Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

IN THIS ISSUE A Mo n t h l y Ne w s l e t t e r of th e Te x a s Workforce Co m m i s s i o n TEXAS L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e 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......... 10 County Unemployment Rates.............. 11 City & WDA Unemployment Rates......... 13 Glossary............................. 15 Happenings Around the State............... 15 Indicators............................. 16 Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment rose for the second straight month with 33,200 jobs added in May. This overthe-month increase closely resembled the five-year average gain of 30,300 positions added for the month and came on the heels of a revised employment gain of 2,100 jobs in April. The Service Providing sector contributed to the increase with 47,400 jobs gained, while the Goods Producing sector posted a loss of 14,200 jobs. Jobs added since January totaled 26,100 positions in May, which trailed the 125,600 jobs added in 2014 over the same time frame. Over the year, Texas marked its 61st consecutive month of annualized job growth as the annual growth rate was unchanged at 2.5 percent in May. The Goods Producing sector experienced its first over-the-year decline since September 2010 with a -0.2 percent annual growth rate in May, while Service Providing sector employment expanded annually for the 63rd consecutive month with a 3.0 percent annual growth rate in May. Employment in Leisure and Hospitality reached a new series high as 16,000 jobs were added in May. This increase marked the 47th consecutive monthly gain in this major industry, capped by a threemonth total of 24,900 jobs added. Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation contributed 5,900 jobs for its third straight month of job growth. Accommodations and Food Services employment rose by 10,100 jobs in May as that sub-industry posted its second consecutive month of job growth. The annual growth rate in Leisure and Hospitality increased by 1.0 percentage points over the month to a level of 5.7 percent in May. Education and Health Services employment swelled by 12,500 jobs in May, a figure that approached the series-high monthly gain of 12,900 jobs added in October 2004. Health Care and Social Assistance accounted for all of the growth in May with an expansion of 12,500 jobs, while Educational Services employment was unchanged. Annual growth accelerated 0.6 percentage points over the month to a reading of 3.9 percent in May. Government employment continued to grow in May with 7,500 jobs added after a revised increase of 3,900 jobs was recorded in April. Local Government increased by 8,800 jobs, while Federal and State Government employment slipped by 1,000 jobs and 300 jobs, respectively. Since May 2014, Government employment expanded by 23,900 jobs, which equated to a 1.3 percent annual growth rate. Professional and Business Services employment expanded by 7,300 positions in May after having added a revised 2,300 jobs in April. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services increased by 1,400 jobs in May, while Administrative, Support, and Waste Management Remediation Services added 2,100 jobs. Professional and Business Services employment has increased by 2,000 positions over the past three months, which fell far short of the 23,100 jobs added over the same time frame a year ago. The industry s annual growth rate edged up to 2.8 percent in May as Professional and Business Services employment expanded by 42,500 positions over the year. 1.40 0.0% May '13 Sep '13 Jan '14 May '14 Sep '14 Jan '15 May '15 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment increased by 6,100 jobs in May. Retail Trade expanded by 9,600 positions and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities gained 400 jobs, which offset the loss of 3,900 jobs in Wholesale Trade. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment has grown by 12,200 positions since January for the industry s slowest year-to-date gains since 2009. Annual job growth held steady in May as the industry added 71,700 jobs over the year for a 3.1 percent annual growth rate. Financial Activities rebounded from a revised loss of 400 jobs in April with a 1,400-job increase in May. This gain marked the third monthly increase in, with 3,000 jobs added during this time. The Finance and Insurance Sector added 4,500 jobs over the month, while Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing employment decreased by 3,100 jobs. Financial Activities gained 19,600 jobs since May 2014, which equated to a 2.8 percent annual growth rate. Annual growth in Financial Activities has remained positive for 57 consecutive months. Other Services employment reversed course from a revised April increase of 2,800 jobs with a loss of 1,700 jobs in May. Employment stood at 413,000 positions with 1,400 jobs added for. Over the year, Other Services employment expanded by 3,400 jobs; the major industry has now shown positive annual growth for 58 consecutive months. 1.60 1.58 1.56 1.54 1.52 1.50 1.48 1.46 1.44 1.42 Professional and Business Services Employment in Texas (Seasonally Adjusted, in Millions of Jobs) Employment Annual Growth Rate 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0%

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Apr '15 to May '15 May '14 to May '15 INDUSTRY TITLE May * Apr May 2014 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent Total Nonagricultural 11,788,700 11,755,500 11,502,300 33,200 0.3 286,400 2.5 Total Private 9,941,000 9,915,300 9,678,500 25,700 0.3 262,500 2.7 Goods Producing 1,830,100 1,844,300 1,833,700 14,200 0.8 3,600 0.2 Mining and Logging 294,000 300,000 303,300 6,000 2.0 9,300 3.1 Construction 666,800 668,300 646,500 1,500 0.2 20,300 3.1 Manufacturing 869,300 876,000 883,900 6,700 0.8 14,600 1.7 Service Providing 9,958,600 9,911,200 9,668,600 47,400 0.5 290,000 3.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2,370,200 2,364,100 2,298,500 6,100 0.3 71,700 3.1 Information 205,000 206,700 202,700 1,700 0.8 2,300 1.1 Financial Activities 716,700 715,300 697,100 1,400 0.2 19,600 2.8 Professional and Business Services 1,581,200 1,573,900 1,538,700 7,300 0.5 42,500 2.8 Education and Health Services 1,576,800 1,564,300 1,518,000 12,500 0.8 58,800 3.9 Leisure and Hospitality 1,248,000 1,232,000 1,180,200 16,000 1.3 67,800 5.7 Other Services 413,000 414,700 409,600 1,700 0.4 3,400 0.8 Government 1,847,700 1,840,200 1,823,800 7,500 0.4 23,900 1.3 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 15 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 15 TEXAS AND U.S. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES TEXAS* UNITED STATES** Not Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate May 13,114,000 12,575,300 538,700 4.1 157,719,000 149,349,000 8,370,000 5.3 April 13,094,500 12,573,100 521,400 4.0 156,554,000 148,587,000 7,966,000 5.1 May 2014 13,094,800 12,436,900 657,900 5.0 155,841,000 146,398,000 9,443,000 6.1 Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate May 13,139,700 12,579,800 559,900 4.3 157,469,000 148,795,000 8,674,000 5.5 April 13,154,800 12,596,800 558,000 4.2 157,072,000 148,523,000 8,549,000 5.4 May 2014 13,063,400 12,393,900 669,500 5.1 155,629,000 145,868,000 9,761,000 6.3 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

J u n e 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 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 15 Apr '15 to May '15 May '14 to May '15 May '15* Apr '15 May '14 % % TOTAL NONFARM 11,831,800 11,785,600 11,544,800 46,200 0.4% 287,000 2.5% TOTAL PRIVATE 9,959,700 9,912,900 9,696,900 46,800 0.5% 262,800 2.7% GOODS PRODUCING 1,830,800 1,842,800 1,834,700 12,000 0.7% 3,900 0.2% Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 293,900 300,100 302,800 6,200 2.1% 8,900 2.9% Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 100,600 99,400 101,000 1,200 1.2% 400 0.4% Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 180,600 188,100 189,500 7,500 4.0% 8,900 4.7% Construction (NAICS 23) 670,100 670,200 649,300 100 0.0% 20,800 3.2% Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 153,800 153,100 144,500 700 0.5% 9,300 6.4% Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 135,900 137,500 135,200 1,600 1.2% 700 0.5% Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 380,400 379,600 369,600 800 0.2% 10,800 2.9% Manufacturing (NAICS 31 33) 866,800 872,500 882,600 5,700 0.7% 15,800 1.8% Durable Goods 572,500 578,300 585,800 5,800 1.0% 13,300 2.3% Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 21,600 21,600 21,300 0 0.0% 300 1.4% Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 36,300 36,200 35,200 100 0.3% 1,100 3.1% Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 23,600 23,600 23,000 0 0.0% 600 2.6% Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 136,800 140,100 140,800 3,300 2.4% 4,000 2.8% Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 102,900 104,400 107,800 1,500 1.4% 4,900 4.5% Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 92,400 93,000 95,900 600 0.6% 3,500 3.6% Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 19,500 19,800 19,600 300 1.5% 100 0.5% Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336) 87,500 87,800 89,800 300 0.3% 2,300 2.6% Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 21,700 21,700 22,100 0 0.0% 400 1.8% Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 30,200 30,100 30,300 100 0.3% 100 0.3% Nondurable Goods 294,300 294,200 296,800 100 0.0% 2,500 0.8% Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 83,500 83,500 84,700 0 0.0% 1,200 1.4% Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 12,900 12,800 12,800 100 0.8% 100 0.8% Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 16,700 16,800 16,900 100 0.6% 200 1.2% Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 25,700 25,600 25,500 100 0.4% 200 0.8% Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 22,900 22,800 22,700 100 0.4% 200 0.9% Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 77,900 78,900 77,200 1,000 1.3% 700 0.9% Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 38,700 38,600 38,900 100 0.3% 200 0.5% 40,000 Statewide Over the Month (Not Seasonally Adjusted) April to May 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 10,000 Mining and Logging Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade 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

