Texas Labor Market Review November 2012

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N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2T E X A S

A MONTHLY NEWSLETTEROFTHE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION

L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W

IN THIS ISSUE

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

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

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

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

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

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

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Other Services employment climbed for the third straight month by

estimated 2,500 positions in October. The industry added 4,200 jobs o

a three-month span, a gain that split the difference between the addition

6,200 jobs last year and the growth of 2,300 jobs seen in 2010. Employm

in Other Services grew by 9,900 positions over the year, but the annual grow

rate edged down from 2.8 percent in September to 2.6 percent in Octobe

Information employment expanded by 2,000 jobs in October, largely revers

Septembers revised decline of 2,100 jobs. This represented the larg

over-the-month expansion for the industry since March. Annual job grow

continued at a negative pace in October as Information shed 3,400 jobs o

the year for a -1.7 percent annual growth rate.

Employment in Financial Activities was basically unchanged in October

the industry shed an estimated 100 positions, marking only the third mont

decline in 2012. Employment in Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing rose

500 positions in October, while Finance and Insurance showed a drop of 6

jobs over the month. The annual growth rate for employment in Financ

Activities climbed to 2.2 percent in October, representing the addition

14,300 jobs over the year.

Mining and Logging employment fell for the second consecutive month w

the loss of 400 jobs in October. The industry has now shed jobs in six of

past 10 months. Year-to-date job gains in Mining and Logging were negat

through October for the first time since 2009. Annual growth dropped to

percent with the addition of 10,900 jobs, marking the industrys lowest ov

the-year growth rate since May 2010.

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%

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Construction

MonthlyEmploymentChangeandAnnualGrowthRate(Statewide,SeasonallyAdjusted)

MonthlyEmploymentChange

AnnualGrowthRate

T E X A S W O R K F O R C E C O M M I S S I O N

L A B O R M A R K E T A N D C A R E E R I N F O R M A T I O N D E P A R T M E N T

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas expanded by an estimated36,600 positions in October. This increase doubled the average Octobergain in the series over the prior five years of 18,300 jobs. Six of the 11 major

industries showed employment gains over the month, as Education and Health

Services added 13,700 positions and Construction employment grew by

13,600 positions. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended October at an

estimated level of 10,883,200 jobs, an increase of 277,400 jobs over the year.The annual growth rate for the employment series climbed to 2.6 percent in

October from the level of 2.4 percent seen in both August and September, the

highest growth rate observed in the series since April 2008.

Employment in Education and Health Services swelled by 13,700 jobs in

October, which marked the largest monthly gain seen in the historical series.

While the monthly gain was significant, Education and Health Services added

a total of 15,100 jobs over the last three months, a figure that fell directly

in line with gains of 18,100 jobs and 13,100 positions in 2011 and 2010,

respectively, over the same three-month span. The annual growth rate in

Education and Health Services climbed from 2.6 percent in September to

3.0 percent in October, which reflected the addition of 43,100 jobs over the

year in this major industry.

Following a revised drop of 6,600 jobs in September, Construction employment

surged in October with a gain of 13,600 jobs, marking the industrys largest

monthly gain in series history. Year-to-date employment gains reached

40,200 jobs in October for the strongest year-to-date performance in series

history. Construction employment gained 46,900 jobs over the year for an

8.4 percent annual growth rate, and annual growth has been positive for 10

consecutive months.

Employment in Government bounced back from a revised drop of 14,700

jobs in September with an estimated increase of 12,100 positions in October.

Local Government accounted for 12,600 jobs added over the month, while

employment in State Government edged down by 200 positions and Federal

Government shed 300 jobs. Government employment increased by 8,400

jobs over the year for an annual growth rate of 0.5 percent, which marked the

first positive annualized growth in this series since February 2011 and endeda string of 19 months of yearly job declines.

Leisure and Hospitality employment expanded by an estimated 8,700 positions

in October. This was the seventh monthly employment increase for Leisure

and Hospitality in 2012. Employment in Leisure and Hospitality increased by

a total of 20,200 jobs over the past three months, a figure that nearly doubled

a gain of 10,700 positions over the same time period in 2011 and also slightly

outpaced a gain of 18,700 jobs in 2010. The annualized growth rate in Leisure

and Hospitality dipped to 4.9 percent in October, which marked 10 straight

months of annual growth at or above 4.0 percent in the industry.


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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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1.0%

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1.0%

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4.0%

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6.0%

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Jan96

Jan97

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Jan99

Jan00

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Jan07

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Jan11

Jan12

OvertheYe

arPercentChange

TotalNonagriculturalJobsvs.CivilianLaborForce(SeasonallyAdjusted)

NonagriculturalJobs

CivilianLaborForce

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

Jan95

Jan96

Jan97

Jan98

Jan99

Jan00

Jan01

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Jan04

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Jan07

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Jan11

Jan12

TexasandU.S.UnemploymentRates(SeasonallyAdjusted)

Texas

U.S.

TEXASANDU.S.CIVILIANLABORFORCEESTIMATESTEXAS* UNITEDSTATES**

NotSeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateOctober 2012 12,671,600 11,879,200 792,400 6.3 155,779,000 144,039,000 11,741,000 7.5September 2012 12,642,500 11,840,400 802,100 6.3 155,075,000 143,333,000 11,742,000 7.6October 2011 12,515,000 11,565,100 949,900 7.6 154,088,000 140,987,000 13,102,000 8.5

SeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateOctober 2012 12,644,000 11,811,500 832,500 6.6 155,641,000 143,384,000 12,258,000 7.9September 2012 12,632,000 11,770,400 861,600 6.8 155,063,000 142,974,000 12,088,000 7.8October 2011 12,493,300 11,522,900 970,400 7.8 154,057,000 140,297,000 13,759,000 8.9

INDUSTRYTITLE Oct.2012* Sep.2012 Oct.2011 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent

Change Change Change Change

TotalNonagricultural 10,883,200 10,846,600 10,605,800 36,600 0.3 277,400 2.6

TotalNongovernment** 9,096,200 9,071,700 8,827,200 24,500 0.3 269,000 3.0

GoodsProducing

MiningandLogging 256,700 257,100 245,800 400 0.2 10,900 4.4

Construction 603,400 589,800 556,500 13,600 2.3 46,900 8.4

Manufacturing 853,800 855,600 840,900 1,800 0.2 12,900 1.5

ServiceProviding

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities 2,165,700 2,167,500 2,117,900 1,800 0.1 47,800 2.3

Information 191,900 189,900 195,300 2,000 1.1 3,400 1.7

FinancialActivities 653,500 653,600 639,200 100 0.0 14,300 2.2

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 1,389,900 1,401,800 1,355,100 11,900 0.8 34,800 2.6

EducationandHealthServices 1,486,900 1,473,200 1,443,800 13,700 0.9 43,100 3.0

LeisureandHospitality 1,108,600 1,099,900 1,056,800 8,700 0.8 51,800 4.9

OtherServices 385,800 383,300 375,900 2,500 0.7 9,900 2.6

Government 1,787,000

1,774,900

1,778,600

12,100

0.7

8,400

0.5

TEXASNONAGRICULTURALWAGEANDSALARYEMPLOYMENTSEASONALLYADJUSTED+

Sep.'12toOct.'12 Oct.'11toOct.'12


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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 prodby the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the WC.

Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'11 Change %Change Change %Chang

TOTALNONFARM 10,930,000 10,849,500 10,653,600 80,500 0.7% 276,400 2.6

TOTALPRIVATE(totalnonfarmlessgovernment) 9,122,800 9,082,100 8,853,800 40,700 0.5% 269,000 3.0

GOODSPRODUCING 1,723,400 1,712,900 1,653,000 10,500 0.6% 70,400 4.3

MiningandLogging(NAICS21,1133) 258,900 259,600 248,000 700 0.3% 10,900 4.4OilandGasExtraction(NAICS211) 103,000 103,400 92,900 400 0.4% 10,100 10.9SupportActivitiesforMining(NAICS213) 146,800 144,100 145,500 2,700 1.9% 1,300 0.9Construction(NAICS23) 607,300 596,100 560,600 11,200 1.9% 46,700 8.3ConstructionofBuildings(NAICS236) 148,500 143,100 133,500 5,400 3.8% 15,000 11.2HeavyandCivilEngineeringConstruction(NAICS237) 142,100 136,100 112,000 6,000 4.4% 30,100 26.9SpecialtyTradeContractors(NAICS238) 316,700 316,900 315,100 200 0.1% 1,600 0.5Manufacturing(NAICS3133) 857,200 857,200 844,400 0 0.0% 12,800 1.5

DurableGoods 558,800 559,200 545,200 400 0.1% 13,600 2.5WoodProductManufacturing(NAICS321) 17,200 17,400 18,300 200 1.2% 1,100 6.0NonmetallicMineralProductManufacturing(NAICS327) 30,900 30,700 31,800 200 0.7% 900 2.8PrimaryMetalManufacturing(NAICS331) 21,800 22,100 21,700 300 1.4% 100 0.5FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing(NAICS332) 130,900 130,700 122,600 200 0.2% 8,300 6.8MachineryManufacturing(NAICS333) 101,700 100,900 97,300 800 0.8% 4,400 4.5ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing(NAICS334) 95,700 96,200 97,900 500 0.5% 2,200 2.3ElectricEquipment,Appliance,andComponentMfg(NAICS335) 18,100 18,100 17,700 0 0.0% 400 2.3TransportationEquipmentManufacturing(NAICS336) 93,700 94,000 88,900 300 0.3% 4,800 5.4FurnitureandRelatedProductManufacturing(NAICS337) 21,800 22,100 21,200 300 1.4% 600 2.8MiscellaneousManufacturing(NAICS339) 27,000 27,000 27,800 0 0.0% 800 2.9NondurableGoods 298,400 298,000 299,200 400 0.1% 800 0.3FoodManufacturing(NAICS311) 86,200 86,200 87,900 0 0.0% 1,700 1.9BeverageandTobaccoProductManufacturing(NAICS312) 11,600 11,700 11,400 100 0.9% 200 1.8PaperManufacturing(NAICS322) 17,200 17,200 17,400 0 0.0% 200 1.2PrintingandRelatedSupportManufacturing(NAICS323) 25,600 25,800 27,000 200 0.8% 1,400 5.2PetroleumandCoalProductsManufacturing(NAICS324) 25,300 25,000 24,600 300 1.2% 700 2.9ChemicalManufacturing(NAICS325) 73,100 72,600 71,300 500 0.7% 1,800 2.5PlasticsandRubberManufacturing(NAICS326) 37,200 37,200 37,200 0 0.0% 0 0.0

