Texas Labor Market Review October 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 rebounded from arevised drop of 21,600 jobs in August with an increase of 15,400

jobs in September, a figure that far outstripped the average gain of 1,400 jobs seen in September over the previous five years. Eight of the 11 major industries in Texas experienced growth, as Professionaland Business Services led the way with a surge of 18,400 jobs overthe month and employment in Construction climbed by 7,200 jobs inSeptember. Total Nonagricultural Employment expanded by 248,500 jobs since September 2010, bringing the series to an estimated levelof 10,610,100 jobs. The annual growth rate for the series rose to 2.4percent in September, and has not dipped below 1.9 percent sinceOctober 2010.

Professional and Business Services expanded by 18,400 jobs inSeptember for its largest over-the-month gain dating back to thebeginning of the series in 1990. The industry has added 63,900 jobs

since January of this year, marking the largest year-to-date gain since1990 as well. Professional and Business Services added 68,200 jobson an annual basis, marking a 5.3 percent annual growth rate. Withinthe industry, the largest gains resulted from growth in Administrative,Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services, which added59,500 jobs over the year.

Construction added 7,200 jobs in September after growing by arevised 1,500 jobs in August. The industry has added jobs in nineof the past 12 months. On an annual basis, Construction grew by6.3 percent, representing the addition of 35,400 jobs. The industry

has experienced annualized growth in excess of 20,000 jobs for consecutive months.

Mining and Logging expanded by 3,400 jobs in September, reversiAugust’s revised contraction of 1,500 jobs. The industry has add jobs in 21 of the past 23 months going back to November 200Mining and Logging has grown by 29,400 jobs since January, markithe largest September year-to-date job growth since the series begin 1990. Over the past year, Mining and Logging expanded at 18.4 percent annual growth rate, representing the addition of 38,8 jobs. The industry has experienced annual growth in excess of 1percent dating back to September 2010.

Education and Health Services employment was up by 2,500 join September, the industry’s third consecutive increase followia revised gain of 6,300 jobs in August and a bump of 3,300 jobsJuly. This was the ninth monthly advance in the last 12 months the industry, which includes private colleges and private universitalong with business schools and technical and trade schools. Froyear-ago levels, Education and Health Services added 37,700 jobs

an annual growth rate of 2.7 percent.

Other Services employment rose by 2,100 positions in Septembfollowing a revised gain of 1,500 jobs in August. The current estimfor employment in the Other Services industry climbed to 372,7 jobs, a new record high for the industry dating back to the inceptionthe series in January 1990. The growth rate for employment in OthServices since September 2010 was 3.2 percent, marking the highannual growth rate seen in the industry since May 2001.

Employment in Financial Activities continued to edge upward September, building on a revised advance of 500 positions in Augwith an expansion of 1,200 positions in September. This marked sevstraight months of employment growth in the industry, the largest

which was 3,500 positions in April of this year. Real Estate, Renand Leasing grew by 3,200 positions over the month, while Finanand Insurance fell by 2,000 jobs. The annual growth rate for FinancActivities as a whole moved up to 1.9 percent in September, the highrate seen in the industry since November 2007.

Employment in Information grew by 1,000 jobs in September for tindustry’s second-largest monthly gain in over four years. Despite tmonthly expansion, Information continued to shed jobs on an annubasis. The industry contracted by 5,700 jobs over the year and hnot experienced positive annual growth since November 2007.

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ProfessionalandBusinessServicesEmployment

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1,180,000

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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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TEXASANDU.S.CIVILIANLABORFORCEESTIMATES

TEXAS* UNITEDSTATES**

NotSeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate

September 2011 12,371,900 11,330,300 1,041,600 8.4 154,022,000 140,502,000 13,520,000 8.

August 2011 12,316,900 11,276,300 1,040,600 8.4 154,344,000 140,335,000 14,008,000 9.September 2010 12,183,400 11,206,000 977,400 8.0 153,854,000 139,715,000 14,140,000 9.

SeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate

September 2011 12,300,300 11,256,500 1,043,800 8.5 154,017,000 140,025,000 13,992,000 9.

August 2011 12,252,700 11,216,300 1,036,400 8.5 153,594,000 139,627,000 13,967,000 9.

September 2010 12,152,200 11,158,300 993,900 8.2 154,124,000 139,378,000 14,746,000 9.

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

Change Change Change Change

TotalNonagricultural 10,610,100 10,594,700 10,361,600 15,400 0.1 248,500 2.4

TotalNongovernment** 8,793,400

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GoodsProducing

MiningandLogging 249,900 246,500 211,100 3,400 1.4 38,800 18.4

Construction 601,300 594,100 565,900 7,200 1.2 35,400 6.3

Manufacturing 831,100 834,100 812,600 3,000 0.4 18,500 2.3

ServiceProviding

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities 2,101,000 2,100,800 2,056,400 200 0.0 44,600 2.2

Information 188,100 187,100 193,800 1,000 0.5 5,700 2.9

FinancialActivities 632,400 631,200 620,800 1,200 0.2 11,600 1.9

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 1,352,300 1,333,900 1,284,100 18,400 1.4 68,200 5.3

EducationandHealthServices 1,431,300 1,428,800 1,393,600 2,500 0.2 37,700 2.7

LeisureandHospitality 1,033,300 1,039,800 1,011,800 6,500 0.6 21,500 2.1

OtherServices 372,700 370,600 361,100 2,100 0.6 11,600 3.2

Government 1,816,700

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1,850,400

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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.

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

TOTALNONFARM 10,613,200 10,573,700 10,364,500 39,500 0.4% 248,700 2.4

TOTALPRIVATE(totalnonfarmlessgovernment) 8,812,900 8,827,200 8,531,500 14,300 0.2% 281,400 3.3

GOODSPRODUCING 1,691,500 1,691,600 1,598,400 100 0.0% 93,100 5.8

MiningandLogging(NAICS21,1133) 252,500 248,500 211,500 4,000 1.6% 41,000 19.4

Oil and GasExtraction(NAICS211) 87,700 87,400 82,100 300 0.3% 5,600 6.8

Support Activities for Mining(NAICS213) 146,200 143,400 118,300 2,800 2.0% 27,900 23.6

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23) 604,300 605,300 571,400

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0.2% 32,900 5.8Constructionof Buildings(NAICS236) 141,800 140,300 132,600 1,500 1.1% 9,200 6.9

Heavy and Civil EngineeringConstruction(NAICS237) 120,200 122,300 113,400 2,100 1.7% 6,800 6.0

Specialty TradeContractors(NAICS238) 342,300 342,700 325,400 400 0.1% 16,900 5.2

Manufacturing(NAICS3133) 834,700 837,800 815,500 3,100 0.4% 19,200 2.4

DurableGoods 535,800 537,000 520,000 1,200 0.2% 15,800 3.0

Wood Product Manufacturing(NAICS321) 18,300 18,300 19,400 0 0.0% 1,100 5.7

NonmetallicMineral Product Manufacturing(NAICS327) 30,700 31,200 32,900 500 1.6% 2,200 6.7

Primary Metal Manufacturing(NAICS331) 21,000 20,900 20,100 100 0.5% 900 4.5

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing(NAICS332) 121,700 122,200 113,500 500 0.4% 8,200 7.2

Machinery Manufacturing(NAICS333) 96,300 95,400 86,800 900 0.9% 9,500 10.9

Computer and ElectronicProduct Manufacturing(NAICS334) 95,700 96,300 95,200 600 0.6% 500 0.5

ElectricEquipment, Appliance,and Component Mfg(NAICS335) 16,100 16,100 17,000 0 0.0% 900 5.3

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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Furnitureand Related Product Manufacturing(NAICS337) 22,100 22,600 22,800 500 2.2% 700 3.1

MiscellaneousManufacturing(NAICS339) 25,700 25,800 27,100 100 0.4% 1,400 5.2

NondurableGoods 298,900 300,800 295,500 1,900 0.6% 3,400 1.2

Food Manufacturing(NAICS311) 89,100 89,000 89,200 100 0.1% 100 0.1

Beverageand TobaccoProduct Manufacturing(NAICS312) 11,200 11,300 11,200 100 0.9% 0 0.0

Paper Manufacturing(NAICS322) 17,100 17,100 17,600 0 0.0% 500 2.8

Printingand Related Support Manufacturing(NAICS323) 26,900 27,000 28,300 100 0.4% 1,400 5.0

Petroleumand Coal ProductsManufacturing(NAICS324) 23,800 23,800 24,200 0 0.0% 400 1.7

Chemical Manufacturing(NAICS325) 69,800 69,800 70,900 0 0.0% 1,100 1.6

Plasticsand Rubber Manufacturing(NAICS326) 37,000 37,200 37,200 200 0.5% 200 0.5

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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.