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Apr '15 to May '15 May '14 to May '15 May '15* Apr '15 May '14 % % SERVICE PROVIDING 10,001,000 9,942,800 9,710,100 58,200 0.6% 290,900 3.0% Private Service Providing 8,128,900 8,070,100 7,862,200 58,800 0.7% 266,700 3.4% Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,361,500 2,348,900 2,284,400 12,600 0.5% 77,100 3.4% Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 589,300 591,800 572,600 2,500 0.4% 16,700 2.9% Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 334,500 335,800 323,900 1,300 0.4% 10,600 3.3% Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 175,700 176,600 172,700 900 0.5% 3,000 1.7% Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers (NAICS 425) 79,100 79,400 76,000 300 0.4% 3,100 4.1% Retail Trade (NAICS 44 45) 1,283,500 1,271,500 1,239,200 12,000 0.9% 44,300 3.6% Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 180,900 179,400 170,700 1,500 0.8% 10,200 6.0% Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 40,100 39,900 37,900 200 0.5% 2,200 5.8% Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 39,600 39,900 39,100 300 0.8% 500 1.3% Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 103,800 105,500 101,100 1,700 1.6% 2,700 2.7% Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 230,700 227,400 222,100 3,300 1.5% 8,600 3.9% Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 73,200 73,300 71,900 100 0.1% 1,300 1.8% Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 82,900 80,700 79,700 2,200 2.7% 3,200 4.0% Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 115,600 112,500 110,900 3,100 2.8% 4,700 4.2% Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 38,800 38,600 39,300 200 0.5% 500 1.3% General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 291,800 289,700 283,100 2,100 0.7% 8,700 3.1% Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 64,800 63,300 63,200 1,500 2.4% 1,600 2.5% Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 21,300 21,300 20,200 0 0.0% 1,100 5.4% Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48 49,22) 488,700 485,600 472,600 3,100 0.6% 16,100 3.4% Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 439,100 436,000 423,700 3,100 0.7% 15,400 3.6% Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 54,400 54,300 53,200 100 0.2% 1,200 2.3% Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 145,400 143,600 137,400 1,800 1.3% 8,000 5.8% Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 17,700 17,700 16,800 0 0.0% 900 5.4% Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 83,500 82,500 78,600 1,000 1.2% 4,900 6.2% Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 40,800 40,800 38,500 0 0.0% 2,300 6.0% Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 53,300 52,900 51,300 400 0.8% 2,000 3.9% Utilities (NAICS 22) 49,600 49,600 48,900 0 0.0% 700 1.4% Information (NAICS 51) 204,700 206,300 202,900 1,600 0.8% 1,800 0.9% Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 39,300 39,300 39,200 0 0.0% 100 0.3% Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 85,600 85,300 86,400 300 0.4% 800 0.9% Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 31,300 31,400 30,200 100 0.3% 1,100 3.6% Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 715,200 711,700 695,900 3,500 0.5% 19,300 2.8% Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 518,200 513,500 500,000 4,700 0.9% 18,200 3.6% Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 252,900 251,400 253,700 1,500 0.6% 800 0.3% Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 64,800 64,000 60,300 800 1.3% 4,500 7.5% Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 196,600 194,200 184,500 2,400 1.2% 12,100 6.6% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 197,000 198,200 195,900 1,200 0.6% 1,100 0.6% Real Estate (NAICS 531) 133,100 133,200 131,600 100 0.1% 1,500 1.1% Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 59,000 59,900 61,900 900 1.5% 2,900 4.7% Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,580,100 1,571,700 1,538,400 8,400 0.5% 41,700 2.7% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 695,800 702,200 668,500 6,400 0.9% 27,300 4.1% Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 109,800 109,600 109,300 200 0.2% 500 0.5% Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 774,500 759,900 760,600 14,600 1.9% 13,900 1.8% Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 742,700 728,500 730,000 14,200 1.9% 12,700 1.7% Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,579,500 1,572,500 1,521,500 7,000 0.4% 58,000 3.8% Educational Services (NAICS 61) 185,800 189,600 180,300 3,800 2.0% 5,500 3.1% Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,393,700 1,382,900 1,341,200 10,800 0.8% 52,500 3.9% Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 679,500 673,300 649,300 6,200 0.9% 30,200 4.7% Hospitals (NAICS 622) 315,100 313,600 305,100 1,500 0.5% 10,000 3.3% Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 180,500 179,900 179,100 600 0.3% 1,400 0.8% Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 218,600 216,100 207,700 2,500 1.2% 10,900 5.2% Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,272,900 1,244,500 1,206,300 28,400 2.3% 66,600 5.5% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 139,500 127,800 130,800 11,700 9.2% 8,700 6.7% Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 98,900 90,800 92,600 8,100 8.9% 6,300 6.8% Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 1,133,400 1,116,700 1,075,500 16,700 1.5% 57,900 5.4% Accommodation (NAICS 721) 121,400 121,900 116,500 500 0.4% 4,900 4.2% Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 1,012,000 994,800 959,000 17,200 1.7% 53,000 5.5% Other Services (NAICS 81) 415,000 414,500 412,800 500 0.1% 2,200 0.5% Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 124,400 124,800 123,700 400 0.3% 700 0.6% Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 105,800 105,100 103,300 700 0.7% 2,500 2.4% Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 184,800 184,600 185,800 200 0.1% 1,000 0.5% Government 1,872,100 1,872,700 1,847,900 600 0.0% 24,200 1.3% Federal Government 194,700 196,400 193,700 1,700 0.9% 1,000 0.5% State Government 367,000 373,900 361,800 6,900 1.8% 5,200 1.4% Local Government 1,310,400 1,302,400 1,292,400 8,000 0.6% 18,000 1.4% *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

J u n e 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 rose by 45,100 jobs in May, following a revised increase of 48,200 jobs in April. The May increase was the fourth consecutive over-the-month increase in, which equaled 193,100 jobs added for the year. Despite the gain, this total trailed the 291,200 jobs added over the same time frame in 2014. The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA led all 22 areas that showed over-the-month employment increases with the addition of 13,700 jobs. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA led all areas in percentage terms with a 1.4 percent increase. The Amarillo and the Beaumont-Port Arthur MSAs followed with employment increases of 1.1 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively. In May, over the year growth within the MSAs equaled 281,800 jobs, which was down from the annual growth of 328,800 jobs seen in May 2014. Despite this, annualized job growth within the MSAs has continued for 61 consecutive months. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area led the 24 areas that experienced job growth over the year by adding 86,000 positions. The Odessa MSA led in percentage terms with a 6.1 percent increase, followed closely by the Midland MSA with a 6.0 percent annual increase. Employment for the combined areas grew by 2.7 percent over the year. Leisure and Hospitality employment rose for a fourth consecutive month with 25,900 positions added in May. Jobs added since January equaled 89,400 positions, which outpaced the growth set last year of 81,500 positions added over the same time frame. The San Antonio- New Braunfels MSA added 5,800 jobs in May and led all 19 areas with employment increases over the month. The Amarillo MSA led all areas in percentage terms with an over-the-month increase of 6.7 percent, followed by the Brownsville-Harlingen MSA with a 5.5 percent gain. Leisure and Hospitality employment within the MSAs continued to grow annually as 59,200 jobs were added since May 2014. This over-the-year job total equaled a 5.3 percent annual growth rate, which improved on the 4.7 percent annual growth rate seen in April. The Killeen-Temple MSA led the 24 areas with employment growth over the year with a 10.9 percent annual growth rate. The Midland and the Amarillo MSAs followed with annual growth rates of 10.1 percent and 9.9 percent, respectively. Retail Trade employment continued to expand in May as 9,500 jobs were added. This marked the third consecutive month of growth, which totaled 18,300 jobs. Since January this major industry has expanded by 13,100 jobs which was the highest year-to-date total in the recorded series for May. The Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA led the 15 areas with monthly job growth in percentage terms by increasing 1.9 percent in employment. This was followed closely by the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA with 1.8 percent and 1.7 14.0% 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% Retail Trade Employment MSA Highest Annual Growth Rates percent growth, respectively. Since May 2014, Retail Trade within the MSAs moved up by 38,000 jobs, which brought industry employment to 1,161,400 positions. This movement equaled a 3.4 percent annual growth rate, which was up a full percentage point from a March annual growth rate of 2.4 percent. Positive annual growth was also reflected in 20 areas, led by the Odessa MSA with an 11.7 percent rise in employment, followed by the Midland MSA with 11.6 percent growth over the year. Retail Trade within the MSAs expanded annually at 3.4 percent. Professional and Business Services employment growth slowed from a revised April increase of 12,200 jobs to 5,200 jobs added in May. This over-the-month gain marked four consecutive increases in and amounted to 22,200 jobs added for the year a pace which trailed the 54,500 jobs added in 2014 over the same time frame. The Odessa MSA led the eight areas that added jobs in May in percentage terms with a 2.0 percent increase over the month. The Fort Worth-Arlington area and the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA followed with 1.6 percent and 1.1 percent growth, respectively. Since May 2014, Professional and Business Services employment expanded by 40,600 jobs within the MSAs. This growth echoed the pace set last month with a 2.8 percent annual growth rate. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area led 15 areas in annual job growth by adding 22,000 positions. The Odessa MSA led in percentage terms with a 13.0 percent annual growth rate. 30,000 Metropolitan Statistical Area Over the Month Employment April to May (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0-5,000-10,000 Mining, Logging, & Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government 5

