A A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF OF THE THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION TEXAS

IN THIS ISSUE Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted).......... 1 Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates.......... 2 Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)...... 3 MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)...... 5 Highlights of the Texas Labor Force......... 8 County Unemployment Rates.............. 9 City & WDA Unemployment Rates......... 10 Texas Hours and Earnings................ 10 Glossary............................... 11 Happenings Around the State............. 11 Indicators............................. 12 A A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF OF THE THE TEXAS L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER 2009 Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Total Nonagricultural Employment recorded its second consecutive monthly loss, dropping 44,700 jobs in September. This decrease followed a revised job loss in August of 64,200 jobs. The September 2009 estimate of 10,297,600 jobs matched employment levels that were recorded in early 2007. Despite these losses, four of the 11 major industries gained employment from August to September. From year-ago estimates, Total Nonagricultural Employment decreased 303,700 jobs, a 2.9 percent decline. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment has dropped from 1.5 percent to -2.9 percent in the past year. A total of 31,500 jobs were lost in Mining and Logging over the past year. Education and Health Services employment grew by 2,700 jobs in September, following a revised gain of 1,500 jobs in August. This was the 12th consecutive monthly gain for the industry. The current estimate of 1,357,800 jobs in Education and Health Services was the highest level recorded for this major industry. Since September 2008, employment in Education and Health Services increased by 58,700 jobs, a 4.5 percent gain. The Other Services industry, which includes businesses such as automotive repair, beauty salons, funeral homes, and business associations, rebounded from a revised drop of 6,200 positions in August with the addition of 8,800 jobs in September. Since January, Other Services employment was up by 11,100 jobs. A total of 9,400 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Other Services since September 2008. This major industry was one of three industries in Texas that showed positive job growth over the year. 4,000 2,000 Mining and Logging Monthly Employment Change and Annual Growth Rate (Statewide, Seasonally Adjusted) 15.0% 10.0% Information employment grew by 800 jobs in September for a total of 201,100. This was the first monthly gain since February and was the fourth monthly increase in the last 12 months. Since last September, Information dropped 13,500 jobs, which was a -6.3 percent decrease. This major industry has been in contraction since January 2001. Newspaper publishers, television broadcasting, and wired and wireless telecommunications carriers are part of this major industry. Financial Activities employment decreased by 500 jobs in September, following a revised gain of 400 jobs in August. This was only the fourth monthly loss in the last 12 months. Since January, this industry increased by 2,400 jobs with payroll growth in five of the last eight consecutive months. From year-ago levels, Financial Activities shed 300 jobs. 0-2,000-4,000-6,000 5.0% 0.0% -5.0% -10.0% For the month of September, Government employment decreased 2,100 jobs, following a revised decrease of 9,300 positions in August. This was the first time that Government employment declined two straight months since August and September of 2008. A total of 46,100 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Government since September 2008, for an annual growth rate of 2.6 percent. -8,000-10,000 Sep-2008 Monthly Employment Change Annual Growth Rate Oct-2008 Nov-2008 Dec-2008 Jan-2009 Feb-2009 Mar-2009 Apr-2009 May-2009 Jun-2009 Jul-2009 Aug-2009 Sep-2009-15.0% -20.0% Manufacturing employment declined by 2,900 jobs in September, after losing 11,400 jobs in August. The last time Manufacturing experienced a job increase was in February 2008. The annual growth rate for September remained unchanged at -9.8 percent. Over the past year, this major industry has decreased by 90,000 positions. Employment in Mining and Logging reversed a downward trend and increased for the first time in 2009, gaining 2,100 jobs in September. This increase followed eight straight months of payroll reductions. The annual growth rate, while still negative for the past six months, moved from -13.8 percent in August to -13.4 percent in September. S PECIAL NOTICE A disruption in service will occur from October 29th to November 3rd due to our office relocation. Please see page 12 for additional information.

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER 2009 TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED + Aug. '09 to Sept. '09 Sept. '08 to Sept. '09 INDUSTRY TITLE Sept. 2009* Aug. 2009 Sept. 2008 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent Change Change Change Change TOTAL NONAG. W&S EMPLOYMENT 10,297,600 10,342,300 10,601,300-44,700-0.4-303,700-2.9 GOODS PRODUCING Mining & Logging 203,900 201,800 235,400 2,100 1.0-31,500-13.4 Construction 574,300 581,500 670,300-7,200-1.2-96,000-14.3 Manufacturing 829,300 832,200 919,300-2,900-0.3-90,000-9.8 SERVICE PROVIDING Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 2,038,400 2,051,400 2,144,600-13,000-0.6-106,200-5.0 Information 201,100 200,300 214,600 800 0.4-13,500-6.3 Financial Activities 646,200 646,700 646,500-500 -0.1-300 0.0 Professional & Business Services 1,256,400 1,272,900 1,333,100-16,500-1.3-76,700-5.8 Education & Health Services 1,357,800 1,355,100 1,299,100 2,700 0.2 58,700 4.5 Leisure & Hospitality 996,800 1,013,700 1,000,500-16,900-1.7-3,700-0.4 Other Services 369,500 360,700 360,100 8,800 2.4 9,400 2.6 Government 1,823,900 1,826,000 1,777,800-2,100-0.1 46,100 2.6 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. +All elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which reflects the basic underlying trend. 6.0% Total Nonagricultural Jobs vs. Civilian Labor Force (Seasonally Adjusted) 12.0% Texas and U.S. Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) e-year Percent Change Over-the 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 00% 0.0% -1.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% Texas U.S. -2.0% -3.0% Nonagricultural Jobs Civilian Labor Force 2.0% -4.0% 0.0% Jan-95 Jul-95 Jan-96 Jul-96 Jan-97 Jul-97 Jan-98 Jul-98 Jan-99 Jul-99 Jan-00 Jul-00 Jan-01 Jul-01 Jan-02 Jul-02 Jan-03 Jul-03 Jan-04 Jul-04 Jan-05 Jul-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 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 TEXAS AND U.S. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES TEXAS* UNITED STATES** Not Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate September 2009 12,069,400 11,073,400 996,000 8.3 153,617,000 139,079,000 14,538,000 9.5 August 2009 12,062,000 11,079,500 982,500 8.1 154,897,000 140,074,000 14,823,000 9.6 September 2008 11,773,000 11,167,700 605,300 5.1 154,509,000 145,310,000 9,199,000 6.0 Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate September 2009 12,063,400 11,078,200 985,200 8.2 154,006,000 138,864,000 15,142,000 9.8 August 2009 12,026,500 11,059,800 966,700 8.0 154,577,000 139,649,000 14,928,000 9.7 September 2008 11,761,900 11,158,100 603,800 5.1 154,621,000 145,029,000 9,592,000 6.2 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

