Texas Labor Market Review-April 2011

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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . 1

Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . .. 2

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 3

MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 5

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force . . . . . . . . . 8

County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 10

Texas Hours and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas increased by 37,200jobs in March, continuing a string of over-the-month growth thatstretches unbroken back to October 2010. The 0.4 percent monthly risewas the largest seen in the series since December. The payroll seriesended the month at an estimated level of 10,526,100 jobs, the highestlevel recorded since December 2008. Ten of the 11 major industriesexpanded over the month, led by strong gains in both Professionaland Business Services and Leisure and Hospitality. Over the year,

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas increased by 251,100positions for a growth rate of 2.4 percent in March, exactly matchingFebruarys revised annual growth rate.

Professional and Business Services added 10,800 jobs in March. Thisindustry has experienced only two months of negative employmentchange since October 2009. The annual growth rate matched theSeptember 2010 recent peak of 4.3 percent, and over-the-year growthhas been positive for 12 consecutive months. Professional andBusiness Services added 53,800 jobs since March 2010, which wasthe largest annual gain for the industry since February 2008.

Leisure and Hospitality employment gained 9,900 positions in Maron the heels of a revised increase of 1,600 jobs in February. This wthe 12th increase in employment seen in this major industry in tpast 14 months, a string of growth unlike any stretch recorded in tindustry since a similar run in 2007 through early 2008. The bumin employment for March brought annual job growth in the industo 28,000 positions, or 2.8 percent, the highest level seen since M2008.

Mining and Logging expanded by 4,300 jobs in March, followingrevised gain of 5,000 jobs in February. This was the fifth consecutmonth of growth for the industry, which has not suffered a monthdecline since October 2009. The annual growth rate exceeded 1percent for the seventh consecutive month, and the industry has nexperienced an over-the-year decline since April 2010. Mining aLogging added 31,100 jobs since March 2010, representing an annugrowth rate of 15.7 percent.

Employment in Manufacturing grew by 4,000 jobs in March fits fourth consecutive month of expansion. This was the secon

largest monthly addition dating back to March 2006. Manufacturemployment has increased in nine of the past 12 months. The indushas now experienced six consecutive months of positive annugrowth, and the annual growth rate of 1.5 percent in March was thighest annual growth rate seen since April 2007. Manufacturadded 12,100 jobs on an annual basis, which represented the largyearly gain since May 2007.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 2,300 jobs in Marand has not experienced a monthly decline since November 201The industry has experienced monthly growth in 10 of the past months. Within the industry, Wholesale Trade and Retail Tragained 2,500 and 1,700 positions, respectively, over the month, whTransportation, Warehousing, and Utilities employment declined

1,900 jobs. Annual growth in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities hremained positive for nine consecutive months. The annual growrate for March of 1.7 percent represented the addition of 33,900 joover the year.

Construction employment added 2,200 jobs in March to reach estimated employment level of 598,800 jobs. Monthly job gaoccurred in eight of the past 12 months. Construction had averaga gain of 1,500 jobs in March over the prior five years. The anngrowth rate of 6.1 percent represented the addition of 34,600 joover the year.

I M P O R T A N T R E M I N D E R :

The responsibility for the estimation of State and metropolitan

statistical area data for the Total Nonagricultural Wage andSalary Employment series transitioned from the Texas WorkforceCommission to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) effective withthe production of the March 2011 preliminary estimates.

With this transition, the BLS implemented several methodologicalchanges to standardize the estimation approach across States. Thismay increase the month-to-month variability of the estimates.More detailed information on the changes to procedures forproducing CES estimates is available on the BLS website at http://www.bls.gov/sae/cesprocs.htm.

Estimates produced by the BLS will continue to utilize animproved outlier identification procedure. The use of theseprocedures allows BLS to rely less on individual analyst judgmentand more on the use of standard statistical methodology. Furtherinformation on the estimators is available at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch2.htm.

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TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT

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INDUSTRY TITLE Mar. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2010 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent

Change Change Change Change

TOTAL NONAG. W&S EMPLOYMENT 10,526,100 10,488,900 10,275,000 37,200 0.4 251,100 2.4

TOTAL NONGOVERNMENT** 8,662,200 8,625,800 8,426,500 36,400 0.4 235,700 2.8GOODS-PRODUCING

Mining & Logging 229,800 225,500 198,700 4,300 1.9 31,100 15.7

Construction 598,800 596,600 564,200 2,200 0.4 34,600 6.1

Manufacturing 821,500 817,500 809,400 4,000 0.5 12,100 1.5

SERVICE-PROVIDING

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 2,073,900 2,071,600 2,040,000 2,300 0.1 33,900 1.7

Information 187,500 188,400 196,100 -900 -0.5 -8,600 -4.4

Financial Activities 622,300 621,600 623,400 700 0.1 -1,100 -0.2

Professional & Business Services 1,312,700 1,301,900 1,258,900 10,800 0.8 53,800 4.3

Education & Health Services 1,418,400 1,417,000 1,376,000 1,400 0.1 42,400 3.1

Leisure & Hospitality 1,028,400 1,018,500 1,000,400 9,900 1.0 28,000 2.8

Other Services 368,900 367,200 359,400 1,700 0.5 9,500 2.6

Government 1,863,900 1,863,100 1,848,500 800 0.0 15,400 0.8

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Note: The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Total Nonagricultural employment is additive by summing the individual sectors.

*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision.

**Total Nongovernment number is derived by subtracting the Government estimate from the Total Nonagricultural estimate.+All elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which reflects the basic underlying trend.

Note: Only the actual series estimates for Texas and the U.S. are comparable to sub-state estimates. All estimates are subject to revision.In seasonally adjusted estimates, all elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which reflects the basic underlying trend.

*Source - Labor Market and Career Information Department, Texas Workforce Commission (model-based methodology)

**Source - Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (Current Population Survey)

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Not Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate

March 2011 12,216,100 11,231,700 984,400 8.1 153,022,000 138,962,000 14,060,000 9.2

February 2011 12,152,400 11,160,300 992,100 8.2 152,635,000 138,093,000 14,542,000 9.5

March 2010 12,074,600 11,076,700 997,900 8.3 153,660,000 137,983,000 15,678,000 10.2

Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. Rate

March 2011 12,232,800 11,237,000 995,800 8.1 153,406,000 139,864,000 13,542,000 8.8

February 2011 12,214,100 11,212,500 1,001,600 8.2 153,246,000 139,573,000 13,673,000 8.

March 2010 12,110,700 11,117,500 993,200 8.2 153,895,000 138,952,000 14,943,000 9.7


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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Te number of nonagricultural jobs in exas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates of the are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Change % Change Change % Chan

TOTAL NONFARM 10,504,600 10,403,800 10,266,700 100,800 1.0% 237,900 2.3

TOTAL PRIVATE (total nonfarm less government) 8,608,800 8,514,400 8,385,500 94,400 1.1% 223,300 2.7

GOODS PRODUCING 1,636,800 1,615,800 1,564,500 21,000 1.3% 72,300 4.6

Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 228,100 222,300 197,600 5,800 2.6% 30,500 15.4

Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 84,000 83,600 80,700 400 0.5% 3,300 4.1

Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 129,200 125,000 106,000 4,200 3.4% 23,200 21.9

Construction (NAICS 23) 591,000 579,100 560,600 11,900 2.1% 30,400 5.4

Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 136,200 135,000 131,700 1,200 0.9% 4,500 3.4

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 118,900 114,100 107,700 4,800 4.2% 11,200 10.4

Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 335,900 330,000 321,200 5,900 1.8% 14,700 4.6

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) 817,700 814,400 806,300 3,300 0.4% 11,400 1.4

Durable Goods 527,800 524,100 509,600 3,700 0.7% 18,200 3.6

Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 18,500 18,800 19,300 -300 -1.6% -800 -4.2

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 31,400 31,600 33,100 -200 -0.6% -1,700 -5.1

Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 21,200 20,400 19,200 800 3.9% 2,000 10.4

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 118,500 115,900 110,100 2,600 2.2% 8,400 7.6

Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 91,200 90,400 83,900 800 0.9% 7,300 8.7

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 96,600 96,400 94,500 200 0.2% 2,100 2.2

Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 16,400 16,500 16,900 -100 -0.6% -500 -3.0

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

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Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 21,500 21,400 22,600 100 0.5% -1,100 -4.9

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 26,500 26,600 27,000 -100 -0.4% -500 -1.9

Nondurable Goods 289,900 290,300 296,700 -400 -0.1% -6,800 -2.3

Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 87,400 87,900 88,400 -500 -0.6% -1,000 -1.1

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 10,900 10,900 11,300 0 0.0% -400 -3.5

Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 17,400 17,300 17,700 100 0.6% -300 -1.7

Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 27,400 27,300 28,600 100 0.4% -1,200 -4.2

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 23,900 23,900 24,900 0 0.0% -1,000 -4.0

Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 69,900 70,400 71,100 -500 -0.7% -1,200 -1.7

Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 36,100 36,100 37,000 0 0.0% -900 -2.4

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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimatthe TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Change % Change Change % Chan

SERVICE PROVIDING 8,867,800 8,788,000 8,702,200 79,800 0.9% 165,600 1.9

Private Service Providing 6,972,000 6,898,600 6,821,000 73,400 1.1% 151,000 2.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,061,600 2,043,400 2,023,900 18,200 0.9% 37,700 1.9

Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 502,900 498,400 490,900 4,500 0.9% 12,000 2.4

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 284,700 283,200 276,000 1,500 0.5% 8,700 3.2

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 156,600 154,600 153,900 2,000 1.3% 2,700 1.8Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) 1,136,800 1,124,100 1,119,900 12,700 1.1% 16,900 1.5

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 146,700 145,300 139,300 1,400 1.0% 7,400 5.3

Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 35,900 36,100 37,000 -200 -0.6% -1,100 -3.0

Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 42,400 42,600 42,200 -200 -0.5% 200 0.5

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 92,900 88,000 89,900 4,900 5.6% 3,000 3.3

Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 203,200 203,700 201,800 -500 -0.3% 1,400 0.7

Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 66,300 66,300 65,400 0 0.0% 900 1.4

Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 69,200 68,700 67,700 500 0.7% 1,500 2.2

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 116,200 113,300 110,200 2,900 2.6% 6,000 5.4

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 38,100 38,400 38,000 -300 -0.8% 100 0.3

General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 250,100 247,200 253,000 2,900 1.2% -2,900 -1.2

Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 57,400 56,100 56,400 1,300 2.3% 1,000 1.8

Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 18,400 18,400 19,000 0 0.0% -600 -3.2

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48-49,22) 421,900 420,900 413,100 1,000 0.2% 8,800 2.1

Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 372,700 372,300 364,700 400 0.1% 8,000 2.2

Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 60,100 60,000 60,400 100 0.2% -300 -0.5

Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 110,400 109,800 103,500 600 0.6% 6,900 6.7

Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 15,500 15,500 15,200 0 0.0% 300 2.0

Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 68,800 68,300 66,600 500 0.7% 2,200 3.3

Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 34,700 34,700 33,500 0 0.0% 1,200 3.6

Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 46,100 45,700 46,400 400 0.9% -300 -0.7

Utilities (NAICS 22) 49,200 48,600 48,400 600 1.2% 800 1.7

Information (NAICS 51) 187,600 189,000 196,000 -1,400 -0.7% -8,400 -4.3

Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 39,800 39,900 41,500 -100 -0.3% -1,700 -4.1

Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 84,200 84,500 87,100 -300 -0.4% -2,900 -3.3

Data processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 24,300 24,200 25,400 100 0.4% -1,100 -4.3

Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 617,700 616,300 621,400 1,400 0.2% -3,700 -0.6

Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 451,400 451,400 451,200 0 0.0% 200 0.0

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 236,800 237,800 236,800 -1,000 -0.4% 0 0.0

Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 48,600 47,800 47,700 800 1.7% 900 1.9

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 155,000 155,300 157,300 -300 -0.2% -2,300 -1.5

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 166,300 164,900 170,200 1,400 0.9% -3,900 -2.3

Real Estate (NAICS 531) 112,700 113,800 116,500 -1,100 -1.0% -3,800 -3.3Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 48,900 48,800 51,500 100 0.2% -2,600 -5.1

Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,299,700 1,281,500 1,253,000 18,200 1.4% 46,700 3.7

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 570,300 563,700 568,700 6,600 1.2% 1,600 0.3

Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 78,300 78,400 78,700 -100 -0.1% -400 -0.5

Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 651,100 639,400 605,600 11,700 1.8% 45,500 7.5

Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 625,200 613,800 581,200 11,400 1.9% 44,000 7.6

Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,420,500 1,413,700 1,373,900 6,800 0.5% 46,600 3.4

Educational Services (NAICS 61) 156,700 157,000 156,700 -300 -0.2% 0 0.0

Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,263,800 1,256,700 1,217,200 7,100 0.6% 46,600 3.8

Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 603,000 599,300 572,800 3,700 0.6% 30,200 5.3

Hospitals (NAICS 622) 292,700 291,900 289,400 800 0.3% 3,300 1.1

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 177,700 174,900 166,800 2,800 1.6% 10,900 6.5

Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 190,400 190,600 188,200 -200 -0.1% 2,200 1.2

Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,018,500 993,300 994,500 25,200 2.5% 24,000 2.4

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 107,400 105,500 106,000 1,900 1.8% 1,400 1.3

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 74,600 72,700 74,000 1,900 2.6% 600 0.8

Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 911,100 887,800 888,500 23,300 2.6% 22,600 2.5Accommodation (NAICS 721) 103,500 99,100 98,300 4,400 4.4% 5,200 5.3

Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 807,600 788,700 790,200 18,900 2.4% 17,400 2.2

Other Services (NAICS 81) 366,400 361,400 358,300 5,000 1.4% 8,100 2.3

Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 110,000 107,100 105,600 2,900 2.7% 4,400 4.2

Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 92,500 92,200 92,400 300 0.3% 100 0.1

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 163,900 162,100 160,300 1,800 1.1% 3,600 2.3

Government 1,895,800 1,889,400 1,881,200 6,400 0.3% 14,600 0.8

Federal Government 201,600 200,600 206,100 1,000 0.5% -4,500 -2.2

State Government 386,600 385,000 382,200 1,600 0.4% 4,400 1.2

Local Government 1,307,600 1,303,800 1,292,900 3,800 0.3% 14,700 1.1

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)Feb. '11 to Mar. '11 Mar. '10 to Mar. '


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

Total Nonagricultural Employment in the Metropolitan StatisticalAreas in Texas rose by 81,200 jobs in March, recording ninemonths of increases in the past 12 months. The March increase

was larger than the five-year-average pace of 54,400 jobs. Retail

Trade, Leisure and Hospitality, along with Professional and Business

Services, accounted for over 60.0 percent of the monthly growth. The

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA and Dallas-Plano-Irving area

noted the largest gains with 16,900 jobs and 14,700 jobs, respectively.

Since March 2010, Total Nonagricultural Employment has grown

by 182,800 jobs for an annual growth rate of 2.0 percent. Ten areas

experienced annual growth rates above 2.0 percent. The Odessa and

the Midland MSAs led with 6.1 and 5.4 percent, respectively.

Employment in Retail Trade expanded by 17,200 jobs in March,

more than double the five-year-average increase of 7,200 jobs. The

San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA registered the largest monthly

percentage increase at 3.6 percent while the Houston-Sugar Land-

Baytown MSA exhibited the largest numeric increase of 5,400 jobs.

In the past 12 months, Retail Trade added 20,000 jobs. The annualgrowth rate rose to 2.0 percent, remaining positive for six consecutive

months. The College Station-Bryan MSA posted the highest annual

growth rate of 8.1 percent, followed by the Austin-Round Rock-San

Marcos MSA at 3.9 percent.

