IN THIS ISSUE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) 6.

IN THIS ISSUE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE TEXAS L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W S EPTEMBER 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 Employment in Texas expanded by an estimated 20,100 positions in August. This growth came on the heels of a revised gain of 42,100 jobs in July. Seven of the 11 major industries showed employment increases over the month, led by rises of 8,700 jobs in Professional and Business Services and 7,500 positions in Education and Health Services. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended the month at an estimated level of 11,623,400 jobs, which marked a new all-time record level for employment in Texas for the 34th consecutive month. Annualized growth in the series climbed to 395,200 jobs in August, which left the annual growth rate for the series unchanged at 3.5 percent. Professional and Business Services employment increased by 8,700 positions in August, following a revised gain of 7,100 jobs in July. Administrative, Support, and Waste Management Remediation Services accounted for the majority of the August gains with the addition of 5,800 jobs. Professional and Business Services employment grew by 19,500 jobs over the past three months, representing the largest employment increase for the industry over this time frame since 2000. Annual growth continued to gain momentum as the industry added 73,600 jobs over the year for a 5.0 percent annual growth rate. 1.54 1.52 1.50 1.48 1.46 1.44 1.42 1.40 1.38 Professional and Business Services Employment Level and Annual Growth Rate (Seasonally Adjusted, in Millions of Jobs) Employment Annual Growth Rate 1.36 0.0% Aug '12 Dec '12 Apr '13 Aug '13 Dec '13 Apr '14 Aug '14 Education and Health Services employment rose by an estimated 7,500 jobs in August, the largest monthly gain recorded in this major industry since May of this year. The gain brought the total growth in Education and Health Services over the past three months to 14,400 jobs, the highest number of jobs added over that same span since 2009. Within the industry, Educational Services employment dipped by 800 positions over the month while Health 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% Care and Social Assistance employment swelled by 8,300 jobs. The annual growth rate in Education and Health Services pushed up to 3.6 percent in August, its highest level since June 2010. The Construction industry added jobs for a second straight month with the addition of 6,900 positions in August. This represented the industry s largest over-the-month gain since February 2013. Construction employment has expanded by 7,200 jobs over the past three months, representing the industry s strongest job growth over this timeframe since 2007. Annual growth edged upward as the Construction industry swelled by 27,700 jobs over the year for a 4.5 percent annual growth rate. Mining and Logging employment surged in August as the industry added 4,500 positions over the month, representing a 1.4 percent increase over its July level. The industry has added 22,800 jobs so far in, almost double the job gains seen in 2013 over the same time frame. Mining and Logging employment expanded by 26,700 jobs over the year as the industry s annual growth rate accelerated to 9.1 percent in August. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment grew by 2,400 jobs in August following a revised gain of 5,500 positions in July. A gain of 7,800 jobs in Retail Trade offset losses of 4,700 jobs in Wholesale Trade and 700 positions in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment increased by 89,200 jobs over the year as the industry s annual growth rate eased slightly to 4.0 percent. Retail Trade accounted for the largest share of the gains with the addition of 40,700 jobs over the year. Manufacturing employment increased for a seventh straight month with the addition of 1,800 jobs in August. Durable Goods expanded by 2,800 jobs, while Nondurable Goods shed 1,000 positions. The Manufacturing industry s year-to-date employment gain of 10,700 positions far exceeded the 500 jobs added over the same time frame in 2013. The industry added 17,700 jobs over the year as its annual growth rate increased to 2.0 percent. Durable Goods accounted for the majority of the gains with 12,000 jobs added over the year. Employment in Other Services edged up by an estimated 200 positions in August after having recorded a revised increase of 3,800 jobs in July. This brought the net employment gain in Other Services over the past three months to 100 positions, a figure that trailed the average of 3,300 jobs added over the same time period for the past three years. The annual growth rate in this major industry slid one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to a level of 1.4 percent. Following a revised gain of 1,800 positions in July, the Information industry reversed course with the loss of 600 jobs in August. The industry has added 3,400 jobs so far in, roughly keeping pace with the job gains seen in 2013 over the same time frame. Information employment increased by 5,700 jobs over the year as the industry s annual growth rate slowed to 2.8 percent in August.