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

SERVICEPROVIDING 8,921,700 8,882,100 8,766,100 39,600 0.5% 155,600 1.8

PrivateServiceProviding 7 ,1 21 ,4 00 7 ,1 35 ,6 00 6 ,9 33 ,1 00 14,200 0.2% 188,300 2.7

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities(NAICS42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,098,200 2,105,700 2,054,200 7,500 0.4% 44,000 2.1

WholesaleTrade(NAICS42) 510,700 515,600 501,200 4,900 1.0% 9,500 1.9

Merchant Wholesalers,DurableGoods(NAICS423) 291,700 296,700 282,900 5,000 1.7% 8,800 3.1

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0.3% 3,800 2.5RetailTrade(NAICS4445) 1,153,900 1,160,000 1,130,800 6,100 0.5% 23,100 2.0

Motor Vehicleand PartsDealers(NAICS441) 153,200 151,700 143,400 1,500 1.0% 9,800 6.8

Furnitureand HomeFurnishingsStores(NAICS442) 35,600 35,400 36,900 200 0.6% 1,300 3.5

Electronicsand ApplianceStores(NAICS443) 42,400 42,200 43,000 200 0.5% 600 1.4

BuildingMaterial and GardenEquipment and Supplies(NAICS444) 91,100 91,300 87,000 200 0.2% 4,100 4.7

Food and BeverageStores(NAICS445) 208,000 207,300 205,300 700 0.3% 2,700 1.3

Healthand Personal CareStores(NAICS446) 66,700 66,900 65,600 200 0.3% 1,100 1.7

GasolineStations(NAICS447) 72,400 72,700 69,500 300 0.4% 2,900 4.2

Clothingand Clothing AccessoriesStores(NAICS448) 117,300 120,800 111,600 3,500 2.9% 5,700 5.1

SportingGoods,Hobby,Book,and MusicStores(NAICS451) 39,700 39,000 38,800 700 1.8% 900 2.3

General MerchandiseStores(NAICS452) 253,400 257,800 254,100 4,400 1.7% 700 0.3

MiscellaneousStoreRetailers(NAICS453) 56,300 57,200 56,900 900 1.6% 600 1.1

NonstoreRetailers(NAICS454) 17,800 17,700 18,700 100 0.6% 900 4.8

Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities(NAICS4849,22) 433,600 430,100 422,200 3,500 0.8% 11,400 2.7

TransportationandWarehousing(NAICS48,49) 382,500 379,500 373,800 3,000 0.8% 8,700 2.3

Air Transportation(NAICS481) 60,800 60,800 60,200 0 0.0% 600 1.0

Truck Transportation(NAICS484) 114,600 113,000 110,000 1,600 1.4% 4,600 4.2PipelineTransportation(NAICS486) 15,800 15,700 15,600 100 0.6% 200 1.3

Support Activities for Transportation(NAICS488) 71,200 70,300 69,300 900 1.3% 1,900 2.7

Couriersand Messengers(NAICS492) 34,600 34,500 34,100 100 0.3% 500 1.5

Warehousingand Storage(NAICS493) 46,300 46,000 46,000 300 0.7% 300 0.7

Utilities(NAICS22) 51,100 50,600 48,400 500 1.0% 2,700 5.6

Information(NAICS51) 186,400 187,700 193,200 1,300 0.7% 6,800 3.5

PublishingIndustries(Except Internet)(NAICS511) 39,600 39,600 40,700 0 0.0% 1,100 2.7

Telecommunications(NAICS517) 80,200 82,200 85,500 2,000 2.4% 5,300 6.2

Data processing,Hosting,and Related Services(NAICS518) 24,500 24,200 25,300 300 1.2% 800 3.2

FinancialActivities(NAICS52,53) 634,700 635,400 621,700 700 0.1% 13,000 2.1

FinanceandInsurance(NAICS52) 454,500 457,000 451,800 2,500 0.6% 2,700 0.6

Credit Intermediationand Related Activities(NAICS522) 239,400 241,200 237,400 1,800 0.8% 2,000 0.8

Securities,CommoditiesContracts,and Other Financial (NAICS523) 49,400 49,700 47,800 300 0.6% 1,600 3.4

InsuranceCarriersand Related Activities(NAICS524) 155,200 155,400 157,100 200 0.1% 1,900 1.2

RealEstateandRentalandLeasing(NAICS53) 180,200 178,400 169,900 1,800 1.0% 10,300 6.1

Real Estate(NAICS531) 120,500 120,100 117,500 400 0.3% 3,000 2.6

Rental and LeasingServices(NAICS532) 48,200 48,900 50,300 700 1.4% 2,100 4.2

ProfessionalandBusinessServices(NAICS54,55,56) 1,356,500 1,345,900 1,287,800 10,600 0.8% 68,700 5.3

Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices(NAICS54) 576,800 574,400 564,200 2,400 0.4% 12,600 2.2

Managementof CompaniesandEnterprises(NAICS55) 80,000 79,700 79,200 300 0.4% 800 1.0

AdminandSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation(NAICS56) 699,700 691,800 644,400 7,900 1.1% 55,300 8.6

Administrativeand Support Services(NAICS561) 673,200 665,300 618,800 7,900 1.2% 54,400 8.8

EducationandHealthServices(NAICS61,62) 1,435,100 1,425,800 1,398,100 9,300 0.7% 37,000 2.7

EducationalServices(NAICS61) 157,300 148,100 158,400 9,200 6.2% 1,100 0.7

HealthCareandSocialAssistance(NAICS62) 1,277,800 1,277,700 1,239,700 100 0.0% 38,100 3.1

Ambulatory HealthCareServices(NAICS621) 622,800 620,300 585,700 2,500 0.4% 37,100 6.3

Hospitals(NAICS622) 294,300 294,400 290,500 100 0.0% 3,800 1.3

Nursingand Residential CareFacilities(NAICS623) 177,700 178,800 171,700 1,100 0.6% 6,000 3.5

Social Assistance(NAICS624) 183,000 184,200 191,800 1,200 0.7% 8,800 4.6

LeisureandHospitality(NAICS71,72) 1,037,300 1,060,400 1,018,100 23,100 2.2% 19,200 1.9

Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation(NAICS71) 105,400 114,300 111,100 8,900 7.8% 5,700 5.1

Amusement,Gambling,and Recreation(NAICS713) 78,200 83,500 79,100 5,300 6.4% 900 1.1

AccommodationandFoodServices(NAICS72) 931,900 946,100 907,00014,200

1.5% 24,900 2.8 Accommodation(NAICS721) 109,400 111,500 101,500 2,100 1.9% 7,900 7.8

Food Servicesand DrinkingPlaces(NAICS722) 822,500 834,600 805,500 12,100 1.5% 17,000 2.1

OtherServices(NAICS81) 373,200 374,700 360,000 1,500 0.4% 13,200 3.7

Repair and Maintenance(NAICS811) 111,300 111,100 106,400 200 0.2% 4,900 4.6

Personal and Laundry Services(NAICS812) 96,500 96,900 91,700 400 0.4% 4,800 5.2

Religious,Grantmaking,Civic,Prof Organizations(NAICS813) 165,400 166,700 161,900 1,300 0.8% 3,500 2.2

Government 1,800,300 1,746,500 1,833,000 53,800 3.1% 32,700 1.8

FederalGovernment 197,500 198,500 199,700 1,000 0.5% 2,200 1.1

StateGovernment 376,200 361,300 375,900 14,900 4.1% 300 0.1

LocalGovernment 1,226,600 1,186,700 1,257,400 39,900 3.4% 30,800 2.5

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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

Following a revised increase of 13,900 jobs in August, Total Nonagricultural

Wage and Salary Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas gained

49,400 jobs in September. This increase was greater than thefive-year-average

pace of 35,200 jobs. Government, along with Professional and Business

Services, led the major industries in monthly job growth. Within the areas,

the Dallas-Plano-Irving area and the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSAposted the largest numeric gains of 12,600 jobs and 12,500 jobs, respectively,

for the Total Nonagricultural Employment series. The College Station-Bryan

MSA experienced the largest percentage gain of 5.8 percent. In the past 12

months, Total Nonagricultural Employment rose by 204,300 jobs, an annual

growth rate of 2.2 percent. The rate has remained above 2.0 percent for

three consecutive months. Eleven areas posted annual growth rates above

2.0 percent with the Victoria MSA leading with 5.3 percent.