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) HOUSTON THE WOODLANDS SUGAR LAND DALLAS PLANO IRVING MD** FORT WORTH ARLINGTON MD** May '15* Apr '15 May '14 May '15* Apr '15 May '14 May '15* Apr '15 May '14 TOTAL NONFARM 2,985,300 2,971,600 2,923,000 2,372,600 2,367,900 2,286,600 1,003,300 1,001,200 978,800 GOODS PRODUCING 563,800 569,000 565,200 288,500 289,900 285,800 167,900 169,400 168,600 Mining, Logging, & Construction 314,300 316,900 312,200 124,300 125,500 120,800 71,900 72,800 71,700 Manufacturing 249,500 252,100 253,000 164,200 164,400 165,000 96,000 96,600 96,900 Durable Goods 168,400 170,800 173,400 114,600 114,800 115,400 70,100 70,700 71,000 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 60,700 62,900 62,900 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 17,300 17,400 17,900 35,100 35,200 35,600 2,200 2,200 2,700 Nondurable Goods 81,100 81,300 79,600 49,600 49,600 49,600 25,900 25,900 25,900 SERVICE PROVIDING 2,421,500 2,402,600 2,357,800 2,084,100 2,078,000 2,000,800 835,400 831,800 810,200 Private Service Providing 2,034,400 2,015,500 1,978,300 1,803,900 1,799,100 1,728,000 701,300 698,700 677,300 Wholesale Trade 169,900 170,400 167,000 147,200 148,200 141,500 49,200 49,400 46,300 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 97,700 97,800 96,000 81,000 81,300 77,200 28,500 28,700 27,100 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 44,900 44,500 45,200 46,200 46,000 44,500 14,700 14,700 14,300 Retail Trade 303,800 298,500 290,100 232,600 231,800 226,000 112,800 111,800 108,200 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 40,000 39,700 38,300 31,200 30,900 30,300 Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 22,800 22,800 22,200 18,600 18,700 17,400 9,300 9,500 8,700 Food and Beverage Stores 62,700 61,900 60,600 37,200 36,600 36,800 18,400 18,200 17,600 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 28,900 27,800 28,700 23,700 23,200 23,000 General Merchandise Stores 66,000 64,700 63,900 52,300 52,000 51,000 26,400 26,000 25,600 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 134,500 133,900 133,300 85,700 84,700 80,800 75,300 74,800 70,800 Utilities 16,000 16,000 15,700 6,300 6,400 6,400 Information 33,700 34,300 33,100 68,300 68,300 68,900 12,800 12,800 13,500 Telecommunications 14,900 15,000 15,100 32,800 32,800 32,900 6,100 6,100 6,500 Financial Activities 147,300 146,600 147,500 218,200 217,600 207,600 58,200 57,800 56,200 Finance and Insurance 94,700 93,900 93,200 164,800 164,200 158,400 43,100 42,700 42,400 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 43,300 42,900 43,800 77,700 77,800 78,600 25,200 25,000 25,300 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 32,300 32,100 31,500 65,000 64,500 60,100 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52,600 52,700 54,300 53,400 53,400 49,200 Professional and Business Services 469,600 464,300 463,200 443,200 444,700 421,200 114,300 112,500 111,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 221,600 222,500 215,100 192,100 195,100 182,600 39,000 39,500 37,700 Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 214,900 208,700 214,100 212,800 210,900 198,900 67,700 65,400 67,300 Education and Health Services 364,300 362,400 349,100 289,400 288,300 276,500 126,500 127,600 122,300 Health Care and Social Assistance 309,800 307,300 296,600 246,100 245,200 237,100 112,100 112,500 107,300 Ambulatory Health Care Services 148,400 145,100 140,400 132,200 132,500 126,600 Hospitals 82,300 81,900 77,300 53,400 53,400 51,400 29,300 29,100 28,400 Leisure and Hospitality 306,900 301,200 290,300 239,900 235,400 226,600 114,700 114,300 110,400 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 33,500 31,000 31,800 28,000 27,400 26,200 Accommodation and Food Services 273,400 270,200 258,500 211,900 208,000 200,400 97,200 96,200 92,700 Food Services and Drinking Places 247,500 244,500 233,900 189,500 185,800 178,100 87,700 87,000 83,900 Other Services 104,400 103,900 104,700 79,400 80,100 78,900 37,500 37,700 38,100 Government 387,100 387,100 379,500 280,200 278,900 272,800 134,100 133,100 132,900 Federal 27,900 28,000 27,600 29,100 29,300 28,900 14,800 14,800 14,900 State 72,400 73,400 72,100 38,300 38,100 36,300 13,000 13,000 12,800 Local 286,800 285,700 279,800 212,800 211,500 207,600 106,300 105,300 105,200 SAN ANTONIO NEW BRAUNFELS AUSTIN ROUND ROCK EL PASO May '15* Apr '15 May '14 May '15* Apr '15 May '14 May '15* Apr '15 May '14 TOTAL NONFARM 978,200 973,200 949,200 947,400 940,600 915,200 299,200 297,800 298,000 GOODS PRODUCING 104,500 104,200 99,700 109,500 109,800 107,700 29,900 30,000 31,000 Mining, Logging, & Construction 59,200 58,800 53,600 51,500 51,500 50,000 12,600 12,700 13,900 Manufacturing 45,300 45,400 46,100 58,000 58,300 57,700 17,300 17,300 17,100 SERVICE PROVIDING 873,700 869,000 849,500 837,900 830,800 807,500 269,300 267,800 267,000 Private Service Providing 708,400 703,300 686,500 664,300 656,700 635,500 199,800 198,200 196,800 Wholesale Trade 34,100 34,200 32,800 47,200 46,600 44,500 11,000 11,100 10,900 Retail Trade 106,800 106,400 104,600 98,100 98,000 96,100 38,800 38,600 38,500 Food and Beverage Stores 19,700 19,600 19,200 19,500 19,400 19,100 General Merchandise Stores 23,900 23,600 23,100 17,200 17,000 17,100 11,400 11,200 10,800 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 25,500 25,300 24,500 16,000 15,900 15,400 14,300 14,200 14,100 Information 22,000 21,900 21,800 25,800 25,900 24,200 5,800 5,800 5,800 Telecommunications 5,600 5,600 5,600 7,600 7,600 7,500 Financial Activities 85,600 84,700 80,100 53,600 52,900 52,100 11,700 11,600 12,200 Finance and Insurance 69,200 68,400 64,400 36,900 36,500 35,700 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 28,300 28,200 27,600 15,000 15,000 14,400 Professional and Business Services 124,000 125,100 120,500 155,000 154,100 149,400 31,700 31,400 31,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 45,400 46,600 44,900 87,500 88,000 82,400 Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 69,400 69,200 65,400 60,300 58,900 61,600 22,400 22,000 22,600 Education and Health Services 149,000 150,300 144,000 111,700 110,900 106,700 42,300 42,100 41,200 Health Care and Social Assistance 129,400 130,300 125,100 95,700 95,000 90,700 Hospitals 24,000 23,900 23,600 24,000 23,900 23,000 Leisure and Hospitality 126,000 120,200 123,200 116,000 111,700 107,500 34,400 33,700 33,000 Accommodation and Food Services 108,100 105,400 107,200 102,800 101,700 95,500 Other Services 35,400 35,200 35,000 40,900 40,700 39,600 9,800 9,700 9,600 Government 165,300 165,700 163,000 173,600 174,100 172,000 69,500 69,600 70,200 Federal 34,600 34,800 34,000 13,400 14,000 12,900 12,700 12,800 12,800 State 19,800 20,400 19,600 70,400 71,400 70,900 10,100 10,100 10,000 Local 110,900 110,500 109,400 89,800 88,700 88,200 46,700 46,700 47,400 *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