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W S EPTEMBER TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Jul '14 to Aug '14 Aug '13 to Aug '14 INDUSTRY TITLE Aug * Jul Aug 2013 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent Total Nonagricultural 11,623,400 11,603,300 11,228,200 20,100 0.2 395,200 3.5 Total Private 9,774,400 9,749,300 9,413,800 25,100 0.3 360,600 3.8 Goods Producing 1,851,300 1,838,100 1,779,200 13,200 0.7 72,100 4.1 Mining and Logging 320,500 316,000 293,800 4,500 1.4 26,700 9.1 Construction 643,300 636,400 615,600 6,900 1.1 27,700 4.5 Manufacturing 887,500 885,700 869,800 1,800 0.2 17,700 2.0 Service Providing 9,772,100 9,765,200 9,449,000 6,900 0.1 323,100 3.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2,341,100 2,338,700 2,251,900 2,400 0.1 89,200 4.0 Information 207,700 208,300 202,000 600 0.3 5,700 2.8 Financial Activities 706,200 707,200 687,800 1,000 0.1 18,400 2.7 Professional and Business Services 1,537,100 1,528,400 1,463,500 8,700 0.6 73,600 5.0 Education and Health Services 1,540,400 1,532,900 1,487,200 7,500 0.5 53,200 3.6 Leisure and Hospitality 1,187,700 1,193,000 1,144,900 5,300 0.4 42,800 3.7 Other Services 402,900 402,700 397,300 200 0.0 5,600 1.4 Government 1,849,000 1,854,000 1,814,400 5,000 0.3 34,600 1.9 Note: The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Total Nonagricultural employment is additive by summing the individual sectors. *Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. 6.0% Total Nonagricultural Jobs vs. Civilian Labor Force (Seasonally Adjusted) 12.0% Texas and U.S. Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) Over the Year Percent 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% Texas U.S. 3.0% 4.0% Nonagricultural Jobs Civilian Labor Force 2.0% 5.0% 0.0% Jan 95 Jan 96 Jan 97 Jan 98 Jan 99 Jan 00 Jan 01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 95 Jan 96 Jan 97 Jan 98 Jan 99 Jan 00 Jan 01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 TEXAS AND U.S. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES TEXAS* UNITED STATES** Not Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate August 13,015,800 12,295,400 720,400 5.5 156,434,000 146,647,000 9,787,000 6.3 July 13,079,300 12,349,400 729,900 5.6 157,573,000 147,265,000 10,307,000 6.5 August 2013 12,832,500 12,010,500 822,000 6.4 155,971,000 144,509,000 11,462,000 7.3 Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate August 12,976,100 12,292,300 683,800 5.3 155,959,000 146,368,000 9,591,000 6.1 July 12,979,400 12,313,200 666,200 5.1 156,023,000 146,352,000 9,671,000 6.2 August 2013 12,830,600 12,014,800 815,800 6.4 155,435,000 144,179,000 11,256,000 7.2 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

September T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Annual Growth Rate 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 Jan 10 Jul 10 Jan 11 Jul 11 Jan 12 Jul 12 Jan 13 Jul 13 Jan 14 Jul 14 Jul '14 to Aug '14 Aug '13 to Aug '14 % % TOTAL NONFARM 11,585,000 11,563,800 11,203,400 21,200 0.2% 381,600 3.4% TOTAL PRIVATE 9,816,200 9,781,700 9,469,000 34,500 0.4% 347,200 3.7% GOODS PRODUCING 1,867,000 1,852,100 1,792,600 14,900 0.8% 74,400 4.2% Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 323,500 318,300 295,900 5,200 1.6% 27,600 9.3% Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 114,400 115,100 105,900 700 0.6% 8,500 8.0% Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 193,300 188,500 178,300 4,800 2.5% 15,000 8.4% Construction (NAICS 23) 653,100 644,100 623,000 9,000 1.4% 30,100 4.8% Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 150,000 148,600 136,900 1,400 0.9% 13,100 9.6% Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 134,300 132,900 128,900 1,400 1.1% 5,400 4.2% Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 368,800 362,600 357,200 6,200 1.7% 11,600 3.2% Manufacturing (NAICS 31 33) 890,400 889,700 873,700 700 0.1% 16,700 1.9% Durable Goods 589,000 587,700 578,100 1,300 0.2% 10,900 1.9% Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 22,000 21,900 20,400 100 0.5% 1,600 7.8% Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 36,000 35,600 34,200 400 1.1% 1,800 5.3% Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 23,200 23,000 23,100 200 0.9% 100 0.4% Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 137,700 137,700 136,400 0 0.0% 1,300 1.0% Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 111,900 111,700 107,000 200 0.2% 4,900 4.6% Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 95,600 95,500 96,300 100 0.1% 700 0.7% Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 19,600 19,500 19,300 100 0.5% 300 1.6% Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336) 89,800 89,700 89,100 100 0.1% 700 0.8% Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 23,000 23,000 22,500 0 0.0% 500 2.2% Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 30,200 30,100 29,800 100 0.3% 400 1.3% Nondurable Goods 301,400 302,000 295,600 600 0.2% 5,800 2.0% Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 81,900 81,100 83,300 800 1.0% 1,400 1.7% Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 12,800 12,800 12,500 0 0.0% 300 2.4% Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 16,600 16,700 16,800 100 0.6% 200 1.2% Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 25,400 25,300 25,700 100 0.4% 300 1.2% Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 25,900 26,000 25,400 100 0.4% 500 2.0% Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 77,900 77,900 75,300 0 0.0% 2,600 3.5% Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 39,600 39,500 38,500 100 0.3% 1,100 2.9% 20,000 Statewide Over the Month (Not Seasonally Adjusted) July to August 10,000 0 10,000 20,000 Mining and Logging Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information *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. Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government 3