With the start of the fall semester for public schools and institutions,

Government displayed a seasonal increase of 60,500 jobs in September.

While this increase was slightly larger than last year’s gain of 53,200 jobs,

it fell behind the five-year-average growth of 66,400 jobs. Since January,

Government has lost 24,600 jobs, over forty times the 600 jobs lost over the

same eight-month time period in 2010. Both were a sharp contrast to prior

years when the year-to-date growth through September reflected gains. Overthe year, the growth in Government was minimal at 2,100 jobs when compared

to the increase in the five-year average of 27,700 jobs. After recording four

consecutive months of negative growth rates, the annual growth rate for

September turned positive at 0.1 percent. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission

MSA noted the highest annual growth rate at 5.4 percent, followed by the

Sherman-Denison MSA with 3.1 percent.

Employment in Professional and Business Services rose by 8,900 jobs in

September following a revised increase of 5,500 jobs in August. The current

estimated level for this major industry was 1,235,000 jobs, a level not seen

since October 2008. The monthly increase contrasted considerably to that of

the five-year average, which was -3,800 jobs. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area

registered the largest numeric gain of 7,100 jobs while the Laredo MSA posted

the largest percentage gain of 3.0 percent. Since January, Professional and

Business Services gained 56,400 jobs, which was a larger bump than had beenseen the prior three years for the same time period. Since last year, this major

industry has witnessed a gain of 48,600 jobs. The annual growth rate climbed

from 3.3 percent in August to 4.1 percent for September. The rate has ranged

from 3.3 percent to 4.1 percent during 2011. Twenty-two areas exhibited

yearly gains for September while 11 areas demonstrated annual growth rates

above 4.1 percent. The Victoria MSA posted the highest annual growth rate

with 11.1 percent, followed by the Laredo MSA with 9.7 percent.

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MetropolitanStatisticalAreaOvertheMonthEmploymentChange

August2011toSeptember2011(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

After posting two consecutive monthly increases in July and Augu

employment in Education and Health Services once again managed a g

in September, adding 3,200 jobs. The Texarkana MSA displayed the largpercentage change with 2.2 percent while the Houston-Sugar Land-Bayto

MSA had the largest numeric change with the addition of 5,000 jobs. Fr

year-ago levels, Education and Health Services exhibited an increase of 30,4

jobs, slightly less than the five-year average of 38,800 jobs. The annual grow

rate fell from 2.8 percent in August to 2.4 percent in September. Seven MS

experienced annual growth rates above 3.0 percent.

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities expanded by 1,800 jobs, mark

five consecutive months of increases. This month’s growth was triple t

of the five-year average. The Laredo MSA led with the largest mont

percentage change of 6.0 percent, followed by the Brownsville-Harling

MSA with 4.2 percent. Since last September, Transportation, Warehousi

and Utilities has risen by 5,500 jobs, an annual growth rate of 1.5 perce

This rate has remained positive for 15 consecutive months. The Corp

Christi MSA, with 10.5 percent, captured the top spot for the annual growrate, followed by the College Station-Bryan and the Victoria MSAs, each w

7.1 percent. Transportation and Warehousing includes industries provid

transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage of goo

scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to mod

of transportation. Utilities is comprised of establishments engaged in

provision of the following utility services: electric power, natural gas, ste

supply, water supply, and sewage removal.

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

5.4%

4.9%4.5%

3.5%3.5%

EducationandHealthServicesMSAHighestAnnualGrowthRates

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

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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.

Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10 Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10 Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'1

TOTALNONFARM 2,942,500 2,926,500 2,870,300 2,078,800 2,066,200 2,023,100 2,605,800 2,593,300 2,539,50

GOODSPRODUCING 415,000 416,600 410,800 272,900 273,800 2 71,400 503,000 505,000 473,60

Mining,Logging,&Construction 163,900 165,300 160,100 108,200 109,300 106,800 274,400 274,800 254,60

Manufacturing 251,100 251,300 250,700 164,700 164,500 164,600 228,600 230,200 219,00DurableGoods 178,300 178,100 176,200 115,600 115,200 114,400 149,300 150,600 141,40Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 48,800 49,000 46,00

Computer and ElectronicProduct Manufacturing 40,900 41,100 41,000 37,900 38,100 38,000 18,900 19,000 18,40NondurableGoods 72,800 73,200 74,500 49,100 49,300 50,200 79,300 79,600 77,60

SERVICEPROVIDING 2,527,500 2,509,900 2,459,500 1,805,900 1,792,400 1,751,700 2,102,800 2,088,300 2,065,90

PrivateServiceProviding 2,134,500 2,130,000 2,070,100 1,534,700 1,529,700 1,484,400 1,730,100 1,731,700 1,688,80

WholesaleTrade 162,200 162,300 157,700 123,500 123,400 118,800 136,600 137,700 132,40Merchant Wholesalers,DurableGoods 93,700 95,000 91,000 70,300 71,200 67,500 81,200 82,100 78,10Merchant Wholesalers,NondurableGoods 47,100 47,100 47,300 35,700 35,700 35,800 37,500 37,600 37,50

RetailTrade 305,200 306,700 297,400 204,100 206,100 200,500 265,900 267,600 260,50Motor Vehicleand PartsDealers 25,100 25,000 24,700 32,700 32,700 32,40

Bldng.Material and GardenEqpmnt.and SuppliesDlrs. 22,100 22,400 22,300 15,000 15,100 15,100 19,400 19,300 18,50Food and BeverageStores 47,700 47,600 47,200 32,600 32,500 32,100 55,800 55,700 54,90Clothingand Clothing AccessoriesStores 22,300 22,900 21,700 28,700 30,000 27,50General MerchandiseStores 67,800 68,700 67,200 43,800 44,300 44,200 57,300 58,100 56,90

Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 139,500 138,500 135,500 75,900 75,300 73,000 121,900 122,400 123,60Utilities 6,800 6,800 6,400 16,800 16,600 16,20

Information 73,900 74,000 78,000 60,800 60,800 64,300 29,600 29,800 31,50Telecommunications 36,300 36,300 38,400 29,600 29,700 31,500 15,100 15,200 16,20

FinancialActivities 239,300 239,800 228,700 187,600 188,200 176,900 135,400 135,800 135,20FinanceandInsurance 182,700 183,600 173,800 143,000 143,700 134,400 87,200 87,700 86,80

Credit Intermediationand Related Activities 96,700 97,000 92,900 71,900 72,000 68,300 41,500 41,300 41,50InsuranceCarriers and Related Activities 48,400 48,300 46,700 28,900 28,800 29,00RealEstateandRentalandLeasing 44,600 44,500 42,500 48,200 48,100 48,40

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 457,700 451,600 430,100 361,200 354,100 338,400 383,500 379,800 365,90Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 189,700 187,900 182,600 153,500 151,500 148,900 179,600 178,500 175,80Admin.SupportandWasteMgmt.andRemediation 229,400 223,300 213,600 175,600 169,900 160,600 186,000 182,600 170,70

EducationandHealthServices 364,100 365,100 358,000 255,300 256,900 250,300 321,900 316,900 311,10HealthCareandSocialAssistance 311,300 313,700 306,100 218,000 220,200 212,500 277,700 274,100 267,80 Ambulatory HealthCareServices 110,600 111,500 106,100 131,400 130,700 123,20Hospitals 74,200 74,300 73,200 48,100 48,100 47,400 72,500 71,500 72,40

LeisureandHospitality 291,400 290,200 283,900 196,700 194,900 192,900 238,300 245,500 236,80Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation 23,300 23,200 22,300 26,400 28,400 27,50AccommodationandFoodServices 253,300 252,200 247,400 173,400 171,700 170,600 211,900 217,100 209,30Food Services and DrinkingPlaces 222,600 221,600 217,900 152,100 150,400 149,800 191,600 196,600 189,20