Following a revised increase of 12,100 jobs, Leisure and Hospitality

added 16,600 jobs in March. During the first quarter of 2011, this

industry grew by 7,500 jobs, slightly behind last years increase of

9,900 jobs yet surpassing 2009s increase of 6,600 jobs for the same

time period. In March, the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA led the

areas with the addition of 4,100 jobs while the Corpus Christi MSA

had the largest monthly percentage gain of 10.2 percent. The annual

growth rate for Leisure and Hospitality fell slightly to 1.6 percent;

however, the annual growth rate has been positive for eight consecutivemonths. The Corpus Christi, the Amarillo, and the Midland MSAs

exhibited annual growth rates at or above 6.0 percent.

At an estimated payroll employment level of 1,201,800 jobs,

Professional and Business Services increased by 15,600 jobs. This

monthly increase was an improvement compared to the February-to-

March changes for the prior three years in addition to being more than

double the five-year-average increase of 7,200 jobs. Since last Mar

Professional and Business Services grew by 46,100 jobs. The ann

growth rate reached 4.0 percent, marking 12 consecutive months

positive rates. The annual growth rate has been above 3.0 percent

the past eight months. The Odessa, the Sherman-Denison, and

Wichita Falls MSAs all posted double-digit positive annual grow

rates at 13.2 percent, 13.0 percent, and 12.5 percent, respectively.

Mining, Logging, and Construction posted the largest monthly incre

since February 2008 with the addition of 12,400 jobs. After declini

by 8,800 jobs in January, this industry has registered job gains t

past two months to end the first quarter of 2011 with an increase

7,700 jobs. The Dallas-Plano-Irving and the Fort Worth-Arlingt

areas demonstrated the largest monthly gains with 4,400 jobs a3,600 jobs, respectively. From year-ago levels, Mining, Logging, a

Construction has witnessed an expansion of 26,400 jobs. The ann

growth rate for this industry has risen for two consecutive month

starting at 2.7 percent in January and reaching 4.0 percent for Mar

Among the areas, 19 recorded positive annual growth rates with

being above 10.0 percent. The Odessa MSA registered the highes

13.9 percent, followed by the Midland MSA with 12.5 percent.

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20,000

25,000

Metropolitan Statistical Area Over-the-Month Employment Change

February 2011 to March 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

-10,000

-5,000

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

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

Metropolitan Statistical Area Over-the-Month Employment Change

February 2011 to March 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

13.9%

12.5%

11.3%10.4%

10.3%10.2%

Mining, Logging, and Construction

MSA Highest Annual Growth Rates

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

Odessa Midland Victoria Beaumont-Port

Arthur

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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimate

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-PlaIrving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10

TOTAL NONFARM 2,904,300 2,876,900 2,835,300 2,047,400 2,032,700 1,994,000 2,559,800 2,542,900 2,508,00

GOODS PRODUCING 414,400 405,200 402,300 273,000 268,100 265,100 478,600 476,900 465,40

Mining, Logging, & Construction 166,600 158,200 153,900 110,600 106,200 100,800 257,500 257,800 248,80

Manufacturing 247,800 247,000 248,400 162,400 161,900 164,300 221,100 219,100 216,60

Durable Goods 175,000 174,200 173,600 113,200 112,700 113,700 145,100 142,400 138,00

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - - - - - - 46,800 46,000 44,60

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 40,800 40,900 41,300 37,800 37,900 38,200 18,800 18,800 18,00Nondurable Goods 72,700 72,800 74,800 49,200 49,200 50,600 76,000 76,700 78,60

SERVICE PROVIDING 2,489,900 2,471,700 2,433,000 1,774,400 1,764,600 1,728,900 2,081,200 2,066,000 2,042,60

Private Service Providing 2,086,400 2,069,300 2,035,000 1,498,700 1,489,500 1,457,500 1,693,400 1,679,800 1,659,10

Wholesale Trade 158,500 157,900 155,000 120,200 119,700 117,000 132,000 131,900 130,30

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 91,600 90,700 89,300 68,500 67,600 66,200 78,300 78,400 76,80

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 46,800 46,600 46,800 35,400 35,300 35,700 37,500 37,300 37,30

Retail Trade 298,300 294,300 294,700 200,100 198,700 198,700 265,300 259,900 258,20

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - - - 24,300 24,200 24,000 32,100 31,900 31,60

Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 23,400 22,400 23,600 15,600 15,200 16,100 20,400 19,100 19,10

Food and Beverage Stores 46,800 47,000 46,400 31,800 32,000 31,600 54,600 54,700 53,50

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores - - - 22,400 22,200 21,900 28,800 28,100 26,80

General Merchandise Stores 66,700 66,100 66,600 43,400 43,100 43,800 56,100 55,700 57,40

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 135,000 134,500 133,300 73,000 72,500 71,600 121,300 122,700 121,10

Utilities - - - 6,500 6,400 6,000 16,300 16,200 16,10

Information 74,500 74,800 79,200 61,200 61,400 64,600 30,200 30,400 32,20

Telecommunications 36,900 37,200 39,000 30,200 30,400 31,800 15,400 15,500 16,50

Financial Activities 233,100 231,800 227,200 182,800 180,900 176,500 133,900 134,500 135,80

Finance and Insurance 179,200 177,200 173,000 139,900 138,100 134,600 86,900 87,500 86,90

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 94,200 94,000 91,600 69,800 69,600 67,800 41,200 41,300 41,50Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - - - 47,700 47,500 47,100 28,800 28,700 29,20

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - - - 42,900 42,800 41,900 47,000 47,000 48,90

Professional and Business Services 440,600 434,900 415,700 348,400 344,700 325,900 366,800 361,500 352,80

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 185,000 185,000 184,500 149,700 150,500 149,300 176,600 175,200 175,50

Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 216,200 211,700 197,400 164,500 161,000 147,800 170,100 165,700 158,00

Education and Health Services 365,900 363,400 351,100 254,800 255,100 245,400 315,500 313,200 305,50

Health Care and Social Assistance 313,400 310,800 300,100 217,300 217,300 208,300 272,000 269,600 263,00

Ambulatory Health Care Services - - - 109,800 109,800 104,400 126,200 124,600 119,80

Hospitals 73,500 73,100 73,200 47,500 47,400 47,400 72,400 72,300 72,20

Leisure and Hospitality 279,600 277,700 277,300 188,900 187,800 187,600 236,000 233,100 232,20

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation - - - 21,500 20,700 21,400 26,000 24,900 26,60

Accommodation and Food Services 243,900 243,100 242,000 167,400 167,100 166,200 210,000 208,200 205,60

Food Services and Drinking Places 215,100 214,200 213,100 146,600 146,800 145,900 189,800 188,400 185,80

Other Services 100,900 100,000 101,500 69,300 68,700 70,200 92,400 92,600 91,00

Government 403,500 402,400 398,000 275,700 275,100 271,400 387,800 386,200 383,50

Federal 45,400 45,600 46,200 30,600 30,800 31,200 27,700 27,700 28,90

State 49,600 49,600 49,200 36,800 36,900 36,600 72,600 72,200 71,90

Local 308,500 307,200 302,600 208,300 207,400 203,600 287,500 286,300 282,70

Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10

TOTAL NONFARM 777,600 768,300 763,700 857,100 844,200 841,300 850,100 837,800 839,20

GOODS PRODUCING 85,200 84,800 85,800 140,900 137,100 137,200 89,300 87,900 90,80

Mining, Logging, & Construction 37,400 37,200 38,700 55,600 52,000 53,100 44,600 43,200 47,60

Manufacturing 47,800 47,600 47,100 85,300 85,100 84,100 44,700 44,700 43,20

SERVICE PROVIDING 692,400 683,500 677,900 716,200 707,100 704,100 760,800 749,900 748,40

Private Service Providing 518,000 510,200 504,000 588,400 579,800 577,500 595,200 585,400 585,30