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W S EPTEMBER Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Jul '14 to Aug '14 Aug '13 to Aug '14 % % SERVICE PROVIDING 9,718,000 9,711,700 9,410,800 6,300 0.1% 307,200 3.3% Private Service Providing 7,949,200 7,929,600 7,676,400 19,600 0.2% 272,800 3.6% Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,340,300 2,336,100 2,257,300 4,200 0.2% 83,000 3.7% Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 584,100 587,600 563,400 3,500 0.6% 20,700 3.7% Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 331,000 332,200 320,100 1,200 0.4% 10,900 3.4% Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 178,400 178,600 168,500 200 0.1% 9,900 5.9% Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers (NAICS 425) 74,700 76,800 74,800 2,100 2.7% 100 0.1% Retail Trade (NAICS 44 45) 1,259,500 1,252,900 1,227,500 6,600 0.5% 32,000 2.6% Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 176,500 175,800 164,900 700 0.4% 11,600 7.0% Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 38,700 38,800 37,800 100 0.3% 900 2.4% Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 39,000 39,000 38,700 0 0.0% 300 0.8% Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 99,800 101,100 95,800 1,300 1.3% 4,000 4.2% Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 227,600 226,300 220,600 1,300 0.6% 7,000 3.2% Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 72,900 72,800 69,900 100 0.1% 3,000 4.3% Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 82,600 82,000 79,200 600 0.7% 3,400 4.3% Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 118,600 117,800 122,900 800 0.7% 4,300 3.5% Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 42,400 40,800 41,800 1,600 3.9% 600 1.4% General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 278,900 276,300 275,600 2,600 0.9% 3,300 1.2% Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 62,400 62,400 60,600 0 0.0% 1,800 3.0% Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 20,100 19,800 19,700 300 1.5% 400 2.0% Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48 49,22) 496,700 495,600 466,400 1,100 0.2% 30,300 6.5% Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 446,300 445,100 417,300 1,200 0.3% 29,000 6.9% Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 61,600 61,600 60,900 0 0.0% 700 1.1% Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 137,200 136,900 134,400 300 0.2% 2,800 2.1% Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 16,600 16,700 16,000 100 0.6% 600 3.8% Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 78,400 80,100 75,200 1,700 2.1% 3,200 4.3% Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 39,200 38,700 36,200 500 1.3% 3,000 8.3% Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 51,300 51,000 49,400 300 0.6% 1,900 3.8% Utilities (NAICS 22) 50,400 50,500 49,100 100 0.2% 1,300 2.6% Information (NAICS 51) 207,900 208,300 202,900 400 0.2% 5,000 2.5% Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 39,800 39,700 39,700 100 0.3% 100 0.3% Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 87,500 87,800 87,400 300 0.3% 100 0.1% Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 30,200 30,100 29,600 100 0.3% 600 2.0% Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 710,200 709,300 690,300 900 0.1% 19,900 2.9% Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 514,100 512,400 499,900 1,700 0.3% 14,200 2.8% Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 261,800 261,600 259,700 200 0.1% 2,100 0.8% Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 63,900 64,200 60,100 300 0.5% 3,800 6.3% Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 182,600 181,500 178,500 1,100 0.6% 4,100 2.3% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 196,100 196,900 190,400 800 0.4% 5,700 3.0% Real Estate (NAICS 531) 130,200 132,100 129,300 1,900 1.4% 900 0.7% Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 61,900 61,600 58,800 300 0.5% 3,100 5.3% Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,548,000 1,534,500 1,473,300 13,500 0.9% 74,700 5.1% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 683,100 682,200 647,100 900 0.1% 36,000 5.6% Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 92,500 92,000 90,600 500 0.5% 1,900 2.1% Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 772,400 760,300 735,600 12,100 1.6% 36,800 5.0% Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 742,400 730,400 706,200 12,000 1.6% 36,200 5.1% Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,530,000 1,515,400 1,487,800 14,600 1.0% 42,200 2.8% Educational Services (NAICS 61) 178,600 174,900 169,600 3,700 2.1% 9,000 5.3% Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,351,400 1,340,500 1,318,200 10,900 0.8% 33,200 2.5% Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 666,900 660,600 643,100 6,300 1.0% 23,800 3.7% Hospitals (NAICS 622) 310,300 308,200 305,600 2,100 0.7% 4,700 1.5% Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 179,700 179,600 177,600 100 0.1% 2,100 1.2% Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 194,500 192,100 191,900 2,400 1.2% 2,600 1.4% Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,207,800 1,219,400 1,164,800 11,600 1.0% 43,000 3.7% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 131,100 136,200 126,000 5,100 3.7% 5,100 4.0% Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 93,300 97,100 91,700 3,800 3.9% 1,600 1.7% Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 1,076,700 1,083,200 1,038,800 6,500 0.6% 37,900 3.6% Accommodation (NAICS 721) 119,800 124,500 115,900 4,700 3.8% 3,900 3.4% Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 956,900 958,700 922,900 1,800 0.2% 34,000 3.7% Other Services (NAICS 81) 405,000 406,600 400,000 1,600 0.4% 5,000 1.3% Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 120,800 121,200 119,800 400 0.3% 1,000 0.8% Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 99,200 99,900 100,400 700 0.7% 1,200 1.2% Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 185,000 185,500 179,800 500 0.3% 5,200 2.9% Government 1,768,800 1,782,100 1,734,400 13,300 0.7% 34,400 2.0% Federal Government 188,800 190,400 195,700 1,600 0.8% 6,900 3.5% State Government 356,500 359,500 353,000 3,000 0.8% 3,500 1.0% Local Government 1,223,500 1,232,200 1,185,700 8,700 0.7% 37,800 3.2% *Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. 4

