86,501 7,558 8.0UpperRioGrande 339,497 305,147 34,350 10.1WestCentralTexas 156,569 145,887 1 0, 682 6 .8

CivilianLaborForceEstimatesforWDAsOctober2011 AverageHoursandEarningsofProductionorNonsupervisory WorkersforTexasAverageWeeklyEarnings AverageWeeklyHours AverageHourlyEarning

Oct.'11 Sep.' 11 O ct .'10 Oct.' 11 Sep .'11 Oct.'10 Oct.' 11 Sep .'11 OctMiningandLogging $1087.17 $1008.43 $707.28 46.5 44.7 42.1 $23.38 $22.56 $16Mining $1004.17 $942.42 $754.70 47.1 45.2 43.2 $21.32 $20.85 $17Manufacturing $759.02 $742.61 $601.75 43.2 43.1 41.5 $17.57 $17.23 $14DurableGoods $826.73 $790.90 $586.70 44.4 43.6 42.3 $18.62 $18.14 $13FabricatedMetalProductMfg $791.59 $737.21 $607.50 47.6 45.2 43.3 $16.63 $16.31 $14Nondurable Goods $633.86 $655.65 $628.82 41.0 42.3 39.9 $15.46 $15.50 $15Trade,Transportation,andUtilitiesWholesaleTrade $731.43 $698.96 $645.08 40.5 39.4 39.6 $18.06 $17.74 $16Machinery,Equipment,andSupplies $722.04 $699.28 $579.96 42.8 42.1 40.5 $16.87 $16.61 $14RetailTradeMotorVehicleandPartsDealers $676.45 $661.43 $629.59 38.5 38.5 37.7 $17.57 $17.18 $16Bldg.MaterialandGardenEquipment $425.04 $410.77 $421.39 33.0 33.1 35.5 $12.88 $12.41 $11FoodandBeverageStores $355.24 $339.01 $325.76 33.8 33.4 32.0 $10.51 $10.15 $10GasolineStations $340.52 $336.41 $351.66 34.5 35.3 36.9 $9.87 $9.53 $9ClothingandAccessoriesStores $219.99 $217.36 $226.58 21.4 20.8 21.6 $10.28 $10.45 $10InformationTelecommunications $853.91 $799.37 $659.57 37.7 34.5 36.3 $22.65 $23.17 $18

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GLOSSARYOF LABOR MARKET TERMSActual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data seriesnot subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects ofregular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.

Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 andolder who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed,

a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and activelyseeking work.

Consumer Price Index(CPI) - Is a measure of the average change overtime in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumergoods and services. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare whatthe market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the samemarket basket cost a month or a year ago.

Current Employment Statistics (CES) - A monthly survey of nonfarmbusiness establishments used to collect wage and salary employment,workers hours, and payroll, by industry and area. It is sometimes known asNonagricultural Employment.

Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutionalpopulation who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or ontheir own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterpriseoperated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not workingbut who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absentbecause of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternityor paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other familyor personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or wereseeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if heor she holds more than one job.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - The Federal/Statecooperative program which produces employment and unemployment

estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by StEmployment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statist(BLS) definitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetpurposes as an indication of need for employment and training servicprograms. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.

Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which contaa single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdividinto smaller groupings of counties referred to as Metropolitan DivisioTitles of Metropolitan Divisions are typically based on principal city namTexas has two Metropolitan Divisions, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and Fort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort WorArlington MSA.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that containleast one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territthat has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urbarea. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Offiof Management and Budget defines metropolitan areas according to publishstandards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs atwo Metropolitan Divisions (MD).

Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effectsevents that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustmemake it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movementa data series.

Unemployed(Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employmduring the reference week, were available for work, except for temporillness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime durthe 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waitto be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have belooking for work to be classified as unemployed.

Three Walmarts Open in Corpus ChristiCORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Corpus Christi Caller-Times--Mike D. Smith)Three new Walmarts opened in Corpus Christi, bringing 470 jobs to the area.The South Staples Street location opened officially at 7:30 a.m. on October26, featuring an 182,000-square-foot, $8.6 million store at the former ParkdalePlaza location. This Walmart plans to hire 85 employees. At 8:30 a.m., theSouthsides Walmart opened, with the 155,000-square-foot store on SaratogaBlvd., a $9.4-million facility planning to hire 300 staff. The final Walmartopening was at Flour Bluff Drive. The $7.8 million dollar, 155,000-square-foot facility expects to hire 85 employees.