Wholesale Trade 39,800 39,500 39,100 38,300 38,200 38,000 28,100 28,000 27,30

Retail Trade 83,600 81,500 80,500 98,200 95,600 96,000 97,400 94,000 93,80

Food and Beverage Stores 16,000 16,100 15,900 15,000 15,000 14,800 17,900 18,000 17,90

General Merchandise Stores 15,200 15,100 15,300 23,300 23,000 22,800 18,900 18,400 18,60

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 12,800 12,800 12,800 62,000 62,000 61,700 19,700 19,700 19,80

Information 19,100 19,300 19,200 13,300 13,400 14,600 17,700 17,700 18,60

Telecommunications 5,000 5,000 5,100 6,700 6,800 7,200 4,700 4,800 5,10

Financial Activities 42,200 41,900 42,400 50,600 50,900 50,700 65,400 65,300 65,40

Finance and Insurance 29,800 29,700 29,600 39,300 39,100 38,400 52,400 52,300 51,90

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 12,200 12,200 12,100 24,400 24,400 23,800 23,700 23,700 23,70

Professional and Business Services 111,800 109,700 107,700 92,200 90,200 89,800 101,400 100,300 102,30

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 60,500 59,600 57,700 35,300 34,500 35,200 39,400 39,100 40,80

Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 48,200 47,300 45,100 51,700 50,700 49,600 54,400 53,800 52,80

Education and Health Services 89,700 89,300 86,000 111,100 108,300 105,700 131,800 131,100 126,70

Health Care and Social Assistance 77,800 77,600 74,300 95,700 93,500 91,800 116,700 115,900 111,40

Hospitals 19,700 19,700 18,700 26,000 25,700 25,800 22,400 22,400 21,90

Leisure and Hospitality 84,500 82,100 83,100 91,100 89,900 89,700 102,000 97,900 100,30

Accommodation and Food Services 74,800 72,800 73,300 76,900 76,000 75,800 91,600 88,300 89,10

Other Services 34,500 34,100 33,200 31,600 31,300 31,300 31,700 31,400 31,10

Government 174,400 173,300 173,900 127,800 127,300 126,600 165,600 164,500 163,10

Federal 13,500 12,900 13,900 14,800 14,800 15,000 35,400 34,500 33,80

State 74,500 74,300 74,500 12,800 12,700 12,600 21,100 21,000 20,00

Local 86,400 86,100 85,500 100,200 99,800 99,000 109,100 109,000 109,30

Largest Four MSAs Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)DALLAS-FT. WORTH-ARLINGTON DALLAS-PLANO-IRVING MD** HOUSTON-SUGAR LAND-BAYTOWN

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INDUSTRY Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar.

TOTAL 63,800 64,800 64,900 111,100 110,600 108,800 160,600 159,000 157,600 125,400 126,700 126,0

Mining, Logging, & Construction 4,500 4,400 4,400 6,200 6,100 5,800 20,200 19,900 18,300 3,200 3,100 3,4

Manufacturing 2,800 2,800 2,800 13,200 13,100 13,000 19,900 19,800 19,000 5,300 5,300 5,7

Wholesale Trade 2,100 2,200 2,200 4,900 4,900 4,800 4,800 4,800 4,700 2,900 3,000 2,9

Retail Trade 7,600 7,800 8,000 13,600 13,600 13,500 19,200 18,900 19,500 15,400 15,600 15,6

Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,600 1,700 1,600 4,200 4,200 4,000 5,400 5,300 5,300 4,900 5,000 4,5

Information 1,000 1,000 1,100 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,400 1,600 1,800 1,900 2,0

Financial Activities 3,500 3,700 3,600 6,700 6,700 6,700 5,600 5,500 5,600 5,000 5,100 5,1

Prof. & Business Services 4,500 4,500 4,600 8,200 8,200 8,000 13,900 13,700 12,800 8,700 8,800 8,5Educ. & Health Services 13,500 13,900 13,800 15,900 15,900 15,700 23,300 23,200 23,000 31,600 32,300 31,9

Leisure & Hospitality 6,600 6,700 6,700 11,600 11,400 10,900 14,200 13,900 14,700 11,500 11,600 11,8

Other Services 2,500 2,500 2,600 4,700 4,700 4,700 5,500 5,500 5,600 3,500 3,600 3,5

Government 13,600 13,600 13,500 20,400 20,300 20,200 27,200 27,100 27,500 31,600 31,400 31,1


TOTAL 99,900 98,500 97,700 182,900 179,200 179,100 281,300 280,000 277,500 129,500 128,800 126,9


Manufacturing 5,100 5,100 5,200 9,200 9,200 9,400 16,500 16,500 16,300 7,400 7,400 7,3

Wholesale Trade 1,700 1,700 1,600 5,500 5,400 5,300 9,900 9,800 9,500 3,800 3,800 3,8

Retail Trade 10,700 10,500 9,900 20,500 19,900 20,100 33,800 33,600 32,900 14,900 14,700 14,6

Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,500 1,400 1,400 5,800 5,700 5,400 12,200 12,200 12,300 4,800 4,800 4,7

Information 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,100 2,100 2,200 4,800 4,900 5,000 2,300 2,300 2,3

Financial Activities 3,400 3,300 3,400 7,200 7,200 7,400 1 1,400 11,300 11,500 5,600 5,500 5,4

Prof. & Business Services 6,000 5,800 6,000 15,300 15,100 15,300 31,300 31,000 31,600 10,000 10,000 10,2

Educ. & Health Services 11,400 11,200 10,600 31,300 31,200 30,600 36,200 36,200 35,700 19,500 19,500 19,0


Other Services 3,200 3,100 3,100 6,900 6,800 6,900 9,500 9,400 9,300 5,000 5,000 4,9

Government 38,700 38,600 39,200 36,300 36,200 35,000 72,300 72,400 70,200 38,500 38,500 37,5

INDUSTRY Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar.TOTAL 87,100 87,800 87,500 97,800 96,500 95,000 129,000 128,100 128,400 225,100 223,600 220,2


Manufacturing 800 800 800 10,900 10,800 10,600 5,000 4,900 4,900 5,900 5,900 6,4

Wholesale Trade 2,500 2,600 2,600 4,200 4,200 4,200 5,900 5,900 5,900 6,200 6,100 6,0

Retail Trade 11,600 11,700 11,700 11,000 10,800 10,800 15,700 15,600 15,600 32,100 31,800 3 1,6

Trans., Ware., & Util. 11,100 11,300 10,900 3,600 3,600 3,700 3,500 3,500 3,500 7,100 7,000 6,8

Information 500 500 600 1,400 1,400 1,500 4,200 4,200 4,400 1,900 1,900 2,0

Financial Activities 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,800 3,800 6,900 6,900 7,000 8 ,000 7 ,900 7 ,9




Other Services 2,300 2,300 2,200 3,300 3,200 3,100 5,200 5,200 5,100 5,900 5,800 5,7

Government 22,500 22,500 23,500 12,400 12,400 12,700 31,000 30,800 31,200 57,500 57,400 56,0

LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLEN-EDINBURG-MISSION

MIDLAND ODESSA SAN ANGELO SHERMAN-DENISON

Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR BROWNSVILLE-HARLINGEN

COLLEGE STATION-BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI EL PASO KILLEEN-TEMPLE-FORT HOOD


TOTAL 70,300 69,100 66,700 62,700 61,800 59,100 45,200 44,700 44,400 43,000 42,400 42,4


Manufacturing 2,600 2,600 2,400 4,300 4,300 4,000 3,700 3,600 3,400 5,100 5,100 5,0

Wholesale Trade 3,600 3,500 3,300 4,600 4,500 4,300 1,600 1,500 1,600 1,100 1,100 1,1

Retail Trade 7,600 7,400 7,400 6,400 6,300 6,400 5,400 5,400 5,400 5,900 5,700 5,8

Trans., Ware., & Util. 2,600 2,500 2,400 2,200 2,100 1,900 1,000 1,000 900 1,100 1,100 1,1Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 600 600 600 1,100 1,100 1,200 400 400 5





