IN THIS ISSUE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) 4.

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1 IN THIS ISSUE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE TEXAS L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER 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 Indicators Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas followed the revised addition of 32,500 jobs in August with a slightly more robust expansion of an estimated 36,400 positions in September. This increase nearly tripled the average September gain in the series over the previous 10 years of 12,300 jobs. Nine of the 11 major industries showed employment increases over the month, led by rises of 9,300 jobs in Leisure and Hospitality and 7,200 positions in Government. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended September at an estimated level of 11,672,200 jobs, an increase of 413,700 jobs over the year. The annual growth rate for the employment series ticked up to 3.7 percent in September and has been at or above 3.0 percent for six consecutive months Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas Employment Level and Annual Growth Rate (Seasonally Adjusted, in Millions of Jobs) Employment Annual Growth Rate % Sep '12 Jan '13 May '13 Sep '13 Jan '14 May '14 Sep '14 Leisure and Hospitality employment rebounded from a revised decrease of 4,500 positions in August with the gain of an estimated 9,300 jobs in September. This was the fourth increase in employment experienced in this major industry in the past six months. The monthly gain in this major industry was concentrated within Accommodations and Food Services, which added 12,600 jobs over the month. Employment in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation fell by 3,300 in September. The annual growth rate in Leisure and Hospitality jumped to 4.3 percent in September from 3.8 percent in August. Employment in Government climbed for the fourth time in the last five months in September as the industry added an estimated 7,200 positions over the month. Local Government experienced an increase of 8,600 jobs over the month, while employment in Federal Government and State Government dipped by 700 positions each in September. Government employment 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% rose by 40,300 jobs over the year for an annual growth rate of 2.2 percent, marking the third time in the past four months in which annual growth has been at or above 2.0 percent. Construction employment increased for the third consecutive month with the addition of 5,400 jobs in September. Over the past three months, the industry has gained 15,400 positions, representing Construction s strongest third quarter in series history. The industry added 31,800 jobs over the year as its annual growth rate climbed to 5.2 percent, marking 26 consecutive months with over-the-year growth at or above 3.0 percent. The Mining and Logging industry expanded by an estimated 5,000 jobs in September on the heels of a revised gain of 2,900 positions in August. During the third quarter of, the industry added 10,300 jobs, representing the largest gain for this time period since Yearly growth continued to accelerate as the industry s annual growth rate climbed from 8.5 percent in August to 9.6 percent in September, representing the addition of 28,500 jobs over the year. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment increased by 3,500 jobs in September following a revised gain of 6,800 jobs in August. The loss of 3,500 positions in Retail Trade was offset by gains of 2,000 jobs in Wholesale Trade and 5,000 positions in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment has increased by 62,100 jobs since January, representing the industry s strongest year-to-date job employment gains through September in series history. The industry added 89,600 jobs over the year for a 4.0 percent annual growth rate. Other Services employment moved up by an estimated 3,300 positions in September. This marked the largest over-the-month employment increase seen in this major industry since July and the fourth monthly employment gain in the last five months. Employment in Other Services swelled by 8,300 positions over the year; the industry s annual growth rate continued to recover from a recent low of 0.7 percent in June as it reached 2.1 percent in September. Professional and Business Services employment increased for a ninth consecutive month with the addition of an estimated 3,000 jobs in September. The addition of 5,600 jobs in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services offset the loss of 2,300 positions in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Professional and Business Services added 19,700 jobs over the past three months for the industry s strongest third quarter since The industry gained 69,700 positions over the year for a 4.7 percent annual growth rate, marking the sixth straight month with annual growth in excess of 4.0 percent. Education and Health Services extended a string of 10 consecutive months of monthly employment growth with the addition of an estimated 1,900 jobs in September. Employment in Health Care and Social Assistance jumped by 6,400 positions over the month, while Educational Services employment dropped by 4,500 jobs.