September 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 within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas rose by 21,800 positions in August after a revised seasonal decrease of 51,000 jobs was recorded in July. The monthly job increase was smaller than the August 2013 increase of 48,500; however, the number of jobs gained since January numbered 278,200 jobs, which surpassed last year s gain of 261,600 jobs over the same time frame. Eighteen areas grew over the month, led by the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA with 4,200 jobs. The Fort Worth-Arlington area and the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA followed with 3,800 jobs and 3,700 jobs, respectively. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA led all areas in percentage terms with a gain of 1.1 percent over the month. Since August 2013, 311,300 net jobs were added within the MSAs. This was the largest over-the-year employment expansion for August since 1998 when 325,600 jobs were added. Twenty-five areas grew annually, led percentage-wise by the Midland MSA with a 5.6 percent annual growth rate. The Odessa MSA followed with a 4.6 percent annual growth rate, while all areas combined averaged a 3.1 percent gain. Mining, Logging, and Construction recorded its largest August over-themonth growth in series history of 11,600 jobs added. This marked seven consecutive monthly increases in the major industry and a three-month total job gain of 23,200 jobs. Since January, 61,800 jobs were added in Mining, Logging, and Construction 16,500 more jobs added than in 2013 over the same time frame. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA led all 12 areas that expanded in employment with an August monthly increase of 7,100 jobs. The Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA led all areas percentage-wise with a 2.5 percent monthly increase. Employment in Mining, Logging, and Construction increased again over-the-year in August as 49,000 positions were added within the MSAs. This gain marked 47 consecutive months of over-the-year growth, with the annual growth rate equaling 6.3 percent. Within this span, August also marked 39 consecutive months of annual growth equaling 2.0 percent or more. Over the year, 24 areas grew, led percentage-wise by the Sherman-Denison MSA with a 13.3 percent gain. This was followed by the Midland and the Longview MSAs with 13.1 and 12.1 percent annual growth rates, respectively. Professional and Business Services employment rose by 10,300 jobs in August in what was the seventh consecutive month of increases. The job expansion for August was larger than the five-year-average gain of 9,200 jobs but was less than the 13,600 positions added in August 2013. Since January, employment within the MSAs rose by 81,400 jobs, outpacing last year s mark of 56,500 positions over the same time frame. Professional and Business Services jobs grew over the month in 12 areas, led by the Fort Worth-Arlington area with an increase of 2,100 jobs. The Odessa MSA led in percentage-terms at an employment increase of 5.0 percent, while the industry expanded statewide at a rate of 0.9 percent. Professional and Business Services gained 70,600 positions since August 2013 which capped a 53-month period of annualized growth. Fifteen areas added employment over the year, led by the Dallas-Plano-Irving area with 27,800 jobs. The Fort Worth-Arlington area led in percentage terms with an 11.4 percent annual growth rate. 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 11.4% Professional and Business Services Employment MSA Highest Annual Growth Rates 7.2% 6.9% 6.7% The Financial Activities industry, which includes commercial banks and insurance agencies as well as offices of real estate agents and brokers, added 3,800 jobs in August after a revised increase of 2,600 jobs was tallied in July. The monthly increase contributed to a seven-month streak of job gains and a three-month total increase of 11,300 jobs. Since January, 21,800 jobs have been added to industry employment, accounting for the most jobs added since 1998, when 23,700 positions were added over the same time frame. Employment rose in six areas over-the-month, led by the Dallas-Plano-Irving area with 1,600 jobs added. The College Station-Bryan MSA led all areas in percentageterms with a 2.6 percent bump in jobs. Financial Activities employment continued to add jobs over the year, as 7,900 positions were added within the MSAs since August 2013. The addition marked 47 consecutive months of annualized employment growth in Financial Activities. 6.5% 5.4% 5.1% 15,000 Metropolitan Statistical Area Over the Month Employment July to August (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 10,000 5,000 0-5,000-10,000-15,000 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 S EPTEMBER Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) HOUSTON SUGAR LAND BAYTOWN DALLAS PLANO IRVING MD** FORT WORTH ARLINGTON MD** TOTAL NONFARM 2,896,400 2,892,700 2,789,000 2,261,900 2,259,500 2,187,000 947,100 943,300 920,500 GOODS PRODUCING 581,400 573,600 552,200 290,500 289,100 281,800 161,200 160,700 157,300 Mining, Logging, & Construction 319,200 312,100 299,400 126,100 125,000 116,400 66,900 66,200 64,100 Manufacturing 262,200 261,500 252,800 164,400 164,100 165,400 94,300 94,500 93,200 Durable Goods 174,900 174,500 172,100 115,400 115,100 116,300 68,700 68,900 68,000 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 60,200 60,200 60,000 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 19,200 19,200 19,100 35,400 35,600 37,200 3,900 3,900 3,500 Nondurable Goods 87,300 87,000 80,700 49,000 49,000 49,100 25,600 25,600 25,200 SERVICE PROVIDING 2,315,000 2,319,100 2,236,800 1,971,400 1,970,400 1,905,200 785,900 782,600 763,200 Private Service Providing 1,957,200 1,954,600 1,890,800 1,707,100 1,708,500 1,646,600 663,600 660,100 642,800 Wholesale Trade 155,900 157,300 152,200 134,100 135,700 127,700 48,200 47,700 42,100 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 91,800 92,600 89,700 76,000 76,700 72,700 26,000 26,100 25,200 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 44,100 43,900 42,300 40,300 40,200 38,200 13,300 13,200 12,800 Retail Trade 291,100 288,900 286,700 224,800 224,400 222,900 101,500 101,500 102,800 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 37,900 37,800 36,800 30,700 30,600 28,900 Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 21,400 21,500 20,500 