Other Services 2,900 2,800 2,700 3,200 3,100 2,900 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,500 1,500 1,5

Government 8,500 8,500 9,000 10,000 10,000 10,100 9,400 9,300 9,400 6,800 6,700 6,6


TOTAL 56,300 56,800 56,100 92,800 92,800 91,600 49,400 49,000 48,800 107,100 104,800 104,6


Manufacturing 4,000 4,000 4,000 6,500 6,400 6,600 5,500 5,500 5,500 14,400 14,300 14,2

Wholesale Trade 2,500 2,500 2,400 3,100 3,100 3,100 1,700 1,600 1,600 3,800 3,700 3,8

Retail Trade 6,700 6,800 7,000 11,500 11,500 11,400 6,300 6,300 6,300 10,500 10,200 10,3

Trans., Ware., & Util. 2,900 3,000 2,900 3,500 3,500 3,500 1,400 1,400 1,400 3,000 2,900 2,9

Information 500 600 600 2,000 2,000 2,000 500 500 500 1,200 1,200 1,3





Other Services 2,200 2,200 2,200 3,800 3,800 3,700 1,700 1,700 1,700 3,900 3,800 3,9

Government 14,100 14,000 14,000 13,300 13,400 13,500 9,000 9,000 9,500 18,700 18,100 18,0

INDUSTRY Mar. '11* Feb. '11 Mar. '10

TOTAL 57,800 57,800 57,600

Mining, Logging, & Construction 3,800 3,700 3,600

Manufacturing 5,100 5,100 5,100

Wholesale Trade 1,800 1,800 1,700

Retail Trade 7,500 7,500 7,500

Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,900 1,900 1,800

Information 1,100 1,100 1,100

Financial Activities 2,700 2,700 2,700

Prof. & Business Services 3,600 3,600 3,200

Educ. & Health Services 9,300 9,400 9,400

Leisure & Hospitality 5,900 5,900 5,900

Other Services 2,600 2,600 2,600

Government 12,500 12,500 13,000

TEXARKANA TYLER VICTORIA WACO

WICHITA FALLS

Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Thenumber of nonagricultural jobs in each MSA is without reference to place of residence ofworkers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).


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The Texas unemployment rate moved down a tenth of a percentage point in March to 8.1 percent. Themonthly change exhibited this year mirrored the movement seen in March 2010. Since January 2011, theunemployment rate declined by four-tenths of a percentage point. The national unemployment rate declinedby three-tenths of a percentage point to 9.2 percent. The Texas unemployment rate has remained below thenational unemployment rate for 45 consecutive months.

The Civilian Labor Force, estimated at 12,216,100 persons, was recorded as the highest level seen inthis series. The Civilian Labor Force increased by 63,700 individuals, which was the largest February-

to-March change seen since 1985. Over the year, the Civilian Labor Force grew by 141,500 Texans.

The expansion of the employed population by 71,400 Texans was the largest February-to-March changeseen in this series since 1997. The estimated employment level for this month reached a new all-time

high of 11,231,700 individuals. Since January 2011, Texas has added 116,600 persons into the employedpopulation. The Texas unemployed population contracted by 7,700 individuals for an estimate of 984,400.Since the beginning of the year, the number of unemployed declined by 51,100 persons. From year-agolevels, the number of unemployed dropped by 13,500 individuals.

The number of recipients of unemployment benefits declined by 8,600 individuals for a count of 144,100Texans. From year-ago levels, the number of Texans receiving unemployment benefits declined by

47,900 persons. In the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), the number of those continuing to seekunemployment benefits fell in all MSAs except for the Waco MSA. Claims for unemployment benefits in the

San Angelo, the Tyler, and the Midland MSAs declined the most sharply among the MSAs by -17.2 percent,-11.9 percent, and -11.6 percent respectively.

The unemployment rate dropped in 21 MSAs while four MSAs remained constant. The Midland, theAmarillo, and the College Station-Bryan MSAs were the only MSAs with an unemployment rate below

6.0 percent. The Brownsville-Harlingen MSA unemployment rate was recorded as the highest among theMSAs with a rate of 12.0 percent.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. Civilian Labor Force (C.L.F.) includes wage and salary workers, self-employed, unpaid family, domesti

private households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the unemployed, all by place of residence. Employment and Unemployment data are first rounded then added toge

to derive the rounded CLF total. Because of this rounding technique, this rounded total of the CLF may not agree with a rounding of the CLF total itself. Percent Unemployed is based upon unrou

Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment numbers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Beginning with January 2005 estim

definitions of the MSAs were updated to reflect the 2000 Census-based configurations. Please see www.tracer2.com for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is compof the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division (MD) and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical AreasNot Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands)

MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rat

March 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjusted

March 2011 February 2011 March 2010

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

United States 153,022.0 138,962.0 14,060.0 9.2 152,635.0 138,093.0 14,542.0 9.5 153,660.0 137,983.0 15,678.0 1

State of Texas 12,216.1 11,231.7 984.4 8.1 12,152.4 11,160.3 992.1 8.2 12,074.6 11,076.7 997.9

Abilene 81.3 76.0 5.3 6.5 83.1 77.7 5.4 6.5 83.3 78.0 5.3

Amarillo 132.4 125.2 7.2 5.4 132.2 124.9 7.3 5.5 130.9 123.5 7.4

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 913.5 851.0 62.5 6.8 908.4 845.7 62.7 6.9 907.4 842.2 65.2

Beaumont-Port Arthur 190.4 169.4 21.0 11.0 188.8 168.0 20.8 11.0 186.7 166.5 20.2 1

Brownsville-Harlingen 157.5 138.6 18.9 12.0 159.7 140.5 19.2 12.0 157.4 140.2 17.2 1

College Station-Bryan 117.3 110.3 7.0 5.9 116.1 108.9 7.2 6.2 115.3 108.3 7.0

Corpus Christi 216.9 199.7 17.2 7.9 213.3 195.8 17.5 8.2 212.9 196.3 16.6

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 3,237.8 2,976.2 261.6 8.1 3,222.8 2,960.7 262.1 8.1 3,190.7 2,922.0 268.7

Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 2,160.8 1,985.3 175.5 8.1 2,157.7 1,981.7 176.0 8.2 2,128.2 1,948.6 179.6

Fort Worth-Arlington MD 1,077.0 990.9 86.1 8.0 1,065.1 979.1 86.0 8.1 1,062.7 973.5 89.2

El Paso 322.8 290.5 32.3 10.0 322.3 289.7 32.6 10.1 316.8 287.4 29.4

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 2,917.4 2,675.6 241.8 8.3 2,905.5 2,662.2 243.3 8.4 2,873.6 2,627.4 246.2

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 169.5 156.2 13.3 7.9 169.5 156.0 13.5 8.0 166.2 154.1 12.1

Laredo 94.5 86.7 7.8 8.3 95.3 87.3 8.0 8.4 95.7 87.0 8.7

Longview 112.9 105.2 7.7 6.9 112.0 104.1 7.9 7.0 110.9 102.6 8.3

Lubbock 145.7 137.0 8.7 6.0 145.8 136.9 8.9 6.1 146.4 137.6 8.8

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 312.6 275.4 37.2 11.9 311.3 273.4 37.9 12.2 306.1 270.1 36.0 1

Midland 78.4 74.8 3.6 4.6 77.7 74.0 3.7 4.8 75.9 71.7 4.2

Odessa 74.1 69.4 4.7 6.3 73.2 68.4 4.8 6.6 71.6 65.7 5.9

San Angelo 55.3 51.9 3.4 6.1 54.9 51.4 3.5 6.4 54.6 51.1 3.5San Antonio-New Braunfels 996.0 923.2 72.8 7.3 984.4 911.1 73.3 7.4 984.4 913.2 71.2