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

Sep'12toOct'12 Oct'11toOct'1

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

Jan92

Jan93

Jan94

Jan95

Jan96

Jan97

Jan98

Jan99

Jan00

Jan01

Jan02

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Jan04

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AnnualGrowthRate

Mining

&

Logging

Construction Manufacturing Wholesale

TradeRetail

Trade

Transportation,

Warehousing,

&

Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

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Business

Services

Education

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Health

Services

Leisure

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Hospitality

Other

ServicesGovernment

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StatewideOvertheMonthChange(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

September2012toOctober2012


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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'12* Sep'12 Oct'11 Change %Change Change %Chang

SERVICEPROVIDING 9,206,600 9,136,600 9,000,600 70,000 0.8% 206,000 2.3

PrivateServiceProviding 7,399,400 7,369,200 7,200,800 30,200 0.4% 198,600 2.8Trade,Transportation,andUtilities(NAICS42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,170,000 2,162,000 2,121,900 8,000 0.4% 48,100 2.3

WholesaleTrade(NAICS42) 535,800 532,300 519,000 3,500 0.7% 16,800 3.2MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods(NAICS423) 294,500 292,700 293,500 1,800 0.6% 1,000 0.3MerchantWholesalers,NondurableGoods(NAICS424) 159,900 159,600 159,700 300 0.2% 200 0.1RetailTrade(NAICS4445) 1,186,700 1,180,800 1,164,000 5,900 0.5% 22,700 2.0MotorVehicleandPartsDealers(NAICS441) 160,600 161,900 151,500 1,300 0.8% 9,100 6.0FurnitureandHomeFurnishingsStores(NAICS442) 38,100 37,000 36,300 1,100 3.0% 1,800 5.0ElectronicsandApplianceStores(NAICS443) 43,700 43,300 44,100 400 0.9% 400 0.9BuildingMaterialandGardenEquipmentandSupplies(NAICS444) 88,000 88,200 86,700 200 0.2% 1,300 1.5FoodandBeverageStores(NAICS445) 213,300 213,100 207,600 200 0.1% 5,700 2.8HealthandPersonalCareStores(NAICS446) 67,600 67,300 68,300 300 0.5% 700 1.0GasolineStations(NAICS447) 72,000 71,000 70,300 1,000 1.4% 1,700 2.4ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores(NAICS448) 124,400 123,600 118,300 800 0.7% 6,100 5.2SportingGoods,Hobby,Book,andMusicStores(NAICS451) 39,400 39,800 38,900 400 1.0% 500 1.3GeneralMerchandiseStores(NAICS452) 260,600 259,900 262,700 700 0.3% 2,100 0.8MiscellaneousStoreRetailers(NAICS453) 59,200 56,400 59,500 2,800 5.0% 300 0.5NonstoreRetailers(NAICS454) 19,800 19,300 19,800 500 2.6% 0 0.0Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities(NAICS4849,22) 447,500 448,900 438,900 1,400 0.3% 8,600 2.0TransportationandWarehousing(NAICS48,49) 394,400 396,100 389,100 1,700 0.4% 5,300 1.4AirTransportation(NAICS481) 56,800 56,900 57,500 100 0.2% 700 1.2TruckTransportation(NAICS484) 122,200 122,800 118,000 600 0.5% 4,200 3.6PipelineTransportation(NAICS486) 16,200 16,200 15,900 0 0.0% 300 1.9SupportActivitiesforTransportation(NAICS488) 75,100 75,900 73,000 800 1.1% 2,100 2.9CouriersandMessengers(NAICS492) 35,100 35,500 34,300 400 1.1% 800 2.3WarehousingandStorage(NAICS493) 47,200 46,900 46,800 300 0.6% 400 0.9Utilities(NAICS22) 53,100 52,800 49,800 300 0.6% 3,300 6.6Information(NAICS51) 191,500 189,600 194,900 1,900 1.0% 3,400 1.7PublishingIndustries(ExceptInternet)(NAICS511) 40,100 40,100 40,400 0 0.0% 300 0.7Telecommunications(NAICS517) 83,100 82,400 84,900 700 0.9% 1,800 2.1DataProcessing,Hosting,andRelatedServices(NAICS518) 27,300 27,100 27,000 200 0.7% 300 1.1FinancialActivities(NAICS52,53) 656,200 652,900 642,000 3,300 0.5% 14,200 2.2FinanceandInsurance(NAICS52) 469,800 467,100 460,500 2,700 0.6% 9,300 2.0CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities(NAICS522) 242,700 241,700 239,700 1,000 0.4% 3,000 1.3Securities,CommoditiesContracts,andOtherFinancial(NAICS523) 50,500 49,900 47,800 600 1.2% 2,700 5.7InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities(NAICS524) 169,800 168,400 162,500 1,400 0.8% 7,300 4.5RealEstateandRentalandLeasing(NAICS53) 186,400 185,800 181,500 600 0.3% 4,900 2.7RealEstate(NAICS531) 121,400 121,400 121,600 0 0.0% 200 0.2RentalandLeasingServices(NAICS532) 52,200 52,300 51,400 100 0.2% 800 1.6ProfessionalandBusinessServices(NAICS54,55,56) 1,405,300 1,404,000 1,369,900 1,300 0.1% 35,400 2.6Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices(NAICS54) 600,200 596,400 591,400 3,800 0.6% 8,800 1.5ManagementofCompaniesandEnterprises(NAICS55) 82,700 83,800 83,500 1,100 1.3% 800 1.0AdminandSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation(NAICS56) 722,400 723,800 695,000 1,400 0.2% 27,400 3.9AdministrativeandSupportServices(NAICS561) 694,400 695,700 667,900 1,300 0.2% 26,500 4.0EducationandHealthServices(NAICS61,62) 1,493,600 1,477,200 1,450,400 16,400 1.1% 43,200 3.0EducationalServices(NAICS61) 176,700 173,400 178,500 3,300 1.9% 1,800 1.0HealthCareandSocialAssistance(NAICS62) 1,316,900 1,303,800 1,271,900 13,100 1.0% 45,000 3.5AmbulatoryHealthCareServices(NAICS621) 639,300 630,600 619,900 8,700 1.4% 19,400 3.1Hospitals(NAICS622) 301,100 299,300 293,500 1,800 0.6% 7,600 2.6NursingandResidentialCareFacilities(NAICS623) 175,400 175,100 171,200 300 0.2% 4,200 2.5SocialAssistance(NAICS624) 201,100 198,800 187,300 2,300 1.2% 13,800 7.4LeisureandHospitality(NAICS71,72) 1,097,600 1,099,800 1,046,400 2,200 0.2% 51,200 4.9Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation(NAICS71) 110,800 109,900 109,300 900 0.8% 1,500 1.4Amusement,Gambling,andRecreation(NAICS713) 79,000 78,400 79,200 600 0.8% 200 0.3AccommodationandFoodServices(NAICS72) 986,800 989,900 937,100 3,100 0.3% 49,700 5.3Accommodation(NAICS721) 108,200 107,900 107,600 300 0.3% 600 0.6FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces(NAICS722) 878,600 882,000 829,500 3,400 0.4% 49,100 5.9OtherServices(NAICS81) 385,200 383,700 375,300 1,500 0.4% 9,900 2.6RepairandMaintenance(NAICS811) 125,300 124,900 117,000 400 0.3% 8,300 7.1PersonalandLaundryServices(NAICS812) 97,500 96,300 96,300 1,200 1.3% 1,200 1.3Religious,Grantmaking,Civic,ProfOrganizations(NAICS813) 162,400 162,500 162,000 100 0.1% 400 0.3Government 1,807,200 1,767,400 1,799,800 39,800 2.3% 7,400 0.4FederalGovernment 198,500 198,000 200,700 500 0.3% 2,200 1.1StateGovernment 365,100 358,900 363,700 6,200 1.7% 1,400 0.4LocalGovernment 1,243,600 1,210,500 1,235,400 33,100 2.7% 8,200 0.7

Oct'11toOct'1Sep'12toOct'12

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment for the MetropolitanStatistical Areas added 75,600 jobs in October. This was the largestover-the-month increase in 19 months and was also the third consecutive

monthly increase. Octobers job additions put the total for the most recent

three-month period at 131,100 jobs gained, equaling a monthly average of

43,700 jobs. Despite these gains, the year-to-date total for 2012 of 286,000jobs slightly lagged last years pace of 291,200 jobs added from January

through October. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA led the areas

with an over-the-month increase of 23,600 jobs, followed by the Dallas-

Plano-Irving and the Fort Worth-Arlington areas with 12,900 jobs and

8,400 jobs, respectively. Percentage-wise, the College Station-Bryan MSA

recorded the highest monthly gain with a 2.0 percent increase for October.

In comparison, the statewide total increase for October was 0.7 percent. In

the Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment series, October

marked the 30th consecutive month of positive annual growth rates. The

annual growth rate of 2.6 percent was the highest growth rate seen since

February, which had a reported growth rate of 2.8 percent. The Odessa

MSA led the areas, increasing 5.1 percent for the year. In total, 21 areas had

positive annual growth rates for the year. Over the year, the Houston-Sugar

Land-Baytown MSA spearheaded annual growth with the largest numericincrease of 95,800 jobs, followed by the Dallas-Plano-Irving area with

43,900 jobs and the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA with 28,200 jobs.

Among the major industries, Government added the most jobs for the areas,

partly due to seasonal hiring in public schools and colleges. The momentum

of Septembers revised gain of 57,800 jobs continued into October with

an increase of 37,700 jobs. The three-month gain for August through

October of 95,000 jobs was the largest three-month gain since October

2009 when Government totaled 112,500 jobs. Since January, 29,800 jobs

were added in a reversal of the 4,400 jobs lost in 2011 for the same time

period. Irrespective of the areas with the most actual employment gain, the

Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA had the largest monthly percentage increase

at 5.0 percent. Twenty-five areas added employment over the month and

fifteen areas equaled or exceeded the statewide increase of 2.3 percent.

With Octobers increase, Government experienced its first positive annual

growth rate in 20 months, with the addition of 7,300 jobs since October

2011. Over the past twelve months, five areas added more than 1,000 jobs,

which were the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA, the Dallas-Plano-

Irving area, the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA, the El Paso MSA, and

the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA. The Sherman-Denison MSA ranked

first in annual growth rates at 6.3 percent, followed by the Waco MSA

at 4.4 percent and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA at 2.5 percent.