O CTOBER 2009 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 Rates 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% -1.0% -2.0% -3.0% -4.0% Jan-91 Jan-92 Jan-93 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 Aug. '09 to Sept. '09 Sept. '08 to Sept. '09 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Change % Change Change % Change TOTAL NONFARM 10,319,600 10,314,300 10,612,300 5,300 0.1% -292,700-2.8% TOTAL PRIVATE (total nonfarm less government) 8,495,500 8,565,700 8,840,900-70,200-0.8% -345,400-3.9% GOODS PRODUCING 1,618,000 1,628,600 1,831,700-10,600-0.7% -213,700-11.7% Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 204,700 202,900 236,000 1,800 0.9% -31,300-13.3% Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 75,900 75,200 83,700 700 0.9% -7,800-9.3% Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 109,000 108,000 139,600 1,000 0.9% -30,600-21.9% Construction (NAICS 23) 581,000 590,000 674,100-9,000-1.5% -93,100-13.8% Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 136,600 137,800 159,000-1,200-0.9% -22,400-14.1% Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 109,600 108,500 133,100 1,100 1.0% -23,500-17.7% Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 334,800 343,700 382,000-8,900-2.6% -47,200-12.4% Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) 832,300 835,700 921,600-3,400-0.4% -89,300-9.7% Durable Goods 540,300 542,600 605,700-2,300-0.4% -65,400-10.8% Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 21,400 21,600 24,600-200 -0.9% -3,200-13.0% Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 38,700 39,100 41,200-400 -1.0% -2,500-6.1% Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 23,600 23,900 25,500-300 -1.3% -1,900-7.5% Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 105,200 105,800 136,400-600 -0.6% -31,200-22.9% Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 90,800 91,500 96,200-700 -0.8% -5,400-5.6% Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 94,600 96,000 108,800-1,400-1.5% -14,200-13.1% Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 20,200 20,200 20,300 0 0.0% -100-0.5% Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336) 92,600 90,500 94,100 2,100 23% 2.3% -1,500-1.6% 16% Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 25,200 25,800 28,500-600 -2.3% -3,300-11.6% Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 28,000 28,200 30,100-200 -0.7% -2,100-7.0% Nondurable Goods 292,000 293,100 315,900-1,100-0.4% -23,900-7.6% Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 87,300 87,000 87,600 300 0.3% -300-0.3% Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 11,600 11,700 11,500-100 -0.9% 100 0.9% Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 18,400 18,400 19,300 0 0.0% -900-4.7% Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 31,200 31,300 32,700-100 -0.3% -1,500-4.6% Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 26,300 26,300 25,800 0 0.0% 500 1.9% Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 76,500 76,600 76,300-100 -0.1% 200 0.3% Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 40,500 40,900 43,000-400 -1.0% -2,500-5.8% 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0-10,000-20,000-30,000-40,000 Mining & Logging Construction Manufacturing Statewide Over-the-Month Change (Not Seasonally Adjusted) August 2009 to September 2009 Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Education & Health Services Leisure & 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 of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. 3

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER 2009 Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Aug. '09 to Sept. '09 Sept. '08 to Sept. '09 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Change % Change Change % Change SERVICE PROVIDING 8,701,600 8,685,700 8,780,600 15,900 0.2% -79,000-0.9% Private Service Providing 6,877,500 6,937,100 7,009,200-59,600-0.9% -131,700-1.9% Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,037,000 2,057,800 2,137,600-20,800-1.0% -100,600-4.7% Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 485,800 490,700 530,300-4,900-1.0% -44,500-8.4% Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 273,100 276,200 307,600-3,100-1.1% -34,500-11.2% Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 153,600 154,600 161,000-1,000-0.7% -7,400-4.6% Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) 1,142,800 1,156,000 1,166,600-13,200-1.1% -23,800-2.0% Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 144,200 146,300 155,600-2,100-1.4% -11,400-7.3% Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 42,300 42,400 42,600-100 -0.2% -300-0.7% Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 45,200 45,500 45,600-300 -0.7% -400-0.9% Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 90,100 92,300 92,400-2,200-2.4% -2,300-2.5% Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 206,500 205,600 201,200 900 0.4% 5,300 2.6% Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 65,900 65,300 63,600 600 0.9% 2,300 3.6% Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 67,200 68,600 69,000-1,400-2.0% -1,800-2.6% Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 105,700 110,500 113,200-4,800-4.3% -7,500-6.6% Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 38,300 38,200 37,900 100 0.3% 400 1.1% General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 261,300 265,700 264,900-4,400-1.7% -3,600-1.4% Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 55,700 55,500 59,900 200 0.4% -4,200-7.0% Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 20,400 20,100 20,700 300 1.5% -300-1.5% Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48-49,22) 408,400 411,100 440,700-2,700-0.7% -32,300-7.3% Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 360,400 361,900 392,800-1,500-0.4% -32,400-8.3% Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 62,800 62,800 63,900 0 0.0% -1,100-1.7% Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 113,500 114,400 116,600-900 -0.8% -3,100-2.7% Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 13,400 13,200 13,200 200 1.5% 200 1.5% Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 75,000 75,700 73,600-700 -0.9% 1,400 1.9% Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 35,200 35,800 37,300-600 -1.7% -2,100-5.6% Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 48,700 48,500 48,000 200 0.4% 700 1.5% Utilities (NAICS 22) 48,000 49,200 47,900-1,200-2.4% 100 0.2% Information (NAICS 51) 200,700 200,900 213,900-200 -0.1% -13,200-6.2% Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 45,100 45,200 46,300-100 -0.2% -1,200-2.6% Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 92,500 92,400 95,600 100 0.1% -3,100-3.2% Data processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 27,600 28,000 28,200-400 -1.4% -600-2.1% Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 647,800 649,400 647,000-1,600-0.3% 800 0.1% Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 462,500 463,800 461,500-1,300-0.3% 1,000 0.2% Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 244,900 246,000 241,000-1,100-0.5% 3,900 1.6% Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 51,500 51,600 49,700-100 -0.2% 1,800 3.6% Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 160,200 160,200 160,900 0 0.0% -700-0.4% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 185,300 185,600 185,500-300 -0.2% -200-0.1% Real Estate (NAICS 531) 124,300 124,100 122,400 200 0.2% 1,900 1.6% Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 60,400 61,200 60,800-800 -1.3% -400-0.7% Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,260,900 1,283,500 1,338,300-22,600-1.8% -77,400-5.8% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 561,700 566,900 581,100-5,200-0.9% -19,400-3.3% Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 73,500 74,200 77,200-700 -0.9% -3,700-4.8% Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 625,700 642,400 680,000-16,700-2.6% -54,300-8.0% Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 598,300 614,600 652,700-16,300-2.7% -54,400-8.3% Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,361,300 1,350,800 1,306,700 10,500 0.8% 54,600 4.2% Educational Services (NAICS 61) 149,000 144,000 151,000 5,000 