OtherServices 101,200 101,800 100,800 69,600 70,000 69,300 97,000 96,200 91,80

Government 393,000 379,900 389,400 271,200 262,700 267,300 372,700 356,600 377,10Federal 45,100 45,200 46,300 30,200 30,300 31,200 27,400 27,500 28,00State 50,200 49,100 48,500 37,900 36,900 36,400 70,000 67,800 72,00Local 297,700 285,600 294,600 203,100 195,500 199,700 275,300 261,300 277,10

Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10 Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10 Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'1

TOTALNONFARM 785,800 780,600 768,700 863,700 860,300 847,200 852,200 852,600 841,10

GOODSPRODUCING 91,100 89,300 87,300 142,100 142,800 139,400 94,400 94,100 90,80

Mining,Logging,&Construction 42,200 40,200 39,700 55,700 56,000 53,300 48,400 48,000 46,10

Manufacturing 48,900 49,100 47,600 86,400 86,800 86,100 46,000 46,100 44,70

SERVICEPROVIDING 694,700 691,300 681,400 721,600 717,500 7 07,800 757,800 758,500 750,30

PrivateServiceProviding 525,600 527,500 514,200 599,800 600,300 585,700 599,100 605,200 589,30

WholesaleTrade 40,400 40,800 39,800 38,700 38,900 38,900 28,300 28,500 28,20

RetailTrade 83,000 84,400 81,700 101,100 100,600 96,900 96,900 96,100 94,10Food and BeverageStores 16,200 16,200 16,000 15,100 15,100 15,100 18,200 18,200 17,90General MerchandiseStores 15,700 15,900 15,400 24,000 24,400 23,000 18,800 19,000 18,90

Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 13,100 13,100 12,900 63,600 63,200 62,500 20,200 20,100 19,80

Information 19,200 19,200 19,500 13,100 13,200 13,700 17,100 17,300 18,00Telecommunications 5,000 5,000 5,200 6,700 6,600 6,900 4,400 4,500 5,00

FinancialActivities 43,100 43,200 42,300 51,700 51,600 51,800 65,000 64,500 65,30FinanceandInsurance 30,000 30,100 29,700 39,700 39,900 39,400 51,900 51,500 52,00Credit Intermediationand Related Activities 12,400 12,400 12,100 24,800 25,000 24,600 23,500 23,300 23,50

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 111,100 112,100 111,000 96,500 97,500 91,700 96,900 97,200 99,60

Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 57,800 59,200 58,100 36,200 36,400 33,700 38,300 38,200 38,40AdminSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediationSvcs 50,900 50,400 48,000 53,800 53,400 53,000 49,800 50,600 52,60

EducationandHealthServices 91,400 90,700 88,300 108,800 108,200 107,700 136,000 138,200 129,60HealthCareandSocialAssistance 80,000 80,000 76,700 93,300 93,500 93,600 118,900 121,100 113,60Hospitals 20,000 20,000 19,600 26,100 26,200 25,800 22,600 22,600 22,30

LeisureandHospitality 89,400 88,900 84,900 94,700 95,300 91,000 106,700 111,100 103,10AccommodationandFoodServices 79,200 78,300 74,700 79,900 80,500 76,800 94,700 96,800 91,20

OtherServices 34,900 35,100 33,800 31,600 31,800 31,500 32,000 32,200 31,60

Government 169,100 163,800 167,200 121,800 117,200 122,100 158,700 153,300 161,00Federal 10,800 11,300 11,000 14,900 14,900 15,100 34,200 34,500 34,10State 73,900 71,700 73,900 12,300 12,200 12,100 20,800 20,200 20,20Local 84,400 80,800 82,300 94,600 90,100 94,900 103,700 98,600 106,70

LargestFourMSAsNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

DALLASFT.WORTHARLINGTON DALLASPLANOIRVINGMD** HOUSTONSUGARLANDBAYTOWN

AUSTINROUNDROCKSANMARCOS FORTWORTHARLINGTONMD** SANANTONIONEWBRAUNFELS



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INDUSTRY Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10 Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10 Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10 Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep

TOTAL 61,900 61,500 64,700 111, 800 111, 400 109, 800 160, 400 159, 400 158, 300 126, 600 125, 900 125,

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

Manufacturing 2,900 2,900 2,800 13,500 13,500 13,100 20,300 20,400 19,800 5,400 5,400 5,4

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

RetailTrade 7,400 7,400 7,900 13,800 13,900 13,600 19,300 19,500 19,000 16,000 15,800 15,5

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,600 1,600 1,700 4,300 4,300 4,200 5,400 5,400 5,300 5,000 4,800 5,0

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

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

Prof.

&

Business

Services 4,300 4,300 4,600

8,500 8,500 8,100

14,100 14,100 13,700

9,000 8,900 8,8

Educ.&HealthServices 12,800 12,800 13,900 15,900 15,900 15,800 23,000 23,000 23,200 31,500 31,200 32,0

Leisure&Hospitality 6,300 6,400 6,900 11,900 12,200 11,900 14,200 14,400 14,200 11,600 11,600 11,9

OtherServices 2,300 2,300 2,500 4,700 4,800 4,700 5,400 5,500 5,500 3,600 3,500 3,6

Government 13,400 12,900 13,100 19,500 18,500 19,400 25,900 24,200 26,200 31,000 31,200 30,3


TOTAL 100,900 95,400 97,900 183, 700 182, 300 177, 000 281, 800 279, 600 278, 500 127, 200 128, 000 127,


Manufacturing 5,200 5,300 5,100 9,400 9,500 9,200 16,800 16,900 17,000 7,600 7,700 7,4

WholesaleTrade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,900 5,800 5,400 10,000 10,100 9,900 3,700 3,800 3,8

RetailTrade 11,000 11,000 10,700 22,000 21,500 20,000 35,000 34,900 33,900 14,600 14,900 14,9

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,500 1,500 1,400 6,300 6,100 5,700 12,600 12,400 12,300 4,700 4,800 4,8

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


Prof.&BusinessServices 6,200 6,200 5,900 15,500 15,400 15,100 32,700 32,300 31,100 9,800 9,900 9,9

Educ.&HealthServices 11,500 1 1,400 11,000 31,700 31,600 30,900 37,100 36,800 36,100 18,900 19,100 19,3


OtherServices 3,200 3,200 3,100 7,000 7,000 6,800 9,600 9,600 9,400 4,600 4,900 5,0

Government 38,500 32,900 37,700 33,800 32,800 34,200 67,000 65,400 69,200 38,000 37,100 37,1

INDUSTRY Sep

'11* Aug

'11 Sep

'10

Sep

'11* Aug

'11 Sep

'10

Sep

'11* Aug

'11 Sep

'10

Sep

'11* Aug

'11 Sep

TOTAL 90,900 88,800 87,700 97,400 98,600 96,100 132, 000 131, 100 129, 000 223,100 220,700 218,2


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

WholesaleTrade 2,700 2,600 2,600 4,300 4,400 4,200 6,100 6,200 6,000 5,700 5,800 6,2

RetailTrade 12,400 12,200 11,800 10,600 11,000 10,900 16,300 16,500 15,700 31,900 32,100 31,9

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 12,300 11,600 11,500 3,600 3,700 3,600 3,700 3,700 3,500 7,200 7,100 7,0

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



Educ.&HealthServices 14,800 1 4,700 14,400 15,100 15,200 15,200 21,100 21,100 20,400 58,500 58,100 56,9


OtherServices 2,400 2,400 2,300 3,200 3,300 3,200 5,200 5,300 5,200 5,800 5,800 5,7

Government 22,200 21,500 22,200 12,100 12,000 11,900 30,800 29,300 30,600 56,400 53,900 53,5

ELPASO KILLEENTEMPLEFORTHOOD

ODESSA SANANGELO SHERMANDENISON

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONTPORTARTHUR BROWNSVILLEHARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATIONBRYAN CORPUSCHRISTI

LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLENEDINBURGMISSION

MIDLAND


TOTAL 70,800 70,800 69,100 63,600 62,800 61,500 44,800 45,000 44,800 43,000 42,900 42,3


Manufacturing 2,600 2,700 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 4,700 4,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,100 1,100 1,1

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

Trans.,

Ware.,

&

Util. 2,600 2,600 2,500

2,200 2,200 2,200

1,000 1,000 1,000

1,100 1,100 1,1Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 600 600 600 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 1,500 1,500 1,4