J u n e 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 May '15* ABILENE Apr '15 May '14 May '15* AMARILLO Apr '15 May '14 BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR May '15* Apr '15 May '14 BROWNSVILLE HARLINGEN May '15* Apr '15 May '14 TOTAL NONFARM 69,300 69,400 68,800 118,600 117,300 117,300 172,000 170,300 165,300 139,700 139,000 137,900 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 6,000 6,000 6,100 6,900 6,900 6,700 22,400 21,400 19,200 3,200 3,100 3,100 Manufacturing 2,800 2,900 2,900 12,900 12,900 13,300 22,800 22,900 22,500 5,700 5,700 5,600 Wholesale Trade 3,100 3,100 2,900 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,400 5,500 5,400 3,700 3,700 3,700 Retail Trade 7,800 7,900 8,200 15,300 15,300 15,100 21,600 21,200 20,300 18,000 17,900 17,700 Trans., Ware., & Util. 2,000 2,000 1,900 5,300 5,300 5,200 6,800 6,800 6,700 4,400 4,400 4,500 Information 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,200 1,200 1,200 Financial Activities 3,700 3,700 3,600 6,100 6,000 6,100 5,600 5,600 5,500 5,400 5,400 5,300 Prof. & Business Services 5,500 5,500 5,600 8,700 8,700 8,900 15,500 15,500 14,500 11,500 11,700 11,900 Educ. & Health Services 13,400 13,400 13,200 16,400 16,000 16,300 22,100 22,000 21,700 36,200 36,100 35,300 Leisure & Hospitality 8,600 8,600 8,000 14,400 13,500 13,100 16,500 16,000 15,500 15,400 14,600 14,200 Other Services 2,900 2,900 2,800 5,000 5,000 4,900 6,700 6,700 6,900 3,900 3,900 4,200 Government 12,300 12,200 12,400 20,400 20,500 20,500 25,100 25,200 25,700 31,100 31,300 31,200 INDUSTRY COLLEGE STATION BRYAN May '15* Apr '15 May '14 CORPUS CHRISTI May '15* Apr '15 May '14 KILLEEN TEMPLE May '15* Apr '15 May '14 May '15* LAREDO Apr '15 May '14 TOTAL NONFARM 107,400 106,700 106,400 198,900 198,900 194,300 136,700 135,900 135,000 100,600 100,200 98,000 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 7,400 7,500 7,300 27,500 28,400 25,700 6,900 6,900 6,500 4,900 4,900 4,800 Manufacturing 6,300 6,300 5,900 9,600 9,600 9,900 7,500 7,500 7,600 700 700 800 Wholesale Trade 2,400 2,400 2,300 6,600 6,600 6,500 4,800 4,800 4,600 3,000 3,000 2,900 Retail Trade 12,000 12,100 11,500 22,400 22,200 21,300 16,400 16,200 16,000 13,300 13,200 12,800 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,700 1,700 1,600 7,700 7,600 7,400 4,500 4,500 4,500 14,800 14,500 13,800 Information 1,500 1,400 1,400 2,100 2,100 2,200 1,700 1,700 2,000 700 700 700 Financial Activities 3,900 3,900 3,900 8,600 8,500 8,300 7,000 7,000 6,400 3,800 3,800 3,800 Prof. & Business Services 7,300 7,300 7,700 15,200 15,400 15,800 9,000 9,100 9,500 8,100 8,200 7,900 Educ. & Health Services 10,300 10,200 10,500 30,400 30,300 29,500 21,900 21,900 21,800 14,900 14,900 14,900 Leisure & Hospitality 13,700 13,500 13,400 26,800 26,100 25,700 15,300 14,800 13,800 11,000 10,900 10,500 Other Services 3,700 3,700 3,500 8,400 8,300 8,200 5,300 5,300 4,900 2,600 2,600 2,600 Government 37,200 36,700 37,400 33,600 33,800 33,800 36,400 36,200 37,400 22,800 22,800 22,500 INDUSTRY LONGVIEW May '15* Apr '15 May '14 May '15* LUBBOCK Apr '15 May '14 MCALLEN EDINBURG MISSION May '15* Apr '15 May '14 May '15* MIDLAND Apr '15 May '14 TOTAL NONFARM 105,200 105,400 102,400 139,700 139,300 137,500 250,300 246,800 243,900 99,400 99,000 93,800 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,200 19,200 18,600 6,500 6,500 6,700 10,100 10,100 10,000 29,300 29,400 27,900 Manufacturing 10,100 10,200 9,900 5,000 5,000 4,900 6,200 6,200 6,400 4,400 4,300 4,000 Wholesale Trade 5,900 5,900 5,700 7,000 7,000 6,900 8,000 8,000 8,000 6,300 6,300 5,700 Retail Trade 11,400 11,400 10,700 18,500 18,400 17,500 36,900 36,300 35,900 9,600 9,500 8,600 Trans., Ware., & Util. 4,100 4,100 4,000 5,300 5,200 4,900 8,400 8,300 8,100 4,700 4,700 4,200 Information 1,300 1,300 1,300 3,700 3,700 3,800 2,300 2,300 2,200 900 900 900 Financial Activities 4,200 4,200 4,100 7,600 7,600 7,500 9,000 9,000 9,100 4,600 4,600 4,300 Prof. & Business Services 9,200 9,300 8,900 11,000 11,000 11,200 15,300 15,200 15,900 9,900 9,800 9,700 Educ. & Health Services 15,400 15,500 15,000 22,400 22,400 21,700 66,800 65,400 62,500 6,900 6,800 7,100 Leisure & Hospitality 8,700 8,600 8,700 17,800 17,800 17,500 23,300 22,900 22,100 9,800 9,900 8,900 Other Services 3,700 3,700 3,500 5,600 5,600 5,700 6,300 6,300 6,300 3,300 3,300 3,200 Government 12,000 12,000 12,000 29,300 29,100 29,200 57,700 56,800 57,400 9,700 9,500 9,300 INDUSTRY May '15* ODESSA Apr '15 May '14 SAN ANGELO May '15* Apr '15 May '14 SHERMAN DENISON May '15* Apr '15 May '14 TEXARKANA May '15* Apr '15 May '14 TOTAL NONFARM 81,800 81,700 77,100 49,300 49,100 48,100 45,900 45,700 45,300 59,000 58,700 59,000 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,100 19,200 18,500 4,100 4,100 3,900 2,800 2,800 3,000 2,300 2,300 2,300 Manufacturing 5,600 5,700 5,500 3,500 3,500 3,300 5,500 5,500 5,300 5,100 5,200 5,200 Wholesale Trade 6,700 6,700 6,400 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,300 1,300 1,200 2,700 2,600 2,600 Retail Trade 8,600 8,600 7,700 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,600 5,600 5,600 7,300 7,300 7,300 Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,400 3,300 3,000 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,300 1,300 1,200 3,300 3,300 3,300 Information 500 500 500 800 800 900 400 400 500 500 500 500 Financial Activities 4,000 4,000 3,700 2,400 2,400 2,400 3,100 3,100 3,000 2,300 2,300 2,300 Prof. & Business Services 5,200 5,100 4,600 3,900 4,000 3,800 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,600 3,600 4,100 Educ. & Health Services 6,000 5,900 5,900 8,500 8,400 8,300 9,500 9,400 9,200 9,200 9,200 9,200 Leisure & Hospitality 8,100 8,100 7,800 6,100 6,000 5,700 5,000 5,000 4,900 6,500 6,300 6,300 Other Services 4,100 4,100 3,900 2,200 2,200 2,100 1,600 1,600 1,600 2,400 2,400 2,300 Government 10,500 10,500 9,600 8,900 8,800 8,800 6,500 6,400 6,500 13,800 13,700 13,600 INDUSTRY May '15* TYLER Apr '15 May '14 May '15* VICTORIA Apr '15 May '14 May '15* WACO Apr '15 May '14 WICHITA FALLS May '15* Apr '15 May '14 TOTAL NONFARM 100,300 99,600 99,100 45,800 45,600 44,600 112,900 112,900 111,900 58,000 57,900 58,500 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 6,700 6,600 6,400 6,700 6,600 6,600 6,500 6,700 6,300 3,800 3,800 3,800 Manufacturing 5,500 5,400 5,500 2,600 2,500 2,600 14,400 14,500 14,600 4,900 4,900 5,300 Wholesale Trade 3,400 3,300 3,500 2,300 2,300 2,200 4,800 4,800 4,600 1,700 1,700 1,700 Retail Trade 12,900 12,900 12,500 6,000 6,000 5,900 11,200 11,200 11,600 7,900 7,800 7,900 Trans., Ware., & Util. 4,300 4,200 4,100 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,300 3,300 3,200 2,000 2,000 1,800 Information 2,400 2,300 2,300 500 500 500 1,200 1,200 1,400 1,100 1,100 1,100 Financial Activities 4,500 4,500 4,400 2,200 2,200 2,100 6,400 6,400 6,200 2,700 2,700 2,700 Prof. & Business Services 8,900 8,900 8,800 2,800 2,800 2,500 11,700 11,600 10,700 3,200 3,300 3,400 Educ. & Health Services 22,700 22,500 22,500 6,800 6,700 6,800 18,500 18,600 18,700 9,200 9,200 9,100 Leisure & Hospitality 11,600 11,500 10,600 4,700 4,800 4,400 11,600 11,500 11,400 6,000 6,000 6,100 Other Services 4,000 4,000 5,100 1,900 1,900 1,800 4,300 4,300 4,200 2,900 2,900 2,800 Government 13,400 13,500 13,400 7,500 7,500 7,400 19,000 18,800 19,000 12,600 12,500 12,800 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

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e MSA Abilene Amarillo Austin-Round Rock Beaumont-Port Arthur Brownsville-Harlingen College Station-Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington El Paso Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Killeen-Temple Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio-New Braunfels Sherman-Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls May 69.3 118.6 947.4 172.0 139.7 107.4 198.9 3,375.9 299.2 2,985.3 136.7 100.6 105.2 139.7 250.3 99.4 81.8 49.3 978.2 45.9 59.0 100.3 45.8 112.9 58.0 May 2014 68.8 117.3 915.2 165.3 137.9 106.4 194.3 3,265.4 298.0 2,923.0 135.0 98.0 102.4 137.5 243.9 93.8 77.1 48.1 949.2 45.3 59.0 99.1 44.6 111.9 58.5 % Annual Job Growth 0.7% 1.1% 3.5% 4.1% 1.3% 0.9% 2.4% 3.4% 0.4% 2.1% 1.3% 2.7% 2.7% 1.6% 2.6% 6.0% 6.1% 2.5% 3.1% 1.3% 0.0% 1.2% 2.7% 0.9% -0.9% Job Growth Rates Texas: 2.5%* 3.1% and above (6) 2.1% to 3.0% (7) 1.1% to 2.0% (6) 0.0% to 1.0% (5) Negative Growth (1) Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the Texas Workforce Commission. *Not Seasonally Adjusted Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC. (6/19/) 8

J u n e T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Unemployment Rates by WDA May Dallam Sherman Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb Hartley Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill Oldham Potter 1 Carson Gray Wheeler Deaf Smith Randall Armstrong Donley Collingsworth Parmer Castro Swisher Briscoe Hall Childress El Paso Hudspeth 10 Alamo - 20 Borderplex - 10 Brazos Valley - 16 Cameron County - 24 Capital Area - 14 Central Texas - 26 Coastal Bend - 22 Concho Valley - 12 Dallas County - 6 Deep East Texas - 17 East Texas - 8 Golden Crescent - 19 Gulf Coast - 28 Heart Of Texas - 13 Bailey Lamb Hale Floyd Motley Hardeman Cottle Wilbarger Foard Wichita Clay Cochran Hockley Lubbock 2 Crosby Dickens King Knox Baylor Archer Montague Lamar Grayson 3 Cooke Red River Fannin 25 Yoakum Terry Lynn Bowie Garza 7 Kent Stonewall Delta Haskell Throckmorton Hunt Jack Young Wise Denton Collin Titus Hopkins Cass Gaines Dawson Borden Scurry Fisher Jones Camp Parker Shackelford Pinto Stephens Palo Tarrant Dallas Rockwall Rains Wood Upshur Marion Kaufman Andrews 9 Martin Harrison Howard 4 5 6 Mitchell Nolan Van Taylor Smith Callahan Eastland Erath Hood Johnson Ellis Zandt Gregg Somervell Henderson Rusk Culberson Panola Loving Ector Winkler 8 11 Midland Glasscock Hill Sterling Coke Runnels Navarro Coleman Bosque Anderson Cherokee Brown Comanche Shelby Reeves Ward Crane Upton Nacogdoches Reagan Tom Green Hamilton 13 Limestone Mills Freestone Irion McLennan Concho Coryell Houston Pecos Mc San Culloch Leon 26 12 Sabine Saba Lampasas Falls Jeff Davis Angelina Crockett Schleicher Bell Robertson Menard Trinity Burnet Jasper Madison Polk Tyler Mason Llano Milam 16 17 Presidio Sutton Williamson Walker Brewster Terrell Kimble Brazos 15 Grimes San Burleson Jacinto Gillespie Blanco Travis Lee Hardin Val Verde Edwards Kerr 14 Washington Montgomery Liberty Hays Bastrop Orange Real Kendall Austin Harris Jefferson Fayette Bandera Comal Caldwell 28 18 Chambers Kinney Bexar Guadalupe Colorado Uvalde Medina Fort Bend Lavaca Gonzales Galveston 27 20 Wilson Wharton DeWitt Brazoria Maverick Zavala Frio 19 Jackson Karnes Matagorda Atascosa Victoria Goliad Dimmit LaSalle Mc Bee Calhoun Mullen Refugio Live Oak Webb San Patricio Aransas Duval Jim Wells Nueces Lower Rio Grande Valley - 23 Middle Rio Grande - 27 North Central Texas - 4 North East Texas - 7 North Texas - 3 Panhandle - 1 Permian Basin - 11 Rural Capital - 15 South East Texas - 18 South Plains - 2 South Texas - 21 Tarrant County - 5 Texoma - 25 West Central Texas - 9 21 22 Zapata Jim Hogg Starr Brooks 23 Hidalgo Kleberg Kenedy Willacy 24 Cameron Waller Franklin Morris San Augustine Unemployment Rates Texas: 4.1%* 3.6% and below (6) 3.7% to 3.9% (6) 4.0% to 4.5% (7) 4.6% to 5.8% (5) 5.9% and above (4) Newton Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally Adjusted Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (6/19/) 9