2 T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Aug '14 to Sep '14 Sep '13 to Sep '14 INDUSTRY TITLE Sep * Aug Sep 2013 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent Total Nonagricultural 11,672,200 11,635,800 11,258,500 36, , Total Private 9,814,600 9,785,400 9,441,200 29, , Goods Producing 1,858,500 1,850,800 1,783,000 7, , Mining and Logging 323, , ,400 5, , Construction 649, , ,400 5, , Manufacturing 885, , ,200 2, , Service Providing 9,813,700 9,785,000 9,475,500 28, , Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2,349,000 2,345,500 2,259,400 3, , Information 207, , , , Financial Activities 709, , , , Professional and Business Services 1,541,000 1,538,000 1,471,300 3, , Education and Health Services 1,544,500 1,542,600 1,489,800 1, , Leisure and Hospitality 1,197,800 1,188,500 1,148,200 9, , Other Services 406, , ,500 3, , Government 1,857,600 1,850,400 1,817,300 7, , 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. 6.0% Total Nonagricultural Jobs vs. Civilian Labor Force (Seasonally Adjusted) 12.0% Texas and U.S. Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) Over the Year Percent 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% Texas U.S. 3.0% 4.0% Nonagricultural Jobs Civilian Labor Force 2.0% 5.0% 0.0% Jan 95 Jan 96 Jan 97 Jan 98 Jan 99 Jan 00 Jan 01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 95 Jan 96 Jan 97 Jan 98 Jan 99 Jan 00 Jan 01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 TEXAS AND U.S. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES TEXAS* UNITED STATES** Not Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate September 13,044,300 12,389, , ,903, ,941,000 8,962, August 13,015,200 12,295, , ,434, ,647,000 9,787, September ,881,800 12,077, , ,536, ,651,000 10,885, Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate September 13,005,600 12,326, , ,862, ,600,000 9,262, August 12,975,900 12,292, , ,959, ,368,000 9,591, September ,835,400 12,032, , ,473, ,270,000 11,203, 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) 2

3 October T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Annual Growth Rate 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% Jan 94 Jan 95 Jan 96 Jan 97 Jan 98 Jan 99 Jan 00 Jan 01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Aug '14 to Sep '14 Sep '13 to Sep '14 % % TOTAL NONFARM 11,662,700 11,597,300 11,251,800 65, % 410, % TOTAL PRIVATE 9,823,200 9,827,200 9,450,700 4, % 372, % GOODS PRODUCING 1,866,700 1,866,500 1,790, % 76, % Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 325, , ,500 3, % 30, % Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 113, , , % 8, % Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 196, , ,000 3, % 17, % Construction (NAICS 23) 654, , , % 32, % Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 153, , ,300 1, % 16, % Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 135, , ,900 1, % 6, % Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 365, , ,600 2, % 9, % Manufacturing (NAICS 31 33) 886, , ,000 4, % 13, % Durable Goods 585, , ,800 3, % 8, % Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 21,900 22,000 20, % 1, % Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 35,900 36,100 34, % 1, % Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 22,800 23,100 23, % % Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 138, , , % 2, % Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 111, , , % 4, % Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 93,900 95,600 96,100 1, % 2, % Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 19,400 19,500 19, % % Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336) 89,100 89,800 88, % % Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 22,800 23,000 22, % % Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 30,100 30,200 29, % % Nondurable Goods 301, , ,200 1, % 4, % Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 82,000 82,000 83, % 1, % Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 12,600 12,800 12, % % Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 16,700 16,600 16, % % Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 25,300 25,400 25, % % Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 25,600 25,900 25, % % Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 77,900 77,900 75, % 2, % Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 39,600 39,600 38, % 1, % 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10, ,000 20,000 Mining and Logging Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Statewide Over the Month (Not Seasonally Adjusted) August to September Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government *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. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. 3