3.5% -2,000-1.3% Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,212,300 1,206,800 1,155,700 5,500 0.5% 56,600 4.9% Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 575,100 573,000 542,300 2,100 0.4% 32,800 6.1% Hospitals (NAICS 622) 284,700 284,500 277,000 200 0.1% 7,700 2.8% Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 164,100 164,100 159,400 0 0.0% 4,700 3.0% Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 188,400 185,200 177,000 3,200 1.7% 11,400 6.4% Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,000,200 1,031,700 1,006,200-31,500-3.1% -6,000-0.6% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 107,600 120,000 107,400-12,400-10.3% 200 0.2% Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 82,700 97,800 79,100-15,100-15.4% 3,600 4.6% Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 892,600 911,700 898,800-19,100-2.1% -6,200-0.7% Accommodation (NAICS 721) 97,000 103,500 103,200-6,500-6.3% -6,200-6.0% Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 795,600 808,200 795,600-12,600-1.6% 0 0.0% Other Services (NAICS 81) 369,600 363,000 359,500 6,600 1.8% 10,100 2.8% Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 108,600 109,000 107,600-400 -0.4% 1,000 0.9% Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 93,100 93,800 94,200-700 -0.8% -1,100-1.2% Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 167,900 160,200 157,700 7,700 4.8% 10,200 6.5% Government 1,824,100 1,748,600 1,771,400 75,500 4.3% 52,700 3.0% Federal Government 194,700 195,400 190,500-700 -0.4% 4,200 2.2% State Government 387,000 368,400 373,400 18,600 5.1% 13,600 3.6% Local Government 1,242,400 1,184,800 1,207,500 57,600 4.9% 34,900 2.9% *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 of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. 4

O CTOBER 2009 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 Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) increased 25,500 jobs in September. This addition was the first over-the-month growth since May and was mainly attributed to the seasonal start of the new academic year for school districts and colleges. Government, which contains public schools and institutions, was the primary leader in September, followed by Education and Health Services. In Total Nonagricultural Employment, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA recorded a gain of 6,200 positions, with the Austin-Round Rock MSA closely following with 5,400 jobs. The College Station-Bryan MSA posted the largest monthly percentage increase at 4.9 percent. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment was -2.1 percent, a loss of 200,900 jobs since September 2008. Prior to this year, the annual growth rate had been positive for 61 consecutive months. With the exception of January 2009 s rate of 0.3 percent, the annual growth rate in 2009 has ranged from -0.4 percent to -2.4 percent. The McAllen-Edinburg- Mission MSA continued to be the only MSA with a positive annual growth rate in September. The MSA added 3,100 jobs in the past 12 months for an annual growth rate of 1.4 percent. 6.0% Total Nonagricultural Employment Annual Growth Rates in the MSAs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Government employment grew by 66,000 jobs in September in the MSAs, primarily due to seasonal gains in local schools. Most of the MSAs contributed to the monthly gain, accounting for 87.4 percent of the statewide increase. The biggest increases were noted in the larger MSAs. Since September 2008, Government has added 6,800 jobs for an annual growth rate of 0.4 percent. The majority of areas experienced positive annual job growth rates. The McAllen-Edinburg- Mission and the Waco MSAs posted the highest annual growth rates with 5.8 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively. The Education and Health Services industry added 8,500 jobs, or 0.7 percent, for September. This month s increase was slightly ahead of the five-year-average pace of 8,200 jobs. The San Antonio MSA had the largest increase with 2,100 jobs in September, followed by the Dallas-Plano-Irving area with 1,500 jobs. The San Antonio MSA also ranked first in regard to the largest monthly percentage increase with 1.8 percent. The Odessa and Victoria MSAs closely followed with 1.7 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively. In the past 12 months, Education and Health Services gained 41,700 jobs for an annual growth rate of 3.5 percent. The annual growth rate has ranged from 3.1 percent to 4.1 percent during 2009. Four MSAs posted annual growth rates above 3.1 percent with the Dallas-Plano-Irving area and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA recording the highest at 8.8 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively. 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% -1.0% -2.0% -3.0% Jan-91 Jul-91 Jan-92 Jul-92 Jan-93 Jul-93 Jan-94 Jul-94 Jan-95 Jul-95 Jan-96 Jul-96 Jan-97 Jul-97 Jan-98 Jul-98 Jan-99 Jul-99 Jan-00 Jul-00 Jan-01 Jul-01 Jan-02 Jul-02 Jan-03 Jul-03 Jan-04 Jul-04 Jan-05 Jul-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Mining, Logging, and Construction continued to contract with a loss of 3,200 jobs, or -0.4 percent. In the past 15 months, this industry has only recorded two months of job growth. In 2009, February was the only month with a gain of 2,800 jobs. The largest decrease for Mining, Logging, and Construction was seen in the Dallas-Plano-Irving area, which lost 800 jobs. The largest over-the-month percentage decreases were seen in the Wichita Falls and Abilene MSAs with -2.6 percent and -1.8 percent, respectively. Since last September, the MSAs lost 50,700 jobs in Mining, Logging and Construction, an annual growth rate of -6.5 percent. The annual growth rate has been negative for eight consecutive months. All of the MSAs posted negative annual growth rates. The Texarkana MSA, with -16.0 percent, and the Victoria MSA, with -14.1 percent, had the largest annual percentage declines among the MSAs. Metropolitan Statistical Area Over-the-Month Employment Change August 2009 to September 2009 (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0-10,000 000-20,000 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 O CTOBER 2009 Largest Four MSAs Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) DALLAS-FT. WORTH-ARLINGTON DALLAS-PLANO-IRVING MD** HOUSTON-SUGAR LAND-BAYTOWN Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL NONFARM 2,924,000 2,924,900 2,988,500 2,057,400 2,061,100 2,111,500 2,516,600 2,510,400 2,593,300 GOODS PRODUCING 460,500 460,600 481,500 301,000 302,400 317,100 499,600 500,600 536,800 Mining, Logging, & Construction 185,600 186,800 195,900 118,400 119,200 128,100 273,500 273,600 294,500 Manufacturing 274,900 273,800 285,600 182,600 183,200 189,000 226,100 227,000 242,300 Durable Goods 194,600 193,600 202,900 128,700 129,400 133,700 144,400 145,800 159,200 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - - - - - - 48,700 48,900 54,800 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 44,700 45,100 48,100 41,700 42,000 44,600 17,700 17,900 19,600 Nondurable Goods 80,300 80,200 82,700 53,900 53,800 55,300 81,700 81,200 83,100 SERVICE PROVIDING 2,463,500 2,464,300 2,507,000 1,756,400 1,758,700 1,794,400 2,017,000 2,009,800 2,056,500 Private Service Providing 2,083,100 2,093,800 2,125,700 1,492,800 1,501,000 1,529,600 1,656,200 1,667,600 1,696,900 Wholesale Trade 161,300 161,400 172,000 119,000 119,000 129,500 123,700 125,800 139,800 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 94,600 94,900 101,100 68,700 68,800 74,800 76,800 78,400 86,300 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 49,100 49,100 49,500 37,200 37,200 37,600 40,800 40,900 40,400 Retail Trade 300,500 303,000 311,600 201,800 203,000 210,900 257,000 259,100 263,400 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - - - 26,900 26,900 27,500 34,500 34,700 35,000 Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 22,800 23,300 23,700 15,000 