18,000 18,300 17,300 8,400 8,700 8,000 Food and Beverage Stores 61,300 61,100 60,800 37,200 36,900 36,500 16,800 16,600 16,200 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 30,300 29,700 30,300 23,200 22,900 23,900 General Merchandise Stores 63,300 62,700 63,800 50,200 49,900 49,900 24,400 24,300 24,800 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 137,800 139,200 131,900 87,300 86,300 81,300 69,300 68,700 66,400 Utilities 16,700 16,700 16,200 6,400 6,500 6,300 Information 33,300 33,300 32,800 67,600 67,800 66,700 12,600 12,700 13,500 Telecommunications 15,100 15,200 14,900 32,500 32,600 32,300 6,400 6,500 6,700 Financial Activities 147,100 146,500 144,400 206,100 204,500 201,000 51,400 51,800 55,400 Finance and Insurance 92,300 92,300 91,900 157,700 156,200 153,300 39,200 39,400 42,400 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 44,100 43,900 44,700 78,000 77,400 78,100 25,300 25,300 25,900 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 29,300 29,100 30,100 57,400 57,100 55,800 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 54,800 54,200 52,500 48,400 48,300 47,700 Professional and Business Services 447,600 446,100 431,600 412,300 410,300 384,500 117,200 115,100 105,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 219,700 220,700 204,100 173,800 173,900 169,000 40,500 40,200 35,500 Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 202,500 200,100 203,400 207,700 205,800 184,100 70,400 68,600 63,600 Education and Health Services 354,400 348,500 335,400 272,800 272,900 267,000 117,900 117,000 117,200 Health Care and Social Assistance 302,700 298,100 286,100 233,700 232,900 230,000 103,200 102,100 102,300 Ambulatory Health Care Services 147,600 144,600 138,200 124,000 124,200 121,800 Hospitals 81,100 80,200 77,500 52,400 52,300 51,400 28,500 28,300 28,000 Leisure and Hospitality 287,600 291,300 276,900 224,900 228,600 219,000 108,300 108,500 104,100 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 32,600 33,600 30,700 26,200 27,100 25,700 Accommodation and Food Services 255,000 257,700 246,200 198,700 201,500 193,300 89,100 89,100 88,200 Food Services and Drinking Places 230,500 233,000 222,600 176,200 178,500 171,200 80,800 80,600 79,900 Other Services 102,400 103,500 98,900 77,200 78,000 76,500 37,200 37,100 36,100 Government 357,800 364,500 346,000 264,300 261,900 258,600 122,300 122,500 120,400 Federal 27,200 27,500 27,400 28,500 28,600 29,100 14,700 14,700 15,100 State 70,300 70,300 69,700 36,700 36,700 36,200 12,500 12,400 12,200 Local 260,300 266,700 248,900 199,100 196,600 193,300 95,100 95,400 93,100 SAN ANTONIO NEW BRAUNFELS AUSTIN ROUND ROCK SAN MARCOS EL PASO TOTAL NONFARM 932,300 928,100 908,000 895,600 893,900 863,900 289,700 288,100 285,600 GOODS PRODUCING 98,700 97,500 96,700 101,700 101,800 99,000 30,600 30,400 31,500 Mining, Logging, & Construction 52,300 51,100 50,600 48,200 48,400 46,200 13,300 13,100 13,200 Manufacturing 46,400 46,400 46,100 53,500 53,400 52,800 17,300 17,300 18,300 SERVICE PROVIDING 833,600 830,600 811,300 793,900 792,100 764,900 259,100 257,700 254,100 Private Service Providing 678,400 675,400 655,500 630,600 626,800 602,800 192,800 192,200 188,500 Wholesale Trade 32,600 32,200 30,100 46,800 47,000 45,600 10,300 10,400 10,100 Retail Trade 104,000 102,600 101,800 98,900 98,500 93,100 37,800 38,000 37,100 Food and Beverage Stores 19,000 19,000 18,900 18,800 18,800 18,400 General Merchandise Stores 22,400 21,800 21,500 16,600 16,400 16,400 10,100 10,000 10,100 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 24,000 23,900 22,900 15,100 15,000 14,500 14,300 14,200 13,600 Information 21,400 21,500 21,000 24,100 24,100 23,600 5,700 5,700 5,900 Telecommunications 5,800 5,800 5,700 7,400 7,400 7,400 Financial Activities 79,200 77,800 76,700 50,100 49,500 48,500 12,300 12,300 12,100 Finance and Insurance 64,100 62,700 61,800 34,000 33,900 33,200 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 27,800 27,800 27,100 14,100 14,100 13,800 Professional and Business Services 115,300 114,300 110,900 146,000 144,200 136,800 30,700 30,000 29,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 43,500 43,200 43,800 81,100 79,800 74,700 Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 61,300 60,900 57,400 58,300 57,900 56,800 22,000 21,700 20,900 Education and Health Services 140,100 139,700 137,400 101,700 99,500 100,400 40,200 39,900 39,300 Health Care and Social Assistance 122,000 122,000 120,100 88,400 87,100 86,300 Hospitals 23,500 23,400 23,100 23,600 23,500 22,900 Leisure and Hospitality 126,800 128,300 120,400 108,700 109,800 102,000 31,800 32,000 31,300 Accommodation and Food Services 110,500 110,900 105,900 98,200 97,800 91,200 Other Services 35,000 35,100 34,300 39,200 39,200 38,300 9,700 9,700 9,600 Government 155,200 155,200 155,800 163,300 165,300 162,100 66,300 65,500 65,600 Federal 32,400 33,000 34,900 10,100 10,900 11,300 12,300 12,300 12,600 State 20,100 20,000 19,700 70,800 70,700 70,800 9,000 9,200 8,600 Local 102,700 102,200 101,200 82,400 83,700 80,000 45,000 44,000 44,400 *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

September 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 Aug '14* ABILENE Jul '14 Aug '13 AMARILLO BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR BROWNSVILLE HARLINGEN TOTAL NONFARM 66,900 66,800 65,900 112,800 113,100 112,500 157,000 156,100 154,000 136,200 136,400 133,500 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 5,700 5,700 5,500 6,600 6,600 6,400 16,600 16,200 16,200 3,500 3,500 3,500 Manufacturing 2,700 2,700 2,700 13,400 13,500 13,200 22,600 22,300 21,700 5,500 5,500 5,700 Wholesale Trade 2,900 2,900 2,700 5,300 5,300 5,400 5,000 5,100 5,100 3,700 3,700 3,500 Retail Trade 8,100 8,000 8,100 15,400 15,200 14,500 20,800 20,900 19,900 16,900 17,100 17,100 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,900 1,900 1,800 5,200 5,200 4,900 7,000 7,000 6,200 4,600 4,500 4,400 Information 1,200 1,300 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,100 1,100 