4 T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Aug '14 to Sep '14 Sep '13 to Sep '14 % % SERVICE PROVIDING 9,796,000 9,730,800 9,461,500 65, % 334, % Private Service Providing 7,956,500 7,960,700 7,660,400 4, % 296, % Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,343,600 2,344,700 2,251,600 1, % 92, % Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 583, , , % 18, % Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 329, , , % 10, % Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 178, , , % 8, % Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers (NAICS 425) 75,600 75,100 74, % % Retail Trade (NAICS 44 45) 1,258,400 1,263,900 1,220,400 5, % 38, % Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 174, , ,200 2, % 9, % Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 38,800 38,800 37, % 1, % Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 39,200 39,100 38, % % Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 99, ,000 95, % 3, % Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 228, , , % 7, % Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 73,700 73,000 70, % 3, % Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 82,400 82,800 79, % 2, % Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 117, , ,800 3, % 2, % Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 42,300 42,300 42, % % General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 278, , ,600 1, % 4, % Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 63,600 62,600 61,600 1, % 2, % Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 20,300 20,100 19, % % Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48 49,22) 501, , ,400 4, % 35, % Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 451, , ,400 5, % 34, % Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 61,500 61,600 60, % % Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 138, , , % 4, % Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 16,600 16,600 15, % % Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 80,200 78,200 74,800 2, % 5, % Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 40,500 39,200 36,600 1, % 3, % Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 51,500 51,300 49, % 1, % Utilities (NAICS 22) 49,700 50,400 49, % % Information (NAICS 51) 206, , ,600 1, % 5, % Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 39,800 39,700 39, % % Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 87,900 87,500 86, % 1, % Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 30,200 30,100 29, % % Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 710, , ,800 2, % 21, % Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 515, , , % 17, % Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 261, , ,800 1, % 3, % Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 63,500 64,200 59, % 3, % Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 183, , , % 5, % Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 195, , ,500 2, % 4, % Real Estate (NAICS 531) 129, , ,900 1, % % Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 61,900 61,900 59, % 2, % Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,549,600 1,548,900 1,473, % 76, % Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 678, , ,100 5, % 34, % Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 92,400 92,500 90, % 2, % Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 779, , ,100 5, % 39, % Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 749, , ,900 5, % 39, % Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,544,000 1,532,200 1,494,600 11, % 49, % Educational Services (NAICS 61) 182, , ,100 3, % 5, % Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,361,100 1,353,000 1,317,500 8, % 43, % Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 671, , ,700 4, % 28, % Hospitals (NAICS 622) 312, , ,200 1, % 6, % Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 179, , ,800 1, % 2, % Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 198, , ,800 3, % 6, % Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,197,000 1,208,600 1,153,400 11, % 43, % Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 120, , ,100 9, % 2, % Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 84,700 93,100 83,400 8, % 1, % Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 1,076,100 1,077,800 1,035,300 1, % 40, % Accommodation (NAICS 721) 117, , ,000 2, % 4, % Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 959, , ,300 1, % 36, % Other Services (NAICS 81) 405, , , % 7, % Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 122, , ,600 2, % 3, % Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 99,700 99, , % % Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 183, , ,200 2, % 4, % Government 1,839,500 1,770,100 1,801,100 69, % 38, % Federal Government 188, , , % 6, % State Government 364, , ,100 8, % 1, % Local Government 1,287,400 1,225,800 1,244,100 61, % 43, % *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. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. 4