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e Highlights of the Texas Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted) The Texas unemployment rate in May increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. This was the lowest May unemployment rate since 2007. Over the previous five years, the average decline between April and May was two-tenths of a percentage point. The unemployment rate has fallen by nine-tenths of a percentage point over the year. The national unemployment rate increased by twotenths of a percentage point over the month to 5.3 percent. The Texas unemployment rate has remained below the national unemployment rate since December 2006. The Civilian Labor Force increased by 19,500 to a total of 13,114,000 people. The past three months have shown an average decline in the labor force of 200 each month. Over the year, the Texas labor force expanded by 19,200 people, a growth rate of 0.1 percent. The number of employed Texans increased by 2,200 over the month to a total of 12,575,300 people. Over the previous five years, the number of employed Texans had increased by an average of 3,500 people in the month of May. The number of jobholders increased by 138,400 over the year. The number of unemployed people increased in May by 17,300 to a total of 538,700 people. Over the past three months, the average decline in the number of unemployed people was 8,700 each month. Since May of last year, the number of unemployed people has dropped by 119,200 individuals. Of the 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in Texas, the unemployment rate increased in 23 areas between April and May. The Abilene MSA experienced the largest increase in its unemployment rate at three-tenths of a percentage point. The unemployment rate decreased in two MSAs, with the rates in the Brownsville-Harlingen MSA and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA each falling by one-tenth of a percentage point. The Amarillo MSA maintained the lowest unemployment rate at 2.9 percent. The number of Texans continuing to seek unemployment insurance benefits grew by 1,970 over the month to 138,421 people. This was the seventh consecutive month in which there was an increase in the number of continued unemployment insurance claims. Over the year, the number of individuals seeking unemployment insurance benefits increased by 17,969 claimants. Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands) MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rate May (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 1 Amarillo 2.9 2 (tie) Austin Round Rock 3.1 Midland 3.1 4 Lubbock 3.2 5 College Station Bryan 3.3 6 San Antonio New Braunfels 3.6 7 (tie) Abilene 3.7 Sherman Denison 3.7 9 (tie) Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 3.8 Victoria 3.8 11 Waco 3.9 12 (tie) Odessa 4.0 San Angelo 4.0 Texas 4.1 14 Wichita Falls 4.1 15 (tie) Houston The Woodlands Sugar Land 4.2 Tyler 4.2 17 Killeen Temple 4.4 18 (tie) Laredo 4.5 Longview 4.5 20 Corpus Christi 4.7 21 (tie) El Paso 5.0 Texarkana 5.0 United States 5.3 23 Beaumont Port Arthur 6.0 24 Brownsville Harlingen 6.6 25 McAllen Edinburg Mission 7.2 May April May 2014 C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate United States 157,719.0 149,349.0 8,370.0 5.3 156,554.0 148,587.0 7,966.0 5.1 155,841.0 146,398.0 9,443.0 6.1 Texas 13,114.0 12,575.3 538.7 4.1 13,094.5 12,573.1 521.4 4.0 13,094.8 12,436.9 657.9 5.0 Abilene 76.5 73.7 2.8 3.7 76.8 74.2 2.6 3.4 77.5 74.1 3.4 4.3 Amarillo 131.0 127.1 3.9 2.9 130.0 126.5 3.5 2.7 132.6 127.8 4.8 3.6 Austin Round Rock 1,060.3 1,027.3 33.0 3.1 1,056.0 1,024.4 31.6 3.0 1,049.0 1,006.0 43.0 4.1 Beaumont Port Arthur 181.5 170.7 10.8 6.0 180.5 169.8 10.7 5.9 180.5 166.9 13.6 7.5 Brownsville Harlingen 165.4 154.5 10.9 6.6 165.1 154.1 11.0 6.7 168.1 154.5 13.6 8.1 College Station Bryan 119.9 115.9 4.0 3.3 119.1 115.4 3.7 3.1 121.4 116.5 4.9 4.0 Corpus Christi 212.9 202.9 10.0 4.7 213.5 203.9 9.6 4.5 211.8 201.0 10.8 5.1 Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 3,567.7 3,433.2 134.5 3.8 3,573.0 3,441.5 131.5 3.7 3,544.3 3,367.7 176.6 5.0 Dallas Plano Irving MD 2,376.8 2,288.3 88.5 3.7 2,380.4 2,293.7 86.7 3.6 2,355.0 2,237.1 117.9 5.0 Fort Worth Arlington MD 1,190.9 1,145.0 45.9 3.9 1,192.6 1,147.8 44.8 3.8 1,189.3 1,130.6 58.7 4.9 El Paso 342.7 325.6 17.1 5.0 342.2 325.6 16.6 4.8 351.1 328.4 22.7 6.5 Houston The Woodlands Sugar Land 3,249.9 3,114.9 135.0 4.2 3,245.1 3,114.6 130.5 4.0 3,247.3 3,089.6 157.7 4.9 Killeen Temple 167.9 160.5 7.4 4.4 167.6 160.4 7.2 4.3 170.8 160.9 9.9 5.8 Laredo 112.0 107.0 5.0 4.5 112.0 107.1 4.9 4.4 111.4 105.8 5.6 5.0 Longview 105.4 100.6 4.8 4.5 105.5 101.0 4.5 4.3 104.5 99.4 5.1 4.9 Lubbock 153.7 148.8 4.9 3.2 153.7 149.1 4.6 3.0 155.0 149.1 5.9 3.8 McAllen Edinburg Mission 335.2 311.0 24.2 7.2 331.8 307.7 24.1 7.3 334.6 306.8 27.8 8.3 Midland 97.0 94.0 3.0 3.1 97.1 94.3 2.8 2.9 93.0 90.3 2.7 2.9 Odessa 85.4 82.0 3.4 4.0 85.6 82.4 3.2 3.8 81.7 78.9 2.8 3.5 San Angelo 55.9 53.7 2.2 4.0 55.7 53.6 2.1 3.8 55.4 53.1 2.3 4.1 San Antonio New Braunfels 1,099.9 1,060.8 39.1 3.6 1,097.4 1,060.2 37.2 3.4 1,094.4 1,044.3 50.1 4.6 Sherman Denison 60.3 58.1 2.2 3.7 60.2 58.0 2.2 3.6 60.9 58.0 2.9 4.8 Texarkana 63.9 60.7 3.2 5.0 63.7 60.6 3.1 4.9 64.8 60.8 4.0 6.2 Tyler 102.2 97.9 4.3 4.2 102.0 97.9 4.1 4.1 103.4 98.2 5.2 5.1 Victoria 50.5 48.6 1.9 3.8 50.5 48.7 1.8 3.6 50.0 47.9 2.1 4.2 Waco 117.4 112.8 4.6 3.9 117.6 113.3 4.3 3.7 119.8 113.6 6.2 5.2 Wichita Falls 64.8 62.2 2.6 4.1 64.8 62.3 2.5 3.9 66.3 63.2 3.1 4.7 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 estimates, definitions of the MSAs were updated to reflect the 2010 Census-based configurations. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division (MD) and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD. 10