1,100 Financial Activities 3,800 3,800 3,800 5,800 5,800 5,900 5,500 5,500 5,600 5,500 5,500 5,400 Prof. & Business Services 5,300 5,500 5,200 7,900 7,900 8,300 12,900 12,500 13,000 11,500 11,500 11,500 Educ. & Health Services 12,800 12,800 12,700 15,900 15,900 15,800 20,300 20,200 20,800 35,000 34,900 33,900 Leisure & Hospitality 7,800 7,700 7,600 12,500 12,900 13,000 15,400 15,100 14,800 14,700 15,000 13,800 Other Services 3,000 2,800 2,700 4,800 4,800 4,900 6,200 6,400 6,000 4,000 4,000 3,700 Government 11,700 11,700 11,900 18,600 18,600 18,800 23,300 23,500 23,300 30,200 30,100 29,900 INDUSTRY COLLEGE STATION BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI KILLEEN TEMPLE FORT HOOD Aug '14* LAREDO Jul '14 Aug '13 TOTAL NONFARM 102,000 102,800 98,900 192,200 190,900 187,200 133,400 132,900 131,400 97,000 96,400 95,000 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 7,900 7,900 7,200 25,600 25,300 24,100 6,600 6,600 6,200 4,900 4,900 4,600 Manufacturing 5,600 5,600 5,500 9,800 9,800 9,800 7,300 7,400 7,300 700 700 700 Wholesale Trade 1,800 1,800 1,900 6,200 6,200 6,000 4,200 4,200 4,000 2,800 2,800 2,700 Retail Trade 12,500 12,300 11,200 20,300 20,500 21,000 15,900 15,900 15,700 12,900 12,800 12,800 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,600 1,600 1,500 7,900 7,800 7,000 4,600 4,600 4,700 14,300 14,200 13,700 Information 1,400 1,400 1,300 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,000 2,000 2,200 700 700 700 Financial Activities 3,900 3,800 3,800 8,000 8,100 7,900 6,000 6,000 6,100 3,700 3,700 3,800 Prof. & Business Services 6,900 7,000 7,000 15,700 15,300 15,600 8,700 8,700 9,100 7,500 7,400 7,600 Educ. & Health Services 10,700 10,600 10,300 30,200 30,100 29,700 22,500 22,100 21,300 14,500 14,400 14,400 Leisure & Hospitality 13,700 14,100 12,800 26,600 26,100 24,800 14,100 14,000 13,500 10,500 10,300 9,900 Other Services 3,400 3,600 3,400 8,200 8,300 7,800 5,100 5,200 5,000 2,500 2,500 2,400 Government 32,600 33,100 33,000 31,600 31,300 31,400 36,400 36,200 36,300 22,000 22,000 21,700 INDUSTRY LONGVIEW Aug '14* LUBBOCK Jul '14 Aug '13 MCALLEN EDINBURG MISSION Aug '14* MIDLAND Jul '14 Aug '13 TOTAL NONFARM 103,000 102,900 99,700 135,700 135,500 132,700 234,700 232,100 231,300 90,500 91,000 85,700 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,400 19,000 17,300 6,600 6,600 6,400 9,600 9,500 9,700 27,600 27,800 24,400 Manufacturing 9,200 9,700 9,800 4,900 4,900 4,800 6,100 6,100 6,200 3,800 3,800 3,600 Wholesale Trade 5,500 5,500 5,300 6,400 6,400 6,400 7,400 7,400 7,000 5,200 5,200 4,800 Retail Trade 10,900 11,000 10,900 17,600 17,700 16,900 35,100 35,200 35,200 8,500 8,500 8,300 Trans., Ware., & Util. 4,100 4,100 4,000 5,100 5,000 4,600 8,400 8,300 8,000 4,600 4,600 4,400 Information 1,400 1,400 1,400 4,000 4,000 3,900 2,100 2,100 2,200 900 900 1,000 Financial Activities 4,000 4,000 4,100 7,100 7,200 7,200 8,900 8,800 8,900 4,400 4,400 4,300 Prof. & Business Services 8,700 8,700 8,600 10,700 10,700 10,800 15,600 15,200 15,100 8,900 8,900 8,700 Educ. & Health Services 15,300 15,200 14,900 21,400 21,300 21,300 62,000 61,500 60,300 6,500 6,400 6,600 Leisure & Hospitality 9,600 9,400 8,700 18,400 17,900 17,200 21,500 21,400 21,200 8,600 8,800 8,400 Other Services 3,600 3,600 3,500 5,400 5,600 5,500 5,900 6,100 6,000 3,300 3,300 3,100 Government 11,300 11,300 11,200 28,100 28,200 27,700 52,100 50,500 51,500 8,200 8,400 8,100 INDUSTRY Aug '14* ODESSA Jul '14 Aug '13 SAN ANGELO SHERMAN DENISON TEXARKANA TOTAL NONFARM 75,600 75,400 72,300 48,200 47,900 47,000 44,900 44,800 44,600 54,400 54,500 53,900 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,000 18,700 17,300 3,800 3,800 3,500 3,400 3,400 3,000 2,200 2,200 2,100 Manufacturing 5,400 5,400 5,300 3,200 3,200 3,200 5,300 5,300 5,300 3,900 4,000 4,000 Wholesale Trade 6,400 6,400 6,200 1,900 1,900 1,800 1,100 1,100 1,100 2,600 2,600 2,500 Retail Trade 7,800 7,900 7,700 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,500 5,500 5,600 7,000 7,000 6,900 Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,000 3,000 2,900 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,300 1,300 1,200 3,100 3,100 3,000 Information 500 500 500 900 900 900 500 500 500 400 500 500 Financial Activities 3,300 3,300 3,200 2,400 2,400 2,300 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,700 2,700 2,700 Prof. & Business Services 4,200 4,000 4,300 3,900 4,000 4,000 3,100 3,000 2,900 3,900 3,900 3,700 Educ. & Health Services 5,500 5,500 5,400 8,500 8,500 8,300 9,100 9,000 9,200 8,800 8,800 9,000 Leisure & Hospitality 8,200 8,100 7,400 6,100 5,900 5,600 4,800 4,900 4,900 6,300 6,300 6,000 Other Services 3,900 4,000 3,700 2,200 2,200 2,100 1,700 1,700 1,600 2,300 2,300 2,200 Government 8,400 8,600 8,400 8,500 8,300 8,500 6,300 6,300 6,500 11,200 11,100 11,300 INDUSTRY Aug '14* TYLER Jul '14 Aug '13 Aug '14* VICTORIA Jul '14 Aug '13 Aug '14* WACO Jul '14 Aug '13 WICHITA FALLS TOTAL NONFARM 96,700 96,900 96,300 55,800 55,600 54,000 107,900 108,200 106,400 57,200 57,500 57,500 Mining, Logging, & Constr. 6,000 5,900 5,700 9,300 9,100 8,800 6,600 6,600 6,200 3,800 3,900 3,700 Manufacturing 4,900 5,000 5,100 6,100 6,100 5,900 14,800 14,800 14,800 5,000 5,000 5,300 Wholesale Trade 3,400 3,400 3,300 2,300 2,300 2,200 4,100 4,100 4,000 1,900 2,000 1,800 Retail Trade 12,500 12,700 12,800 7,000 7,000 6,900 11,700 11,800 11,200 7,700 7,700 7,700 Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,900 4,000 3,900 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,100 3,100 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,900 Information 2,400 2,400 2,300 500 500 500 1,200 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,100 1,100 Financial Activities 4,400 4,400 4,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 5,900 5,900 6,000 2,700 2,700 2,800 Prof. & Business Services 8,300 8,300 8,500 3,300 3,300 3,100 9,700 9,700 9,800 3,400 3,400 3,300 Educ. & Health Services 23,000 23,000 22,700 7,500 7,400 7,100 18,100 18,000 18,100 9,000 9,000 