5 October T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas rose by 52,100 jobs in September after a revised increase of 31,400 jobs was recorded in August. The current gain was largely due to seasonal gains in the Government sector. Since January, there were seven monthly increases for Total Nonfarm Employment with 339,900 net jobs added. Jobs netted in the third quarter, which included seasonal employment losses in July, totaled 32,500 positions. Growth for the quarter outpaced each of the previous three years employment totals of 19,600 jobs in 2013, 20,600 jobs in 2012, and 27,800 jobs in Twentyone areas experienced monthly growth in September, led by the Houston- Sugar Land-Baytown MSA with 23,600 jobs added. The College Station- Bryan MSA led all areas in percentage terms with a monthly increase of 4.2 percent. Employment swelled over the year within Total Nonfarm across all areas, which added 324,900 jobs since September This marked a 3.2 percent annual growth rate, with 53 consecutive months of positive annualized growth. All areas added employment over the year and were led percentage-wise by the Midland MSA with a 6.4 percent annual growth rate. The Odessa and the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSAs followed with annual growth rates of 5.1 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively. The Government Sector added 67,800 jobs in September in what was mainly attributed to local school districts hiring back staff for the new school year. The monthly gains tallied for this year were slightly elevated compared to September 2013, when 65,000 jobs were added. Since January, 12,300 net jobs were tallied, a number slightly behind the average year-to-date gain of 12,400 jobs for September. Government employment grew in 25 areas over the month, led in percentage terms by the College Station- Bryan MSA with a 12.9 percent gain. The Texarkana and the Odessa MSAs followed with gains of 8.0 percent and 7.1 percent, respectively. Since last September, public sector employment within the MSAs grew at a rate of 1.7 percent. This marked 24 consecutive months of annualized employment growth in the industry. Government jobs grew in 12 areas over the year, led by the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA with 14,600 positions added. This area also led in percentage terms with a 4.0 percent annual growth rate. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area and the Lubbock MSA followed with annual growth rates of 3.5 and 2.5 percent, respectively. Employment in Mining, Logging, and Construction rose for the eighth consecutive month as 4,400 jobs were added in September. Since January, 66,300 net jobs were tallied, which topped all previous totals for this time frame in the recorded series. Mining, Logging, and Construction employment rose in 11 areas in September, led by the Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA with a 6.6 percent jump, followed by the Sherman-Denison and the Midland MSAs with 2.9 percent and 2.2 percent increases, respectively. Annual growth within the industry has remained positive for 48 consecutive months, and the annual growth rate peaked in September at 7.2 percent. Mining, Logging, and Construction employment rose over the year in 22 areas, led in percentage terms by the Longview MSA with a 15.7 percent annual growth rate. Double-digit growth was also reflected in four other areas as the Midland, the Sherman-Denison, the Odessa, and the College Station-Bryan MSAs experienced annual growth rates of 15.1 percent, 12.9 percent, 12.1 percent and 11.3 percent, respectively. 18.0% 16.0% 14.0% 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% Mining, Logging, and Construction Employment MSA Highest Annual Growth Rates Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities, which includes power generation plants and merchant wholesalers as well as air transportation and trucking companies, added 5,100 jobs over the month. This increase came on the heels of a revised August gain of 700 jobs. The third quarter employment increase of 6,600 jobs also outperformed the previous two years employment gains for that period of 2,100 jobs and 3,400 jobs for 2013 and 2012, respectively. Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities employment grew over the month in 10 areas, led by the Dallas-Plano- Irving area with 2,400 jobs added. That area also led in percentage terms with a 2.7 percent increase, followed by the Tyler and the Laredo MSAs with 2.6 percent and 2.1 percent growth over the month, respectively. Since September 2013, Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities employment rose by 26,600 jobs, equaling a 6.4 percent annual growth rate. 75,000 70,000 65,000 60,000 55,000 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000-5, ,000-15,000-20,000-25,000 Mining, Logging, & Construction Metropolitan Statistical Area Over the Month Employment August to September (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government 5