J u n e 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 APR Monthly Year Ago APR Monthly Year Ago County 2014 2014 Anderson 4.0 3.8 4.7 0.2 0.7 Donley 3.5 3.2 4.9 0.3 1.4 Andrews 3.1 2.8 3.0 0.3 0.1 Duval 7.3 6.9 5.4 0.4 1.9 Angelina 5.5 5.3 5.4 0.2 0.1 Eastland 4.3 4.2 4.8 0.1 0.5 Aransas 4.4 4.4 5.3 0.0 0.9 Ector 4.0 3.8 3.5 0.2 0.5 Archer 4.4 4.1 4.5 0.3 0.1 Edwards 5.3 3.7 3.9 1.6 1.4 Armstrong 2.5 2.3 3.3 0.2 0.8 Ellis 3.7 3.5 4.9 0.2 1.2 Atascosa 4.4 4.2 4.9 0.2 0.5 El Paso 5.0 4.8 6.5 0.2 1.5 Austin 4.1 3.8 4.7 0.3 0.6 Erath 3.8 3.4 4.0 0.4 0.2 Bailey 4.0 3.9 5.0 0.1 1.0 Falls 4.1 4.0 5.6 0.1 1.5 Bandera 3.7 3.6 4.7 0.1 1.0 Fannin 4.0 3.9 5.4 0.1 1.4 Bastrop 3.5 3.4 4.6 0.1 1.1 Fayette 3.0 2.9 3.3 0.1 0.3 Baylor 3.7 3.5 4.3 0.2 0.6 Fisher 3.5 3.2 4.7 0.3 1.2 Bee 5.6 5.4 5.5 0.2 0.1 Floyd 5.2 5.1 6.8 0.1 1.6 Bell 4.4 4.3 5.8 0.1 1.4 Foard 4.6 4.2 4.2 0.4 0.4 Bexar 3.6 3.4 4.6 0.2 1.0 Fort Bend 3.9 3.8 4.5 0.1 0.6 Blanco 3.0 2.9 3.6 0.1 0.6 Franklin 4.6 4.3 5.0 0.3 0.4 Borden 2.1 2.2 2.7 0.1 0.6 Freestone 5.1 5.0 5.7 0.1 0.6 Bosque 4.2 4.0 5.2 0.2 1.0 Frio 3.0 2.8 3.5 0.2 0.5 Bowie 4.6 4.5 6.2 0.1 1.6 Gaines 3.0 2.8 3.2 0.2 0.2 Brazoria 4.1 4.0 5.0 0.1 0.9 Galveston 4.5 4.4 5.4 0.1 0.9 Brazos 3.2 3.0 3.9 0.2 0.7 Garza 3.2 3.3 3.4 0.1 0.2 Brewster 3.8 3.7 4.8 0.1 1.0 Gillespie 2.8 2.6 3.5 0.2 0.7 Briscoe 3.5 3.6 4.3 0.1 0.8 Glasscock 2.7 2.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 Brooks 8.7 8.2 7.0 0.5 1.7 Goliad 4.0 3.6 4.1 0.4 0.1 Brown 4.1 4.0 4.9 0.1 0.8 Gonzales 3.3 3.1 3.8 0.2 0.5 Burleson 4.1 3.8 4.7 0.3 0.6 Gray 5.0 4.9 4.1 0.1 0.9 Burnet 3.3 3.3 4.3 0.0 1.0 Grayson 3.7 3.6 4.8 0.1 1.1 Caldwell 3.9 3.7 5.0 0.2 1.1 Gregg 4.5 4.3 4.9 0.2 0.4 Calhoun 3.8 3.7 4.7 0.1 0.9 Grimes 5.1 4.9 4.7 0.2 0.4 Callahan 3.9 3.7 4.3 0.2 0.4 Guadalupe 3.3 3.1 4.2 0.2 0.9 Cameron 6.6 6.7 8.1 0.1 1.5 Hale 6.2 6.1 9.3 0.1 3.1 Camp 5.8 5.6 6.1 0.2 0.3 Hall 5.2 4.8 6.2 0.4 1.0 Carson 3.1 2.9 3.3 0.2 0.2 Hamilton 4.5 4.5 4.6 0.0 0.1 Cass 6.6 6.7 7.7 0.1 1.1 Hansford 2.7 2.6 2.6 0.1 0.1 Castro 3.3 3.2 4.1 0.1 0.8 Hardeman 5.3 5.1 4.9 0.2 0.4 Chambers 4.8 4.7 5.6 0.1 0.8 Hardin 5.0 4.8 5.9 0.2 0.9 Cherokee 5.1 4.9 5.7 0.2 0.6 Harris 4.2 4.0 4.9 0.2 0.7 Childress 3.1 2.8 3.7 0.3 0.6 Harrison 4.7 4.5 5.5 0.2 0.8 Clay 4.2 4.0 4.5 0.2 0.3 Hartley 2.3 2.2 2.5 0.1 0.2 Cochran 4.5 3.9 5.1 0.6 0.6 Haskell 3.8 3.3 4.2 0.5 0.4 Coke 3.9 3.5 4.2 0.4 0.3 Hays 3.2 3.0 4.2 0.2 1.0 Coleman 5.6 5.1 5.9 0.5 0.3 Hemphill 2.8 2.7 2.5 0.1 0.3 Collin 3.4 3.3 4.5 0.1 1.1 Henderson 4.5 4.4 5.4 0.1 0.9 Collingsworth 4.1 3.5 4.0 0.6 0.1 Hidalgo 7.2 7.3 8.3 0.1 1.1 Colorado 3.5 3.5 4.4 0.0 0.9 Hill 4.3 4.1 5.3 0.2 1.0 Comal 3.4 3.3 4.4 0.1 1.0 Hockley 3.8 3.5 3.8 0.3 0.0 Comanche 4.1 4.0 4.6 0.1 0.5 Hood 4.1 4.0 4.9 0.1 0.8 Concho 2.9 2.8 2.7 0.1 0.2 Hopkins 3.9 3.9 4.6 0.0 0.7 Cooke 3.3 3.2 3.8 0.1 0.5 Houston 4.4 4.4 5.2 0.0 0.8 Coryell 4.5 4.3 6.0 0.2 1.5 Howard 4.3 4.1 4.4 0.2 0.1 Cottle 5.8 5.9 4.6 0.1 1.2 Hudspeth 4.8 5.0 6.5 0.2 1.7 Crane 4.4 4.1 4.0 0.3 0.4 Hunt 4.3 4.2 5.7 0.1 1.4 Crockett 5.7 5.7 3.7 0.0 2.0 Hutchinson 3.7 3.5 4.5 0.2 0.8 Crosby 4.0 4.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 Irion 3.8 3.6 3.6 0.2 0.2 Culberson 4.7 4.6 3.9 0.1 0.8 Jack 3.7 3.7 3.9 0.0 0.2 Dallam 2.3 2.1 3.0 0.2 0.7 Jackson 3.4 3.2 3.7 0.2 0.3 Dallas 4.0 3.9 5.4 0.1 1.4 Jasper 6.5 6.6 7.9 0.1 1.4 Dawson 4.4 4.4 5.1 0.0 0.7 Jeff Davis 2.9 2.8 3.5 0.1 0.6 Deaf Smith 3.0 2.9 3.5 0.1 0.5 Jefferson 6.2 6.2 7.8 0.0 1.6 Delta 4.4 4.5 6.1 0.1 1.7 Jim Hogg 6.5 5.9 5.8 0.6 0.7 Denton 3.3 3.2 4.4 0.1 1.1 Jim Wells 7.0 6.6 5.2 0.4 1.8 DeWitt 3.5 3.5 3.8 0.0 0.3 Johnson 4.0 3.9 5.0 0.1 1.0 Dickens 4.8 4.7 6.6 0.1 1.8 Jones 5.3 4.9 5.5 0.4 0.2 Dimmit 3.2 3.3 3.7 0.1 0.5 Karnes 3.8 3.7 3.8 0.1 0.0 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

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e Unemployment Rates for Texas Counties (continued) County APR Monthly Year Ago APR Monthly Year Ago County 2014 2014 Kaufman 3.8 3.7 5.0 0.1 1.2 Real 5.5 4.7 6.2 0.8 0.7 Kendall 3.1 2.8 4.0 0.3 0.9 Red River 6.3 6.1 7.8 0.2 1.5 Kenedy 2.4 2.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 Reeves 4.3 4.0 4.2 0.3 0.1 Kent 2.3 2.1 3.3 0.2 1.0 Refugio 4.6 4.7 4.2 0.1 0.4 Kerr 3.5 3.3 4.4 0.2 0.9 Roberts 4.5 3.7 3.4 0.8 1.1 Kimble 3.1 3.0 3.7 0.1 0.6 Robertson 4.4 4.4 5.1 0.0 0.7 King 3.2 3.4 3.3 0.2 0.1 Rockwall 3.4 3.4 4.4 0.0 1.0 Kinney 5.7 5.9 6.1 0.2 0.4 Runnels 3.3 3.2 4.0 0.1 0.7 Kleberg 5.3 5.0 5.3 0.3 0.0 Rusk 4.3 3.9 4.9 0.4 0.6 Knox 3.5 3.5 4.3 0.0 0.8 Sabine 8.7 8.3 10.7 0.4 2.0 Lamar 4.8 4.6 6.0 0.2 1.2 San Augustine 8.6 9.0 9.3 0.4 0.7 Lamb 7.6 7.9 5.3 0.3 2.3 San Jacinto 5.1 4.8 5.9 0.3 0.8 Lampasas 4.2 4.0 5.6 0.2 1.4 San Patricio 5.9 5.9 6.0 0.0 0.1 La Salle 3.4 3.4 3.2 0.0 0.2 San Saba 3.7 3.5 4.6 0.2 0.9 Lavaca 3.6 3.4 3.9 0.2 0.3 Schleicher 4.3 4.4 3.0 0.1 1.3 Lee 3.5 3.1 3.9 0.4 0.4 Scurry 3.6 3.5 3.2 0.1 0.4 Leon 4.9 4.9 5.3 0.0 0.4 Shackelford 2.3 2.1 3.0 0.2 0.7 Liberty 6.2 6.0 6.8 0.2 0.6 Shelby 4.9 4.5 5.7 0.4 0.8 Limestone 4.5 4.4 5.9 0.1 1.4 Sherman 2.6 2.3 2.9 0.3 0.3 Lipscomb 3.8 3.7 3.1 0.1 0.7 Smith 4.2 4.1 5.1 0.1 0.9 Live Oak 3.5 3.2 3.4 0.3 0.1 Somervell 4.6 4.1 5.1 0.5 0.5 Llano 4.0 4.0 5.1 0.0 1.1 Starr 12.4 12.7 12.9 0.3 0.5 Loving 3.9 3.7 3.7 0.2 0.2 Stephens 3.9 3.6 4.4 0.3 0.5 Lubbock 3.2 3.0 3.8 0.2 0.6 Sterling 2.9 3.5 2.5 0.6 0.4 Lynn 3.9 3.7 4.1 0.2 0.2 Stonewall 4.1 4.2 3.8 0.1 0.3 McCulloch 4.1 3.6 4.3 0.5 0.2 Sutton 4.3 3.9 3.6 0.4 0.7 McLennan 3.9 3.7 5.2 0.2 1.3 Swisher 4.5 4.3 6.2 0.2 1.7 McMullen 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 Tarrant 3.8 3.7 5.0 0.1 1.2 Madison 4.0 3.8 4.8 0.2 0.8 Taylor 3.5 3.3 4.2 0.2 0.7 Marion 6.0 6.0 6.3 0.0 0.3 Terrell 4.5 4.0 4.1 0.5 0.4 Martin 3.2 2.8 3.4 0.4 0.2 Terry 4.4 4.3 4.3 0.1 0.1 Mason 3.9 3.7 4.8 0.2 0.9 Throckmorton 3.1 2.9 4.1 0.2 1.0 Matagorda 6.5 6.3 7.3 0.2 0.8 Titus 5.6 5.4 6.2 0.2 0.6 Maverick 9.6 10.2 10.7 0.6 1.1 Tom Green 4.0 3.8 4.1 0.2 0.1 Medina 4.0 3.9 4.8 0.1 0.8 Travis 3.0 2.9 4.0 0.1 1.0 Menard 5.0 4.3 4.3 0.7 0.7 Trinity 5.5 5.3 6.1 0.2 0.6 Midland 3.1 2.9 2.9 0.2 0.2 Tyler 6.5 6.4 7.7 0.1 1.2 Milam 4.7 4.6 5.9 0.1 1.2 Upshur 4.9 4.7 5.1 0.2 0.2 Mills 3.6 3.2 4.5 0.4 0.9 Upton 3.2 3.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 Mitchell 5.1 5.0 4.4 0.1 0.7 Uvalde 4.6 4.5 5.3 0.1 0.7 Montague 3.8 3.6 3.9 0.2 0.1 Val Verde 5.8 5.8 5.5 0.0 0.3 Montgomery 4.0 3.7 4.4 0.3 0.4 Van Zandt 4.3 4.2 5.2 0.1 0.9 Moore 3.1 2.9 3.6 0.2 0.5 Victoria 3.8 3.6 4.2 0.2 0.4 Morris 8.5 8.5 7.7 0.0 0.8 Walker 4.8 4.3 5.4 0.5 0.6 Motley 3.8 3.7 4.4 0.1 0.6 Waller 4.3 4.0 5.0 0.3 0.7 Nacogdoches 4.6 4.2 5.5 0.4 0.9 Ward 3.8 3.7 3.4 0.1 0.4 Navarro 4.1 4.0 5.4 0.1 1.3 Washington 3.9 3.5 4.4 0.4 0.5 Newton 6.8 6.7 7.8 0.1 1.0 Webb 4.5 4.4 5.0 0.1 0.5 Nolan 3.8 3.5 4.4 0.3 0.6 Wharton 3.9 3.8 4.6 0.1 0.7 Nueces 4.5 4.3 5.0 0.2 0.5 Wheeler 3.4 3.0 3.7 0.4 0.3 Ochiltree 4.0 3.7 3.0 0.3 1.0 Wichita 4.0 3.9 4.7 0.1 0.7 Oldham 3.0 2.8 3.5 0.2 0.5 Wilbarger 5.1 4.5 4.9 0.6 0.2 Orange 5.8 5.7 7.5 0.1 1.7 Willacy 11.9 12.2 11.9 0.3 0.0 Palo Pinto 4.9 4.7 5.0 0.2 0.1 Williamson 3.2 3.1 4.3 0.1 1.1 Panola 4.5 4.3 4.9 0.2 0.4 Wilson 3.5 3.3 4.1 0.2 0.6 Parker 3.9 3.8 4.6 0.1 0.7 Winkler 5.0 4.7 4.2 0.3 0.8 Parmer 2.3 2.1 3.1 0.2 0.8 Wise 4.1 4.0 4.7 0.1 0.6 Pecos 5.3 4.7 4.2 0.6 1.1 Wood 5.0 4.8 5.8 0.2 0.8 Polk 5.6 5.3 6.6 0.3 1.0 Yoakum 3.5 3.2 3.0 0.3 0.5 Potter 3.1 2.9 3.9 0.2 0.8 Young 4.1 3.8 4.1 0.3 0.0 Presidio 9.2 8.9 11.9 0.3 2.7 Zapata 6.4 6.0 5.0 0.4 1.4 Rains 4.4 4.2 4.8 0.2 0.4 Zavala 10.0 10.2 11.0 0.2 1.0 Randall 2.8 2.6 3.4 0.2 0.6 Reagan 4.0 3.6 3.2 0.4 0.8 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. 12