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Mining,Logging,&Construction Manufacturing WholesaleTrade RetailTrade Transportation,Warehousing,&

Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional&Business

Services

Education&HealthServices Leisure&Hospitality OtherServices Government

MetropolitanStatisticalAreaOvertheMonthEmploymentChange

September2012toOctober2012(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

Employment in Education and Health Services added 17,600 jobs over

month, marking the eighth monthly increase in 2012. The current thr

month total gain of 29,900 jobs was in line with those of prior years a

was partly due to seasonal patterns of hiring for the new school year. Sin

January 2012, 53,300 jobs were added, 4,000 more jobs than the five-y

average increase over that time period. Year-to-date job growth for 20enjoyed its best pace since 2009, when 61,100 jobs were added from Janu

to October. Twenty-one areas added employment over the month, led by

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA with 5,100 jobs. The San Antonio-N

Braunfels MSA increased the most percentage-wise over the month at

percent. In the past 12 months, Education and Health Services rose by 47,4

jobs, an annual growth rate of 3.6 percent, and has remained positive ev

month on record. The Odessa MSA had the highest annual growth rate

8.2 percent. In total, six areas had annual growth rates above 5.0 perce

Mining, Logging, and Construction reversed course from last mont

revised decrease of 8,900 jobs to a 9,400-job increase for Octob

Since January 2012, 51,300 jobs were added; 21,100 more jo

than last years total for the same time period. The Houston-Su

Land-Baytown MSA led all areas with 3,200 jobs added over month. The Fort Worth-Arlington area along with the Texarkana M

shared the highest percentage growth over the month at 4.0 perce

Mining, Logging, and Construction also enjoyed its largest annual grow

rate in 58 months at 7.1 percent. The Houston-Sugar Land-Bayto

MSA equaled almost half of that gain with 21,800 jobs added. In terms

percentage, the Brownsville-Harlingen MSA added the most employm

over the year at 10.3 percent. This strong growth for the year w

followed by the Fort Worth-Arlington MD at 9.4 percent and the Sherma

Denison MSA at 8.7 percent. All areas added employment over the ye

Financial Activities saw a 5,300-job gain in October, which was preced

by a revised loss of 2,500 jobs in September. The three-month aver

gain for the period beginning in August was 1,700 jobs per mon

Octobers increase, however, was the strongest monthly increase sin

July 2005 when the industry added 5,600 jobs. This gain also mark

the seventh over-the-month increase for 2012 and the 19th increase o

the past two years. The industry lagged behind 2011s pace of jobs add

through October of 14,500 jobs compared to 11,600 jobs in 2012. T

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA experienced the largest nume

increase of 2,000 jobs over the month while the College Station-Bry

MSA had the highest percentage increase of 2.9 percent. Financ

Activities grew at a 2.0 percent annualized rate in the MSAs as a who


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N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2

*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 MS

comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'11 Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'11 Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'1

TOTALNONFARM 2,720,800 2,697,200 2,625,000 2,117,400 2,104,500 2,073,500 892,500 884,100 869,9

GOODSPRODUCING 521,900 517,800 493,100 270,100 270,200 268,100 150,700 148,000 142,8

Mining,Logging,&Construction 285,400 282,200 263,600 105,100 104,400 100,000 59,100 56,800 54,0

Manufacturing 236,500 235,600 229,500 165,000 165,800 168,100 91,600 91,200 88,8DurableGoods 159,400 158,900 151,900 116,200 116,800 118,100 67,300 66,900 64,6FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing 55,800 55,600 51,100 ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing 19,200 19,300 19,500 38,400 38,600 39,400 2,500 2,500 2,6NondurableGoods 77,100 76,700 77,600 48,800 49,000 50,000 24,300 24,300 24,2SERVICEPROVIDING 2,198,900 2,179,400 2,131,900 1,847,300 1,834,300 1,805,400 741,800 736,100 727,1

PrivateServiceProviding 1,823,800 1,816,200 1,756,300 1,572,600 1,564,300 1,534,200 622,200 620,400 608,0

WholesaleTrade 142,000 140,500 137,300 120,600 119,900 121,100 41,900 41,700 40,5MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods 84,200 83,300 80,100 67,900 66,900 68,700 24,600 24,400 24,3MerchantWholesalers,NondurableGoods 39,200 39,200 39,200 36,300 36,300 36,300 12,100 12,100 12,0RetailTrade 278,200 279,000 272,500 213,000 210,000 210,700 99,700 99,300 98,8MotorVehicleandPartsDealers 33,400 33,700 32,600 27,600 27,700 26,500 Bldng.MaterialandGardenEqpmnt.andSuppliesDlrs. 19,600 19,700 18,700 15,600 15,600 15,400 7,300 7,200 7,3FoodandBeverageStores 57,200 57,500 56,200 33,500 33,400 32,600 15,200 15,200 15,0ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores 31,500 31,100 30,000 24,500 24,200 23,200 GeneralMerchandiseStores 58,900 58,100 60,400 46,500 45,900 46,800 22,700 22,600 23,4Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 127,000 126,400 120,500 80,500 80,700 76,300 62,800 63,000 62,4Utilities 17,500 17,400 16,300 7,700 7,700 7,000 Information 31,400 30,900 31,300 64,600 64,100 65,000 13,300 13,300 13,8Telecommunications 15,600 15,200 15,800 29,300 29,100 30,300 6,500 6,400 6,9FinancialActivities 142,100 140,100 138,600 186,700 185,800 183,200 55,700 55,200 53,9FinanceandInsurance 93,300 91,100 89,800 142,100 141,400 139,000 41,700 41,500 40,8CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities

42,400 42,600 42,500 72,500 72,100 71,300 25,500 25,400 25,3InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities 30,100 30,000 30,000 50,800 50,400 49,800 RealEstateandRentalandLeasing 48,800 49,000 48,800 44,600 44,400 44,200 ProfessionalandBusinessServices 387,600 392,300 386,600 365,100 363,300 359,900 105,100 104,600 99,4Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 185,300 183,500 185,400 154,900 154,600 155,900 39,500 38,100 36,7Admin.SupportandWasteMgmt.andRemediation 181,000 187,500 180,200 186,400 184,400 174,600 64,200 64,800 59,4EducationandHealthServices 349,100 344,000 330,700 263,200 261,500 251,700 116,400 114,500 110,1HealthCareandSocialAssistance 304,500 299,800 286,400 223,300 221,800 213,200 102,200 100,400 95,2AmbulatoryHealthCareServices 146,600 144,800 137,200 113,800 112,200 108,500 Hospitals 78,200 78,000 75,100 50,400 50,200 49,200 26,800 26,700 26,3LeisureandHospitality 265,900 262,300 243,600 207,100 207,100 195,400 95,600 97,100 97,6Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation 27,500 27,900 26,000 24,300 23,600 24,500 AccommodationandFoodServices 238,400 234,400 217,600 182,800 183,500 170,900 81,400 82,600 82,2FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces 217,000 213,200 196,800 161,300 161,900 149,400 73,400 74,400 73,0OtherServices 100,500 100,700 95,200 71,800 71,900 70,900 31,700 31,700 31,5

Government 375,100 363,200 375,600 274,700 270,000 271,200 119,600 115,700 119,1Federal 27,400 27,400 27,800 30,100 29,900 30,500 15,100 15,000 15,3State 73,700 72,400 72,600 39,400 39,200 38,500 13,300 12,600 12,9Local 274,000 263,400 275,200 205,200 200,900 202,200 91,200 88,100 90,9Oct

'12* Sep

'12 Oct

'11

Oct

'12* Sep

'12 Oct

'11

Oct

'12* Sep

'12 Oct

'1

TOTALNONFARM 877,900 872,100 854,500 827,600 821,500 799,400 286,100 285,500 281,5

GOODSPRODUCING 94,800 94,800 91,100 93,800 92,400 91,000 31,800 31,800 31,3

Mining,Logging,&Construction 47,900 48,000 44,800 42,300 40,800 40,200 14,300 14,200 13,7

Manufacturing 46,900 46,800 46,300 51,500 5 1,600 5 0,800 17,500 17,600 17,6

SERVICEPROVIDING 783,100 777,300 763,400 733,800 729,100 708,400 254,300 253,700 250,2

PrivateServiceProviding 621,500 618,500 604,000 561,700 558,400 540,300 186,200 187,600 183,7

WholesaleTrade 29,600 29,400 28,900 44,400 44,100 42,400 10,100 10,100 9,9

RetailTrade 95,300 95,900 97,300 83,700 82,800 83,200 35,500 35,600 35,1FoodandBeverageStores 19,100 19,100 18,800 17,200 17,000 16,600 GeneralMerchandiseStores 19,600 19,200 19,200 15,300 15,200 15,700 9,400 9,400 9,7Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 21,200 21,200 20,900 13,600 13,700 13,300 12,700 12,900 12,8

Information 17,800 17,700 18,000 20,300 20,200 20,200 4,700 4,800 4,8Telecommunications 4,400 4,300 4,700 6,400 6,300 6,600 FinancialActivities 71,800 70,200 71,000 47,000 46,600 44,700 12,600 12,700 12,5FinanceandInsurance 57,600 56,600 57,300 31,500 31,300 31,100 CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 25,100 24,700 25,100 13,100 13,000 12,700 ProfessionalandBusinessServices 102,300 103,000 98,800 128,800 127,700 118,100 31,500 31,900 31,2Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 40,600 41,000 39,500 68,100 67,200 61,500 AdminSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediationSvcs 54,700 54,400 53,400 53,400 53,800 51,900 23,100 23,300 22,6EducationandHealthServices 136,600 133,000 133,300 95,300 93,700 93,700 39,500 39,500 38,6HealthCareandSocialAssistance 120,300 117,200 116,400 81,200 79,800 77,000 Hospitals 23,500 23,300 23,000 20,100 20,000 19,700 LeisureandHospitality 114,800 115,900 104,300 94,100 95,100 91,100 29,800 30,300 29,2AccommodationandFoodServices 103,200 104,100 94,000 82,600 83,000 80,500 OtherServices 32,100 32,200 31,500 34,500 34,500 33,600 9,800 9,800 9,6

Government 161,600 158,800 159,400 172,100 170,700 168,100 68,100 66,100 66,5Federal 35,900 35,700 35,500 11,300 11,400 10,500 13,600 13,600 13,0State 19,000 18,900 19,300 73,600 72,900 72,900 10,100 9,600 9,9Local 106,700 104,200 104,600 87,200 86,400 84,700 44,400 42,900 43,6

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)DALLASPLANOIRVINGMD** FORTWORTHARLINGTONMD**

SANANTONIONEWBRAUNFELS AUSTINROUNDROCKSANMARCOS ELPASO

HOUSTONSUGARLANDBAYTOWN


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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. Estima

produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.

Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'11 Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'11 Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'11 Oct'12* Sep'12 Oct'

TOTAL 66,500 65,600 64,000 115,200 113,200 112,900 159,600 160,300 158,100 127,700 126,400 129,8

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 5,100 5,000 4,800 6,600 6,500 6,100 21,400 21,100 19,900 3,200 3,100 2,9

Manufacturing 2,600 2,600 2,600 13,600 13,600 13,400 21,100 21,100 20,800 5,500 5,500 5,5

WholesaleTrade 2,400 2,400 2,300 5,300 5,200 5,100 4,900 4,900 4,800 3,300 3,200 3,3

RetailTrade 8,200 8,100 7,700 14,600 14,300 14,100 19,000 19,500 19,100 15,700 15,600 16,3

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,700 1,700 1,600 4,700 4,600 4,500 5,800 6,000 5,700 4,800 4,800 5,1

Information 1,100 1,100 1,100

1,400 1,400 1,600

1,300 1,300 1,300

1,800 1,700 1,9

FinancialActivities 3,700 3,700 3,600 6,500 6,400 6,300 5,600 5,700 5,500 5,100 5,100 5,3

Prof.&BusinessServices 5,400 5,400 5,100 8,500 8,400 8,400 14,600 15,000 14,400 9,000 9,000 9,3

Educ.&HealthServices 13,700 13,400 12,900 16,700 16,400 16,200 22,600 23,000 22,600 32,400 32,100 33,0

Leisure&Hospitality 7,400 7,300 6,800 12,900 12,800 12,200 14,700 15,100 14,300 12,400 12,500 12,6

OtherServices 2,400 2,400 2,300 4,900 4,800 4,700 5,400 5,500 5,400 3,400 3,400 3,6

Government 12,800 12,500 13,200 19,500 18,800 20,300 23,200 22,100 24,300 31,100 30,400 31,0


TOTAL 97,500 95,600 97,900 187,200 187,300 183,200 130,600 129,400 129,200 94,200 93,200 93,9Mining,Logging,&Constr. 6,900 6,800 6,500 22,200 22,000 21,100 5,700 5,700 5,400 4,000 4,000 3,8Manufacturing 5,300 5,300 5,200 9,500 9,600 9,500 7,200 7,200 7,100 900 900 9WholesaleTrade 1,700 1,700 1,700 6,000 6,000 5,800 3,900 3,900 3,800 2,900 2,900 2,9RetailTrade 10,200 10,000 10,200 22,900 22,900 21,600 15,000 14,800 14,800 13,000 12,800 12,6

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,400 1,400 1,400 6,400 6,700 6,400 4,600 4,700 4,700 13,100 13,000 13,1Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,900 1,900 2,000 2,300 2,300 2,300 600 600 6FinancialActivities 3,600 3,500 3,600 7,400 7,400 7,400 5,000 5,100 5,200 3,900 3,800 3,9Prof.&BusinessServices 6,300 6,300 6,300 15,500 15,500 15,300 10,300 10,300 10,100 6,700 6,700 7,0

Educ.

&

Health

Services 9,900 9,800 10,200

33,100 32,900 32,100

21,000 20,700 20,200 15,300 15,100 15,4

Leisure&Hospitality 11,900 11,800 10,400 22,000 22,200 21,100 12,800 12,700 12,400 8,600 8,600 8,6OtherServices 3,100 3,100 3,100 7,200 7,200 7,000 4,700 4,700 4,700 2,300 2,300 2,3

Government 36,100 34,800 38,200 33,100 33,000 33,900 38,100 37,300 38,500 22,900 22,500 22,8


TOTAL 99,700 98,600 97,500 130,500 130,300 131,400 229,300 225,700 229,200 78,700 77,900 76,0Mining,Logging,&Constr. 15,600 15,400 14,700 6,300 6,200 5,900 9,100 9,000 8,600 20,100 19,900 18,9Manufacturing 11,900 12,000 11,800 5,100 5,100 5,000 5,900 5,900 5,900 3,100 3,100 3,1WholesaleTrade 4,600 4,500 4,500 6,200 6,200 6,200 6,200 6,100 6,200 4,200 4,100 4,0RetailTrade 10,700 10,600 10,500 16,200 16,200 16,200 33,100 32,800 33,500 7,800 7,700 7,6Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 3,500 3,500 3,500 4,000 4,100 4,000 7,200 7,200 7,400 3,100 3,100 3,1Information 1,200 1,200 1,300 4,000 4,000 4,100 1,900 1,900 2,100 1,100 1,100 1,1FinancialActivities 3,900 3,800 3,800 6,700 6,800 6,700 8,400 8,400 8,500 3,400 3,400 3,4Prof.&BusinessServices 8,500 8,500 8,400 10,800 10,900 10,800 14,900 14,900 15,100 8,900 8,900 8,7Educ.&HealthServices 15,800 15,600 15,400 22,300 22,200 22,000 59,500 58,700 59,800 7,600 7,500 7,3Leisure&Hospitality 8,400 8,400 8,100 16,800 16,900 16,500 19,600 19,500 19,900 7,900 8,000 7,6OtherServices 3,200 3,200 3,200 5,200 5,200 5,200 5,600 5,600 5,700 2,900 2,800 2,8

Government 12,400 11,900 12,300

26,900 26,500 28,800

57,900

55,700

56,500

8,600 8,300 8,4


TOTAL 71,800 71,200 68,300 47,500 47,000 46,000 44,600 44,000 43,500 59,500 58,600 57,1Mining,Logging,&Constr. 15,600 15,500 14,800 3,400 3,400 3,200 2,500 2,500 2,300 2,600 2,500 2,4Manufacturing 4,900 5,000 4,800 3,700 3,700 3,700 5,400 5,400 5,300 4,000 4,000 4,0WholesaleTrade 5,700 5,700 5,300 1,800 1,800 1,700 1,100 1,000 1,100 2,600 2,600 2,5

RetailTrade 6,900 6,800 6,600 5,800 5,700 5,500 6,000 5,800 5,900 7,200 7,100 6,9Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 2,600 2,600 2,400 1,100 1,100 1,000 1,100 1,100 1,100 3,100 3,000 2,9Information 600 600 600 1,000 1,000 1,100 500 400 500 500 500 5FinancialActivities 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,600 2,600 2,5Prof.&BusinessServices 4,700 4,700 4,400 3,800 3,800 3,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 4,400 4,400 4,2Educ.&HealthServices 6,600 6,500 6,100 8,300 8,300 7,900 9,400 9,200 9,300 9,900 9,700 9,3Leisure&Hospitality 7,600 7,600 7,000 5,200 5,200 4,900 4,900 4,800 4,700 6,000 6,000 5,7OtherServices 3,800 3,800 3,500 2,000 2,000 1,900 1,400 1,400 1,400 2,200 2,200 2,1Government 10,000 9,600 10,000 9,400 9,000 9,400 6,800 6,900 6,400 14,400 14,000 14,1


TOTAL 98,200 96,900 95,900 50,900 51,800 51,400 107,000 105,300 105,100 58,600 58,300 58,4

Mining,

Logging,

&

Constr. 6,200 6,200 5,900

7,800 7,800 7,400

6,400 6,400 6,000

3,800 3,800 3,6

Manufacturing 6,300 6,200 6,200 5,800 5,900 5,800 14,600 14,500 14,500 5,100 5,100 5,1WholesaleTrade 3,100 3,000 3,000 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,800 3,700 3,700 1,800 1,800 1,8RetailTrade 12,300 12,100 12,100 6,300 6,500 6,500 10,600 10,400 10,500 7,600 7,500 7,7Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 4,000 3,900 3,800 1,400 1,500 1,400 2,800 2,700 2,900 1,800 1,800 1,8Information 2,100 2,100 2,100 500 500 500 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,000 1,1FinancialActivities 4,200 4,200 4,200 2,100 2,200 2,200 6,200 6,100 6,100 2,500 2,600 2,6Prof.&BusinessServices 9,200 9,200 9,100 3,000 3,100 3,100 8,700 8,600 8,800 3,600 3,700 3,7Educ.&HealthServices 22,300 21,800 21,400 6,900 7,100 7,100 19,900 19,500 19,600 9,200 9,200 9,2Leisure&Hospitality 10,300 10,300 9,900 4,600 4,700 4,600 10,000 9,700 9,800 5,900 6,000 5,8

OtherServices 4,200 4,200 4,200 1,600 1,700 1,800 3,700 3,700 3,700 2,600 2,600 2,6Government 14,000 13,700 14,000 9,100 9,000 9,200 19,000 18,700 18,200 13,600 13,200 13,4

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

LONGVIEW LUBBOCK

TYLER VICTORIA

MCALLENEDINBURGMISSION

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment (NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

BROWNSVILLEHARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATIONBRYAN CORPUSCHRISTI KILLEENTEMPLEFORTHOOD

ABILENEINDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

AMARILLO BEAUMONTPORTARTHUR

LAREDO

MIDLAND

WACO

ODESSA SANANGELO SHERMANDENISON TEXARKANA

WICHITAFALLS


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N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2

Houston-

Sugar Land-Baytown

Beaumont-PortArthur

TylerLongview

Sherman-Denison

Texarkana

Killeen-Temple-

Fort Hood

CollegeStation-

BryanAustin-

Round Rock-San Marcos

San Antonio-New Braunfels

Victoria

Dallas-

Fort Worth-

Arlington

WichitaFalls

Waco

Abilene

Brownsville-Harlingen

McAllen-

Edinburg-Mission

Laredo CorpusChristi

SanAngelo

Odessa

Midland

Lubbock

Amarillo

El Paso

Job Growth RatesTexas: 2.6%

3.5% and above (6)

2.3% to 3.4% (6)

1.0% to 2.2% (5)

0.0% to 0.9% (4)

negative growth (4)

CES - A Bureau of Labor Statistics program that relies on employersurveys to estimate monthly, nonagricultural payroll employment.

Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by the

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminatedin cooperation with the TWC. Prepared by the Labor Market and Career

Information Department, TWC. (11/16/2012)

2.0%

-0.7%0.3%

3.9%

2.3%

3.6%5.1%

1.6%

4.2%

2.3%2.4%

-0.4%

1.8%

1.1%

3.5%

0.9%

3.6%2.7%

2.2%

0.3%

0.0%-1.6%

Total Nonagricultural Employment by MSA (In Thousands)

AbileneAmarilloAustin-Round Rock-San MarcosBeaumont-Port ArthurBrownsville-HarlingenCollege Station-BryanCorpus ChristiDallas-Fort Worth-ArlingtonEl PasoHouston-Sugar Land-BaytownKilleen-Temple-Fort HoodLaredoLongview

LubbockMcAllen-Edinburg-MissionMidlandOdessaSan AngeloSan Antonio-New BraunfelsSherman-DenisonTexarkanaTylerVictoriaWacoWichita Falls

66.5115.2827.6159.6127.7

97.5187.2

3,009.9286.1

2,720.8130.6

94.299.7

130.5229.3

78.771.847.5

877.944.659.598.250.9

107.058.6

3.9%2.0%3.5%0.9%

-1.6%-0.4%2.2%2.3%1.6%3.6%1.1%0.3%2.3%

-0.7%0.0%3.6%5.1%3.3%2.7%2.5%4.2%2.4%

-1.0%1.8%0.3%

MSAOct.

2012

Oct.

2011

% Annual

Job Growth

64.0112.9799.4158.1129.8

97.9183.2

2,943.4281.5

2,625.0129.2

93.997.5

131.4229.2

76.068.346.0

854.543.557.195.951.4

105.158.4

3.3%

2.5%

-1.0%


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North

East

East Texas

South

East

Texas

Brazos

Valley

Deep

East

Texas

Gulf Coast

Heart

of Texas

Dallas

Co.

Texoma

North

Central

Tarrant

Co.

Central

Texas

Capital

Area Rural

Capital

Golden

Crescent

Coastal Bend

South

Texas

Lower Rio Grande

ValleyCameron

Co.

Alamo

Concho Valley

Middle

Rio

Grande

North

Texas

Panhandle

South Plains

West Central

Permian Basin

UpperRio

Grande

Average Weekly Wage

Texas: $1242.00

$1,300.00 and above (5)$1,000.00 to $1,299.99 (7)

$900.00 to $999.99 (5)

$800.00 to $899.99 (5)

$799.99 and below (6)

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages


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10

N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2

The October unemployment rate remained the same over the month at 6.3 percent. This was the firstmonth the rate has not decreased since July. Over the past three months, the unemployment rate hasdeclined by 0.5 percentage points. The unemployment rate has descended by 1.3 percentage points sincethe beginning of the year and was the lowest October unemployment rate since 2008. The unemploymentrate for the United States increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.5 percent in October.

The Civilian Labor Force grew by an estimated 29,900 Texans for a total of 12,671,600 people. Thiswas the second straight month of growth for the Texas labor force. Over the year, the Texas labor

force has shown a growth of 156,600 individuals, a growth rate of 1.3 percent. However, since January, theCivilian Labor Force has grown by 209,700 individuals.

In October, the number of employed Texans increased by 39,100 individuals. The past three monthshave shown an average gain of 36,800 per month. The number of Texans employed in October was

estimated at 11,879,200 individuals, the largest number of jobholders since the beginning of the series. Overthe year, the number of employed in Texas has increased by 314,100 people. There has been an increase of363,900 jobholders since the beginning of the year. The number of Texans seeking work was an estimated792,400 persons, down by 9,200 persons over the month. This was the lowest number of unemployed personssince April 2009. There has been a drop of 154,200 jobseekers since the beginning of the year.

The number of Texans continuing to seek unemployment insurance decreased by 3,900 people toan estimated 122,200 Texans in October. This was the third consecutive month there has been a

decrease in the number of continued unemployment insurance claims in Texas. Texas has shown a declineof 17,500 unemployment insurance claims over the year. A decline in unemployment claims was shownin 15 of the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA experiencedthe largest decrease in unemployment claims showing a 14.1 percent decline. Nine MSAs had an increasein unemployment claim activity with the Tyler MSA leading at 7.8 percent. The Austin-Round-Rock-SanMarcos MSA remained unchanged.

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, domestic

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 unroun

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 estima

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 compr

of 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 Rate

November 2012 (Not Seasonally Adjusted

1 Midland 3

2 Odessa 3

3 Amarillo 4

4 SanAngelo 4

5(tie) Abilene 4

Lubbock 47(tie) AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 5

CollegeStationBryan 5

Victoria 5

10 Longview 5

11(tie) CorpusChristi 5

WichitaFalls 5

13(tie) Texarkana 5

Waco 5

15 SanAntonioNewBraunfels 6

16(tie) DallasFortWorthArlington 6

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 6

18 Laredo 6

Texas 6

19(tie) ShermanDenison 6

Tyler 6

21 Killeen

Temple

Fort

Hood 7

UnitedStates 722 ElPaso 8

23 BeaumontPortArthur 9

24(tie) BrownsvilleHarlingen 10

McAllenEdinburgMission 10

C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Ra

UnitedStates 155,779.0 144,039.0 11,741.0 7.5 155,075.0 143,333.0 11,742.0 7.6 154,088.0 140,987.0 13,102.0 8

Texas 12,671.6 11,879.2 792.4 6.3 12,641.7 11,840.1 801.6 6.3 12,515.0 11,565.1 949.9 7

Abilene 84.9 80.7 4.2 4.9 83.9 79.7 4.2 5.0 82.3 77.2 5.1 6

Amarillo 137.9 131.9 6.0 4.3 136.2 130.2 6.0 4.4 135.6 128.5 7.1 5

Austin

Round

Rock

San

Marcos 972.7 921.1 51.6 5.3

969.3 917.4 51.9 5.4

947.1 884.4 62.7 6

BeaumontPortArthur 189.3 170.8 18.5 9.8 191.3 172.6 18.7 9.8 188.9 169.1 19.8 10

BrownsvilleHarlingen 159.2 143.2 16.0 10.1 158.6 142.4 16.2 10.2 163.1 144.6 18.5 11

CollegeStationBryan 115.7 109.5 6.2 5.3 114.3 108.1 6.2 5.4 117.3 110.0 7.3 6

CorpusChristi 220.2 207.4 12.8 5.8 221.5 208.5 13.0 5.9 218.9 202.9 16.0 7

DallasFortWorthArlington 3,342.7 3,136.0 206.7 6.2 3,334.6 3,126.0 208.6 6.3 3,300.9 3,053.0 247.9 7

DallasPlanoIrvingMD 2,229.9 2,090.8 139.1 6.2 2,225.6 2,085.3 140.3 6.3 2,200.7 2,034.1 166.6 7

FortWorthArlingtonMD 1,112.9 1,045.3 67.6 6.1 1,109.0 1,040.7 68.3 6.2 1,100.1 1,018.9 81.2 7

ElPaso 327.9 299.4 28.5 8.7 328.6 300.0 28.6 8.7 327.8 294.8 33.0 10

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 3,072.6 2,883.5 189.1 6.2 3,064.8 2,872.3 192.5 6.3 3,013.0 2,781.4 231.6 7

KilleenTempleFortHood 172.5 160.5 12.0 7.0 171.8 159.7 12.1 7.0 171.7 157.7 14.0 8

Laredo 101.1 94.7 6.4 6.3 100.9 94.4 6.5 6.4 102.2 94.5 7.7 7

Longview 115.6 109.1 6.5 5.6 115.2 108.6 6.6 5.7 114.2 106.6 7.6 6

Lubbock 148.2 140.9 7.3 4.9 148.5 141.1 7.4 5.0 149.8 141.0 8.8 5

McAllenEdinburgMission 315.3 283.4 31.9 10.1 313.0 280.3 32.7 10.4 319.5 283.8 35.7 11

Midland 88.4 85.5 2.9 3.3 88.2 85.2 3.0 3.3 85.4 81.9 3.5 4

Odessa 83.8 80.5 3.3 3.9 83.6 80.3 3.3 3.9 80.9 76.7 4.2 5

San

Angelo 58.0 55.2 2.8 4.8

57.6 54.8 2.8 4.8

56.5 53.1 3.4 6

SanAntonioNewBraunfels 1,028.1 966.7 61.4 6.0 1,026.7 964.8 61.9 6.0 1,014.2 940.7 73.5 7

ShermanDenison 59.5 55.6 3.9 6.5 59.1 55.2 3.9 6.5 59.0 54.3 4.7 8

Texarkana 68.3 64.2 4.1 5.9 67.8 63.7 4.1 6.1 66.5 61.7 4.8 7

Tyler 107.0 100.1 6.9 6.5 106.3 99.4 6.9 6.5 106.5 97.8 8.7 8

Victoria 60.3 57.1 3.2 5.3 61.3 58.1 3.2 5.2 61.2 57.3 3.9 6

Waco 116.6 109.7 6.9 5.9 115.7 108.7 7.0 6.0 116.5 108.1 8.4 7

WichitaFalls 73.0 68.8 4.2 5.8 72.8 68.5 4.3 5.9 72.9 68.0 4.9 6

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Anderson 7.3 7.4 8.5 0.1 1.2 Donley 4.9 5.1 5.5 0.2 0.6

Andrews 3.4 3.5 4.6 0.1 1.2 Duval 6.3 6.4 8.3 0.1 2.0Angelina 6.2 6.3 7.5 0.1 1.3 Eastland 5.4 5.3 6.5 0.1 1.1Aransas 5.4 5.7 7.6 0.3 2.2 Ector 3.9 3.9 5.2 0.0 1.3