15,300 15,600 19,000 19,400 19,500 Food and Beverage Stores 47,300 47,100 47,400 32,400 32,100 32,300 54,300 54,300 52,000 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores - - - 22,200 23,100 23,500 26,900 27,600 27,000 General Merchandise Stores 69,400 70,000 70,100 45,700 46,000 46,200 58,800 59,900 58,100 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 141,400 141,400 143,200 77,300 77,300 77,700 117,500 119,200 127,000 Utilities - - - 6,600 6,700 6,600 15,800 16,100 16,000 Information 82,600 82,600 86,300 67,400 67,400 70,400 34,400 34,500 35,900 Telecommunications 40,400 40,500 41,800 33,200 33,300 34,400 18,000 18,000 18,500 Financial Activities 229,300 231,200 235,600 181,000 182,800 186,300 141,800 141,700 143,100 Finance and Insurance 173,400 175,100 178,000 137,700 139,300 142,300 88,600 88,400 90,200 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 89,900 91,000 92,700 69,400 70,400 72,200 41,600 41,900 42,600 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - - - 47,900 48,000 49,500 30,700 30,700 31,000 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - - - 43,300 43,500 44,000 53,200 53,300 52,900 Professional and Business Services 428,100 433,400 453,200 329,000 333,900 352,000 365,000 367,000 380,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 189,100 189,300 191,000 153,100 153,300 155,500 178,200 178,600 183,900 Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 216,600 218,000 229,100 155,700 156,600 167,000 176,800 179,100 178,700 Education and Health Services 355,100 352,600 333,100 251,800 250,300 231,500 294,300 293,200 287,200 Health Care and Social Assistance 297,400 297,400 284,100 208,400 208,600 196,400 252,400 252,100 246,500 Ambulatory Health Care Services - - - 98,200 98,300 96,500 117,600 118,000 111,700 Hospitals 69,700 69,600 68,800 45,400 45,400 44,400 69,800 69,800 69,700 Leisure and Hospitality 283,000 286,200 285,600 195,900 197,400 198,300 233,600 237,800 229,300 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation - - - 25,600 26,300 24,900 27,900 29,900 26,500 Accommodation and Food Services 246,600 248,000 249,900 170,300 171,100 173,400 205,700 207,900 202,800 Food Services and Drinking Places 216,300 217,600 219,000 148,800 149,500 151,700 184,900 186,700 182,000 Other Services 101,800 102,000 105,100 69,600 69,900 73,000 88,900 89,300 90,700 Government 380,400 370,500 381,300 263,600 257,700 264,800 360,800 342,200 359,600 Federal 45,300 45,700 45,700 30,900 31,200 31,000 29,000 29,100 29,100 State 52,500 50,700 50,300 40,600 39,000 39,300 72,100 70,200 71,600 Local 282,600 274,100 285,300 192,100 187,500 194,500 259,700 242,900 258,900 AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK FORT WORTH-ARLINGTON MD** SAN ANTONIO Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL NONFARM 775,200 769,800 780,700 866,600 863,800 877,000 845,800 844,500 855,000 GOODS PRODUCING 95,200 96,100 104,900 159,500 158,200 164,400 98,500 99,400 103,900 Mining, Logging, & Construction 44,200 44,500 47,300 67,200 67,600 67,800 56,300 56,700 57,500 Manufacturing 51,000 51,600 57,600 92,300 90,600 96,600 42,200 42,700 46,400 SERVICE PROVIDING 680,000 673,700 675,800 707,100 705,600 712,600 747,300 745,100 751,100 Private Service Providing 512,000 513,300 510,800 590,300 592,800 596,100 593,200 597,300 598,700 Wholesale Trade 38,600 39,000 41,500 42,300 42,400 42,500 28,900 29,100 29,500 Retail Trade 82,900 83,700 83,700 98,700 100,000 100,700 99,500 100,100 98,200 Food and Beverage Stores 16,100 16,100 15,800 14,900 15,000 15,100 17,500 17,500 16,900 General Merchandise Stores 15,200 15,500 15,500 23,700 24,000 23,900 19,900 20,200 20,000 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 13,300 13,100 13,400 64,100 64,100 65,500 20,600 20,800 21,800 Information 19,800 19,800 20,700 15,200 15,200 15,900 19,800 19,900 20,700 Telecommunications 5,500 5,500 5,700 7,200 7,200 7,400 6,300 6,300 6,600 Financial Activities 45,700 45,700 44,700 48,300 48,400 49,300 66,800 66,900 66,400 Finance and Insurance 31,300 31,400 30,900 35,700 35,800 35,700 51,500 51,500 51,300 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 12,900 13,000 12,800 20,500 20,600 20,500 23,500 23,500 23,100 Professional and Business Services 114,300 114,500 112,800 99,100 99,500 101,200 102,600 103,500 107,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 58,100 58,500 58,000 36,000 36,000 35,500 39,400 39,600 38,500 Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 46,100 46,700 48,800 60,900 61,400 62,100 54,900 54,600 59,200 Education and Health Services 84,100 83,000 81,200 103,300 102,300 101,600 121,700 119,600 121,800 Health Care and Social Assistance 72,300 72,300 70,000 89,000 88,800 87,700 105,000 104,400 107,500 Hospitals 18,100 18,100 17,600 24,300 24,200 24,400 21,500 21,500 21,000 Leisure and Hospitality 80,800 82,000 81,100 87,100 88,800 87,300 101,200 105,100 101,100 Accommodation and Food Services 74,500 74,700 71,500 76,300 76,900 76,500 92,000 93,900 90,200 Other Services 32,500 32,500 31,700 32,200 32,100 32,100 32,100 32,300 32,000 Government 168,000 160,400 165,000 116,800 112,800 116,500 154,100 147,800 152,400 Federal 10,800 10,800 10,700 14,400 14,500 14,700 30,600 30,800 30,600 State 77,200 71,400 75,900 11,900 11,700 11,000 19,500 19,400 18,600 Local 80,000 78,200 78,400 90,500 86,600 90,800 104,000 97,600 103,200 *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 of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano- Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD. 6

O CTOBER 2009 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) ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR BROWNSVILLE-HARLINGEN INDUSTRY Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL 66,600 66,400 68,100 110,900 110,600 113,100 156,800 157,100 163,200 123,000 123,200 124,300 Mining, Logging, & Construction 5,500 5,600 6,200 7,600 7,700 8,100 18,000 18,200 20,300 3,600 3,600 3,800 Manufacturing 2,900 3,000 3,300 12,100 12,200 13,200 20,900 21,100 22,700 6,300 6,300 7,100 Wholesale Trade 2,300 2,300 2,400 5,000 5,100 5,300 4,700 4,800 4,900 2,900 2,900 3,200 Retail Trade 8,300 8,400 8,600 12,900 13,100 13,700 19,000 19,200 19,500 15,700 15,900 16,200 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,700 1,700 1,800 3,800 3,800 4,000 5,700 5,800 6,000 4,500 4,600 4,600 Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,500 1,500 1,600 1,900 1,900 2,000 1,700 1,700 1,800 Financial Activities 3,500 3,500 3,600 6,900 6,900 6,800 5,700 5,700 5,800 5,100 5,100 5,000 Prof. & Business Services 4,600 4,600 4,900 7,900 8,000 8,200 14,700 14,800 15,200 8,600 8,700 9,000 Educ. & Health Services 14,200 14,100 13,900 16,600 16,500 16,100 22,900 22,800 22,400 30,600 30,500 29,700 Leisure & Hospitality 6,900 7,000 7,000 11,600 11,900 11,800 14,100 14,300 14,200 11,200 11,600 11,500 Other Services 2,700 2,600 2,600 4,700 4,700 4,600 5,500 5,400 5,500 4,000 4,000 4,000 Government 12,900 12,500 12,700 20,300 19,200 19,700 23,700 23,100 24,700 28,800 28,300 28,400 COLLEGE STATION-BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI EL PASO KILLEEN-TEMPLE-FORT HOOD INDUSTRY Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL 92,600 88,300 96,700 176,100 175,700 183,200 274,700 270,600 277,800 125,400 125,400 127,500 Mining, Logging, & Construction 7,300 7,300 7,700 19,700 19,800 22,100 14,700 14,800 15,800 5,600 5,600 6,100 Manufacturing 5,000 5,000 5,500 10,100 10,200 11,000 17,400 17,600 19,400 7,600 7,700 8,500 Wholesale Trade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,500 5,600 5,900 10,200 10,300 10,700 3,800 3,900 4,000 Retail Trade 10,100 10,100 10,400 20,600 20,800 21,000 34,200 34,600 34,800 14,800 15,000 15,200 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,300 1,300 1,400 5,500 5,500 5,800 12,900 12,900 13,100 4,200 4,200 4,400 Information 1,100 1,100 1,200 2,300 2,300 2,400 4,900 4,900 5,400 2,500 2,500 2,600 Financial Activities 3,300 3,300 