Government 7,900 7,700 8,500 9,700 9,100 9,500 9,100 9,000 9,000 6,600 6,500 6,4


TOTAL 57,100 55,800 56,300 94,300 93,500 92,600 51,600 52,000 49,000 107, 200 108, 000 105,


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

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

RetailTrade 6,900 6,900 6,800 11,700 11,800 11,500 6,900 7,000 6,300 10,500 10,700 10,4

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 3,000 3,000 2,900 3,600 3,600 3,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 3,000 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 4,000 3,800 1,900 1,900 1,700 3,900 3,900 3,9

Government 13,800 12,900 13,700

13,300 12,000 13,000

8,900 8,500 8,900

18,200 18,100 18,0

INDUSTRY Sep'11* Aug'11 Sep'10

TOTAL 57,600 58,100 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 7,600 7,500

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

Information 1,000 1,100 1,100

FinancialActivities 2,700 2,700 2,700

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

Educ.&HealthServices 9,000 9,200 9,300

Leisure&Hospitality 6,000 6,100 6,000

OtherServices 2,600 2,600 2,700

Government 12,400 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 withoutreference 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 remained unchanged in September at 8.4 percent. Since January 2011,the unemployment rate has moved down one-tenth of a percentage point. From year-ago levels, this

unemployment rate was four-tenths of a percentage point higher. The national unemployment rate declinedby three-tenths of a percentage point to 8.8 percent. Texas’s unemployment rate has now remained belowthe national unemployment rate for 51 consecutive months.

The Civilian Labor Force reached an all-new high at an estimated level of 12,371,900 Texans. Thisseries expanded over the month by 55,000 people, which was the second-highest August-to- September

change in the series. Since the beginning of this year, the Civilian Labor Force has grown by 221,300 persons.From last year, the series has added 188,500 individuals.

The number of jobholders increased this month by 54,000 people for an estimated level of 11,330,300Texans. September’s level was the highest seen in the series. Since the beginning of 2011, Texas added

215,200 persons in the employed population. Those seeking job opportunities inched up by 1,000 people foran estimated level of 1,041,600 Texans. From January 2011 to September 2011, those seeking employmentincreased by 6,100 persons.

The number of Texans continuing to file for unemployment insurance benefits declined by 12,900 peopleover the month for a count of 138,400 recipients. Since September 2010, those continuing to file for

unemployment insurance benefits has dropped by 17,900 persons. At the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)level, all 25 MSAs experienced a decline in demand for unemployment insurance benefits. The Odessa MSA

displayed the sharpest drop in demand for continued claims among the MSAs at 24.3 percent.

Of the 25 MSAs, the unemployment rate decreased in 11, nine remained unchanged, and five increased.The College Station-Bryan MSA recorded the steepest unemployment rate decline among the MSAs

as it fell four-tenths of a percentage point to 6.5 percent. The Midland MSA continued to have the lowestunemployment rate as it moved up one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 percent.

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

September 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjuste

September 2011 August 2011 September 2010

C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. R

United States 154,022.0 140,502.0 13,520.0 8.8 154,344.0 140,335.0 14,008.0 9.1 153,854.0 139,715.0 14,140.0

State of Texas 12,371.9 11,330.3 1,041.6 8.4 12,316.9 11,276.3 1,040.6 8.4 12,183.4 11,206.0 977.4

Abilene 79.8 74.1 5.7 7.2 79.5 73.8 5.7 7.2 83.4 78.0 5.4

Amarillo 134.1 126.1 8.0 6.0 133.6 125.7 7.9 5.9 132.5 125.2 7.3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 928.7 859.5 69.2 7.4 921.7 853.8 67.9 7.4 912.9 849.2 63.7

Beaumont-Port Arthur 190.6 168.9 21.7 11.4 189.8 167.9 21.9 11.6 187.7 168.0 19.7 1

Brownsville-Harlingen 159.5 139.7 19.8 12.4 159.3 139.4 19.9 12.5 157.5 140.1 17.4 1

College Station-Bryan 119.1 111.4 7.7 6.5 113.4 105.6 7.8 6.9 116.2 109.1 7.1

Corpus Christi 217.6 200.0 17.6 8.1 216.3 198.6 17.7 8.2 211.8 194.9 16.9

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 3,285.0 3,011.0 274.0 8.3 3,267.7 2,994.5 273.2 8.4 3,226.8 2,965.2 261.6

Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 2,198.7 2,014.1 184.6 8.4 2,186.0 2,002.3 183.7 8.4 2,155.7 1,980.5 175.2

Fort Worth-Arlington MD 1,086.4 996.9 89.5 8.2 1,081.6 992.1 89.5 8.3 1,071.0 984.7 86.3

El Paso 324.7 290.2 34.5 10.6 322.1 287.9 34.2 10.6 320.0 289.3 30.7

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 2,969.5 2,714.6 254.9 8.6 2,955.2 2,701.1 254.1 8.6 2,909.8 2,668.3 241.5

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 168.6 153.8 14.8 8.8 169.3 154.8 14.5 8.6 168.6 155.7 12.9

Laredo 97.9 89.9 8.0 8.2 96.0 87.9 8.1 8.5 95.4 87.6 7.8

Longview 112.9 104.7 8.2 7.3 114.1 105.9 8.2 7.2 112.3 104.2 8.1

Lubbock 150.1 140.3 9.8 6.5 149.4 139.5 9.9 6.6 147.4 138.4 9.0

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 310.8 272.6 38.2 12.3 309.6 270.5 39.1 12.6 304.0 268.8 35.2 1

Midland 79.4 75.5 3.9 4.9 79.1 75.3 3.8 4.8 78.3 74.4 3.9

Odessa 74.8 70.2 4.6 6.2 74.1 69.3 4.8 6.5 73.6 68.3 5.3

San Angelo 55.0 51.3 3.7 6.8 55.5 51.8 3.7 6.7 54.9 51.5 3.4San Antonio-New Braunfels 1,002.4 922.8 79.6 7.9 1,001.9 923.1 78.8 7.9 990.5 918.2 72.3

Sherman-Denison 58.2 53.1 5.1 8.8 58.2 53.1 5.1 8.8 57.3 52.6 4.7

Texarkana 66.1 60.9 5.2 7.8 64.9 59.7 5.2 8.0 65.1 60.4 4.7

Tyler 103.3 94.7 8.6 8.3 102.7 94.2 8.5 8.3 101.7 94.0 7.7

Victoria 61.4 57.0 4.4 7.1 61.8 57.4 4.4 7.1 59.0 54.7 4.3

Waco 117.7 108.3 9.4 8.0 118.8 109.2 9.6 8.1 116.0 107.6 8.4

Wichita Falls 71.7 66.3 5.4 7.6 72.6 67.1 5.5 7.6 73.2 67.8 5.4

1 Midland 4

2 Amarillo 6

3 Odessa 6

4 (tie) College Station-Bryan 6

Lubbock 6

6 San Angelo 67 Victoria 7

8 Abilene 7

9 Longview 7

10 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 7

11 Wichita Falls 7

12 Texarkana 7

13 San Antonio-New Braunfels 7

14 Waco 8

15 Corpus Christi 8

16 Laredo 8

17 (tie) Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 8

Tyler 8

Texas 8

19 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 8

United States 8

20 (tie) Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 8

Sherman-Denison 8

22 El Paso 10

23 Beaumont-Port Arthur 11

24 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 12

25 Brownsville-Harlingen 12



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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 September2011County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. RAnderson 21,413 19,336 2,077 9.7 Gillespie 13,741 13,008 733 5.3 Moore 12,042 11,472 570 Andrews 7,491 7,095 396 5.3 Glasscock 640 604 36 5.6 Morris 6,337 5,602 735 1Angelina 39,953 36,652 3,301 8.3 Goliad 3,529 3,320 209 5.9 Motley 689 643 46 Aransas 12,122 11,156 966 8.0 Gonzales 10,004 9,389 615 6.1 Nacogdoches 32,797 30,454 2,343 Archer 4,983 4,649 334 6.7 Gray 11,373 10,634 739 6.5 Navarro 22,262 20,140 2,122 Armstrong 1,090 1,028 62 5.7 Grayson 58,279 53,140 5,139 8.8 Newton 5,854 5,020 834 1Atascosa 20,052 18,404 1,648 8.2 Gregg 67,438 62,629 4,809 7.1 Nolan 7,833 7,274 559 Austin 13,894 12,659 1,235 8.9 Grimes 12,177 11,147 1,030 8.5 Nueces 173,598 159,887 13,711 Bailey 3,340 3,106 234 7.0 Guadalupe 62,156 57,511 4,645 7 .5 Ochiltree 5,758 5,497 261 Bandera 10,117 9,393 724 7.2