Archer 4.3

4.4

6.0

0.1

1.7

Edwards 6.9

6.9

7.0

0.0

0.1Armstrong 3.5 3.9 4.9 0.4 1.4 Ellis 6.4 6.2 7.7 0.2 1.3Atascosa 6.1 6.0 7.3 0.1 1.2 ElPaso 8.7 8.7 10.1 0.0 1.4Austin 5.4 5.5 7.8 0.1 2.4 Erath 5.1 5.2 5.7 0.1 0.6Bailey 5.7 5.7 6.8 0.0 1.1 Falls 7.9 8.2 9.5 0.3 1.6Bandera 5.4 5.6 6.3 0.2 0.9 Fannin 8.0 8.0 9.5 0.0 1.5Bastrop 5.6 5.5 7.4 0.1 1.8 Fayette 4.5 4.5 5.5 0.0 1.0Baylor 4.3 4.5 5.6 0.2 1.3 Fisher 4.7 5.1 5.9 0.4 1.2Bee 6.5 6.5 8.1 0.0 1.6 Floyd 5.8 6.3 7.3 0.5 1.5Bell 6.8 6.8 8.0 0.0 1.2 Foard 5.0 5.1 6.7 0.1 1.7Bexar 6.0 6.1 7.4 0.1 1.4 FortBend 5.7 5.7 7.0 0.0 1.3Blanco 5.2 5.3 5.9 0.1 0.7 Franklin 6.3 6.0 7.1 0.3 0.8Borden 3.1 3.0 3.6 0.1 0.5 Freestone 5.1 5.3 6.1 0.2 1.0Bosque 7.0 6.9 8.0 0.1 1.0 Frio 5.1 5.1 6.8 0.0 1.7Bowie 6.0 6.1 7.5 0.1 1.5 Gaines 4.2 4.3 5.3 0.1 1.1Brazoria 6.1 6.3 7.9 0.2 1.8 Galveston 6.9 7.1 8.7 0.2 1.8

Brazos 5.2

5.3

6.2

0.1

1.0

Garza 5.6

5.6

6.8

0.0

1.2Brewster 4.3 4.1 4.8 0.2 0.5 Gillespie 3.8 4.0 4.5 0.2 0.7Briscoe 5.0 5.6 6.9 0.6 1.9 Glasscock 3.6 3.6 4.3 0.0 0.7Brooks 6.5 6.7 8.8 0.2 2.3 Goliad 5.0 5.1 5.9 0.1 0.9Brown 5.9 5.5 7.0 0.4 1.1 Gonzales 4.3 4.3 5.2 0.0 0.9Burleson 5.7 5.9 6.1 0.2 0.4 Gray 4.6 4.7 5.5 0.1 0.9Burnet 4.9 5.0 6.0 0.1 1.1 Grayson 6.5 6.5 8.0 0.0 1.5Caldwell 6.5 6.3 8.3 0.2 1.8 Gregg 5.6 5.6 6.6 0.0 1.0Calhoun 6.1 6.1 8.5 0.0 2.4 Grimes 5.8 6.1 7.3 0.3 1.5Callahan 4.9 4.9 5.6 0.0 0.7 Guadalupe 5.7 5.5 6.6 0.2 0.9Cameron 10.1 10.2 11.3 0.1 1.2 Hale 5.6 5.8 7.0 0.2 1.4Camp 7.3 7.4 8.8 0.1 1.5 Hall 7.7 7.3 9.2 0.4 1.5Carson 4.0 4.0 4.6 0.0 0.6 Hamilton 5.3 4.9 5.7 0.4 0.4Cass 8.4 8.6 10.0 0.2 1.6 Hansford 3.7 3.6 4.4 0.1 0.7Castro 4.6 4.7 5.5 0.1 0.9 Hardeman 4.5 4.6 5.3 0.1 0.8Chambers 6.5 6.8 8.2 0.3 1.7 Hardin 7.9 7.7 9.1 0.2 1.2Cherokee 7.3 7.4 8.7 0.1 1.4 Harris 6.2 6.3 7.8 0.1 1.6Childress 4.8 4.8 5.7 0.0 0.9 Harrison 6.6 6.6 7.4 0.0 0.8Clay 5.0 5.1 5.8 0.1 0.8 Hartley 3.9 3.8 4.3 0.1 0.4Cochran 7.4 7.5 9.2 0.1 1.8 Haskell 4.7 4.9 5.0 0.2 0.3Coke 5.7 5.8 6.3 0.1 0.6 Hays 5.2 5.2 6.5 0.0 1.3Coleman 6.0 5.7 7.2 0.3 1.2 Hemphill 2.1 2.2 2.5 0.1 0.4Collin 5.6 5.7 6.7 0.1 1.1 Henderson 6.8 6.8 8.2 0.0 1.4Collingsworth 4.2 4.6 5.0 0.4 0.8 Hidalgo 10.1 10.4 11.2 0.3 1.1Colorado 5.5 5.6 7.1 0.1 1.6 Hill 6.1 6.2 7.9 0.1 1.8Comal 5.8 5.6 6.6 0.2 0.8 Hockley 4.3 4.5 5.4 0.2 1.1Comanche 5.1 5.2 6.4 0.1 1.3 Hood 5.3 5.4 6.7 0.1 1.4Concho 6.6 6.9 7.4 0.3 0.8 Hopkins 5.7 5.8 6.5 0.1 0.8Cooke 4.0 4.2 5.0 0.2 1.0 Houston 8.9 9.0 11.0 0.1 2.1Coryell 8.2 8.4 9.0 0.2 0.8 Howard 5.7 5.7 6.8 0.0 1.1Cottle 7.0 6.2 6.6 0.8 0.4 Hudspeth 4.9 5.1 5.9 0.2 1.0Crane 5.2 4.8 7.1 0.4 1.9 Hunt 7.0 7.6 8.0 0.6 1.0Crockett 3.9 3.9 5.2 0.0 1.3 Hutchinson 4.9 5.2 6.3 0.3 1.4Crosby 5.5

6.1

9.5

0.6

4.0

Irion 3.2

3.9

5.4

0.7

2.2

Culberson 3.1 3.0 3.8 0.1 0.7 Jack 4.1 4.3 5.0 0.2 0.9Dallam 3.6 3.8 4.5 0.2 0.9 Jackson 4.8 4.9 6.0 0.1 1.2Dallas 6.7 6.7 8.2 0.0 1.5 Jasper 9.2 9.3 10.9 0.1 1.7Dawson 5.9 6.5 7.9 0.6 2.0 JeffDavis 5.0 5.1 5.2 0.1 0.2DeafSmith 4.4 4.4 5.5 0.0 1.1 Jefferson 10.3 10.2 10.8 0.1 0.5Delta 7.8 7.6 8.0 0.2 0.2 JimHogg 4.5 4.5 5.8 0.0 1.3Denton 5.5 5.6 6.5 0.1 1.0 JimWells 4.5 4.6 6.3 0.1 1.8DeWitt 4.5 4.6 6.2 0.1 1.7 Johnson 6.0 6.1 7.1 0.1 1.1Dickens 8.2 8.9 12.8 0.7 4.6 Jones 5.5 5.7 7.6 0.2 2.1Dimmit 4.5 4.3 6.2 0.2 1.7 Karnes 6.6 6.7 7.7 0.1 1.1

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Change

YearAgo

Change

Kaufman 6.5 6.5 7.8 0.0 1.3 Real 6.3 6.4 7.4 0.1 1.1

Kendall 5.3 5.3 6.0 0.0 0.7 RedRiver 9.7 9.7 11.7 0.0 2.0Kenedy 2.7 4.2 5.7 1.5 3.0 Reeves 9.0 8.8 10.8 0.2 1.8Kent 4.2 4.6 6.0 0.4 1.8 Refugio 4.2 4.4 5.3 0.2 1.1

Kerr 5.2

5.3

6.1

0.1

0.9

Roberts 2.7

3.1

3.3

0.4

0.6Kimble 5.1 5.4 6.0 0.3 0.9 Robertson 7.2 7.3 7.7 0.1 0.5King 5.4 5.1 5.3 0.3 0.1 Rockwall 5.7 5.7 6.7 0.0 1.0Kinney 6.4 6.6 7.5 0.2 1.1 Runnels 5.4 6.5 7.6 1.1 2.2Kleberg 5.3 5.3 6.5 0.0 1.2 Rusk 5.8 6.2 6.8 0.4 1.0Knox 5.2 5.1 5.7 0.1 0.5 Sabine 14.2 14.4 14.9 0.2 0.7Lamar 8.5 8.5 9.3 0.0 0.8 SanAugustine 9.8 10.1 11.7 0.3 1.9Lamb 5.9 6.0 6.9 0.1 1.0 SanJacinto 7.3 7.5 8.6 0.2 1.3Lampasas 6.5 6.2 7.1 0.3 0.6 SanPatricio 6.9 7.0 8.6 0.1 1.7LaSalle 3.8 3.9 5.8 0.1 2.0 SanSaba 6.7 6.8 7.5 0.1 0.8Lavaca 4.2 4.4 5.2 0.2 1.0 Schleicher 4.1 4.1 5.2 0.0 1.1Lee 4.5 4.5 5.6 0.0 1.1 Scurry 3.9 4.1 5.0 0.2 1.1Leon 5.9 6.0 7.3 0.1 1.4 Shackelford 2.7 2.7 3.8 0.0 1.1Liberty 7.6 8.1 9.7 0.5 2.1 Shelby 6.2 6.2 7.1 0.0 0.9Limestone 5.7 5.8 7.0 0.1 1.3 Sherman 4.3 4.4 4.9 0.1 0.6Lipscomb 3.3 3.3 4.5 0.0 1.2 Smith 6.5 6.5 8.2 0.0 1.7