9,200 Leisure & Hospitality 10,700 10,600 10,600 5,400 5,500 5,200 11,100 11,400 10,600 6,100 6,100 6,100 Other Services 4,900 4,900 4,800 2,100 2,100 1,900 4,000 3,900 3,800 2,800 2,800 2,700 Government 12,300 12,300 12,200 8,100 8,100 8,200 17,600 17,600 17,600 11,700 11,800 11,900 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 S EPTEMBER Amarillo 0.3% Lubbock 2.3% Wichita Falls -0.5% 3.3% Sherman- Denison 0.7% 0.9% Texarkana El Paso 1.4% Odessa 5.6% 4.6% Midland 1.5% Abilene Dallas- Fort Worth- Arlington Longview Tyler 0.4% 3.3% San 2.6% Angelo Waco 1.4% Killeen- 1.5% Temple- Fort Hood 3.1% Total Nonagricultural Employment by MSA (In Thousands) MSA Abilene Amarillo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Beaumont-Port Arthur Brownsville-Harlingen College Station-Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington El Paso Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio-New Braunfels Sherman-Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls Aug. 66.9 112.8 895.6 157.0 136.2 102.0 192.2 3,209.0 289.7 2,896.4 133.4 97.0 103.0 135.7 234.7 90.5 75.6 48.2 932.3 44.9 54.4 96.7 55.8 107.9 57.2 Aug. 2013 65.9 112.5 863.9 154.0 133.5 98.9 187.2 3,107.5 285.6 2,789.0 131.4 95.0 99.7 132.7 231.3 85.7 72.3 47.0 908.0 44.6 53.9 96.3 54.0 106.4 57.5 % Annual Job Growth 1.5% 0.3% 3.7% 1.9% 2.0% 3.1% 2.7% 3.3% 1.4% 3.9% 1.5% 2.1% 3.3% 2.3% 1.5% 5.6% 4.6% 2.6% 2.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.4% 3.3% 1.4% -0.5% Laredo 2.1% San Antonio- New Braunfels 2.7% Brownsville- Harlingen McAllen- Edinburg- Mission 3.7% Austin- Round Rock- San Marcos 2.7% Corpus Christi 1.5% 2.0% 3.3% Victoria College Station- Bryan Houston- Sugar Land- Baytown 3.9% 1.9% Beaumont- Port Arthur Job Growth Rates Texas: 3.4% 3.5% and above (4) 2.6% to 3.4% (7) 1.5% to 2.5% (7) 0.0% to 1.4% (6) Negative Growth (1) CES - A Bureau of Labor Statistics program that relies on employer surveys to estimate monthly, nonagricultural payroll employment. Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC. (9/19/) 8

September T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W Amarillo Lubbock Wichita Falls Sherman- Denison Texarkana Dallas- Fort Worth- Arlington Longview El Paso Abilene Tyler Odessa Midland Waco San Angelo Killeen- Temple- Fort Hood San Antonio- New Braunfels Austin- Round Rock- San Marcos College Station- Bryan Houston- Sugar Land- Baytown Beaumont- Port Arthur Victoria Unemployment Rates Texas: 5.5%* 4.3% and below (5) 4.4% to 5.0% (5) 5.1% to 5.4% (5) 5.5% to 7.6% (6) 7.7% and above (4) Laredo Corpus Christi McAllen- Edinburg- Mission Brownsville- Harlingen *Not Seasonally Adjusted Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (09/19/) 9

T E X A S L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W S EPTEMBER Highlights of the Texas Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted) The August unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.5 percent. This rate drop was typical for August and was due in part to seasonal fluctuations experienced during the summer months. The rate followed the five-year average July-to-August unemployment rate decline of 0.2 percentage points and was the lowest August unemployment rate since 2008. Since January, the unemployment rate has contracted by three-tenths of a percentage point. The national unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.3 percent. The Texas unemployment rate continued to remain below the national unemployment rate. The Civilian Labor Force (CLF) fell by 63,500 Texans over the month to reach a level of 13,015,800 people. This was the third month in which the CLF declined this year. The CLF five-year average July-to-August decline was 53,200 individuals. Since January, the CLF has grown by 197,300 persons. The number of employed Texans decreased by 54,000 people over the month to 12,295,400 individuals. This was the third drop in the number of jobholders this year. Over the year, the number of employed in Texas increased by 284,900 people, a growth rate of 2.4 percent. The number of jobseekers totaled 720,400 persons, down by 9,500 people over the month. This was the third drop in the number of Texans seeking work since January. There has been a decline of 101,600 jobseekers over the year. The unemployment rate dropped in 18 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) over the month, while six remained unchanged and one increased. The Lubbock MSA had the largest rate change, falling 0.4 percentage points over the month, while the Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA experienced a gain of 0.1 percentage points. The lowest unemployment rate was held by the Midland MSA at 2.8 percent. The number of Texans seeking continued unemployment insurance benefits decreased by 12,700 people over the month to 116,700 individuals. Over the year, the number of Texans seeking unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 15,800 people. A decline in unemployment claims was seen in twenty-four MSAs with the Lubbock MSA leading with a 31.1 percent decrease. MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rate August (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 1 Midland 2.8 2 Odessa 3.4 3 Amarillo 4.0 4 San Angelo 4.2 5 Lubbock 4.3 6 (tie) Abilene 4.4 Victoria 4.4 8 College Station Bryan 4.5 9 Austin Round Rock San Marcos 4.6 10 Longview 4.8 11 San Antonio New Braunfels 5.1 12 (tie) Corpus Christi 5.4 Houston Sugar Land Baytown 5.4 Sherman Denison 5.4 Tyler 5.4 Texas 5.5 16 (tie) Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 5.5 Wichita Falls 5.5 18 Waco 5.6 19 Laredo 6.0 United States 6.3 20 Killeen Temple Fort Hood 6.3 21 Texarkana 6.4 22 El Paso 7.7 23 Beaumont Port Arthur 8.4 24 Brownsville Harlingen 8.9 25 McAllen Edinburg Mission 9.8 Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands) August July August 2013 C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate United States 156,434.0 146,647.0 9,787.0 6.3 157,573.0 147,265.0 10,307.0 6.5 155,971.0 