Hale 17,913 16,541 1,372 7.7

Oldham 944 887 57

Bastrop 35,936 32,849 3,087 8.6 Hall 1,432 1,293 139 9.7 Orange 42,757 37,823 4,934 1Baylor 1,836 1,704 132 7.2 Hamilton 4,475 4,202 273 6.1 PaloPinto 14,122 12,988 1,134 Bee 12,681 11,492 1,189 9.4 Hansford 2,879 2,741 138 4.8 Panola 14,208 13,169 1,039 Bell 132,251 1 20,912 11,339 8.6 Hardeman 2,167 2,038 129 6.0 Parker 55,924 51,736 4,188 Bexar 793,370 729,277 64,093 8.1 Hardin 27,969 25,230 2,739 9.8 Parmer 4,842 4,599 243 Blanco 5,083 4,773 310 6.1 H ar ris 2 ,06 0, 92 8 1 ,8 83 ,5 27 17 7, 401 8 .6 Pecos 9,354 8,822 532 Borden 495 471 24 4.8 Harrison 33,375 30,522 2,853 8.5 Polk 18,331 16,414 1,917 1Bosque 8,379 7,659 720 8.6 Hartley 2,673 2,550 123 4.6 Potter 59,028 54,992 4,036 Bowie 45,719 41,765 3,954 8.6 Haskell 3,135 2,967 168 5.4 Presidio 3,916 3,354 562 1Brazoria 152,344 138,834 13,510 8.9 Hays 83,007 76,823 6,184 7.4 Rains 5,153 4,657 496 Brazos 102,845 96,366 6,479 6.3 Hemphill 2,705 2,620 85 3.1 Randall 70,697 66,990 3,707 Brewster 5,305 4,987 318 6.0 Henderson 36,207 32,915 3,292 9.1 Reagan 2,697 2,607 90 Briscoe 671 626 45 6.7 Hidalgo 310,725 272, 562 38,163 12.3 Real 1,453 1,345 108 Brooks 3,257 2,936 321 9.9 Hill 16,337 14,881 1,456 8.9 RedRiver 5,842 5,107 735 1Brown 18,518 17,060 1,458 7.9 Hockley 12,679 11,905 774 6.1 Reeves 4,899 4,379 520 1Burleson 8,585 7,999 586 6.8 Hood 26,354 24,357 1,997 7.6 Refugio 4,319 4,040 279 Burnet 22,832 21,205 1,627 7.1 Hopkins 18,026 16,729 1,297 7.2 Roberts 593 570 23 Caldwell 16,569 15,029 1,540 9.3 Houston 8,752 7,725 1,027 11.7 Robertson 7,664 7,020 644 Calhoun 10,061 9,109 952 9.5 Howard 14,020 12,981 1,039 7.4 Rockwall 41,027 37,908 3,119

Callahan 6,808 6,353 455 6.7

Hudspeth 1,854 1,734 120 6.5

Runnels 4,627 4,150 477 1Cameron 159,506 139,696 1 9,810 12.4 Hunt 38,364 34,719 3,645 9.5 Rusk 25,086 23,212 1,874 Camp 6,025 5,469 556 9.2 Hutchinson 11,251 10,437 814 7.2 Sabine 3,381 2,837 544 1Carson 3,300 3,118 182 5.5 Irion 948 890 58 6.1 SanAugustine 3,770 3,316 454 1Cass 13,602 12,092 1,510 11.1 Jack 5,101 4,804 297 5.8 SanJacinto 10,561 9,507 1,054 1Castro 3,689 3,485 204 5.5 Jackson 7,073 6,575 498 7.0 SanPatricio 31,908 28,995 2,913 Chambers 16,070 14,422 1,648 10.3 Jasper 15,764 13,849 1,915 12.1 SanSaba 2,384 2,182 202 Cherokee 21,119 19,135 1,984 9.4 Jeff Davis 1,169 1,103 66 5.6 Schleicher 1,501 1,408 93 Childress 3,221 2,989 232 7.2 Je ff er so n 11 9, 86 2 1 05 ,8 15 1 4, 04 7 11 .7 Scurry 8,151 7,674 477 Clay 5,980 5,590 390 6.5 JimHogg 3,003 2,801 202 6.7 Shackelford 2,206 2,107 99 Cochran 1,355 1,219 136 10.0 JimWells 21,840 20,195 1,645 7.5 Shelby 13,495 12,424 1,071 Coke 1,306 1,200 106 8.1 Johnson 76,533 70,526 6,007 7.8 Sherman 1,492 1,414 78 Coleman 4,243 3,940 303 7.1 Jones 7,530 6,821 709 9.4 Smith 103,280 94,726 8,554 Collin 432,619 399,600 33,019 7.6 Karnes 5,405 4,898 507 9.4 Somervell 4,299 3,926 373 Collingsworth 1,455 1,371 84 5.8 Kaufman 48,981 44,646 4,335 8.9 Starr 25,267 21,339 3,928 1Colorado 10,748 9,836 912 8.5 Kendall 17,310 16,140 1,170 6.8 Stephens 4,673 4,286 387 Comal 59,103 55,030 4,073 6.9 Kenedy 246 226 20 8.1 Sterling 769 733 36 Comanche 6,846 6,366 480 7.0 Kent 434 409 25 5.8 Stonewall 860 818 42 Concho 1,318 1,213 105 8.0 Kerr 22,943 21,344 1,599 7.0 Sutton 2,835 2,699 136 Cooke 22,222 20,880 1,342 6.0 Kimble 1,986 1,844 142 7.2 Swisher 3,661 3,406 255 Coryell 25,372 22,752 2,620 10.3 King 206 193 13 6.3 Tarrant 925,325 848,190 77,135

Cottle 759 699 60 7.9

Kinney 1,484 1,364 120 8.1

Taylor 65,460 60,903 4,557 Crane 1,724 1,591 133 7.7 Kleberg 17,467 16,235 1,232 7.1 Terrell 402 366 36 Crockett 2,093 1,972 121 5.8 Knox 1,797 1,691 106 5.9 Terry 5,937 5,460 477 Crosby 2,742 2,466 276 10.1 Lamar 23,773 21,279 2,494 10.5 Throckmorton 1,036 975 61 Culberson 1,703 1,630 73 4.3 Lamb 7,016 6,491 525 7.5 Titus 14,462 13,321 1,141 Dallam 4,066 3,880 186 4.6 Lampasas 10,912 10,089 823 7.5 TomGreen 54,142 50,452 3,690 Dallas 1,195,576 1,089,179 106,397 8.9 LaSalle 3,682 3,465 217 5.9 Travis 573,617 532,098 41,519 Dawson 5,535 5,045 490 8.9 Lavaca 9,933 9,330 603 6.1 Trinity 5,934 5,360 574 Deaf Smith 9,264 8,712 552 6.0 Lee 9,817 9,153 664 6.8 Tyler 8,613 7,596 1,017 1Delta 2,350 2,138 212 9.0 Leon 8,241 7,571 670 8.1 Upshur 20,362 18,841 1,521 Denton 365,473 338,156 27,317 7.5 Liberty 32,707 29,214 3,493 10.7 Upton 1,949 1,855 94 DeWitt 9,237 8,553 684 7.4 Limestone 12,047 11,162 885 7.3 Uvalde 11,989 10,806 1,183 Dickens 964 817 147 15.2 Lipscomb 1,682 1,594 88 5.2 ValVerde 21,073 19,231 1,842 Dimmit 4,968 4,566 402 8.1 LiveOak 5,618 5,254 364 6.5 VanZandt 25,884 23,817 2,067 Donley 1,919 1,795 124 6.5 Llano 8,188 7,506 682 8.3 Victoria 47,745 44,523 3,222 Duval 5,456 4,939 517 9.5 Loving 54 50 4 7.4 Walker 28,225 25,780 2,445 Eastland 8,847 8,163 684 7.7 Lubbock 147,353 137,858 9,495 6 .4 Waller 17,156 15,593 1,563 Ector 74,883 70,248 4,635 6.2 Lynn 2,864 2,636 228 8.0 Ward 4,953 4,583 370 Edwards 979 909 70 7.2 McCulloch 4,245 3,972 273 6.4 Washington 17,385 16,275 1,110 Ellis 74,316 67,797 6,519 8.8 McLennan 117,729 108,294 9,435 8.0 Webb 97,914 89,865 8,049 ElPaso 324,696 290,187 34,509 10.6 McMullen 461 433 28 6.1 Wharton 21,276 19,319 1,957