The openings, all one hour apart, marked the first time the retail chain hasopened three locations in one city on the same day, according to regionalmanager Julie Martin. Texas is growing, so were adapting to the marketwe find ourselves in and thats an expanding economy, Martin said.

Rig Repair/Fabricator Company Hiring AgainBROWNSVILLE, TX (Brownsville Herald)Theyre hiring again at KeppelAmFELS, where work has been slow largely due to a work reduction afterthe BP Gulf oil disaster and the recession. Gilberto Elizondo, the companysvice president of human resources, said AmFELS has hired between 150 and200 people since the first week of September, and that the hiring continues.Many of those hired were previously laid off from the yard, which is locatedat the Port of Brownsville, Elizondo said.

Exactly how many more employees AmFELS will add depends on the scopeof repair work coming in, he said, since its rig repair and not new construction

that is responsible for the recent hiring. Fitters and welders make up majority of the hires. Somebody may come out with different generatordifferent drilling system, a different mooring systemour industry is alwlooking at ways to improve technology. If our customer sees a lull in drilloperations and maybe has a one- or two-month gap, theyll go ahead andit, Elizondo added.

Construction Begins on Another Downtown HotelAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman)White Lodging Services Cobroke ground for a Hyatt Place hotel at Third Street and San Jacinto BlvThe project is a joint venture with an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corp. that wbuild a 17-story hotel with 296 rooms that will add 250 construction joand 95 permanent jobs when completed in 2013. Also, the Marriott Marq1,003-room hotel project at Congress Avenue and Third Street plans to sconstruction June 1. Another downtown convention 1,100-room hotel planby San Diego-based Manchester Texas Financial Group at Red River aCesar Chavez streets should start construction in 2012.

Logistics Company Expands in LaredoLAREDO, TX (Laredo Sun)Excel Inc, a leading logistics corporation bain Ohio, will have a warehouse and distribution center at the Fasken IndustPark, also known as El Embarcadero, in Laredo. The company has 29 join the city and is expected to add another 100 to complete the building. Taverage wage for these workers will be $11.33 per hour. Mayor Raul Salisaid, Our city is open for business opportunities in our community andmake a difference in the local economy.

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Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

OCT 2011 8.0% OCT 2011 8.4%

SEP 2011 8.4% SEP 2011 8.5%

OCT 2010 7.9% OCT 2010 8.2%

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

OCT 2011 8.5% OCT 2011 9.0%

SEP 2011 8.8% SEP 2011 9.1%

OCT 2010 9.0% OCT 2010 9.7%

NotSeasonallyAdjusted SeasonallyAdjusted

OCT 2011 10,681,900 OCT 2011 10,616,500

SEP 2011 10,617,000 SEP 2011 10,614,000

OCT 2010 10,449,400 OCT 2010 10,384,900

OTMChange 64,900 OTMChange 2,500

OTYChange 232,500 OTYChange 231,600

InitialClaims ContinuedClaims

OCT 2011 85,204 OCT 2011 807,989

SEP 2011 78,034 SEP 2011 747,606

OCT 2010 87,633 OCT 2010 880,638

PersonnelSupply

AnnualChange

U.S. OCT2011 3.5% OCT 2011 264,800

DallasFortWorth SEP2011 3.7% SEP 2011 261,200

HoustonGalveston OCT2011 3.2% OCT 2010 241,600

OTMChange 3,600

OTYChange 23,200

OCT 2011 $86.41 OTMChange $0.80

SEP 2011 $85.61 OTYChange $4.51

OCT 2010 $81.90

WestTexasIntermediateCrudeOil($/barrel)

TexasUnemploymentRate

ConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)

UnemploymentInsuranceClaimsFiled

TexasNonagriculturalWage&SalaryEmployment

U.S.UnemploymentRate

AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGEOF WORKERS

IN COVERED EMPLOYMENTBY COUNTYSECOND QUARTER 2011

MANUFACTURING AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGEOF WORKERS

IN COVERED EMPLOYMENTBY WDASECOND QUARTER 2011

Texas Labor Market Review - November 2011

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Transcript of Texas Labor Market Review - November 2011