3,300 8,100 8,200 8,200 12,100 12,200 12,100 6,000 6,000 5,900 Prof. & Business Services 5,600 5,600 5,900 16,200 16,300 16,900 30,100 30,300 30,900 10,200 10,300 10,700 Educ. & Health Services 10,600 10,500 10,300 29,300 29,100 28,500 33,700 33,500 32,800 18,700 18,500 18,400 Leisure & Hospitality 10,000 10,000 10,200 20,400 21,000 21,100 27,200 27,700 27,400 12,100 12,400 12,200 Other Services 3,000 2,900 2,900 7,200 7,100 7,200 9,200 9,100 9,200 5,000 5,000 5,000 Government 33,600 29,500 36,200 31,200 29,800 33,100 68,100 62,700 66,200 34,900 34,300 34,500 LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLEN-EDINBURG-MISSION INDUSTRY Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL 90,100 89,100 90,200 95,200 95,200 98,000 129,000 128,300 131,600 218,500 216,500 215,400 Mining, Logging, & Construction 4,000 4,000 4,600 13,200 13,300 13,900 5,800 5,800 6,100 10,000 10,100 10,700 Manufacturing 1,100 1,100 1,200 12,400 12,500 13,700 4,700 4,700 5,000 6,200 6,300 6,900 Wholesale Trade 3,000 3,000 3,100 4,100 4,100 4,300 6,200 6,300 6,300 6,200 6,200 6,200 Retail Trade 12,800 13,000 13,000 11,100 11,300 11,600 15,600 15,700 16,300 31,800 32,200 32,200 Trans., Ware., & Util. 12,200 12,300 12,400 3,200 3,200 3,300 3,500 3,400 3,600 6,900 7,000 7,000 Information 600 600 600 1,500 1,500 1,500 4,900 4,900 5,200 2,200 2,200 2,200 Financial Activities 4,300 4,100 4,100 3,900 3,900 3,900 7,200 7,200 7,200 8,800 8,700 8,700 Prof. & Business Services 5,100 5,200 5,400 8,200 8,300 8,600 9,800 9,900 10,500 13,600 13,700 14,200 Educ. & Health Services 13,700 13,700 13,300 14,600 14,500 14,200 20,900 20,700 20,400 53,500 53,400 51,000 Leisure & Hospitality 8,400 8,600 8,300 7,800 8,000 7,900 16,500 16,600 16,200 18,800 19,200 18,800 Other Services 2,400 2,400 2,400 3,300 3,300 3,300 5,200 5,100 5,100 5,600 5,500 5,600 Government 22,500 21,100 21,800 11,900 11,300 11,800 28,700 28,000 29,700 54,900 52,000 51,900 MIDLAND ODESSA SAN ANGELO SHERMAN-DENISON INDUSTRY Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL 69,500 69,400 71,200 63,100 62,800 64,700 43,900 44,000 45,300 42,900 43,100 44,100 Mining, Logging, & Construction 15,600 15,700 16,800 13,100 13,100 13,600 3,300 3,300 3,500 2,500 2,500 2,600 Manufacturing 2,700 2,700 3,000 4,100 4,200 4,600 3,500 3,600 3,800 5,200 5,200 5,400 Wholesale Trade 3,600 3,600 3,800 4,900 5,000 5,100 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,900 1,900 1,800 Retail Trade 7,400 7,500 7,500 6,600 6,600 6,800 5,600 5,600 5,800 5,900 6,000 6,500 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,900 2,000 800 700 800 1,100 1,100 1,200 Information 1,200 1,200 1,200 600 600 600 1,400 1,400 1,600 500 500 500 Financial Activities 3,600 3,600 3,600 2,800 2,800 2,900 2,000 2,000 2,100 2,600 2,600 2,600 Prof. & Business Services 7,800 7,800 8,000 4,400 4,400 4,500 3,300 3,300 3,600 2,600 2,600 2,500 Educ. & Health Services 7,200 7,200 7,000 5,900 5,800 5,700 7,600 7,600 7,400 8,400 8,400 8,600 Leisure & Hospitality 7,000 7,200 7,100 6,100 6,200 6,100 4,800 4,900 4,800 4,400 4,400 4,500 Other Services 2,900 2,800 2,800 3,500 3,500 3,500 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,300 1,400 1,500 Government 8,600 8,200 8,500 9,200 8,700 9,300 8,100 8,100 8,400 6,500 6,500 6,400 TEXARKANA TYLER VICTORIA WACO INDUSTRY Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL 57,000 56,500 58,400 94,100 94,200 96,200 49,700 49,500 51,800 105,900 105,700 107,400 Mining, Logging, & Construction 2,100 2,100 2,500 6,300 6,400 6,500 6,700 6,800 7,800 5,700 5,700 6,200 Manufacturing 4,200 4,300 4,900 7,800 7,800 8,700 5,300 5,300 5,900 14,400 14,400 15,300 Wholesale Trade 2,200 2,200 2,300 3,000 3,000 3,200 1,500 1,500 1,600 4,000 4,000 4,200 Retail Trade 7,000 7,100 7,200 12,100 12,200 12,600 6,500 6,600 6,800 10,700 10,900 11,000 Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,500 3,600 3,900 3,700 3,700 3,800 1,500 1,500 1,700 3,200 3,300 3,400 Information 600 600 600 2,300 2,300 2,200 500 500 500 1,600 1,600 1,700 Financial Activities 2,500 2,500 2,600 4,000 4,100 4,100 2,400 2,300 2,300 6,600 6,600 6,600 Prof. & Business Services 3,800 3,800 4,000 8,100 8,100 8,400 3,000 3,100 3,100 8,300 8,400 8,700 Educ. & Health Services 9,300 9,300 9,100 20,700 20,700 20,300 7,100 7,000 7,200 19,900 19,900 19,400 Leisure & Hospitality 5,400 5,500 5,400 10,100 10,300 9,900 4,100 4,200 4,200 9,600 9,700 9,700 Other Services 2,200 2,200 2,200 3,900 4,100 3,900 2,000 2,000 1,900 3,900 3,800 3,900 Government 14,200 13,300 13,700 12,100 11,500 12,600 9,100 8,700 8,800 18,000 17,400 17,300 WICHITA FALLS INDUSTRY Sept. '09* Aug. '09 Sept. '08 TOTAL 59,600 59,500 61,400 Mining, Logging, & Construction 3,800 3,900 4,300 Manufacturing 7,000 7,000 7,500 Wholesale Trade 2,000 2,000 2,100 Retail Trade 7,500 7,600 7,800 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,400 1,400 1,500 Information 1,200 1,200 1,300 Financial Activities 2,800 2,800 2,800 Prof. & Business Services 3,400 3,500 3,700 Educ. & Health Services 9,400 9,400 9,300 Leisure & Hospitality 5,800 5,900 5,900 Other Services 2,500 2,500 2,600 Government 12,800 12,300 12,600 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 of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). 7

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER 2009 Highlights of the Texas Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted) The Texas unemployment rate rose in September 2009 by two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.3 percent. This makes the sixth time this year that the unemployment rate increased. This month s increase in the unemployment rate was in line with the ten-year-average August-to-September change of two-tenths of a percentage point. The national unemployment rate inched one-tenth of a percentage point downward to 9.5 percent. Annually, Texas and the national unemployment rate have increased by 3.2 percentage points and 3.5 percentage points, respectively. The Texas unemployment rate has consistently remained below the national unemployment rate for 34 months. The Civilian Labor Force increased by 7,400 for an estimate of 12,069,400 persons. The ten-year-average August-to-September change was an increase of 15,100 people. Since September 2008, the Civilian Labor Force has increased by 296,400 individuals. The number of employed Texans declined by 6,100 persons for an estimate of 11,073,400. Texas tenyear-average August-to-September change in the number of employed was recorded as an increase of 29,900 job holders. Since January 2009, Texas has added 95,800 individuals into the ranks of the employed population. Annually, the employed population has contracted by 94,300 persons. The unemployed population increased by 13,500 for an estimate of 996,000 job seekers. Annually, the unemployed population has expanded by 390,700, or 64.5 percent. Since January 2009, the number of unemployed grew 25.0 percent. The number of Texans receiving unemployment benefits declined by 22,900 persons for a total of 226,400 claimants. In the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), those continuing to receive benefits declined in 23 MSAs and increased in two MSAs. The Waco and Lubbock MSAs led in the over-the-month decline in persons receiving benefits, at -22.6 percent and -16.5 percent, respectively. The largest increase for persons receiving benefits was in the Tyler MSA with an increase of 3.6 percent. In September 2009, the unemployment rate in 16 MSAs increased, six remained the same, and two declined. The Lubbock MSAs unemployment rate of 5.7 percent was the lowest among the 25 Texas MSAs for this month. Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands) MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rate September 2009 (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 1 Lubbock 5.7 2 Amarillo 5.8 3 Midland 6.2 4 Abilene 6.3 5 College Station-Bryan 6.5 6 Texarkana 6.8 7 San Angelo 7.0 8 (tie) San Antonio 7.1 Waco 7.1 10 Austin-Round Rock 7.2 11 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 7.3 12 Wichita Falls 7.9 13 Corpus Christi 8.0 14 Victoria 8.1 Texas 8.3 15 (tie) Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 8.3 Longview 8.3 Tyler 8.3 18 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 8.5 19 Sherman-Denison 8.7 20 Laredo 9.1 21 Odessa 9.2 United States 9.5 22 El Paso 9.8 23 (tie) Beaumont-Port Arthur 10.8 Brownsville-Harlingen 10.8 25 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 11.6 September 2009 August 2009 September 2008 C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate United States 153,617.0 139,079.0 14,538.0 9.5 154,897.0 140,074.0 14,823.0 9.6 154,509.0 145,310.0 9,199.0 6.0 State of Texas 12,069.4 11,073.4 996.0 8.3 12,062.0 11,079.5 982.5 8.1 11,773.0 11,167.7 605.3 5.1 Abilene 84.1 78.8 5.3 6.3 83.8 78.7 5.1 6.1 83.1 79.8 3.3 4.0 Amarillo 131.6 124.0 7.6 5.8 131.1 123.7 7.4 5.6 129.9 125.0 4.9 3.8 Austin-Round Rock 904.3 839.2 65.1 7.2 898.6 833.6 65.0 7.2 873.2 832.7 40.5 4.6 Beaumont-Port Arthur 183.0 163.3 19.7 10.8 183.7 164.1 19.6 10.7 180.9 168.2 12.7 7.0 Brownsville-Harlingen 150.7 134.5 16.2 10.8 150.7 134.9 15.8 10.5 145.0 134.4 10.6 7.3 College Station-Bryan 108.1 101.1 7.0 6.5 104.1 97.4 6.7 6.4 109.5 104.9 4.6 4.2 Corpus Christi 206.5 190.1 16.4 8.0 206.8 190.7 16.1 7.8 206.3 196.1 10.2 5.0 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 3,229.5 2,959.9 269.6 8.3 3,230.7 2,963.4 267.3 8.3 3,149.1 2,984.4 164.7 5.2 Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 2,153.0 1,973.3 179.7 8.3 2,153.9 1,976.3 177.6 8.2 2,106.0 1,993.7 112.3 5.3 Fort Worth-Arlington MD 1,076.5 986.6 89.9 8.3 1,076.8 987.1 89.7 8.3 1,043.1 990.7 52.4 5.0 El Paso 310.1 279.8 30.3 9.8 306.0 276.5 29.5 9.6 300.0 280.4 19.6 6.5 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 2,834.5 2,593.0 241.5 8.5 2,831.1 2,594.2 236.9 8.4 2,786.0 2,644.4 141.6 5.1 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 161.8 150.0 11.8 7.3 161.4 150.1 11.3 7.0 158.9 150.6 8.3 5.2 Laredo 97.4 88.5 8.9 9.1 96.5 87.7 8.8 9.1 92.6 87.6 5.0 5.4 Longview 110.9 101.7 9.2 8.3 111.4 102.2 9.2 8.3 108.6 103.9 4.7 4.3 Lubbock 144.0 135.8 8.2 5.7 143.6 135.4 8.2 5.7 142.6 137.1 5.5 3.9 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 299.1 264.5 34.6 11.6 298.2 264.1 34.1 11.4 282.7 260.6 22.1 7.8 Midland 78.3 73.5 4.8 6.2 78.1 73.4 4.7 6.1 76.5 74.2 2.3 3.0 Odessa 75.9 68.9 7.0 9.2 75.9 68.8 7.1 9.3 72.4 69.8 2.6 3.5 San Angelo 53.8 50.0 3.8 7.0 53.9 50.3 3.6 6.7 53.0 50.7 2.3 4.4 San Antonio 975.3 905.8 69.5 7.1 975.7 907.7 68.0 7.0 954.2 907.4 46.8 4.9 Sherman-Denison 57.5 52.5 5.0 8.7 57.8 52.9 4.9 8.5 56.4 53.4 3.0 5.3 Texarkana 64.8 60.4 4.4 6.8 64.3 60.0 4.3 6.6 64.7 61.6 3.1 4.8 Tyler 102.0 93.5 8.5 8.3 102.2 94.2 8.0 7.8 100.0 95.1 4.9 4.9 Victoria 59.2 54.4 4.8 8.1 59.2 54.5 4.7 7.9 58.6 56.1 2.5 4.2 Waco 113.9 105.8 8.1 7.1 114.4 106.1 8.3 7.3 111.7 106.4 5.3 4.8 Wichita Falls 74.1 68.2 5.9 7.9 73.8 68.0 5.8 7.9 73.0 69.1 3.9 5.3 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 www.tracer2.com 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. 8

O CTOBER 2009 T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Employment and Unemployment Estimates for Texas Counties - September 2009 County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate Anderson 21,846 19,791 2,055 9.4 Gillespie 13,437 12,772 665 4.9 Moore 11,663 11,050 613 5.3 Andrews 7,307 6,749 558 7.6 Glasscock 632 599 33 5.2 Morris 6,875 5,801 1,074 15.6 Angelina 41,456 37,765 3,691 8.9 Goliad 3,553 3,273 280 7.9 Motley 825 781 44 5.3 Aransas 11,438 10,602 836 7.3 Gonzales 9,771 9,171 600 6.1 Nacogdoches 31,980 29,737 2,243 7.0 Archer 5,136 4,804 332 6.5 Gray 12,469 11,363 1,106 8.9 Navarro 21,890 20,058 1,832 8.4 Armstrong 1,089 1,033 56 5.1 Grayson 57,481 52,468 5,013 8.7 Newton 6,301 5,522 779 12.4 Atascosa 19,952 18,370 1,582 7.9 Gregg 65,782 60,537 5,245 8.0 Nolan 8,099 7,579 520 6.4 Austin 13,438 12,314 1,124 8.4 Grimes 11,688 10,516 1,172 10.0 Nueces 164,281 151,686 12,595 7.7 Bailey 3,447 3,267 180 5.2 Guadalupe 58,512 54,591 3,921 6.7 Ochiltree 6,177 5,787 390 6.3 Bandera 10,121 9,432 689 6.8 Hale 17,627 16,492 1,135 6.4 Oldham 967 914 53 5.5 Bastrop 35,906 33,018 2,888 8.0 Hall 1,492 1,359 133 8.9 Orange 41,829 37,170 4,659 11.1 Baylor 2,200 2,087 113 5.1 Hamilton 4,609 4,333 276 6.0 Palo Pinto 14,820 13,478 1,342 9.1 Bee 11,937 10,713 1,224 10.3 Hansford 2,834 2,677 157 5.5 Panola 14,790 13,680 1,110 7.5 Bell 126,156 117,230 8,926 7.1 Hardeman 2,554 2,371 183 7.2 Parker 55,138 50,512 4,626 8.4 Bexar 775,599 719,677 55,922 7.2 Hardin 26,353 23,700 2,653 10.1 Parmer 4,527 4,309 218 4.8 Blanco 4,979 4,692 287 5.8 Harris 1,982,505 1,813,931 168,574 8.5 Pecos 7,034 6,213 821 11.7 Borden 388 364 24 6.2 Harrison 35,026 31,994 3,032 8.7 Polk 17,751 15,920 1,831 10.3 Bosque 8,885 8,120 765 8.6 Hartley 2,628 2,516 112 4.3 Potter 58,456 54,611 3,845 6.6 Bowie 44,843 41,341 3,502 7.8 Haskell 3,315 3,144 171 5.2 Presidio 3,739 3,073 666 17.8 Brazoria 144,497 131,598 12,899 8.9 Hays 78,114 72,789 5,325 6.8 Rains 5,238 4,793 445 8.5 Brazos 92,598 86,824 5,774 6.2 Hemphill 3,347 3,245 102 3.0 Randall 68,605 65,113 3,492 5.1 Brewster 5,292 5,024 268 5.1 Henderson 36,673 33,561 3,112 8.5 Reagan 2,915 2,747 168 5.8 Briscoe 745 701 44 5.9 Hidalgo 299,063 264,465 34,598 11.6 Real 1,637 1,537 100 6.1 Brooks 3,606 3,249 357 9.9 Hill 16,946 15,509 1,437 8.5 Red River 6,227 5,576 651 10.5 Brown 19,593 18,176 1,417 7.2 Hockley 12,612 11,723 889 7.0 Reeves 4,577 3,937 640 14.0 Burleson 8,210 7,601 609 7.4 Hood 27,851 25,746 2,105 7.6 Refugio 4,353 4,050 303 7.0 Burnet 22,930 21,488 1,442 6.3 Hopkins 18,268 17,081 1,187 6.5 Roberts 615 577 38 6.2 Caldwell 16,563 15,197 1,366 8.2 Houston 8,392 7,531 861 10.3 Robertson 7,346 6,707 639 8.7 Calhoun 9,655 8,736 919 9.5 Howard 15,054 13,925 1,129 7.5 Rockwall 38,476 35,484 2,992 7.8 Callahan 7,292 6,834 458 6.3 Hudspeth 1,622 1,517 105 6.5 Runnels 4,756 4,278 478 10.1 Cameron 150,766 134,545 16,221 10.8 Hunt 39,218 35,887 3,331 8.5 Rusk 24,903 22,634 2,269 9.1 Camp 6,067 5,487 580 9.6 Hutchinson 12,145 11,175 970 8.0 Sabine 3,697 3,111 586 15.9 Carson 3,483 3,250 233 6.7 Irion 934 884 50 5.4 San Augustine 3,624 3,232 392 10.8 Cass 13,911 12,171 1,740 12.5 Jack 5,972 5,590 382 6.4 San Jacinto 10,488 9,438 1,050 10.0 Castro 3,698 3,502 196 5.3 Jackson 7,252 6,703 549 7.6 San Patricio 30,796 27,792 3,004 9.8 Chambers 14,723 13,150 1,573 10.7 Jasper 16,253 14,316 1,937 11.9 San Saba 2,494 2,300 194 7.8 Cherokee 21,158 19,103 2,055 9.7 Jeff Davis 1,267 1,196 71 5.6 Schleicher 1,507 1,339 168 11.1 Childress 3,141 2,939 202 6.4 Jefferson 114,740 102,383 12,357 10.8 Scurry 8,275 7,679 596 7.2 Clay 6,303 5,834 469 7.4 Jim Hogg 2,917 2,625 292 10.0 Shackelford 2,247 2,151 96 4.3 Cochran 1,635 1,517 118 7.2 Jim Wells 23,474 21,115 2,359 10.0 Shelby 13,000 11,950 1,050 8.1 Coke 1,417 1,295 122 8.6 Johnson 76,453 69,467 6,986 9.1 Sherman 1,474 1,402 72 4.9 Coleman 4,723 4,395 328 6.9 Jones 8,085 7,423 662 8.2 Smith 102,032 93,541 8,491 8.3 Collin 412,914 380,725 32,189 7.8 Karnes 5,447 4,873 574 10.5 Somervell 4,525 4,196 329 7.3 Collingsworth 1,486 1,398 88 5.9 Kaufman 47,257 43,105 4,152 8.8 Starr 23,970 19,710 4,260 17.8 Colorado 11,495 10,733 762 6.6 Kendall 16,158 15,183 975 6.0 Stephens 5,130 4,777 353 6.9 Comal 55,281 51,659 3,622 6.6 Kenedy 246 231 15 6.1 Sterling 856 817 39 4.6 Comanche 7,049 6,616 433 6.1 Kent 433 406 27 6.2 Stonewall 859 818 41 4.8 Concho 1,315 1,207 108 8.2 Kerr 23,910 22,474 1,436 6.0 Sutton 4,200 3,872 328 7.8 Cooke 24,402 22,814 1,588 6.5 Kimble 2,220 2,101 119 5.4 Swisher 3,648 3,402 246 6.7 Coryell 24,811 22,644 2,167 8.7 King 205 194 11 5.4 Tarrant 915,574 840,160 75,414 8.2 Cottle 875 826 49 5.6 Kinney 1,429 1,302 127 8.9 Taylor 68,703 64,540 4,163 6.1 Crane 1,877 1,698 179 9.5 Kleberg 16,717 15,431 1,286 7.7 Terrell 385 355 30 7.8 Crockett 2,524 2,279 245 9.7 Knox 1,854 1,736 