Live

Oak 3.9

4.2

5.1

0.3

1.2

Somervell 5.1

6.0

7.0

0.9

1.9Llano 6.1 6.3 7.3 0.2 1.2 Starr 13.4 13.0 14.9 0.4 1.5Loving 9.8 10.0 10.0 0.2 0.2 Stephens 5.4 5.3 6.8 0.1 1.4Lubbock 4.9 5.0 5.8 0.1 0.9 Sterling 2.8 2.8 3.5 0.0 0.7Lynn 5.8 5.9 7.1 0.1 1.3 Stonewall 3.5 3.6 4.8 0.1 1.3McCulloch 5.1 5.0 5.6 0.1 0.5 Sutton 2.9 3.1 4.1 0.2 1.2McLennan 5.9 6.0 7.2 0.1 1.3 Swisher 5.3 5.3 6.3 0.0 1.0McMullen 2.2 2.2 4.3 0.0 2.1 Tarrant 6.1 6.2 7.5 0.1 1.4Madison 6.4 6.6 7.8 0.2 1.4 Taylor 4.8 5.0 6.1 0.2 1.3Marion 7.3 7.6 8.8 0.3 1.5 Terrell 6.4 6.9 8.4 0.5 2.0Martin 3.9 4.0 5.0 0.1 1.1 Terry 6.2 6.2 7.1 0.0 0.9Mason 3.9 4.1 4.6 0.2 0.7 Throckmorton 3.9 3.7 5.3 0.2 1.4Matagorda 8.7 9.2 10.8 0.5 2.1 Titus 6.7 6.7 7.7 0.0 1.0Maverick 11.0 10.5 12.2 0.5 1.2 TomGreen 4.8 4.9 6.0 0.1 1.2Medina 5.9 6.1 7.3 0.2 1.4 Travis 5.2 5.3 6.5 0.1 1.3Menard 5.8 6.1 6.2 0.3 0.4 Trinity 7.2 7.4 9.0 0.2 1.8Midland 3.3 3.3 4.1 0.0 0.8 Tyler 9.6 9.8 11.1 0.2 1.5Milam 7.2 7.4 9.1 0.2 1.9 Upshur 5.5 5.5 6.8 0.0 1.3Mills 4.7 4.9 5.9 0.2 1.2 Upton 3.3 3.4 4.2 0.1 0.9Mitchell 5.6 5.7 7.5 0.1 1.9 Uvalde 7.1 7.2 8.9 0.1 1.8Montague 4.7 4.7 5.6 0.0 0.9 ValVerde 6.9 6.9 8.3 0.0 1.4Montgomery 5.6 5.7 6.8 0.1 1.2 VanZandt 6.0 6.1 7.2 0.1 1.2Moore 3.8 3.9 4.3 0.1 0.5 Victoria 5.1 5.0 5.9 0.1 0.8Morris 8.4 8.8 10.9 0.4 2.5 Walker 6.3 6.4 7.6 0.1 1.3Motley 4.8 4.9 6.3 0.1 1.5 Waller 6.5 6.5 8.0 0.0 1.5Nacogdoches 5.7 5.8 6.6 0.1 0.9 Ward 4.2 4.2 5.8 0.0 1.6Navarro 7.3 7.5 8.3 0.2 1.0 Washington 4.7 4.8 5.8 0.1 1.1Newton 11.2 11.4 13.4 0.2 2.2 Webb 6.3 6.4 7.5 0.1 1.2Nolan 5.0 5.0 6.3 0.0 1.3 Wharton 6.1 6.3 8.2 0.2 2.1Nueces 5.7 5.7 7.1 0.0 1.4 Wheeler 3.5 3.4 3.8 0.1 0.3Ochiltree 3.1 3.2 3.9 0.1 0.8 Wichita 6.0 6.1 6.9 0.1 0.9Oldham 4.9 4.9 4.9 0.0 0.0 Wilbarger 4.2 4.3 5.1 0.1 0.9Orange 9.6 9.9 10.6 0.3 1.0 Willacy 13.0 13.1 14.5 0.1 1.5Palo

Pinto 5.9

5.8

7.0

0.1

1.1

Williamson 5.3

5.5

6.7

0.2

1.4

Panola 5.3 5.2 6.8 0.1 1.5 Wilson 5.4 5.4 6.7 0.0 1.3Parker 5.6 5.6 6.6 0.0 1.0 Winkler 4.3 4.4 5.3 0.1 1.0Parmer 4.4 4.4 5.1 0.0 0.7 Wise 5.6 5.7 6.5 0.1 0.9Pecos 4.2 4.3 4.9 0.1 0.7 Wood 6.8 6.9 7.9 0.1 1.1Polk 7.6 7.7 9.2 0.1 1.6 Yoakum 3.3 3.3 4.3 0.0 1.0Potter 5.1 5.2 6.1 0.1 1.0 Young 4.7 4.9 5.9 0.2 1.2Presidio 12.3 13.1 12.2 0.8 0.1 Zapata 5.9 5.9 7.6 0.0 1.7Rains 7.2 7.1 8.5 0.1 1.3 Zavala 12.6 13.6 13.7 1.0 1.1Randall 3.8 3.8 4.5 0.0 0.7Reagan 2.2 2.2 2.8 0.0 0.6

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CityOct

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Change

YearAgo

ChangeCity

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2011

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Change

YearAgo

ChangeCity

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2012

Oct

2011

Monthly

Change

YearA

Chan

Abilene 5.0 5.1 6.4 0.1 1.4 Garland 6.3 6.4 7.9 0.1 1.6 Paris 9.7 9.8 10.6 0.1 0

Allen 5.4 5.4 6.4 0.0 1.0 Georgetown 5.3 5.6 6.7 0.3 1.4 Pasadena 6.6 7.4 8.9 0.8 2

Amarillo 4.3 4.4 5.2 0.1 0.9 GrandPrairie 6.2 6.4 7.4 0.2 1.2 Pearland 4.7 4.7 6.2 0.0 1

Arlington 5.9 6.0 7.4 0.1 1.5 Grapevine 5.3 5.4 6.1 0.1 0.8 Pflugerville 4.5 4.6 5.7 0.1 1

Austin 5.0

5.0

6.1

0.0

1.1 Greenville

7.6

8.9

8.1

1.3

0.5 Pharr

8.9

8.9

9.7

0.0

0Baytown 8.1 9.5 9.8 1.4 1.7 HaltomCity 6.0 6.1 6.7 0.1 0.7 Plano 5.6 5.6 6.6 0.0 1

Beaumont 9.0 8.5 10.1 0.5 1.1 HarkerHeights 6.2 6.2 7.4 0.0 1.2 PortArthur 14.9 15.1 14.6 0.2 0

Bedford 5.3 5.4 6.4 0.1 1.1 Harlingen 8.6 8.7 10.6 0.1 2.0 Richardson 5.4 5.5 6.7 0.1 1

BigSpring 6.0 5.9 7.4 0.1 1.4 Houston 6.3 6.4 7.9 0.1 1.6 Rockwall 5.1 5.1 6.3 0.0 1

B ro wns vi ll e 10 .2 10.5 11.4 0.3 1.2 Huntsville 6.3 6.6 7.7 0.3 1.4 Rosenberg 5.6 5.6 7.7 0.0 2

Bryan 5.2 5.3 6.3 0.1 1.1 Hurst 5.6 6.0 6.9 0.4 1.3 RoundRock 5.1 5.2 6.3 0.1 1

Burleson 5.2 5.1 5.9 0.1 0.7 Irving 5.8 5.8 6.9 0.0 1.1 Rowlett 6.4 6.2 7.5 0.2 1

Carrollton 5.6 5.6 6.9 0.0 1.3 Keller 5.1 5.2 6.0 0.1 0.9 SanAngelo 4.9 4.9 5.9 0.0 1

CedarHill 7.0 7.0 8.3 0.0 1.3 Killeen 7.6 7.6 8.8 0.0 1.2 SanAntonio 5.9 6.0 7.2 0.1 1

CedarPark 5.0 5.2 6.1 0.2 1.1 Kingsville 5.2 5.2 6.2 0.0 1.0 SanBenito 9.4 9.7 11.0 0.3 1

Cleburne 5.9 6.1 7.4 0.2 1.5 Kyle 4.3 4.3 5.1 0.0 0.8 SanJuan 9.5 10.0 10.5 0.5 1

CollegeS ta ti on 5. 2 5.3 6.2 0.1 1.0 LakeJackson 5.9 6.0 7.1 0.1 1.2 SanMarcos 4.7 4.7 5.5 0.0 0

Conroe 5.0 5.3 6.5 0.3 1.5 Lancaster 8.8 8.5 10.5 0.3 1.7 Schertz 5.5 5.2 6.3 0.3 0

Coppell 5.5 5.7 6.7 0.2 1.2 LaPorte 6.1 6.7 8.1 0.6 2.0 Seguin 5.9 5.8 7.3 0.1 1

Copperas

Cove 7.0

7.4

7.6

0.4

0.6

Laredo 5.9

6.1

7.1

0.2

1.2

Sherman 6.7

6.6

7.8

0.1

1

CorpusChristi 5.4 5.4 6.8 0.0 1.4 LeagueCity 5.4 5.4 6.9 0.0 1.5 Socorro 10.1 9.5 11.7 0.6 1

Corsicana 8.0 8.2 8.4 0.2 0.4 Leander 4.3 4.5 5.3 0.2 1.0 Southlake 5.2 5.3 6.4 0.1 1

Dallas 6.8 6.9 8.4 0.1 1.6 Lewisville 5.0 5.1 6.2 0.1 1.2 SugarLand 4.5 4.5 5.9 0.0 1

DeerPark 5.8 6.2 6.9 0.4 1.1 LittleElm 3.9 3.7 4.8 0.2 0.9 Temple 5.5 5.4 6.6 0.1 1

DelRio 6.7 6.5 8.2 0.2 1.5 Longview 5.7 5.7 6.6 0.0 0.9 Texarkana 6.5 6.4 7.4 0.1 0

Denton 5.0 5.0 5.9 0.0 0.9 Lubbock 4.9 4.9 5.8 0.0 0.9 TexasCity 8.5 9.2 10.2 0.7 1

DeSoto 7.0 7.2 9.3 0.2 2.3 Lufkin 6.1 6.3 7.9 0.2 1.8 TheColony 6.0 6.2 7.5 0.2 1

Duncanville 7.3 7.3 8.4 0.0 1.1 McAllen 7.1 7.0 7.6 0.1 0.5 Tyler 6.5 6.5 8.3 0.0 1

EaglePass 11.0 10.7 12.8 0.3 1.8 McKinney 5.9 5.9 7.0 0.0 1.1 UniversityPark 5.3 5.5 6.6 0.2 1

Edinburg 7.3 7.4 8.4 0.1 1.1 Mansfield 5.3 5.2 6.2 0.1 0.9 Victoria 4.9 4.9 6.1 0.0 1

ElPaso 8.0 8.0 9.3 0.0 1.3 Mesquite 6.3 6.4 8.0 0.1 1.7 Waco 6.5 6.6 7.9 0.1 1

Euless 5.7 5.8 6.8 0.1 1.1 Midland 3.3 3.3 4.1 0.0 0.8 Waxahachie 6.1 6.0 7.7 0.1 1

FarmersBranch 6.0 6.0 7.2 0.0 1.2 Mission 7.7 8.1 8.9 0.4 1.2 Weatherford 5.8 5.8 6.7 0.0 0

FlowerMound 5.1 5.2 5.9 0.1 0.8 MissouriCity 6.3 6.4 7.4 0.1 1.1 Weslaco 10.3 10.7 12.2 0.4 1

FortWorth 6.3

6.4

7.6

0.1

1.3

Nacogdoches 6.0

6.0

6.9

0.0

0.9

Wichita

Falls 6.3

6.3

7.2

0.0

0

F rie nd sw oo d 5 .4 5.4 7.3 0.0 1.9 NewBraunfels 5.1 5.0 5.8 0.1 0.7 Wylie 5.7 5.7 6.4 0.0 0