Sherman-Denison 58.0 53.1 4.9 8.4 57.2 52.4 4.8 8.5 57.1 52.2 4.9

Texarkana 65.1 60.3 4.8 7.4 65.4 60.5 4.9 7.5 64.8 59.8 5.0

Tyler 101.4 93.7 7.7 7.6 101.4 93.5 7.9 7.8 100.7 92.7 8.0

Victoria 58.9 54.6 4.3 7.3 58.7 54.4 4.3 7.4 59.0 54.3 4.7

Waco 117.3 108.6 8.7 7.4 115.3 106.6 8.7 7.5 114.6 106.2 8.4

Wichita Falls 71.6 66.5 5.1 7.1 71.9 66.7 5.2 7.3 72.7 67.0 5.7

1 Midland

2 Amarillo

3 College Station-Bryan

4 Lubbock

5 San Angelo

6 Odessa

7 Abilene

8 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

9 Longview

10 Wichita Falls

11 (tie) San Antonio-New Braunfels

Victoria

13 (tie) Texarkana

Waco

15 Tyler

16 (tie) Corpus Christi

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

Texas

18 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

19 (tie) Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

Laredo

21 Sherman-Denison

United States

22 El Paso 1

23 Beaumont-Port Arthur 1

24 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 1

25 Brownsville-Harlingen 1


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Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

Employment and Unemployment Estimates for Texas Counties - March 2011

County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. R

Anderson 20,952 18,940 2,012 9.6 Gillespie 13,507 12,839 668 4.9 Moore 11,584 11,047 537

Andrews 7,073 6,689 384 5.4 Glasscock 615 586 29 4.7 Morris 6,200 5,471 729 1Angelina 39,744 36,674 3,070 7.7 Goliad 3,376 3,180 196 5.8 Motley 667 629 38Aransas 12,079 11,136 943 7.8 Gonzales 9,919 9,318 601 6.1 Nacogdoches 31,972 29,936 2,036Archer 4,912 4,659 253 5.2 Gray 10,662 9,949 713 6.7 Navarro 21,668 19,604 2,064Armstrong 1,079 1,020 59 5.5 Grayson 57,944 53,087 4,857 8.4 Newton 5,891 5,097 794 1Atascosa 20,004 18,412 1,592 8.0 Gregg 67,491 62,945 4,546 6.7 Nolan 7,781 7,239 542Austin 13,662 12,477 1,185 8.7 Grimes 11,952 10,983 969 8.1 Nueces 172,908 159,599 13,309

Bailey 3,277 3,049 228 7.0 Guadalupe 61,711 57,536 4,175 6.8 Ochiltree 5,594 5,346 248Bandera 10,135 9,397 738 7.3 Hale 17,335 16,146 1,189 6.9 Oldham 921 868 53Bastrop 35,400 32,524 2,876 8.1 Hall 1,385 1,262 123 8.9 Orange 42,536 37,941 4,595 1Baylor 1,814 1,704 110 6.1 Hamilton 4,476 4,219 257 5.7 Palo Pinto 14,218 13,125 1,093Bee 12,664 11,535 1,129 8.9 Hansford 2,771 2,649 122 4.4 Panola 14,035 13,082 953Bell 133,158 122,832 10,326 7.8 Hardeman 2,224 2,087 137 6.2 Parker 55,543 51,426 4,117Bexar 788,084 729,595 58,489 7.4 Hardin 27,982 25,309 2,673 9.6 Parmer 4,667 4,455 212Blanco 5,044 4,756 288 5.7 Harris 2,024,528 1,856,463 168,065 8.3 Pecos 9,674 9,140 534Borden 471 447 24 5.1 Harrison 32,823 30,158 2,665 8.1 Polk 18,544 16,639 1,905 1Bosque 8,207 7,490 717 8.7 Hartley 2,484 2,353 131 5.3 Potter 58,149 54,589 3,560

Bowie 44,853 41,234 3,619 8.1 Haskell 3,014 2,862 152 5.0 Presidio 3,869 3,269 600 1Brazoria 150,134 136,839 13,295 8.9 Hays 81,633 76,064 5,569 6.8 Rains 5,189 4,731 458Brazos 101,119 95,442 5,677 5.6 Hemphill 2,559 2,483 76 3.0 Randall 69,884 66,499 3,385Brewster 5,361 5,063 298 5.6 Henderson 36,398 33,337 3,061 8.4 Reagan 2,544 2,456 88Briscoe 670 629 41 6.1 Hidalgo 312,561 275,350 37,211 11.9 Real 1,551 1,458 93Brooks 3,188 2,890 298 9.3 Hill 16,232 14,852 1,380 8.5 Red River 5,840 5,167 673 1Brown 18,694 17,011 1,683 9.0 Hockley 12,252 11,540 712 5.8 Reeves 4,823 4,354 469Burleson 8,522 7,922 600 7.0 Hood 26,587 24,623 1,964 7.4 Refugio 4,287 4,015 272

Burnet 22,582 21,148 1,434 6.4 Hopkins 17,925 16,660 1,265 7.1 Roberts 566 533 33Caldwell 16,222 14,880 1,342 8.3 Houston 8,575 7,721 854 10.0 Robertson 7,628 6,952 676Calhoun 9,656 8,727 929 9.6 Howard 13,946 13,005 941 6.7 Rockwall 40,522 37,365 3,157

Callahan 6,957 6,519 438 6.3 Hudspeth 1,809 1,712 97 5.4 Runnels 4,548 4,177 371Cameron 157,451 138,562 18,889 12.0 Hunt 37,550 34,222 3,328 8.9 Rusk 25,027 23,329 1,698Camp 6,055 5,539 516 8.5 Hutchinson 11,202 10,388 814 7.3 Sabine 3,530 2,952 578 1Carson 3,262 3,095 167 5.1 Irion 951 899 52 5.5 San Augustine 3,833 3,357 476 1Cass 13,590 12,135 1,455 10.7 Jack 5,000 4,715 285 5.7 San Jacinto 10,494 9,370 1,124 1

Castro 3,619 3,426 193 5.3 Jackson 6,838 6,368 470 6.9 San Patricio 31,886 28,943 2,943Chambers 15,593 14,215 1,378 8.8 Jasper 15,961 14,005 1,956 12.3 San Saba 2,134 1,951 183Cherokee 20,587 18,802 1,785 8.7 Jeff Davis 1,196 1,135 61 5.1 Schleicher 1,461 1,356 105Childress 3,166 2,942 224 7.1 Jefferson 119,843 106,145 13,698 11.4 Scurry 8,042 7,587 455Clay 5,956 5,602 354 5.9 Jim Hogg 2,898 2,686 212 7.3 Shackelford 2,206 2,106 100Cochran 1,369 1,243 126 9.2 Jim Wells 21,124 19,520 1,604 7.6 Shelby 13,149 12,065 1,084Coke 1,365 1,268 97 7.1 Johnson 75,904 70,103 5,801 7.6 Sherman 1,464 1,399 65Coleman 4,341 4,011 330 7.6 Jones 7,616 6,999 617 8.1 Smith 101,429 93,716 7,713

Collin 425,312 393,873 31,439 7.4 Karnes 5,470 5,009 461 8.4 Somervell 4,320 3,969 351Collingsworth 1,412 1,325 87 6.2 Kaufman 48,320 44,006 4,314 8.9 Starr 25,902 21,152 4,750 1Colorado 10,303 9,513 790 7.7 Kendall 17,165 16,147 1,018 5.9 Stephens 4,699 4,314 385Comal 59,045 55,054 3,991 6.8 Kenedy 232 225 7 3.0 Sterling 746 706 40Comanche 6,852 6,362 490 7.2 Kent 434 404 30 6.9 Stonewall 778 743 35Concho 1,286 1,181 105 8.2 Kerr 23,063 21,600 1,463 6.3 Sutton 2,883 2,738 145Cooke 21,787 20,455 1,332 6.1 Kimble 1,975 1,826 149 7.5 Swisher 3,556 3,331 225Coryell 25,384 23,113 2,271 8.9 King 185 173 12 6.5 Tarrant 917,161 843,108 74,053