6 T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) HOUSTON SUGAR LAND BAYTOWN DALLAS PLANO IRVING MD** FORT WORTH ARLINGTON MD** TOTAL NONFARM 2,921,700 2,898,100 2,802,300 2,272,800 2,267,500 2,194, , , ,100 GOODS PRODUCING 582, , , , , , , , ,300 Mining, Logging, & Construction 321, , , , , ,200 66,600 67,400 64,000 Manufacturing 261, , , , , ,200 92,800 94,200 93,300 Durable Goods 173, , , , , ,000 67,400 68,600 68,000 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 60,600 60,200 60,100 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 18,900 19,200 19,300 35,400 35,500 36,900 3,800 3,900 3,800 Nondurable Goods 87,800 87,300 80,700 48,800 49,000 49,200 25,400 25,600 25,300 SERVICE PROVIDING 2,339,100 2,317,000 2,251,500 1,983,600 1,977,300 1,913, , , ,800 Private Service Providing 1,955,300 1,958,100 1,882,300 1,708,600 1,711,700 1,647, , , ,900 Wholesale Trade 154, , , , , ,800 48,300 48,100 42,100 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 90,900 91,700 89,600 73,900 76,100 72,600 25,900 26,000 25,200 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 44,100 44,100 42,400 40,400 40,300 39,600 13,300 13,300 12,800 Retail Trade 289, , , , , , , , ,100 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 37,700 37,900 36,800 30,500 30,700 29,100 Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 21,500 21,400 20,400 18,000 18,000 17,300 8,400 8,500 8,000 Food and Beverage Stores 61,000 61,200 60,400 37,200 37,200 36,600 16,600 16,700 16,200 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 29,600 30,700 28,200 22,900 23,600 22,500 General Merchandise Stores 62,900 63,300 62,900 50,100 50,100 49,700 24,300 24,400 24,700 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 138, , ,400 89,700 87,300 81,800 70,000 69,200 66,400 Utilities 16,500 16,700 16,200 6,400 6,400 6,300 Information 33,000 33,200 32,400 66,700 67,100 66,100 12,600 12,600 13,200 Telecommunications 15,200 15,100 14,900 32,700 32,500 32,100 6,400 6,400 6,600 Financial Activities 146, , , , , ,700 52,100 51,800 55,100 Finance and Insurance 92,300 92,800 91, , , ,900 39,700 39,400 42,100 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 43,900 44,100 44,500 78,000 78,500 77,900 25,200 25,300 25,600 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 29,300 29,400 29,900 57,600 57,600 55,800 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 54,400 54,700 52,600 47,900 48,600 47,800 Professional and Business Services 449, , , , , , , , ,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 218, , , , , ,100 38,600 40,200 35,500 Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 205, , , , , ,400 69,700 69,800 64,400 Education and Health Services 357, , , , , , , , ,500 Health Care and Social Assistance 304, , , , , , , , ,300 Ambulatory Health Care Services 147, , , , , ,300 Hospitals 81,600 81,200 77,600 52,600 52,400 51,300 28,600 28,500 27,800 Leisure and Hospitality 282, , , , , , , , ,300 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 30,400 32,600 29,200 25,100 26,300 24,700 Accommodation and Food Services 252, , , , , ,800 88,800 89,300 88,000 Food Services and Drinking Places 228, , , , , ,600 80,800 80,900 80,000 Other Services 102, ,600 99,000 77,700 77,800 76,300 37,200 37,200 36,200 Government 383, , , , , , , , ,900 Federal 27,200 27,200 27,400 28,500 28,600 29,000 14,600 14,700 15,000 State 72,500 70,300 72,000 37,200 36,700 36,200 12,500 12,500 12,300 Local 284, , , , , ,600 99,100 95,100 97,600 SAN ANTONIO NEW BRAUNFELS AUSTIN ROUND ROCK SAN MARCOS EL PASO TOTAL NONFARM 931, , , , , , , , ,200 GOODS PRODUCING 98,000 98,600 96, , ,500 99,000 30,600 30,800 31,300 Mining, Logging, & Construction 52,100 52,200 50,300 48,500 48,000 46,300 13,200 13,300 13,100 Manufacturing 45,900 46,400 46,100 53,100 53,500 52,700 17,400 17,500 18,200 SERVICE PROVIDING 833, , , , , , , , ,900 Private Service Providing 672, , , , , , , , ,300 Wholesale Trade 32,500 32,700 30,100 46,700 46,800 45,300 10,400 10,300 10,000 Retail Trade 104, , ,600 99,500 99,300 92,900 38,100 37,900 36,900 Food and Beverage Stores 19,000 19,000 18,900 18,800 18,800 18,500 General Merchandise Stores 22,400 22,400 21,700 16,500 16,600 16,200 10,100 10,100 10,100 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 24,200 24,000 22,800 15,400 15,100 14,600 14,400 14,300 13,600 Information 21,100 21,300 20,700 23,900 24,000 23,500 5,700 5,700 5,800 Telecommunications 5,800 5,800 5,600 7,500 7,400 7,300 Financial Activities 77,800 79,100 76,500 49,500 50,100 48,500 12,300 12,400 12,100 Finance and Insurance 62,800 64,000 61,600 34,000 34,000 33,100 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 27,700 27,900 27,100 14,100 14,100 13,700 Professional and Business Services 117, , , , , ,500 30,000 30,700 29,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 43,600 43,400 43,800 80,200 80,600 74,600 Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 63,400 61,400 58,300 59,800 58,500 57,600 21,500 22,000 21,200 Education and Health Services 140, , , , , ,200 40,600 40,300 39,600 Health Care and Social Assistance 121, , ,200 87,000 88,300 86,300 Hospitals 23,600 23,500 23,000 23,700 23,600 22,900 Leisure and Hospitality 119, , , , , ,300 31,500 31,800 30,900 Accommodation and Food Services 105, , ,700 99,600 99,300 91,700 Other Services 35,000 35,000 34,200 39,200 39,200 37,900 9,700 9,700 9,600 Government 160, , , , , ,200 69,200 66,300 68,600 Federal 32,500 32,600 34,700 9,700 10,100 10,900 12,200 12,300 12,600 State 20,600 20,100 20,200 72,400 70,800 72,400 9,600 9,000 9,300 Local 107, , ,900 86,300 82,400 83,900 47,400 45,000 46,700 *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. Estimates 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 MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD. 6