J u n e T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W City APR 2014 Monthly Year Ago City APR Abilene 3.6 3.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 Frisco 2.9 2.7 3.8 0.2 0.9 North Richland Hills 3.3 3.2 4.5 0.1 1.2 Allen 3.2 3.0 4.3 0.2 1.1 Galveston 4.4 4.3 5.1 0.1 0.7 Odessa 3.7 3.4 3.3 0.3 0.4 Alvin 4.3 4.2 5.2 0.1 0.9 Garland 3.8 3.8 5.3 0.0 1.5 Paris 4.8 4.8 6.3 0.0 1.5 Amarillo 2.9 2.7 3.5 0.2 0.6 Georgetown 3.7 3.6 4.9 0.1 1.2 Pasadena 4.8 4.7 5.6 0.1 0.8 Arlington 3.6 3.6 4.9 0.0 1.3 Grand Prairie 3.7 3.7 5.3 0.0 1.6 Pearland 3.2 3.1 3.7 0.1 0.5 Austin 2.8 2.6 3.6 0.2 0.8 Grapevine 3.0 2.9 4.3 0.1 1.3 Pflugerville 2.7 2.5 3.6 0.2 0.9 Balch Springs 4.5 4.5 5.9 0.0 1.4 Greenville 4.5 4.3 5.3 0.2 0.8 Pharr 6.1 6.1 7.1 0.0 1.0 Baytown 5.7 6.0 6.9 0.3 1.2 Haltom City 3.8 3.7 5.1 0.1 1.3 Plano 3.4 3.4 4.5 0.0 1.1 Beaumont 5.4 5.3 7.3 0.1 1.9 Harker Heights 4.5 4.3 5.7 0.2 1.2 Port Arthur 8.8 9.1 10.3 0.3 1.5 Bedford 3.2 3.3 4.6 0.1 1.4 Harlingen 5.6 5.4 7.2 0.2 1.6 Richardson 3.5 3.4 4.5 0.1 1.0 Big Spring 4.6 4.4 4.8 0.2 0.2 Houston 3.9 3.7 4.8 0.2 0.9 Rockwall 3.3 3.2 4.1 0.1 0.8 Brownsville 6.4 6.5 8.2 0.1 1.8 Huntsville 5.3 4.4 6.2 0.9 0.9 Rosenberg 3.9 3.7 4.2 0.2 0.3 Bryan 3.4 3.2 4.0 0.2 0.6 Hurst 3.7 3.8 4.9 0.1 1.2 Round Rock 2.9 2.8 4.0 0.1 1.1 Burleson 3.2 3.2 4.1 0.0 0.9 Irving 3.6 3.5 4.8 0.1 1.2 Rowlett 3.5 3.5 4.9 0.0 1.4 Carrollton 3.3 3.2 4.7 0.1 1.4 Keller 3.1 2.9 4.1 0.2 1.0 San Angelo 4.0 3.8 4.1 0.2 0.1 Cedar Hill 4.2 4.3 5.8 0.1 1.6 Killeen 4.6 4.5 6.4 0.1 1.8 San Antonio 3.4 3.2 4.5 0.2 1.1 Cedar Park 2.8 2.7 3.8 0.1 1.0 Kingsville 5.1 4.7 5.2 0.4 0.1 San Benito 6.0 5.7 7.7 0.3 1.7 Cleburne 4.2 3.9 5.1 0.3 0.9 Kyle 2.3 2.1 3.2 0.2 0.9 San Juan 7.0 7.2 7.4 0.2 0.4 College Station 3.1 2.8 3.8 0.3 0.7 Lake Jackson 3.6 3.5 4.8 0.1 1.2 San Marcos 3.3 3.0 4.4 0.3 1.1 Conroe 3.7 3.4 4.0 0.3 0.3 Lancaster 5.4 5.5 7.4 0.1 2.0 Schertz 3.0 2.8 3.9 0.2 0.9 Coppell 3.3 3.3 4.7 0.0 1.4 La Porte 4.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 Seguin 3.8 3.4 4.4 0.4 0.6 Copperas Cove 4.0 3.8 5.7 0.2 1.7 Laredo 4.1 4.0 4.8 0.1 0.7 Sherman 3.7 3.5 4.9 0.2 1.2 Corpus Christi 4.2 4.0 4.8 0.2 0.6 League City 3.4 3.3 4.0 0.1 0.6 Socorro 5.3 5.0 6.7 0.3 1.4 Corsicana 4.2 4.0 5.6 0.2 1.4 Leander 2.8 2.6 3.4 0.2 0.6 Southlake 3.3 3.2 4.3 0.1 1.0 Dallas 3.9 3.8 5.3 0.1 1.4 Lewisville 3.1 3.0 4.1 0.1 1.0 Sugar Land 3.3 3.1 3.9 0.2 0.6 Deer Park 3.9 3.9 5.0 0.0 1.1 Little Elm 2.7 2.5 3.4 0.2 0.7 Temple 3.6 3.5 4.5 0.1 0.9 Del Rio 5.8 5.7 5.6 0.1 0.2 Longview 4.4 4.2 4.9 0.2 0.5 Texarkana 4.7 4.5 6.0 0.2 1.3 Denton 3.2 3.0 4.3 0.2 1.1 Lubbock 3.1 2.9 3.8 0.2 0.7 Texas City 5.5 5.5 6.7 0.0 1.2 DeSoto 5.0 5.0 6.6 0.0 1.6 Lufkin 5.2 5.2 5.4 0.0 0.2 The Colony 3.3 3.2 4.6 0.1 1.3 Duncanville 4.6 4.7 5.9 0.1 1.3 McAllen 4.6 4.5 5.7 0.1 1.1 Tyler 4.0 3.7 5.0 0.3 1.0 Eagle Pass 10.4 11.3 12.1 0.9 1.7 McKinney 3.1 3.1 4.4 0.0 1.3 University Park 3.3 3.0 4.3 0.3 1.0 Edinburg 4.8 4.6 5.8 0.2 1.0 Mansfield 3.2 3.0 4.2 0.2 1.0 Victoria 3.8 3.5 4.2 0.3 0.4 El Paso 4.5 4.4 5.9 0.1 1.4 Mesquite 3.9 3.9 5.3 0.0 1.4 Waco 4.2 3.8 5.5 0.4 1.3 Euless 3.6 3.4 5.0 0.2 1.4 Midland 3.0 2.8 2.9 0.2 0.1 Waxahachie 3.6 3.2 4.5 0.4 0.9 Farmers Branch 3.6 3.5 5.0 0.1 1.4 Mission 5.7 5.6 6.6 0.1 0.9 Weatherford 3.8 3.5 4.7 0.3 0.9 Flower Mound 3.1 3.1 4.0 0.0 0.9 Missouri City 4.0 3.9 5.0 0.1 1.0 Weslaco 5.7 5.7 8.3 0.0 2.6 Fort Worth 3.9 3.7 4.9 0.2 1.0 Nacogdoches 4.5 4.2 5.9 0.3 1.4 Wichita Falls 4.0 3.8 4.8 0.2 0.8 Friendswood 3.4 3.2 4.6 0.2 1.2 New Braunfels 2.8 2.6 3.8 0.2 1.0 Wylie 3.2 3.0 4.2 0.2 1.0 WDA APR Unemployment Rates for Texas Cities 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. 2014 Monthly Year Ago Unemployment Rates for Texas WDAs 2014 Monthly Year Ago WDA City APR APR 2014 2014 Monthly Monthly Year Ago Year Ago Alamo 3.5 3.4 4.5 0.1 1.0 Lower Rio Grande Valley 7.7 7.8 8.7 0.1 1.0 Borderplex 5.0 4.9 6.5 0.1 1.5 Middle Rio Grande 6.5 6.7 7.1 0.2 0.6 Brazos Valley 3.6 3.4 4.2 0.2 0.6 North Central Texas 3.6 3.4 4.6 0.2 1.0 Cameron County 6.6 6.7 8.1 0.1 1.5 North East Texas 5.1 5.0 6.2 0.1 1.1 Capital Area 3.0 2.9 4.0 0.1 1.0 North Texas 4.1 3.9 4.5 0.2 0.4 Central Texas 4.4 4.3 5.8 0.1 1.4 Panhandle 3.1 2.9 3.7 0.2 0.6 Coastal Bend 5.0 4.8 5.1 0.2 0.1 Permian Basin 3.7 3.4 3.3 0.3 0.4 Concho Valley 4.0 3.8 4.0 0.2 0.0 Rural Capital 3.3 3.1 4.3 0.2 1.0 Dallas 4.0 3.9 5.4 0.1 1.4 South East Texas 5.9 5.9 7.5 0.0 1.6 Deep East Texas 5.5 5.3 6.2 0.2 0.7 South Plains 3.7 3.5 4.3 0.2 0.6 East Texas 4.5 4.3 5.2 0.2 0.7 South Texas 4.6 4.5 5.0 0.1 0.4 Golden Crescent 3.7 3.5 4.1 0.2 0.4 Tarrant County 3.8 3.7 5.0 0.1 1.2 Gulf Coast 4.2 4.0 4.9 0.2 0.7 Texoma 3.7 3.6 4.7 0.1 1.0 Heart Of Texas 4.1 3.8 5.3 0.3 1.2 West Central Texas 3.8 3.6 4.4 0.2 0.6 13