118 6.4 Terry 5,853 5,400 453 7.7 Crosby 2,746 2,553 193 7.0 Lamar 25,458 23,467 1,991 7.8 Throckmorton 984 929 55 5.6 Culberson 1,726 1,649 77 4.5 Lamb 7,309 6,823 486 6.6 Titus 14,907 13,761 1,146 7.7 Dallam 3,739 3,574 165 4.4 Lampasas 10,735 10,076 659 6.1 Tom Green 52,800 49,088 3,712 7.0 Dallas 1,188,945 1,085,204 103,741 8.7 La Salle 3,068 2,765 303 9.9 Travis 565,665 526,300 39,365 7.0 Dawson 5,482 5,004 478 8.7 Lavaca 10,108 9,464 644 6.4 Trinity 6,176 5,631 545 8.8 Deaf Smith 9,174 8,638 536 5.8 Lee 9,487 8,829 658 6.9 Tyler 8,759 7,837 922 10.5 Delta 2,392 2,192 200 8.4 Leon 8,227 7,575 652 7.9 Upshur 20,174 18,538 1,636 8.1 Denton 351,425 324,538 26,887 7.7 Liberty 32,613 28,968 3,645 11.2 Upton 1,940 1,832 108 5.6 DeWitt 9,483 8,693 790 8.3 Limestone 11,276 10,467 809 7.2 Uvalde 11,553 10,525 1,028 8.9 Dickens 1,225 1,151 74 6.0 Lipscomb 2,038 1,914 124 6.1 Val Verde 21,410 19,358 2,052 9.6 Dimmit 4,349 3,871 478 11.0 Live Oak 5,291 4,890 401 7.6 Van Zandt 27,499 25,464 2,035 7.4 Donley 1,986 1,846 140 7.0 Llano 8,821 8,181 640 7.3 Victoria 46,056 42,425 3,631 7.9 Duval 5,815 5,089 726 12.5 Loving 52 46 6 11.5 Walker 27,354 25,217 2,137 7.8 Eastland 8,792 8,057 735 8.4 Lubbock 141,287 133,235 8,052 5.7 Waller 16,795 15,278 1,517 9.0 Ector 75,848 68,865 6,983 9.2 Lynn 2,893 2,697 196 6.8 Ward 5,784 5,290 494 8.5 Edwards 1,112 1,038 74 6.7 McCulloch 4,294 3,902 392 9.1 Washington 16,892 15,729 1,163 6.9 Ellis 72,380 66,169 6,211 8.6 McLennan 113,879 105,786 8,093 7.1 Webb 97,359 88,463 8,896 9.1 El Paso 310,013 279,760 30,253 9.8 McMullen 357 329 28 7.8 Wharton 21,502 19,812 1,690 7.9 Erath 19,173 17,814 1,359 7.1 Madison 5,145 4,698 447 8.7 Wheeler 3,941 3,722 219 5.6 Falls 6,950 6,287 663 9.5 Marion 5,451 4,808 643 11.8 Wichita 62,637 57,554 5,083 8.1 Fannin 14,240 12,955 1,285 9.0 Martin 2,390 2,271 119 5.0 Wilbarger 7,943 7,504 439 5.5 Fayette 12,818 12,081 737 5.7 Mason 2,497 2,361 136 5.4 Willacy 8,283 7,131 1,152 13.9 Fisher 2,096 1,961 135 6.4 Matagorda 17,822 15,822 2,000 11.2 Williamson 208,070 191,914 16,156 7.8 Floyd 3,476 3,235 241 6.9 Maverick 22,442 19,384 3,058 13.6 Wilson 19,134 17,817 1,317 6.9 Foard 793 748 45 5.7 Medina 20,480 19,020 1,460 7.1 Winkler 3,791 3,449 342 9.0 Fort Bend 264,364 242,306 22,058 8.3 Menard 1,072 976 96 9.0 Wise 29,279 26,455 2,824 9.6 Franklin 5,819 5,393 426 7.3 Midland 78,287 73,462 4,825 6.2 Wood 18,962 17,363 1,599 8.4 Freestone 11,038 10,295 743 6.7 Milam 12,601 11,316 1,285 10.2 Yoakum 4,503 4,183 320 7.1 Frio 7,219 6,614 605 8.4 Mills 2,327 2,187 140 6.0 Young 10,552 9,872 680 6.4 Gaines 7,268 6,771 497 6.8 Mitchell 3,540 3,231 309 8.7 Zapata 5,629 4,922 707 12.6 Galveston 143,742 131,454 12,288 8.5 Montague 11,498 10,605 893 7.8 Zavala 3,815 3,194 621 16.3 Garza 2,532 2,388 144 5.7 Montgomery 211,295 194,543 16,752 7.9 Texas (Actual) 12,069,432 11,073,437 995,995 8.3 Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. 9

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W O CTOBER 2009 Employment and Unemployment Estimates for Texas Cities - September 2009 City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate Abilene 59,549 55,841 3,708 6.2 Frisco 50,085 46,106 3,979 7.9 Paris 12,760 11,694 1,066 8.4 Allen 42,618 39,406 3,212 7.5 Galveston 26,205 24,197 2,008 7.7 Pasadena 68,086 61,316 6,770 9.9 Amarillo 101,385 95,631 5,754 5.7 Garland 113,446 103,500 9,946 8.8 Pearland 42,732 39,948 2,784 6.5 Arlington 210,075 194,104 15,971 7.6 Georgetown 22,591 21,088 1,503 6.7 Pflugerville 20,244 18,951 1,293 6.4 Austin 433,962 405,349 28,613 6.6 Grand Prairie 80,528 73,482 7,046 8.7 Pharr 25,683 23,237 2,446 9.5 Baytown 33,167 29,343 3,824 11.5 Grapevine 29,939 27,978 1,961 6.5 Plano 148,468 137,230 11,238 7.6 Beaumont 54,231 49,139 5,092 9.4 Greenville 11,709 10,795 914 7.8 Port Arthur 23,917 20,255 3,662 15.3 Bedford 31,446 29,163 2,283 7.3 Haltom City 21,533 19,815 1,718 8.0 Richardson 55,873 51,811 4,062 7.3 Big Spring 10,405 9,525 880 8.5 Harlingen 25,993 23,639 2,354 9.1 Rockwall 18,389 17,091 1,298 7.1 Brownsville 65,439 58,270 7,169 11.0 Houston 1,069,348 983,375 85,973 8.0 Rosenberg 15,911 14,615 1,296 8.1 Bryan 38,514 36,088 2,426 6.3 Huntsville 15,703 14,570 1,133 7.2 Round Rock 54,105 50,634 3,471 6.4 Burleson 18,106 16,806 1,300 7.2 Hurst 21,420 19,816 1,604 7.5 Rowlett 30,035 27,564 2,471 8.2 Carrollton 72,829 67,080 5,749 7.9 Irving 113,415 104,447 8,968 7.9 San Angelo 44,473 41,360 3,113 7.0 Cedar Hill 24,472 22,328 2,144 8.8 Keller 20,584 19,148 1,436 7.0 San Antonio 642,330 598,616 43,714 6.8 Cedar Park 32,485 30,571 1,914 5.9 Killeen 46,731 43,263 3,468 7.4 San Benito 9,464 8,496 968 10.2 Cleburne 14,129 12,766 1,363 9.6 Kingsville 13,271 12,320 951 7.2 San Juan 13,529 11,929 1,600 11.8 College Station 43,070 40,456 2,614 6.1 Lake Jackson 13,750 12,667 1,083 7.9 San Marcos 27,789 26,468 1,321 4.8 Conroe 25,820 24,087 1,733 6.7 Lancaster 17,319 15,534 1,785 10.3 Schertz 15,289 14,453 836 5.5 Coppell 21,235 19,710 1,525 7.2 La Porte 18,896 17,119 1,777 9.4 Seguin 12,089 11,222 867 7.2 Copperas Cove 13,169 12,268 901 6.8 Laredo 91,883 84,103 7,780 8.5 Sherman 17,622 16,065 1,557 8.8 Corpus Christi 147,544 136,767 10,777 7.3 League City 37,783 35,200 2,583 6.8 Socorro 12,046 10,724 1,322 11.0 Corsicana 11,028 10,155 873 7.9 Lewisville 59,691 55,683 4,008 6.7 Southlake 12,606 11,770 836 6.6 Dallas 603,449 551,068 52,381 8.7 Longview 42,345 38,892 3,453 8.2 Sugar Land 41,924 39,331 2,593 6.2 Deer Park 17,021 15,570 1,451 8.5 Lubbock 118,387 111,740 6,647 5.6 Temple 30,578 28,645 1,933 6.3 Del Rio 16,803 15,324 1,479 8.8 Lufkin 16,940 15,470 1,470 8.7 Texarkana 17,135 15,783 1,352 7.9 Denton 63,869 59,738 4,131 6.5 McAllen 61,602 56,993 4,609 7.5 Texas City 20,701 18,481 2,220 10.7 DeSoto 25,934 23,494 2,440 9.4 McKinney 59,298 54,670 4,628 7.8 The Colony 23,516 21,765 1,751 7.4 Duncanville 19,118 17,353 1,765 9.2 Mansfield 24,756 22,833 1,923 7.8 Tyler 49,532 45,614 3,918 7.9 Eagle Pass 12,779 11,102 1,677 13.1 Mesquite 71,369 65,439 5,930 8.3 Victoria 33,195 30,644 2,551 7.7 Edinburg 31,693 29,282 2,411 7.6 Midland 64,483 60,600 3,883 6.0 Waco 55,970 51,690 4,280 7.6 El Paso 263,786 240,211 23,575 8.9 Mission 27,738 25,061 2,677 9.7 Waxahachie 13,302 12,192 1,110 8.3 Euless 32,308 29,953 2,355 7.3 Missouri City 41,336 38,133 3,203 7.7 Weatherford 12,629 11,642 987 7.8 Farmers Branch 14,503 13,285 1,218 8.4 Nacogdoches 16,613 15,494 1,119 6.7 Weslaco 13,823 12,258 1,565 11.3 Flower Mound 37,086 34,583 2,503 6.7 New Braunfels 26,990 25,402 1,588 5.9 Wichita Falls 47,474 43,598 3,876 8.2 Fort Worth 331,449 303,856 27,593 8.3 North Richland Hills 36,626 34,597 2,029 5.5 Wylie 18,948 17,482 1,466 7.7 Friendswood 17,785 16,602 1,183 6.7 Odessa 56,646 51,690 4,956 8.7 Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Civilian Labor Force Estimates for WDAs September 2009 CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate Alamo 1,025,250 952,482 72,768 7.1 Brazos Valley 150,106 139,650 10,456 7.0 Cameron County 150,766 134,545 16,221 10.8 Capital Area 565,665 526,300 39,365 7.0 Central Texas 183,733 170,086 13,647 7.4 Coastal Bend 278,311 255,177 23,134 8.3 Concho Valley 78,551 72,868 5,683 7.2 Dallas 1,188,945 1,085,204 103,741 8.7 Deep East Texas 167,877 151,990 15,887 9.5 East Texas 405,601 371,294 34,307 8.5 Golden Crescent 95,878 88,465 7,413 7.7 Gulf Coast 2,902,145 2,655,126 247,019 8.5 Heart Of Texas 168,974 156,464 12,510 7.4 Lower Rio Grande Valley 331,316 291,306 40,010 12.1 Middle Rio Grande 70,815 62,974 7,841 11.1 North Central Texas 1,210,799 1,113,634 97,165 8.0 North East Texas 138,700 126,783 11,917 8.6 North Texas 116,463 107,795 8,668 7.4 Panhandle 225,567 212,017 13,550 6.0 Permian Basin 218,096 200,830 17,266 7.9 Rural Capital 397,688 368,189 29,499 7.4 South East Texas 182,922 163,253 19,669 10.8 South Plains 208,175 195,639 12,536 6.0 South Texas 105,905 96,010 9,895 9.3 Tarrant County 915,574 840,160 75,414 8.2 Texoma 96,123 88,237 7,886 