7 October T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) INDUSTRY Sep '14* ABILENE Aug '14 Sep '13 AMARILLO BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR BROWNSVILLE HARLINGEN TOTAL NONFARM 67,000 66,800 66, , , , , , , , , ,400 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 5,700 5,700 5,500 6,700 6,600 6,300 17,700 16,600 16,700 3,500 3,500 3,500 Manufacturing 2,600 2,700 2,700 13,500 13,400 13,300 22,300 22,400 21,500 5,500 5,700 5,600 Wholesale Trade 2,900 2,900 2,700 5,300 5,300 5,300 5,000 5,000 5,000 3,700 3,700 3,600 Retail Trade 8,000 8,100 8,000 15,700 15,500 14,400 20,100 20,900 19,700 16,700 16,900 17,000 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,900 1,900 1,800 5,300 5,200 5,000 7,100 7,000 6,200 4,600 4,600 4,400 Information 1,200 1,300 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,000 1,100 1,100 Financial Activities 3,800 3,800 3,700 5,800 5,800 5,900 5,500 5,500 5,600 5,500 5,500 5,400 Prof. & Business Services 5,300 5,300 5,100 7,800 7,900 8,200 12,800 12,800 12,900 11,500 11,500 11,200 Educ. & Health Services 12,900 12,800 13,000 16,000 15,900 15,900 20,300 20,300 20,600 35,600 35,000 34,000 Leisure & Hospitality 7,800 7,700 7,800 11,800 12,600 12,500 15,000 15,300 14,700 13,800 14,700 13,400 Other Services 2,800 2,900 2,700 4,800 4,800 4,800 6,300 6,200 6,000 3,900 4,000 3,700 Government 12,100 11,700 12,300 19,700 18,600 19,800 24,500 23,300 24,800 30,600 30,200 30,500 INDUSTRY COLLEGE STATION BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI KILLEEN TEMPLE FORT HOOD Sep '14* LAREDO Aug '14 Sep '13 TOTAL NONFARM 106, , , , , , , , ,600 98,000 96,900 95,400 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 7,900 7,800 7,100 26,000 25,700 24,000 6,400 6,600 6,300 4,900 4,900 4,600 Manufacturing 5,600 5,600 5,500 9,800 9,800 9,700 7,200 7,300 7, Wholesale Trade 1,900 1,800 1,900 6,200 6,200 6,000 4,100 4,200 4,000 2,800 2,800 2,700 Retail Trade 12,600 12,500 11,500 20,100 20,400 20,700 16,000 15,900 15,700 12,900 12,900 12,800 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,600 1,600 1,500 7,900 7,900 7,100 4,500 4,600 4,500 14,500 14,200 13,700 Information 1,400 1,400 1,300 2,000 2,100 2,000 2,000 2,000 2, Financial Activities 3,900 3,900 3,800 8,100 8,000 7,900 6,300 6,100 6,200 3,700 3,700 3,800 Prof. & Business Services 6,900 6,900 7,000 15,600 15,700 15,400 8,700 8,700 9,000 7,400 7,400 7,400 Educ. & Health Services 10,900 10,700 10,500 30,200 30,300 29,600 22,500 22,500 21,300 14,500 14,600 14,400 Leisure & Hospitality 13,500 14,000 13,500 26,000 26,600 24,400 13,800 14,000 13,300 10,900 10,500 9,900 Other Services 3,500 3,400 3,400 8,200 8,200 7,800 5,000 5,100 4,900 2,500 2,500 2,400 Government 36,800 32,600 37,500 32,800 31,300 33,000 37,100 36,400 37,000 22,500 22,000 22,300 INDUSTRY LONGVIEW Sep '14* LUBBOCK Aug '14 Sep '13 MCALLEN EDINBURG MISSION Sep '14* MIDLAND Aug '14 Sep '13 TOTAL NONFARM 103, , , , , , , , ,000 91,700 90,600 86,200 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,900 19,500 17,200 6,600 6,700 6,300 9,600 9,600 9,600 28,200 27,600 24,500 Manufacturing 9,800 9,600 9,900 4,900 4,900 4,800 6,200 6,200 6,200 3,800 3,800 3,600 Wholesale Trade 5,500 5,500 5,200 6,500 6,400 6,300 7,400 7,400 7,100 5,300 5,200 4,800 Retail Trade 10,800 10,900 10,900 17,500 17,600 16,900 35,100 35,200 34,800 8,500 8,500 8,300 Trans., Ware., & Util. 4,100 4,100 4,000 5,100 5,100 4,700 8,400 8,400 7,900 4,500 4,600 4,400 Information 1,300 1,400 1,400 4,000 4,000 3,800 2,000 2,100 2, Financial Activities 4,000 4,000 4,000 7,100 7,100 7,100 8,900 8,900 8,900 4,400 4,400 4,300 Prof. & Business Services 8,700 8,700 8,600 11,300 10,800 10,700 15,400 15,400 15,000 9,000 9,000 8,700 Educ. & Health Services 15,300 15,200 15,200 21,500 21,400 21,400 63,500 62,100 60,600 6,600 6,400 6,700 Leisure & Hospitality 9,400 9,500 8,700 18,400 18,400 17,300 21,500 21,600 21,200 8,500 8,700 8,300 Other Services 3,700 3,600 3,500 5,700 5,400 5,500 6,100 5,900 5,900 3,300 3,300 3,100 Government 11,400 11,300 11,400 28,700 28,100 28,000 54,300 52,100 53,700 8,700 8,200 8,600 INDUSTRY Sep '14* ODESSA Aug '14 Sep '13 SAN ANGELO SHERMAN DENISON TEXARKANA TOTAL NONFARM 76,600 75,500 72,900 48,100 48,200 47,100 45,000 45,000 44,200 55,200 54,500 54,700 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,400 19,000 17,300 3,800 3,800 3,600 3,500 3,400 3,100 2,200 2,200 2,200 Manufacturing 5,500 5,400 5,300 3,200 3,200 3,200 5,200 5,300 5,300 3,900 