Cottle 753 703 50 6.6 Kinney 1,481 1,339 142 9.6 Taylor 66,756 62,492 4,264Crane 1,586 1,460 126 7.9 Kleberg 17,370 16,201 1,169 6.7 Terrell 371 334 37 1Crockett 2,065 1,942 123 6.0 Knox 1,755 1,642 113 6.4 Terry 5,771 5,337 434Crosby 2,677 2,407 270 10.1 Lamar 23,759 21,468 2,291 9.6 Throckmorton 1,059 1,001 58Culberson 1,675 1,593 82 4.9 Lamb 6,879 6,381 498 7.2 Titus 14,580 13,489 1,091Dallam 3,751 3,581 170 4.5 Lampasas 10,964 10,250 714 6.5 Tom Green 54,289 50,955 3,334Dallas 1,174,073 1,073,572 100,501 8.6 La Salle 3,249 3,018 231 7.1 Travis 564,206 526,836 37,370Dawson 5,349 4,895 454 8.5 Lavaca 9,812 9,218 594 6.1 Trinity 5,879 5,349 530Deaf Smith 9,204 8,705 499 5.4 Lee 9,353 8,755 598 6.4 Tyler 8,697 7,761 936 1

Delta 2,335 2,107 228 9.8 Leon 8,327 7,688 639 7.7 Upshur 20,439 18,936 1,503Denton 359,919 333,310 26,609 7.4 Liberty 32,222 28,794 3,428 10.6 Upton 1,882 1,800 82DeWitt 9,236 8,551 685 7.4 Limestone 12,185 11,360 825 6.8 Uvalde 11,570 10,480 1,090Dickens 969 814 155 16.0 Lipscomb 1,636 1,560 76 4.6 Val Verde 20,946 19,013 1,933Dimmit 4,253 3,876 377 8.9 Live Oak 5,309 4,982 327 6.2 Van Zandt 25,630 23,697 1,933Donley 1,895 1,782 113 6.0 Llano 8,126 7,500 626 7.7 Victoria 45,804 42,652 3,152Duval 5,367 4,815 552 10.3 Loving 52 47 5 9.6 Walker 28,203 26,147 2,056Eastland 8,926 8,267 659 7.4 Lubbock 142,973 134,574 8,399 5.9 Waller 16,790 15,369 1,421

Ector 74,083 69,395 4,688 6.3 Lynn 2,819 2,618 201 7.1 Ward 4,898 4,556 342Edwards 991 919 72 7.3 McCulloch 3,937 3,687 250 6.4 Washington 16,980 15,997 983Ellis 72,749 66,826 5,923 8.1 McLennan 117,234 108,566 8,668 7.4 Webb 94,536 86,731 7,805El Paso 322,816 290,532 32,284 10.0 McMullen 379 355 24 6.3 Wharton 20,982 19,215 1,767

Erath 19,420 18,285 1,135 5.8 Madison 5,673 5,224 449 7.9 Wheeler 3,210 3,079 131Falls 6,688 6,044 644 9.6 Marion 5,092 4,622 470 9.2 Wichita 60,731 56,227 4,504Fannin 13,900 12,553 1,347 9.7 Martin 2,272 2,143 129 5.7 Wilbarger 7,764 7,310 454Fayette 12,025 11,322 703 5.8 Mason 2,370 2,253 117 4.9 Willacy 9,637 8,387 1,250 1

Fisher 2,037 1,903 134 6.6 Matagorda 18,429 16,339 2,090 11.3 Williamson 215,973 200,647 15,326Floyd 3,042 2,776 266 8.7 Maverick 23,885 19,960 3,925 16.4 Wilson 19,445 18,100 1,345Foard 731 678 53 7.3 Medina 20,491 19,000 1,491 7.3 Winkler 3,283 3,058 225Fort Bend 283,882 261,880 22,002 7.8 Menard 1,034 964 70 6.8 Wise 28,458 26,281 2,177Franklin 5,321 4,924 397 7.5 Midland 78,414 74,828 3,586 4.6 Wood 18,188 16,677 1,511Freestone 10,412 9,741 671 6.4 Milam 10,783 9,660 1,123 10.4 Yoakum 3,921 3,696 225Frio 7,939 7,367 572 7.2 Mills 2,330 2,176 154 6.6 Young 9,719 9,075 644Gaines 6,974 6,580 394 5.6 Mitchell 3,632 3,343 289 8.0 Zapata 5,746 5,181 565Galveston 144,291 131,365 12,926 9.0 Montague 10,189 9,539 650 6.4 Zavala 4,080 3,448 632 1

Garza 2,484 2,342 142 5.7 Montgomery 225,846 208,860 16,986 7.5 Texas (Actual) 12,216,063 11,231,652 984,411


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Employment and Unemployment Estimates for TexasCities - March 2011

City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp R

Abilene 57,847 54,055 3,792 6.6 Garland 109,679 100,360 9,319 8.5 Paris 11,903 10,622 1,281 1

Allen 43,929 40,880 3,049 6.9 Georgetown 22,819 21,219 1,600 7.0 Pasadena 66,693 60,316 6,377

Amarillo 101,950 96,550 5,400 5.3 Grand Prairie 79,355 72,578 6,777 8.5 Pearland 46,989 43,699 3,290

Arlington 207,520 191,723 15,797 7.6 Grapevine 29,312 27,505 1,807 6.2 Pflugerville 23,691 22,328 1,363

Austin 435,355 407,848 27,507 6.3 Greenville 11,241 10,259 982 8.7 Pharr 26,839 24,114 2,725 1

Baytown 33,157 29,343 3,814 11.5 Haltom City 21,124 19,439 1,685 8.0 Plano 148,267 137,643 10,624

Beaumont 56,304 50,958 5,346 9.5 Harker Heights City 12,528 11,669 859 6.9 Port Arthur 25,633 21,411 4,222 1

Bedford 30,913 28,633 2,280 7.4 Harlingen 26,767 24,179 2,588 9.7 Richardson 55,243 51,301 3,942

Big Spring 9,578 8,868 710 7.4 Houston 1,080,851 994,150 86,701 8.0 Rockwall 19,118 17,756 1,362

Brownsville 68,611 60,001 8,610 12.5 Huntsville 16,342 15,195 1,147 7.0 Rosenberg 16,224 14,913 1,311

Bryan 41,526 39,077 2,449 5.9 Hurst 20,983 19,386 1,597 7.6 Round Rock 54,684 51,021 3,663

Burleson 18,807 17,525 1,282 6.8 Irving 111,538 102,829 8,709 7.8 Rowlett 29,197 26,884 2,313

Carrollton 72,256 66,924 5,332 7.4 Keller 20,728 19,419 1,309 6.3 San Angelo 45,704 42,901 2,803

Cedar Hill 23,861 21,753 2,108 8.8 Killeen 51,034 46,707 4,327 8.5 San Antonio 651,234 605,594 45,640

Cedar Park 33,363 31,444 1,919 5.8 Kingsville 13,813 12,931 882 6.4 San Benito 9,763 8,773 990 1

Cleburne 13,461 12,431 1,030 7.7 Kyle City 13,276 12,582 694 5.2 San Juan 14,017 12,387 1,630 1

College Station 48,112 45,607 2,505 5.2 Lake Jackson 14,276 13,187 1,089 7.6 San Marcos 28,479 26,902 1,577

Conroe 28,360 26,519 1,841 6.5 Lancaster 17,096 15,276 1,820 10.6 Schertz 16,462 15,504 958

Coppell 20,336 19,060 1,276 6.3 La Porte 18,472 16,889 1,583 8.6 Seguin 12,165 11,304 861

Copperas Cove 13,803 12,757 1,046 7.6 Laredo 89,780 82,695 7,085 7.9 Sherman 17,843 16,372 1,471