8.2 Upper Rio Grande 323,659 292,219 31,440 9.7 West Central Texas 165,825 154,730 11,095 6.7 Average Hours and Earnings of Production or Nonsupervisory Workers for Texas Industry Average Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Average Hourly Earnings Sept. '09 Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09 Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Sept. '09 Aug. '09 Sept. '08 Mining and Logging $632.84 $638.35 $633.20 38.1 38.9 40.0 $16.61 $16.41 $15.83 Mining $669.12 $678.53 $675.24 39.9 40.9 40.8 $16.77 $16.59 $16.55 Manufacturing $604.69 $608.72 $598.02 39.6 40.1 41.5 $15.27 $15.18 $14.41 Durable Goods $605.48 $612.07 $576.96 40.5 41.3 41.3 $14.95 $14.82 $13.97 Fabricated Metal Product Mfg $546.16 $553.00 $564.83 38.9 39.5 42.5 $14.04 $14.00 $13.29 Aerospace Product and Parts Mfg $1601.15 $1585.05 N/A 44.8 44.3 N/A $35.74 $35.78 N/A Non-Durable Goods $603.67 $602.82 $635.78 37.8 37.7 41.8 $15.97 $15.99 $15.21 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Wholesale Trade $640.64 $629.86 $628.73 38.5 38.5 39.1 $16.64 $16.36 $16.08 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies $564.67 $549.05 $577.37 40.8 39.5 41.3 $13.84 $13.90 $13.98 Retail Trade Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $584.57 $644.48 $576.89 35.3 38.0 34.4 $16.56 $16.96 $16.77 Bldg. Material and Garden Equipment $411.93 $405.75 $403.21 34.5 33.7 35.4 $11.94 $12.04 $11.39 Food and Beverage Stores $332.63 $330.63 $312.21 31.8 32.1 31.6 $10.46 $10.30 $9.88 Gasoline Stations $332.69 $338.74 $310.64 36.6 36.9 35.3 $9.09 $9.18 $8.80 Clothing and Accessories Stores $210.13 $220.18 $234.37 20.5 21.8 22.3 $10.25 $10.10 $10.51 Information Telecommunications $788.17 $783.02 $558.52 33.2 34.0 32.7 $23.74 $23.03 $17.08 Note: N/A - Not available 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. 10

O CTOBER 2009 T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W 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 GLOSSARY OF LABOR MARKET TERMS 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. Medical Manufacturer Opens Facility PEARLAND, TX (Brazoria County Facts) A Minnesota medical manufacturer will open up a plant that will increase its line of equipment that uses catheters to clean out arteries. Pearland officials hope the move by Cardiovascular Systems Inc. will create 100 jobs in the near future and 250 jobs over the next few years. The company s presence in the area hopefully will generate about $23 million in capital investment, according to Texas Governor Rick Perry s office. This investment in CSI will bring more jobs to Texans in the Pearland area and expand our state s already thriving medical technology sector, said Governor Perry. The governor s office announced that $600,000 from the Texas Enterprise Fund will be given to Cardiovascular Systems to open the manufacturing facility south of Beltway 8 and west of Highway 288. The facility will be used to produce the company s Diamondback 360 system, which is placed in arteries below the waist to break up plaque deposits and help prevent amputations. Kingwood Hospital Expansion Planned KINGWOOD, TX (Houston Business Journal) HCA Inc. is beginning a $25.5 million expansion to Kingwood Medical Center that will add two new floors and 56 private beds with telemetry capabilities. In addition, the medical center s laboratory will be renovated and expanded, and the imaging department waiting area will be expanded. Upon the completion at the end of 2010, about 225 new employees will be added to the 211-bed acute care facility. Groundbreaking on the new facility is scheduled for January. HAPPENINGS AROUND THE STATE New Plant to Employ Up to 1,000 RICHARDSON, TX (Dallas Business Journal) After nearly five years of waiting, Richardson will see the opening of a 1.1-million-square-foot chip-manufacturing plant from Texas Instruments Inc. this month that will eventually employ up to 1,000 people. TI broke ground on the plant in 2004, but the building sat unused for years while TI waited for the right time to open it. That time has come, company officials say. We re seeing increased demand for the high-performance analog (chips) that this (facility) will be manufacturing, said Kim Morgan, a TI spokesperson. She added, Opening the facility now will position us for future growth. The plant is the first chip-manufacturing plant to open in the U.S. since 1996, and is the first globally to use 300-millimeter silicon wafers to manufacture analog chips. West Houston Medical to Expand HOUSTON, TX (Houston Chronicle) HCA Affiliated West Houston Medical Center announced the facility will begin a $70 million expansion project to increase women s, cardiovascular, surgical and critical care services to better serve the West Houston community. The proposed project includes a new, three-story bed tower that will connect to the northeast side of the existing hospital. The project will increase licensed beds by 53; includes additional operating rooms, an intensive care unit, women s services and parking. The expansion will also drive the economy in West Houston creating construction jobs and additional health care positions. The hospital currently employs more than 1,000 staff and is served by 500 physicians in multiple specialties. 11

INDICATORS Texas Unemployment Rate Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted SEPT 2009 8.3% SEPT 2009 8.2% AUG 2009 8.1% AUG 2009 8.0% SEPT 2008 5.1% SEPT 2008 5.1% U.S. Unemployment Rate Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted SEPT 2009 9.5% SEPT 2009 9.8% AUG 2009 9.6% AUG 2009 9.7% SEPT 2008 6.0% SEPT 2008 6.2% Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted SEPT 2009 10,319,600 SEPT 2009 10,297,600 AUG 2009 10,314,300 AUG 2009 10,342,300 SEPT 2008 10,612,300 SEPT 2008 10,601,300 OTM Change 5,300 OTM Change -44,700 OTY Change -292,700 OTY Change -303,700 Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed Initial Claims Continued Claims SEPT 2009 N/A SEPT 2009 N/A AUG 2009 98,444 AUG 2009 1,404,113 SEPT 2008 128,456 SEPT 2008 559,998 Consumer Price Index (CPI) Personnel Supply Annual Change U.S. SEPT 2009-1.3% SEPT 2009 210,900 Dallas-Fort Worth SEPT 2009-2.0% AUG 2009 222,400 Houston-Galveston AUG 2009-0.5% SEPT 2008 261,500 OTM Change -11,500 OTY Change -50,600 West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel) SEPT 2009 $ 69.46 OTM Change -$ 1.60 AUG 2009 $ 71.06 OTY Change -$ 34.44 SEPT 2008 $ 103.90 Note: N/A - Not available at time of publication 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) 491-4922 Toll Free 1-866-938-4444 Fax (512) 491-4904 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 LMI Publications. Mark Hughes, LMCI Director TLMR Staff: Robert Crawley & Veronica Sanchez Downey, Editors Rachel Tello Sanchez, Layout and Design Contributors: Richard Adame, Phil Arnold, Honor Byrd, Ricardo Flores, Spencer Franklin, Mike Guzman, Vincent Lyons, David Jesus, Nathan Jones, Ander Mitchell, Becky Parker, and George Powell. Equal Opportunity Employer/Programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available, on request, to individuals with disabilities. Contact Relay Texas @ 7-1-1 Please recycle UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY WDA SEPTEMBER 2009 S PECIAL NOTICE The Labor Market and Career Information (LMCI) department will be moving to a new location beginning on Thursday, October 29 through Tuesday, November 3. Due to this move, our customers will encounter difficulty in contacting our department. This will include accessing the LMCI website as well as contacting us through the LMCI toll-free telephone line and the LMCI e-mail address during this time period. Once connectivity is re-established, please contact the LMCI department using the toll-free telephone line at 1-866-938-4444. We will answer e-mail correspondences as promptly as possible in the order that they were received. We ask for your patience as we make this transition. 12