144,509.0 11,462.0 7.3 Texas 13,015.8 12,295.4 720.4 5.5 13,079.3 12,349.4 729.9 5.6 12,832.5 12,010.5 822.0 6.4 Abilene 83.3 79.6 3.7 4.4 83.9 80.1 3.8 4.5 83.1 78.8 4.3 5.2 Amarillo 132.6 127.3 5.3 4.0 134.3 128.7 5.6 4.1 133.6 127.2 6.4 4.8 Austin Round Rock San Marcos 1,027.5 980.3 47.2 4.6 1,033.6 986.3 47.3 4.6 1,004.4 951.0 53.4 5.3 Beaumont Port Arthur 181.1 165.8 15.3 8.4 181.0 166.0 15.0 8.3 182.4 163.6 18.8 10.3 Brownsville Harlingen 164.5 149.8 14.7 8.9 166.4 151.6 14.8 8.9 164.2 147.5 16.7 10.2 College Station Bryan 118.0 112.7 5.3 4.5 119.8 114.1 5.7 4.7 116.0 109.8 6.2 5.4 Corpus Christi 221.0 209.2 11.8 5.4 220.7 208.7 12.0 5.4 218.6 205.2 13.4 6.1 Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 3,478.8 3,288.2 190.6 5.5 3,497.0 3,306.2 190.8 5.5 3,417.0 3,204.7 212.3 6.2 Dallas Plano Irving MD 2,324.7 2,196.7 128.0 5.5 2,340.4 2,212.1 128.3 5.5 2,279.5 2,136.6 142.9 6.3 Fort Worth Arlington MD 1,154.1 1,091.5 62.6 5.4 1,156.5 1,094.0 62.5 5.4 1,137.4 1,068.0 69.4 6.1 El Paso 322.9 298.1 24.8 7.7 322.9 298.0 24.9 7.7 325.0 296.2 28.8 8.9 Houston Sugar Land Baytown 3,189.6 3,016.1 173.5 5.4 3,205.3 3,029.8 175.5 5.5 3,124.2 2,928.5 195.7 6.3 Killeen Temple Fort Hood 172.4 161.5 10.9 6.3 173.4 162.3 11.1 6.4 172.0 159.5 12.5 7.3 Laredo 101.7 95.6 6.1 6.0 102.2 95.7 6.5 6.3 101.5 94.7 6.8 6.7 Longview 116.1 110.5 5.6 4.8 116.7 111.0 5.7 4.9 114.7 108.0 6.7 5.8 Lubbock 150.3 143.8 6.5 4.3 151.8 144.7 7.1 4.7 148.6 141.1 7.5 5.1 McAllen Edinburg Mission 315.5 284.7 30.8 9.8 314.3 283.2 31.1 9.9 316.6 282.0 34.6 10.9 Midland 98.9 96.1 2.8 2.8 100.2 97.3 2.9 2.9 94.8 91.6 3.2 3.4 Odessa 87.2 84.2 3.0 3.4 87.5 84.4 3.1 3.6 84.5 81.0 3.5 4.2 San Angelo 57.4 55.0 2.4 4.2 57.5 54.9 2.6 4.4 56.8 53.9 2.9 5.2 San Antonio New Braunfels 1,062.8 1,008.5 54.3 5.1 1,065.6 1,009.9 55.7 5.2 1,053.2 989.8 63.4 6.0 Sherman Denison 58.7 55.5 3.2 5.4 59.1 55.9 3.2 5.4 59.1 55.3 3.8 6.4 Texarkana 61.2 57.3 3.9 6.4 61.6 57.6 4.0 6.5 61.9 57.1 4.8 7.7 Tyler 102.6 97.0 5.6 5.4 103.4 97.7 5.7 5.5 104.3 97.2 7.1 6.8 Victoria 64.5 61.6 2.9 4.4 64.6 61.7 2.9 4.6 63.1 59.7 3.4 5.3 Waco 115.5 109.1 6.4 5.6 116.5 109.8 6.7 5.8 115.4 108.2 7.2 6.2 Wichita Falls 70.1 66.3 3.8 5.5 71.0 67.0 4.0 5.6 70.6 66.4 4.2 5.9 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. 10

September 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 August July August Monthly Year Ago August July August Monthly Year Ago County 2013 2013 Anderson 6.4 6.5 7.3 0.1 0.9 Donley 5.1 5.2 6.0 0.1 0.9 Andrews 2.9 3.1 3.7 0.2 0.8 Duval 5.7 5.6 6.1 0.1 0.4 Angelina 5.4 5.5 6.4 0.1 1.0 Eastland 5.0 5.1 5.8 0.1 0.8 Aransas 5.2 5.4 5.9 0.2 0.7 Ector 3.4 3.6 4.2 0.2 0.8 Archer 4.4 4.4 4.7 0.0 0.3 Edwards 5.3 4.7 6.5 0.6 1.2 Armstrong 3.4 3.8 3.9 0.4 0.5 Ellis 5.4 5.5 6.3 0.1 0.9 Atascosa 5.3 5.4 6.4 0.1 1.1 El Paso 7.7 7.7 8.9 0.0 1.2 Austin 5.1 5.0 5.9 0.1 0.8 Erath 4.7 5.2 6.0 0.5 1.3 Bailey 5.0 5.5 7.2 0.5 2.2 Falls 7.0 6.9 8.7 0.1 1.7 Bandera 4.7 4.9 5.5 0.2 0.8 Fannin 6.9 6.9 8.2 0.0 1.3 Bastrop 5.4 5.6 6.4 0.2 1.0 Fayette 3.8 3.9 4.5 0.1 0.7 Baylor 4.0 4.2 4.5 0.2 0.5 Fisher 4.8 5.0 5.5 0.2 0.7 Bee 6.0 6.2 6.6 0.2 0.6 Floyd 7.6 7.5 9.7 0.1 2.1 Bell 6.3 6.3 7.0 0.0 0.7 Foard 4.2 4.4 4.8 0.2 0.6 Bexar 5.2 5.3 6.1 0.1 0.9 Fort Bend 5.1 5.1 5.8 0.0 0.7 Blanco 4.2 4.3 5.1 0.1 0.9 Franklin 5.1 5.0 5.9 0.1 0.8 Borden 2.7 2.6 3.2 0.1 0.5 Freestone 5.0 4.9 5.7 0.1 0.7 Bosque 5.8 6.0 6.7 0.2 0.9 Frio 4.4 4.6 5.7 0.2 1.3 Bowie 6.3 6.1 7.6 0.2 1.3 Gaines 3.9 4.1 4.9 0.2 1.0 Brazoria 5.7 5.7 6.7 0.0 1.0 Galveston 6.1 6.2 7.1 0.1 1.0 Brazos 4.4 4.7 5.2 0.3 0.8 Garza 4.6 4.7 5.7 0.1 1.1 Brewster 4.9 5.1 5.4 0.2 0.5 Gillespie 3.4 3.5 3.9 0.1 0.5 Briscoe 5.3 5.4 6.9 0.1 1.6 Glasscock 3.3 3.5 4.5 0.2 1.2 Brooks 7.6 7.5 7.3 0.1 0.3 Goliad 4.5 4.4 4.7 0.1 0.2 Brown 4.8 6.2 5.8 1.4 1.0 Gonzales 3.8 4.0 4.7 0.2 0.9 Burleson 4.6 4.7 6.3 0.1 1.7 Gray 3.8 3.8 4.5 0.0 0.7 Burnet 4.2 4.3 4.9 0.1 0.7 Grayson 5.4 5.4 6.4 0.0 1.0 Caldwell 5.6 6.1 6.9 0.5 1.3 Gregg 4.8 4.8 5.6 0.0 0.8 Calhoun 5.3 5.4 6.9 0.1 1.6 Grimes 5.2 5.5 6.3 0.3 1.1 Callahan 4.1 4.1 4.9 0.0 0.8 Guadalupe 4.9 4.9 5.6 0.0 0.7 Cameron 8.9 8.9 10.2 0.0 1.3 Hale 9.3 9.7 13.9 0.4 4.6 Camp 6.3 6.2 7.6 0.1 1.3 Hall 6.5 6.7 7.3 0.2 0.8 Carson 3.1 3.4 4.4 0.3 1.3 Hamilton 4.6 4.6 5.7 0.0 1.1 Cass 8.0 7.9 9.4 0.1 1.4 Hansford 3.2 3.4 3.7 0.2 0.5 Castro 5.3 5.5 6.0 0.2 0.7 Hardeman 4.4 4.8 4.8 0.4 0.4 Chambers 6.1 6.1 7.3 0.0 1.2 Hardin 6.9 7.1 8.4 0.2 1.5 Cherokee 6.7 6.7 7.8 0.0 1.1 Harris 5.5 5.5 6.3 0.0 0.8 Childress 4.6 4.7 5.2 0.1 0.6 Harrison 5.5 5.6 6.5 0.1 1.0 Clay 4.5 4.4 5.1 0.1 0.6 Hartley 3.9 4.1 4.7 0.2 0.8 Cochran 5.4 6.3 7.3 0.9 1.9 Haskell 4.5 4.6 5.3 0.1 0.8 Coke 5.4 5.4 6.4 0.0 1.0 Hays 4.4 4.6 5.3 0.2 0.9 Coleman 5.1 5.6 5.9 0.5 0.8 Hemphill 2.2 2.3 2.5 0.1 0.3 Collin 5.0 5.0 5.7 0.0 0.7 Henderson 5.8 5.8 7.0 0.0 1.2 Collingsworth 4.4 4.5 5.0 0.1 0.6 Hidalgo 9.8 9.9 10.9 0.1 1.1 Colorado 4.3 4.3 5.2 0.0 0.9 Hill 5.5 5.8 6.3 0.3 0.8 Comal 5.0 5.1 6.0 0.1 1.0 Hockley 3.8 4.1 4.6 0.3 0.8 Comanche 4.6 5.2 5.3 0.6 0.7 Hood 4.2 4.4 5.0 0.2 0.8 Concho 5.2 5.3 6.4 0.1 1.2 Hopkins 4.7 4.7 5.6 0.0 0.9 Cooke 3.7 3.9 4.6 0.2 0.9 Houston 7.6 7.7 8.9 0.1 1.3 Coryell 7.2 7.3 8.9 0.1 1.7 Howard 5.0 5.2 5.9 0.2 0.9 Cottle 5.7 5.4 6.6 0.3 0.9 Hudspeth 5.0 5.1 5.4 0.1 0.4 Crane 4.4 4.8 4.9 0.4 0.5 Hunt 5.6 5.7 6.7 0.1 1.1 Crockett 3.2 3.0 4.0 0.2 0.8 Hutchinson 4.2 4.4 5.3 0.2 1.1 Crosby 5.1 5.2 5.7 0.1 0.6 Irion 3.4 3.9 4.5 0.5 1.1 Culberson 2.6 2.6 3.2 0.0 0.6 Jack 3.2 3.3 4.0 0.1 0.8 Dallam 3.4 3.5 3.7 0.1 0.3 Jackson 4.5 4.6 5.5 0.1 1.0 Dallas 5.8 5.8 6.7 0.0 0.9 Jasper 8.3 8.2 9.7 0.1 1.4 Dawson 5.7 5.9 7.5 0.2 1.8 Jeff Davis 4.3 4.5 5.0 0.2 0.7 Deaf Smith 4.0 4.2 4.7 0.2 0.7 Jefferson 8.8 8.6 10.7 0.2 1.9 Delta 7.2 7.7 7.4 0.5 0.2 Jim Hogg 4.5 4.5 5.7 0.0 1.2 Denton 5.0 5.0 5.6 0.0 0.6 Jim Wells 4.6 4.8 5.3 0.2 0.7 DeWitt 4.4 4.6 5.2 0.2 0.8 Johnson 5.3 5.4 6.1 0.1 0.8 Dickens 6.0 6.1 8.4 0.1 2.4 Jones 5.7 5.5 6.6 0.2 0.9 Dimmit 4.1 4.0 4.6 0.1 0.5 Karnes 4.5 4.7 5.8 0.2 1.3 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