Frisco 4.8 4.9 5.4 0.1 0.6 NorthRichlandHills 5.5 5.6 6.7 0.1 1.2

Galveston 7.5 7.6 8.8 0.1 1.3 Odessa 3.8 3.9 5.2 0.1 1.4

UnemploymentRatesforTexasCities

WDAOct

2012

Sep

2012

Oct

2011

Monthly

Change

YearAgo

ChangeWDA

Oct

2012

Sep

2012

Oct

2011

Monthly

Change

YearAg

Chang

Alamo 5.9 6.0 7.2 0.1 1.3 MiddleRioGrande 8.1 8.0 9.6 0.1 1.5

BrazosValley 5.4 5.5 6.4 0.1 1.0 NorthCentralTexas 5.8 5.8 6.8 0.0 1.0

CameronCounty 10.1 10.2 11.3 0.1 1.2 NorthEastTexas 7.0 7.1 8.3 0.1 1.3

CapitalArea 5.2 5.3 6.5 0.1 1.3 NorthTexas 5.4 5.4 6.3 0.0 0.9

CentralTexas 6.9 7.0 8.1 0.1 1.2 Panhandle 4.3 4.4 5.2 0.1 0.9

CoastalBend 5.6

5.7

7.2

0.1

1.6

Permian

Basin 3.9

4.0

5.0

0.1

1.1

ConchoValley 4.6 4.7 5.7 0.1 1.1 RuralCapital 5.3 5.4 6.7 0.1 1.4

Dallas 6.7 6.7 8.2 0.0 1.5 SouthEastTexas 9.8 9.8 10.5 0.0 0.7

DeepEastTexas 7.4 7.5 8.7 0.1 1.3 SouthPlains 5.0 5.1 6.1 0.1 1.1

EastTexas 6.3 6.4 7.6 0.1 1.3 SouthTexas 6.2 6.3 7.5 0.1 1.3

GoldenCrescent 5.0 5.0 6.1 0.0 1.1 TarrantCounty 6.1 6.2 7.5 0.1 1.4

GulfCoast 6.2 6.3 7.7 0.1 1.5 Texoma 6.1 6.2 7.5 0.1 1.4

HeartOfTexas 6.0 6.1 7.3 0.1 1.3 UpperRioGrande 8.6 8.6 10.0 0.0 1.4

LowerRioGrandeValley 10.4 10.7 11.5 0.3 1.1 WestCentralTexas 5.0 5.1 6.3 0.1 1.3

UnemploymentRatesforTexasWDAs


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N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2

Beaumont-

Port

Arthur

Texarkana

Tyler

Long-view

Houston-

Sugar Land-

Baytown

College

Station-

Bryan

Sherman-

Denison

Waco

Dallas-Fort Worth-

Arlington

Corpus

Christi


Killeen-

Temple-

Fort Hood

Austin-

Round Rock-

San Marcos

Victoria

San Antonio-

New Braunfels

McAllen-Edinburg-

Mission

Abilene

Wichita

Falls

Laredo

San Angelo

Lubbock

Amarillo

Odessa

Midland

El Paso

Unemployment RatesTexas: 6.3%*

0.0% to 4.9% (6)

5.0% to 5.6% (4)

5.7% to 6.1% (5)

6.2% to 6.9% (5)7.0% and above (5)

LAUS - A Bureau of Labor Statistics program that estimates the labor force status

of employed and unemployed persons.

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally Adjusted

Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC. (11/16/2012)

Unemployment Rates for Texas MSAs

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Abilene

Amarillo

Austin-Round Rock-

San Marcos

Beaumont-Port Arthur


College Station-Bryan

Corpus Christi

Dallas-Ft Worth-ArlingtonEl Paso

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

Killeen-Temple-Ft Hood

Laredo

Longview

Lubbock

McAllen-Edinburg-

Mission

Midland

Odessa

San Angelo

San Antonio-

New Braunfels

Sherman-DenisonTexarkana

Tyler

Victoria

Waco

Wichita Falls

4.9 6.2

4.3 5.2

5.3 6.6

9.8 10.5

10.1 11.3

5.3 6.3

5.8 7.3

6.2 7.58.7 10.1

6.2 7.7

7.0 8.1

6.3 7.5

5.6 6.7

4.9 5.9

10.1 11.2

3.3 4.1

3.9 5.2

4.8 6.0

6.0 7.2

6.5 8.05.9 7.2

6.5 8.2

5.3 6.4

5.9 7.2

5.8 6.8

AreaOct.

2012

Oct.

2011 AreaOct.

2012

Oct.

2011

8.7%

4.3%

4.9%

3.3%

3.9%

4.8%

4.9%

5.8%

6.2%

5.9%

7.0%

5.3%

6.0%

6.3%

5.8%

10.1%10.1%

6.2%

5.6%6.5%

5.9%

6.5%

5.3%

5.3%

9.8%


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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 movementsa 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.

HAPPENINGS AROUNDTHE STATEHID Global to Build Operations CenterAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman--Dan Zehr)California-basedtechnology HID Global Corporation announced that it will establish a newNorth American center of operations in Austin. The announcement, whichwill bring an estimated 276 jobs to Austin, came after the Travis CountyCommissioners Court and the Austin City Council approved incentive dealsto lure the company to town.

HID will break ground on a new 200,000-square-foot facility in December.Once the building is completed, existing manufacturing operations,warehousing, distribution, and customer service activities across NorthAmerica will be consolidated into the Austin facility, according to thecompany. The average salary for employees at the new facility is expectedto range from $44,000 to $53,000 over the 10 years of the countys incentivedeal.

Glazers Will Move and ExpandSAN ANTONIO, TX (San Antonio Business Journal--Tricia Lynn Silva)Dallas-based Glazers Inc.s staffing plans for a new regional distribution andsales center on San Antonios West Side are expected to provide a significant

job boost to the city. Glazers new complex will be located on 45 acres atState Highway 151 and Callaghan Road. The facility will cost roughly $30million to develop, according to Pat McNamara, senior vice president of thereal estate and construction division of Glazers Inc.

The new distribution hub will allow Glazers to consolidate under one roofits existing Alamo City operations. The center is slated to open next August.McNamara adds that by 2015, the facility will boast a minimum of 450

employeesincluding 261 new hires from San Antonio. The new comprepresents a major investment by Glazers, a company that has been operatin San Antonio for more than 30 years.

USAA Hiring in North TexasADDISON, TX (San Antonio Business JournalGreg Jefferson)USAplans to add 270 employees to the companys Financial Advice CenterAddison, Texas, in the coming months and double the companys offipresence there. The company currently has 120 employees in the North Teoffice that provide advice to members on their mortgages. USAA has leaan additional office space located 13 miles north of downtown Dallas. USAis a San Antonio-based insurance and financial services giant. The compaprovides financial services to 9.3 million members of the U.S. military atheir dependents.

Energy Company to Build TerminalVICTORIA, TX (Victoria Advocate)Excelerate Energy has announcedwill build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Port Lavaca to become onethe first American energy companies to export natural gas. The company wbring about 2,500 construction jobs to Calhoun County when the termiis being built and about 180 local jobs when it is operational, accordingDenise Madera, Excelerate communications director. Port Lavaca provius with the unique opportunity to further capitalize on our position as a marleader in floating LNG (liquefied natural gas) solutions, said Rob BryngelsExcelerate Energy president and CEO. The company is one of the first in country to obtain a license to export liquefied natural gas.


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INDICATORS

OCT 2012 6.3% OCT 2012 6.6%

SEP 2012 6.3% SEP 2012 6.8%

OCT 2011 7.6% OCT 2011 7.8%

OCT 2012 7.5% OCT 2012 7.9%

SEP 2012 7.6% SEP 2012 7.8%

OCT 2011 8.5% OCT 2011 8.9%

OCT 2012 10,930,000 OCT 2012 10,883,200

SEP 2012 10,849,500 SEP 2012 10,846,600

OCT 2011 10,653,600 OCT 2011 10,605,800

OTMChange 80,500 OTMChange 36,600

OTYChange 276,400 OTYChange 277,400

OCT 2012 86,281 OCT 2012 704,504

SEP 2012 71,936 SEP 2012 725,941

OCT 2011 85,204 OCT 2011 807,989

AnnualChange

U.S. OCT

2012 2.2%

OCT 2012 276,900

DallasFortWorth SEP2012 2.3% SEP 2012 276,800

HoustonGalveston OCT2012 1.4% OCT 2011 271,000

OTMChange 100

OTYChange 5,900

OCT 2012 $89.57 OTMChange $5.15

SEP 2012 $94.72 OTYChange $3.16

OCT 2011 $86.41

TexasUnemploymentRate

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

U.S.UnemploymentRate

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

ConsumerPriceIndex(CPI) PersonnelSupply

WestTexasIntermediateCrudeOil($/barrel)

TexasNonagriculturalWage&SalaryEmployment

NotSeasonallyAdjusted SeasonallyAdjusted

UnemploymentInsuranceClaimsFiled

InitialClaims ContinuedClaims

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Beginning with the October 2012 preliminary estimates scheduled for release on Friday, November 16, the Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary

employment estimates for the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) will have two data series temporarily suppressed for the current

estimates as well as the historical series. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has identified errors in the State Government employment data for

Lubbock MSA. The following series in the Lubbock MSA will be suppressed while BLS corrects the error:

Federal Government (not seasonally adjusted)

State Government (not seasonally adjusted)

The Texas Workforce Commission is working closely with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Research is on-going to identify the full scope of the

errors as well as review the estimates for the data series. Aggregate series within the Lubbock MSA that may be minimally affected due to the

corrections in the State Government employment data are as follows:

Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary (both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted)

Service Providing (not seasonally adjusted)

Government (not seasonally adjusted)

After the normal benchmarking period that occurs every year, the estimates for Federal and State Government will be released in March 2013 with

the release of the January 2013 preliminary estimates as well as the revised estimates for prior years.

Please visit the BLS website http://www.bls.gov/bls/errata/sae_errata.htm for a more detailed explanation regarding the data series. Please feel fre

to contact the Labor Market and Career Information Department of the Texas Workforce Commission for any further questions. We apologize for

any inconvenience this action may cause and appreciate your patience concerning this matter.

TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL WAGEAND SALARY ESTIMATESFORTHE LUBBOCK METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

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