3,900 3,900 Wholesale Trade 6,400 6,400 6,200 1,900 1,900 1,800 1,100 1,100 1,100 2,600 2,600 2,500 Retail Trade 7,800 7,800 7,600 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,400 5,500 5,500 7,000 7,000 6,900 Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,000 3,000 2,900 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,300 1,300 1,200 3,100 3,100 3,100 Information Financial Activities 3,300 3,300 3,200 2,400 2,400 2,300 2,800 2,800 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 Prof. & Business Services 4,100 4,200 4,300 3,900 4,000 3,900 3,100 3,100 2,800 4,000 3,900 3,700 Educ. & Health Services 5,600 5,500 5,500 8,500 8,500 8,300 9,200 9,100 9,300 8,800 8,800 8,900 Leisure & Hospitality 8,200 8,100 7,400 5,900 6,000 5,700 4,900 4,900 4,800 6,200 6,300 5,900 Other Services 3,800 3,900 3,700 2,200 2,200 2,000 1,700 1,700 1,600 2,200 2,300 2,200 Government 9,000 8,400 9,000 8,700 8,500 8,600 6,300 6,300 6,300 12,100 11,200 12,200 INDUSTRY Sep '14* TYLER Aug '14 Sep '13 Sep '14* VICTORIA Aug '14 Sep '13 Sep '14* WACO Aug '14 Sep '13 WICHITA FALLS TOTAL NONFARM 97,200 97,000 96,200 56,100 56,000 54, , , ,700 57,700 57,200 57,600 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 5,900 6,000 5,600 9,300 9,300 8,600 6,500 6,600 6,200 3,800 3,900 3,800 Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,100 6,200 6,100 5,900 14,800 14,800 14,800 5,000 5,000 5,300 Wholesale Trade 3,300 3,400 3,300 2,300 2,300 2,200 4,200 4,100 4,100 1,900 1,900 1,800 Retail Trade 12,600 12,600 12,700 6,900 7,000 6,800 11,700 11,700 11,200 7,700 7,700 7,700 Trans., Ware., & Util. 4,000 3,900 3,900 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,100 3,100 3,000 1,900 2,000 1,900 Information 2,400 2,400 2, ,200 1,200 1,300 1,100 1,100 1,100 Financial Activities 4,400 4,400 4,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 5,900 5,900 6,000 2,800 2,700 2,700 Prof. & Business Services 8,200 8,300 8,300 3,200 3,300 3,200 9,600 9,700 9,700 3,500 3,400 3,400 Educ. & Health Services 22,900 23,000 22,800 7,600 7,500 7,100 18,400 18,100 18,100 9,200 9,000 9,200 Leisure & Hospitality 10,900 10,700 10,400 5,500 5,600 5,100 11,200 11,200 10,800 6,300 6,100 6,000 Other Services 4,300 4,800 4,200 2,000 2,100 1,900 3,900 4,000 3,800 2,700 2,700 2,700 Government 13,100 12,300 13,200 8,400 8,100 8,500 17,700 17,600 17,700 11,800 11,700 12,000 Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in each MSA is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. 7

8 T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER Amarillo 0.9% Lubbock 3.4% Wichita Falls 0.2% 3.2% Sherman- Denison 1.8% 0.9% Texarkana El Paso 1.5% Odessa 6.4% 5.1% Midland 0.8% Abilene Dallas- Fort Worth- Arlington Longview Tyler 1.0% 3.9% San 2.1% Angelo Waco 1.4% Killeen- 1.5% Temple- Fort Hood 1.9% Total Nonagricultural Employment by MSA (In Thousands) MSA Abilene Amarillo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Beaumont-Port Arthur Brownsville-Harlingen College Station-Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington El Paso Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio-New Braunfels Sherman-Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls Sep , , Sep , , % Annual Job Growth 0.8% 0.9% 3.6% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 2.8% 3.2% 1.5% 4.3% 1.5% 2.7% 3.9% 3.4% 2.3% 6.4% 5.1% 2.1% 2.3% 1.8% 0.9% 1.0% 3.9% 1.4% 0.2% Laredo 2.7% San Antonio- New Braunfels 2.3% Brownsville- Harlingen McAllen- Edinburg- Mission 3.6% Austin- Round Rock- San Marcos 2.8% Corpus Christi 2.3% 1.9% 3.9% Victoria College Station- Bryan Houston- Sugar Land- Baytown 4.3% 1.9% Beaumont- Port Arthur Job Growth Rates Texas: 3.7% 4.1% and above (3) 3.1% to 4.0% (5) 2.1% to 3.0% (5) 1.1% to 2.0% (7) 0.0% to 1.0% (5) CES - A Bureau of Labor Statistics program that relies on employer surveys to estimate monthly, nonagricultural payroll employment. Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC. (10/17/) 8

9 October T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Amarillo Lubbock Wichita Falls Sherman- Denison Texarkana Dallas- Fort Worth- Arlington Longview El Paso Abilene Tyler Odessa Midland Waco San Angelo Killeen- Temple- Fort Hood San Antonio- New Braunfels Austin- Round Rock- San Marcos College Station- Bryan Houston- Sugar Land- Baytown Beaumont- Port Arthur Victoria Unemployment Rates Texas: 5.0%* 3.9% and below (6) 4.0% to 4.7% (5) 4.8% to 5.0% (6) 5.1% to 5.9% (4) 6.0% and above (4) Laredo Corpus Christi McAllen- Edinburg- Mission Brownsville- Harlingen *Not Seasonally Adjusted Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (10/17/) 9