Erath 19,131 17,888 1,243 6.5

Madison 5,766 5,291 475 8.2

Wheeler 3,408 3,266 142 Falls 6,822 6,104 718 10.5 Marion 5,155 4,650 505 9.8 Wichita 60,826 56,101 4,725 Fannin 13,946 12,500 1,446 10.4 Martin 2,356 2,223 133 5.6 Wilbarger 7,810 7,357 453 Fayette 12,202 11,433 769 6.3 Mason 2,345 2,216 129 5.5 Willacy 9,645 8,189 1,456 1Fisher 2,013 1,877 136 6.8 Matagorda 18,360 16,214 2,146 11.7 Williamson 219,504 202,651 16,853 Floyd 3,074 2,807 267 8.7 Maverick 23,114 20,107 3,007 13.0 Wilson 19,639 18,092 1,547 Foard 709 658 51 7.2 Medina 20,703 18,992 1,711 8.3 Winkler 3,276 3,060 216 FortBend 289,004 265,698 23,306 8.1 Menard 1,007 940 67 6.7 Wise 28,576 26,439 2,137 Franklin 5,215 4,791 424 8.1 Midland 79,405 75,535 3,870 4.9 Wood 18,356 16,681 1,675 Freestone 10,303 9,583 720 7.0 Milam 10,928 9,817 1,111 10.2 Yoakum 4,110 3,881 229 Frio 7,983 7,394 589 7.4 Mills 2,360 2,195 165 7.0 Young 9,591 8,972 619 Gaines 7,389 6,957 432 5.8 Mitchell 3,628 3,304 324 8.9 Zapata 5,690 5,144 546 Galveston 147,435 133,280 1 4,155 9.6 Montague 10,379 9,701 678 6.5 Zavala 4,116 3,413 703 1Garza 2,534 2,375 159 6.3 Montgomery 229,443 211,905 17,538 7.6 Texas(Actual) 12,371,895 11,330,273 1,041,622



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EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCities September2011City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp R

Abilene 56,837 52,681 4,156 7.3 Garland 111,711 101,819 9,892 8.9 Paris 11,863 10,529 1,334 11Allen 44,702 41,474 3,228 7.2 Georgetown 23,200 21,431 1,769 7.6 Pasadena 67,989 61,195 6,794 10Amarillo 103,370 97,263 6,107 5.9 GrandPrairie 80,375 73,465 6,910 8.6 Pearland 47,843 44,336 3,507 7Arlingt on 209,680 192, 878 16, 802 8.0 Grapevine 29,612 27,671 1,941 6.6 Pflugerville 24,074 22,551 1,523 6Austin 442,528 411,921 30,607 6 .9 Greenville 11,472 10,408 1,064 9.3 Pharr 26,735 23,870 2,865 10Baytown 33,687 29,770 3,917 11.6 HaltomCity 21,181 19,557 1,624 7.7 Plano 150,748 139,645 11,103 7Beaumont 57,118 50,799 6,319 11.1 HarkerHeightsCity 12,405 11,487 918 7.4 PortArthur 25,095 21,344 3,751 14Bedford 30,968 28,806 2,162 7.0 Harlingen 27,415 24,377 3,038 11.1 Richardson 56,238 52,047 4,191 7

BigSpring 9,632 8,852 780 8.1

Houston 1,101,850 1,008,643 93,207 8.5

Rockwall 19,444 18,014 1,430 7

Brownsville 69,079 60,492 8,587 12.4 Huntsville 16,386 14,981 1,405 8.6 Rosenberg 16,511 15,130 1,381 8Bryan 42,125 39,456 2,669 6.3 Hurst 21,112 19,503 1,609 7.6 RoundRock 55,399 51,530 3,869 7Burleson 19,004 1 7,631 1,373 7.2 Irving 113,533 104,324 9,209 8.1 Rowlett 29,660 27,274 2,386 8Carrollton 73,225 67,897 5,328 7 .3 Keller 20,894 19,536 1,358 6.5 SanAngelo 45,545 42,478 3,067 6CedarHill 24,309 22,069 2,240 9.2 Killeen 50,719 4 5,977 4,742 9.3 SanAntonio 655,775 605,330 50,445 7CedarPark 33,929 31,757 2,172 6.4 Kingsville 13,907 12,958 949 6.8 SanBenito 10,020 8,844 1,176 11Cleburne 13,666 1 2,506 1,160 8.5 KyleCity 13,555 1 2,708 847 6.2 SanJuan 13,841 12,261 1,580 11CollegeSt ation 49, 136 46, 048 3,088 6.3 LakeJackson 14,460 13,379 1,081 7.5 SanMarcos 28,865 27,170 1,695 5Conroe 29,010 26,905 2,105 7.3 Lancaster 17,477 15,498 1,979 11.3 Schertz 16,571 15,496 1,075 6Coppell 20,737 19,337 1,400 6.8 LaPorte 18,819 17,135 1,684 8.9 Seguin 12,285 11,299 986 8CopperasCove 13,700 12,557 1,143 8.3 Laredo 92,928 85,683 7,245 7.8 Sherman 17,956 16,388 1,568 8CorpusChr is ti 1 56 ,1 35 1 44 ,2 49 1 1,88 6 7 .6 LeagueCity 40,439 37,091 3,348 8.3 Socorro 12,523 11,051 1,472 11Corsicana 11,169 10,102 1,067 9.6 LeanderCity 13,290 12,471 819 6.2 Southlake 12,724 11,875 849 6Dallas 614,138 559,557 54,581 8.9 Lewisville 62,044 57,860 4,184 6.7 SugarLand 43,365 40,550 2,815 6DeerPark 17,227 1 5,775 1,452 8.4 LittleElm 13,544 1 2,748 796 5.9 Temple 31,790 29,518 2,272 7DelRio 16,629 15,221 1,408 8.5 Longview 43,113 39,940 3,173 7.4 Texarkana 17,448 15,954 1,494 8Denton 66,066 61,607 4,459 6.7 Lubbock 123,719 115,862 7,857 6.4 TexasCity 20,702 18,330 2,372 11DeSoto 26,163 2 3,473 2,690 10.3 Lufkin 16,532 15,087 1,445 8.7 TheColony 24,643 22,770 1,873 7

Duncanville 18,755 16,947 1,808 9.6

McAllen 63,695 58,495 5,200 8.2

Tyler 50,077 45,973 4,104 8EaglePass 13,268 11,558 1,710 12.9 McKinney 63,728 58,552 5,176 8.1 UniversityPark 10,909 10,140 769 7Edinburg 33,515 3 0,480 3,035 9.1 Mansfield 25,667 23,813 1,854 7.2 Victoria 34,465 32,069 2,396 7ElPaso 276,101 249,109 26,992 9.8 Mesquite 70,527 64,283 6,244 8.9 Waco 58,528 53,469 5,059 8Euless 32,007 29,619 2,388 7.5 Midland 65,409 62,210 3,199 4.9 Waxahachie 14,087 12,775 1,312 9FarmersBranch 14,190 13,005 1, 185 8.4 Mission 29,119 26,149 2,970 10.2 Weatherford 12,939 12,020 919 7FlowerMound 36,816 34,453 2,363 6.4 MissouriCity 42,136 38,768 3,368 8.0 Weslaco 14,962 12,928 2,034 13FortWorth 344,107 314,268 29, 839 8.7 Nacogdoches 17,294 16,013 1 ,281 7.4 WichitaFalls 46,316 42,522 3,794 8Friendswood 18,423 16, 950 1,473 8.0 NewBraunfels 28,636 26,800 1,836 6.4 Wylie 20,860 19,268 1,592 7Frisco 55,284 51,678 3,606 6.5 NorthRichlandHills 37,109 34,394 2,715 7.3