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W J u n e Unemployment Rates by County May Dallam Sherman Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb Hartley Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill Oldham Potter Carson Gray Wheeler Deaf Smith Randall Armstrong Donley Collingsworth Parmer Castro Swisher Briscoe Hall Childress El Paso Hudspeth Bailey Lamb Hale Floyd Motley Hardeman Cottle Henderson Rusk Panola Navarro Anderson Cherokee Shelby Nacogdoches Limestone Freestone Houston Leon Angelina Wilbarger Foard Wichita Clay Cochran Hockley Lubbock Crosby Dickens King Knox Baylor Archer Montague Lamar Grayson Cooke Fannin Red River Yoakum Terry Lynn Bowie Garza Kent Stonewall Delta Haskell Throckmorton Hunt Jack Young Wise Denton Collin Titus Hopkins Cass Gaines Dawson Borden Scurry Fisher Jones Camp Stephens Palo Parker Shackelford Tarrant Dallas Rockwall Rains Wood Pinto Upshur Marion Kaufman Andrews Martin Harrison Howard Mitchell Nolan Van Taylor Smith Callahan Eastland Erath Hood Johnson Ellis Zandt Gregg Culberson Somervell Loving Ector Winkler Midland Glasscock Hill Sterling Coke Runnels Coleman Bosque Brown Comanche Reeves Ward Crane Upton Reagan Tom Green Hamilton Mills Irion McLennan Concho Coryell Pecos Mc San Culloch Saba Lampasas Falls Jeff Davis Crockett Schleicher Menard Bell Burnet Mason Llano Milam Presidio Sutton Williamson Brewster Terrell Kimble Gillespie Blanco Travis Val Verde Edwards Kerr Hays Real Kendall Bandera Comal Caldwell Kinney Uvalde Bexar Medina Guadalupe Gonzales Lee Bastrop Fayette Lavaca Franklin Morris Robertson Trinity Jasper Madison Polk Tyler Walker Brazos Grimes San Burleson Jacinto Hardin San Augustine Sabine Washington Montgomery Liberty Orange Austin Harris Jefferson Chambers Colorado Fort Bend Galveston Waller Newton Unemployment Rates Texas: 4.1%* 3.1% and below (34) 3.2% to 3.7% (46) 3.8% to 4.2% (62) 4.3% to 5.1% (65) 5.2% and above (47) Maverick Zavala Dimmit Webb Wilson Wharton DeWitt Brazoria Frio Jackson Karnes Matagorda Atascosa Victoria Goliad LaSalle Mc Bee Calhoun Mullen Refugio Live Oak San Patricio Aransas Duval Jim Wells Nueces Kleberg Zapata Jim Brooks Kenedy Hogg Starr Hidalgo Willacy Cameron Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally Adjusted Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (6/19/) 14

J u n e T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Glossary of Labor Market Terms Actual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data series not 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 and older who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed, a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and actively seeking work. Consumer Price Index (CPI) - Is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare what the market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the same market basket cost a month or a year ago. Current Employment Statistics (CES) - A monthly survey of nonfarm business establishments used to collect wage and salary employment, workers hours, and payroll, by industry and area. It is sometimes known as Nonagricultural Employment. Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutional population who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least 1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not working but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job. Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - The Federal/State cooperative program which produces employment and unemployment estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by State Employment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) definitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetary purposes as an indication of need for employment and training services programs. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds. Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which contains a single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdivided into smaller groupings of counties referred to as Metropolitan Divisions. Titles of Metropolitan Divisions are typically based on principal city names. Texas has two Metropolitan Divisions, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington MSA. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that contains at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urban area. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines metropolitan areas according to published standards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs and two Metropolitan Divisions (MD). Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effects of events that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movements in a data series. Unemployed (Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed. Texas Lures California Company GRAPEVINE, TX (Breitbart.com--Bob Price) Kubota Tractor and Credit Corporation is relocating its corporate headquarters from California to Texas. It is expected that the move will create at least 344 new Texas jobs and $51 million in capital investment in the Lone Star State. The state has made a Texas Enterprise Fund grant offer of $3.8 million to Kubota. I m proud to extend a warm Texas welcome to Kubota and I know their investment in Texas will allow their company to grow, prosper and create even more jobs in the coming years, said Governor Greg Abbott. Kubota will be moving from Torrance, California to Grapevine, Texas. A team effort that included the City of Grapevine, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and the Governor s Office convinced the tractor manufacturer to move to Texas. The move to Texas is slated for early 2017, but construction of the new corporate facility is expected to begin right away. Teleperformance Expands Facility KILLEEN, TX (Sourcingfocus.com) Teleperformance USA announced that it will be expanding its 1,000 employee facility in Killeen with an additional 400 new roles. The facility already caters to several major global clients. It has been reported that one of Teleperformance s largest clients specifically chose the Killeen site to support its business expansion. Miranda Collard, president of operational delivery for Teleperformance USA, commented, Killeen has been a wonderful home to Teleperformance and we are excited to grow our presence here. The area has a terrific pool of hardworking, educated people who bring passion to our business. Our clients recognize the wealth of talent in this area and look forward to growing with us in this community. Happenings Around the State Houston Area Outlet Mall Agreement Finalized HOUSTON, TX (Houston Business Journal Olivia Pulsinelli) The city of Rosenberg and the Rosenberg Development Corporation have finalized an agreement that will build an outlet mall southwest of Houston. Baltimorebased Paragon Outlet Partners signed the agreement that will have the company invest a minimum of $54.8 million, while the city and the economic development organization will contribute up to $15 million in infrastructure improvements for the site. The new mall is expected to generate approximately $75 million in property value, 400 construction jobs, 1,000 permanent jobs and $160 million in taxable sales per year. Paragon Outlets Houston is expected to break ground in the late summer and open in November 2016. It will be off of Interstate 69, about 10 miles southwest of Sugar Land. Software Company to Relocate Headquarters DALLAS, TX (Dallas Business Journal--Candace Carlisle) Software provider RealPage Inc. plans to move its North Texas headquarters to Richardson, about 1,400 employees, by the end of next year. The rental housing industry software services firm has leased a four-story building and plans to move from Carrollton next fall. After RealPage moves to Richardson next year, the company plans to add 500 new jobs to meet its operational demand. RealPage said it plans to hire for jobs ranging from human resources to sales and marketing to software programmers. 15

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) INDICATORS MAY 4.1% MAY 4.3% APR 4.0% APR 4.2% MAY 2014 5.0% MAY 2014 5.1% Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) MAY 5.3% MAY 5.5% APR 5.1% APR 5.4% MAY 2014 6.1% MAY 2014 6.3% MAY 11,831,800 MAY 11,788,700 APR 11,785,600 APR 11,755,500 MAY 2014 11,544,800 MAY 2014 11,502,300 OTM 46,200 OTM 33,200 OTY 287,000 OTY 286,400 MAY 77,383 MAY 770,893 APR 87,371 APR 697,098 MAY 2014 79,210 MAY 2014 622,662 Annual U.S. 0.0% MAY 299,400 Dallas Fort Worth 0.5% APR 289,200 Houston Galveston APR 0.4% MAY 2014 292,600 OTM 10,200 OTY 6,800 MAY $ 59.27 OTM $ 4.82 APR $ 54.45 OTY $ 42.91 MAY 2014 $ 102.18 Texas Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment Not Seasonally Adjusted Initial Claims Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed Consumer Price Index (CPI) West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel) Seasonally Adjusted Continued Claims Personnel Supply Texas Labor Market Review Labor Market & Career Information The Texas Labor Market Review (TLMR) is published monthly by the Labor Market & Career Information Department of the Texas Workforce Commission. Material in the TLMR is not copyrighted and may be reproduced. The TWC would appreciate credit for the material used and a copy of the reprint. For assistance in finding this publication on our website, please contact us at the numbers below. Phone (512) 936-3278 Toll Free 1-866-938-4444 Fax (512) 936-3208 Website www.tracer2.com E-mail lmci@twc.state.tx.us You can view the TLMR on-line by going to www.tracer2.com and selecting LMCI Publications. Doyle Fuchs, LMCI Director TLMR Staff: Spencer Franklin, Editor Gabriel Guzman, Layout and Design Contributors: Phil Arnold, Spencer Franklin, Dorothy Gattis, Gabriel Guzman, James Helfrich, Robert Luttner, Fatima-Zahra Pendleton and Matthew Weber. Equal Opportunity Employer/Programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available, on request, to individuals with disabilities. Contact Relay Texas @ 7-1-1 Please recycle Your Labor Market Data Now Brought to You by GovDelivery.com! The Labor Market and Career Information Department (LMCI) now delivers some monthly data, periodic announcements, and the Texas Labor Market Review through GovDelivery.com. If you previously received email regarding any of these topics via Microsoft Outlook, nothing has changed. GovDelivery.com, however, allows LMCI greater outreach, as you can directly subscribe to available data topics or sign up for a career exploration webinar on www.tracer2. com. The following footer, present on any page in Tracer, will allow you to subscribe to this service by entering your email address. 16