10 T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER Highlights of the Texas Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted) The Texas unemployment rate dropped five-tenths of a percentage point to 5.0 percent. This was the third over-the-month rate decrease since January. The drop was typical for September due in part to the beginning of the fall semester for local schools, colleges, and universities. The rate followed the five-year average August-to-September unemployment rate decline of 0.3 percentage points. Over the year, the unemployment rate declined by 1.2 percent. The unemployment rate for the United States decreased six-tenths of a percentage point to 5.7 percent. Since December 2006, the Texas unemployment rate has remained at or below the national unemployment rate. The Civilian Labor Force (CLF) grew by 29,100 Texans, bringing the level to a total of 13,044,300 individuals, the largest labor force recorded since July. This over-the-month growth followed the CLF s five-year average August-to-September increase of 37,800 people. The CLF increased by 162,500 persons over the year, a growth rate of 1.3 percent. In September, the number of employed persons increased by 94,500 people to a level of 12,389,800 individuals. This was the largest August-to-September employment increase since Since September 2013, the number of employed Texans increased by 312,000 persons, a growth rate of 2.6 percent. The number of unemployed persons fell by 65,400 individuals over the month to a total of 654,500 persons. This was the largest decline in the number of Texans seeking work since April. This was also the largest August-to-September drop in jobseekers since the beginning of the series. The number of jobseekers has declined by 89,100 people since January. The unemployment rate fell in all 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), with the McAllen- Edinburg Mission MSA showing the largest decrease of 1.3 percentage points over the month. The highest unemployment rate was held by the McAllen-Edinburg Mission MSA at 8.5 percent, while the Midland MSA maintained the lowest unemployment rate at 2.6 percent. The number of Texans seeking continued unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 13,100 people over the month to 104,500 individuals. This was the lowest number of Texans seeking continued unemployment benefits since September Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands) MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rate September (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 1 Midland Odessa Amarillo Lubbock (tie) College Station Bryan 3.9 San Angelo (tie) Abilene 4.0 Victoria Austin Round Rock San Marcos Longview San Antonio New Braunfels (tie) Corpus Christi 4.9 Houston Sugar Land Baytown 4.9 Wichita Falls (tie) Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 5.0 Sherman Denison 5.0 Texas 5.0 Waco Tyler Laredo 5.4 United States Texarkana Killeen Temple Fort Hood El Paso Beaumont Port Arthur Brownsville Harlingen McAllen Edinburg Mission 8.5 September August September 2013 C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate United States 155, , , , , , , , , Texas 13, , , , , , Abilene Amarillo Austin Round Rock San Marcos 1, , , Beaumont Port Arthur Brownsville Harlingen College Station Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 3, , , , , , Dallas Plano Irving MD 2, , , , , , Fort Worth Arlington MD 1, , , , , , El Paso Houston Sugar Land Baytown 3, , , , , , Killeen Temple Fort Hood Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen Edinburg Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio New Braunfels 1, , , , , Sherman Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls 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, domestics in 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 together 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 unrounded 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 estimates, definitions of the MSAs were updated to reflect the 2000 Census-based configurations. Please see for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division (MD) and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD. 10

11 October T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Unemployment Rates for Texas Counties County AUG Monthly Year Ago AUG Monthly Year Ago County Anderson Donley Andrews Duval Angelina Eastland Aransas Ector Archer Edwards Armstrong Ellis Atascosa El Paso Austin Erath Bailey Falls Bandera Fannin Bastrop Fayette Baylor Fisher Bee Floyd Bell Foard Bexar Fort Bend Blanco Franklin Borden Freestone Bosque Frio Bowie Gaines Brazoria Galveston Brazos Garza Brewster Gillespie Briscoe Glasscock Brooks Goliad Brown Gonzales Burleson Gray Burnet Grayson Caldwell Gregg Calhoun Grimes Callahan Guadalupe Cameron Hale Camp Hall Carson Hamilton Cass Hansford Castro Hardeman Chambers Hardin Cherokee Harris Childress Harrison Clay Hartley Cochran Haskell Coke Hays Coleman Hemphill Collin Henderson Collingsworth Hidalgo Colorado Hill Comal Hockley Comanche Hood Concho Hopkins Cooke Houston Coryell Howard Cottle Hudspeth Crane Hunt Crockett Hutchinson Crosby Irion Culberson Jack Dallam Jackson Dallas Jasper Dawson Jeff Davis Deaf Smith Jefferson Delta Jim Hogg Denton Jim Wells DeWitt Johnson Dickens Jones Dimmit Karnes Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision. 11