Galveston 26,240 23,908 2,332 8.9 Odessa 56,335 52,845 3,490 6.2

CLF Emp. Unemp. RateAlamo 1,052,522 969,483 8 3, 039 7 .9BrazosValley 162,663 151,669 1 0, 994 6 .8CameronCounty 159,506 139,696 19,810 12.4CapitalArea 573,617 532,098 4 1, 519 7 .2CentralTexas 188,682 172,149 1 6, 533 8 .8CoastalBend 288,973 265,788 2 3, 185 8 .0ConchoValley 77,192 72,146 5,046 6. 5Dallas 1,195,576 1,089,179 106,397 8.9DeepEastTexas 167,205 151,154 1 6, 051 9. 6EastTexas 403,061 369,759 3 3, 302 8. 3GoldenCrescent 97,582 90,799 6,783 7. 0Gulf Coast 3,037,590 2,776,281 261,309 8.6HeartOf Texas 171,617 157,683 1 3, 934 8 .1LowerRioGrandeValley 345,637 302,090 43,547 12.6MiddleRioGrande 72,858 65,206 7,652 10.5NorthCentralTexas 1,247,981 1,150,826 9 7, 155 7 .8NorthEastTexas 135,326 122,824 1 2, 502 9 .2NorthTexas 110,141 102,273 7,868 7.1Panhandle 225,135 211,966 1 3, 169 5 .8PermianBasin 218,825 205,865 1 2, 960 5 .9RuralCapital 413,138 381,422 3 1, 716 7 .7SouthEastTexas 190,588 168,868 21,720 11.4SouthPlains 212,776 198,398 1 4, 378 6 .8SouthTexas 106,607 97,810 8,797 8.3TarrantCounty 925,325 848,190 7 7, 135 8 .3Texoma 94,447 86,520 7,927 8.4UpperRioGrande 338,643 302,995 35,648 10.5WestCentralTexas 158,645 147,138 1 1, 507 7 .3

CivilianLaborForceEstimatesforWDAsSeptember2011

AverageHoursandEarningsof ProductionorNonsupervisory WorkersforTexas

AverageWeeklyEarnings AverageWeeklyHours AverageHourlyEarning

Sep.' 11 A ug .' 11 S ep.'10 Sep.'11 Aug.'11 Sep.'10 Sep.'11 Aug.'11 Sep

MiningandLogging $1003.92 $1011.35 $678.83 44.5 46.8 40.6 $22.56 $21.61 $16

Mining $938.25 $966.01 $723.14 45.0 47.4 41.8 $20.85 $20.38 $17

Manufacturing $745.20 $731.34 $610.98 43.2 43.3 42.4 $17.25 $16.89 $14

DurableGoods $794.90 $771.32 $589.96 43.7 44.0 43.0 $18.19 $17.53 $13

Fabricated Metal Product Mfg $742.29 $715.74 $657.89 45.4 45.1 46.2 $16.35 $15.87 $14

Nondurable Goods $651.99 $654.48 $648.49 42.2 41.9 41.2 $15.45 $15.62 $15

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities

WholesaleTrade $706.80 $683.75 $643.10 40.0 39.5 39.6 $17.67 $17.31 $16

Machinery,Equipment,and Supplies $706.73 $697.06 $557.31 42.6 42.4 39.0 $16.59 $16.44 $14

Retail TradeMotor Vehicleand PartsDealers $660.66 $640.68 $632.70 38.5 38.0 38.0 $17.16 $16.86 $16

Bldg.Material and GardenEquipment $409.45 $413.95 $404.20 33.1 33.6 34.4 $12.37 $12.32 $11

Food and BeverageStores $337.31 $354.04 $327.46 33.2 33.4 31.7 $10.16 $10.60 $10

GasolineStations $335.74 $323.27 $348.00 34.9 34.1 37.1 $9.62 $9.48 $9

Clothingand AccessoriesStores $216.11 $219.39 $215.90 20.7 21.7 20.7 $10.44 $10.11 $10

Information

Telecommunications $799.37 $772.29 $648.72 34.5 35.2 36.1 $23.17 $21.94 $17

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GLOSSARY OF LABOR MARKET TERMS

Actual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data seriesnot subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of regular, 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. Of fiof 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.

Gulf Marine to Add Jobs CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)—Gulf MarineFabricators is adding 500 employees at its Aransas Pass yard. The jobs aremost of the 700 that the parent company, Gulf Island Fabrication Inc., willadd to deal with project commitments, company CEO Kerry Chauvin said.He added, “That’s how much dollars we have to work off of to do projects,so it’s a record backlog for our Louisiana and Texas operations.”

Gulf Marine occupies more than 370 acres on the north side of the CorpusChristi Ship Channel with a fabrication yard in Aransas Pass and Ingleside.Chauvin said hiring has begun and will continue as new phases for work projects begin. It will take about six to eight months before all jobs arefilled, he said. The positions include welders, pipe fitters, structural fitters,painters and crane operators, among other crafts associated with offshoredrilling activity.

Distribution Center to Open in TerrellDALLAS, TX (Dallas Business Journal)—Maines Paper & Food ServiceInc. will build a 400,000-square-foot distribution center at the Terrell AirportBusiness Park that will employ up to 400 workers. Terrell is about 30 mileseast of downtown Dallas. This will be the first distribution center for theNew York-based independent food service distributor to open west of theMississippi River.

“We’re excited to be coming to Texas,” said COO Terry Walsh. “We arebuilding the distribution center in conjunction with the growth of ourcustomers. We wanted to expand to Texas to accommodate our customers.”

Maines’ customers include Burger King, Wendy’s, Applebee’s and SubwThe center will serve 196 restaurants throughout Texas, Arkansas, LouisiaMissouri, and Oklahoma. The company will begin to hire workers in JanuaThe facility will open in April of 2012.

Airport Receives Federal GrantBROWNSVILLE, TX (San Antonio Express-News)—A $1-million UEconomic Development Administration grant has been made to the cityBrownsville to help build an air cargo hangar at the Brownsville-South PaIsland International Airport, the agency announced. The project is expecto create 300 jobs in the Brownsville Foreign Trade Zone and to gener$4 million in private sector investment, according to airport estimates. Thangar will be leased to aviation operators and will serve as a transportatand logistical center.

Medical Supply Company Brings Jobs to North TexasDALLAS, TX (Dallas Morning News)—CCS Medical Inc., a medical supcompany that recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is movingheadquarters to Farmers Branch from Clearwater, Florida, the company saCCS, which has about $420 million in annual revenue, also said it expeto bring 230 jobs to North Texas over the next two years. “Selecting Tefor our corporate relocation was an easy choice. The state of Texas hasuperior business climate and a strong workforce,” said Dirk Allison, chexecutive of CCS, which distributes home health care products and servito patients with chronic conditions. The 230 new jobs are expected to haverage compensation of about $69,000, including benefits.

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Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

SEP 2011 8.4% SEP 2011 8.5%

AUG 2011 8.4% AUG 2011 8.5%

SEP 2010 8.0% SEP 2010 8.2%

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

SEP 2011 8.8% SEP 2011 9.1%

AUG 2011 9.1% AUG 2011 9.1%

SEP 2010 9.2% SEP 2010 9.6%

NotSeasonallyAdjusted SeasonallyAdjusted

SEP 2011 10,613,200 SEP 2011 10,610,100

AUG 2011 10,573,700 AUG 2011 10,594,700

SEP 2010 10,364,500 SEP 2010 10,361,600

OTMChange 39,500 OTMChange 15,400

OTYChange 248,700 OTYChange 248,500

InitialClaims ContinuedClaims

SEP 2011 78,034 SEP 2011 747,606

AUG 2011 89,848 AUG 2011 885,556

SEP 2010 83,025 SEP 2010 859,823

PersonnelSupply

AnnualChange

U.S. SEP2011 3.9% SEP 2011 261,100

DallasFortWorth SEP2011 3.7% AUG 2011 252,900

HoustonGalveston AUG2011 3.7% SEP 2010 235,600

OTMChange 8,200

OTYChange 25,500

SEP 2011 $85.61 OTMChange $0.72

AUG 2011 $86.33 OTYChange $10.30

SEP 2010 $75.31

WestTexasIntermediateCrudeOil($/barrel)

TexasUnemploymentRate

ConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)

UnemploymentInsuranceClaimsFiled

TexasNonagriculturalWage&SalaryEmployment

U.S.UnemploymentRate

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MSA

SEPTEMBER 2011

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY WDA

SEPTEMBER 2011

Texas Labor Market Review October 2011

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