Corpus Christi 155,469 143,989 11,480 7.4 League City 39,809 36,558 3,251 8.2 Socorro 12,480 11,064 1,416 1

Corsicana 10,898 9,833 1,065 9.8 Leander City 13,126 12,347 779 5.9 Southlake 12,583 11,801 782

Dallas 603,121 551,539 51,582 8.6 Lewisville 61,066 57,030 4,036 6.6 Sugar Land 42,503 39,967 2,536

Deer Park 16,986 15,549 1,437 8.5 Little Elm 13,331 12,565 766 5.7 Temple 32,115 29,987 2,128

Del Rio 16,534 15,048 1,486 9.0 Longview 43,044 40,128 2,916 6.8 Texarkana 17,128 15,752 1,376

Denton 64,859 60,725 4,134 6.4 Lubbock 120,008 113,102 6,906 5.8 Texas City 20,172 18,066 2,106 1

DeSoto 25,553 23,137 2,416 9.5 Lufkin 16,336 15,096 1,240 7.6 The Colony 24,191 22,443 1,748

Duncanville 18,292 16,704 1,588 8.7 McAllen 64,119 59,094 5,025 7.8 Tyler 49,022 45,483 3,539Eagle Pass 14,009 11,473 2,536 18.1 McKinney 62,464 57,713 4,751 7.6 University Park 10,658 9,995 663

Edinburg 33,681 30,792 2,889 8.6 Mansfield 25,462 23,666 1,796 7.1 Victoria 33,051 30,721 2,330

El Paso 274,679 249,405 25,274 9.2 Mesquite 69,373 63,361 6,012 8.7 Waco 58,197 53,603 4,594

Euless 31,734 29,441 2,293 7.2 Midland 64,536 61,627 2,909 4.5 Waxahachie 13,633 12,592 1,041

Farmers Branch 13,879 12,818 1,061 7.6 Mission 29,206 26,416 2,790 9.6 Weatherford 12,892 11,948 944

Flower Mound 36,287 33,960 2,327 6.4 Missouri City 41,325 38,211 3,114 7.5 Weslaco 14,721 13,060 1,661 1

Fort Worth 340,993 312,376 28,617 8.4 Nacogdoches 16,840 15,740 1,100 6.5 Wichita Falls 46,038 42,618 3,420

Friendswood 17,960 16,706 1,254 7.0 New Braunfels 28,603 26,811 1,792 6.3 Wylie 20,473 18,993 1,480

Frisco 54,945 50,937 4,008 7.3 North Richland Hills 36,809 34,188 2,621 7.1

Galveston 25,706 23,565 2,141 8.3 Odessa 55,645 52,205 3,440 6.2

Civilian Labor Force Estimates for WDAs

March 2011

CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate

Alamo 1,046,059 970,056 76,003 7.3Brazos Valley 160,201 150,208 9,993 6.2

Cameron County 157,451 138,562 18,889 12.0

Capital Area 564,206 526,836 37,370 6.6

Central Texas 189,229 174,201 15,028 7.9

Coastal Bend 286,793 264,216 22,577 7.9

Concho Valley 76,906 72,231 4,675 6.1

Dallas 1,174,073 1,073,572 100,501 8.6

Deep East Texas 166,269 150,926 15,343 9.2

East Texas 399,335 368,511 30,824 7.7

Golden Crescent 94,641 88,014 6,627 7.0

Gulf Coast 2,984,865 2,737,476 247,389 8.3

Heart Of Texas 170,958 158,053 12,905 7.5

Lower Rio Grande Valley 348,100 304,889 43,211 12.4

Middle Rio Grande 72,006 63,511 8,495 11.8

North Central Texas 1,230,490 1,137,018 93 ,472 7.6

North East Texas 134,403 122,655 11,748 8.7

North Texas 109,793 102,299 7,494 6.8

Panhandle 220,352 208,295 12,057 5.5

Permian Basin 215,766 203,317 12,449 5.8

Rural Capital 406,358 377,596 28,762 7.1

South East Texas 190,361 169,395 20,966 11.0

South Plains 206,620 193,725 12,895 6.2

South Texas 103,180 94,598 8,582 8.3

Tarrant County 917,161 843,108 74,053 8.1

Texoma 93,631 86,095 7,536 8.0

Upper Rio Grande 336,726 303,304 33,422 9.9

West Central Texas 160,127 148,982 11,145 7.0

Average Hours and Earnings of Production or Nonsupervisory Workers for Texas

Average Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Average Hourly Earni

Mar. '11 Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11 Feb. '11 Mar. '10 Mar. '11 Feb. '11 Mar

Mining and Logging $789.88 $732.96 $628.99 44.5 42.1 37.8 $17.75 $17.41 $16

Mining $811.68 $753.32 $694.34 45.6 42.9 40.7 $17.80 $17.56 $17

Manufacturing $635.58 $604.50 $589.15 42.8 40.9 40.8 $14.85 $14.78 $14

Durable Goods $628.84 $601.08 $571.87 43.7 41.8 41.5 $14.39 $14.38 $13

Fabricated Metal Product Mfg $650.79 $622.69 $600.81 45.1 44.1 43.6 $14.43 $14.12 $13

Non-Durable Goods $648.21 $610.74 $620.16 41.0 39.1 39.4 $15.81 $15.62 $15

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

Wholesale Trade $657.28 $636.16 $629.40 39.5 39.1 38.9 $16.64 $16.27 $16

Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies $606.24 $594.98 $562.21 42.1 41.9 38.8 $14.40 $14.20 $14

Retail Trade

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $650.91 $636.79 $646.29 39.0 38.9 38.7 $16.69 $16.37 $16

Bldg. Material and Garden Equipment $407.50 $387.37 $420.32 34.1 32.2 35.5 $11.95 $12.03 $1

Food and Beverage Stores $327.04 $315.29 $327.33 32.0 30.7 32.7 $10.22 $10.27 $10

Gasoline Stations $330.06 $336.00 $345.18 35.3 35.0 36.8 $9.35 $9.60 $

Clothing and Accessories Stores $216.70 $213.42 $201.14 21.1 20.6 19.7 $10.27 $10.36 $10

Information

Telecommunications $682.82 $645.84 $620.22 35.9 35.1 35.1 $19.02 $18.40 $17

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GLOSSARYOF LABOR MARKET TERMSActual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data seriesnot subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects ofregular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.

Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 andolder who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed,

a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and activelyseeking work.

Consumer Price Index(CPI) - Is a measure of the average change overtime in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumergoods and services. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare whatthe market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the samemarket basket cost a month or a year ago.

Current Employment Statistics (CES) - A monthly survey of nonfarmbusiness establishments used to collect wage and salary employment,workers hours, and payroll, by industry and area. It is sometimes known asNonagricultural Employment.

Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutionalpopulation who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or ontheir own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterpriseoperated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not workingbut who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absentbecause of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternityor paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other familyor personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or wereseeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if heor she holds more than one job.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - The Federal/Statecooperative program which produces employment and unemployment

estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by StEmployment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statist(BLS) definitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetpurposes as an indication of need for employment and training servicprograms. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.

Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which contaa single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdividinto smaller groupings of counties referred to as Metropolitan DivisioTitles of Metropolitan Divisions are typically based on principal city namTexas has two Metropolitan Divisions, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and Fort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort WorArlington MSA.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that containleast one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territthat has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urbarea. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Offiof Management and Budget defines metropolitan areas according to publishstandards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs atwo Metropolitan Divisions (MD).

Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effectsevents that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustmemake it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movementa data series.

Unemployed(Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employmduring the reference week, were available for work, except for temporillness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime durthe 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waitto be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have belooking for work to be classified as unemployed.

Samsung Hiring Engineers and TechniciansAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman--Lori Hawkins)Samsung AustinSemiconductor said it plans to hire 300 engineers and technicians in the firsthalf of this year. The hires will bring Samsungs local employment to about2,000slightly ahead of where the company expected to be by the time theexpanded factory moves to full production.

The company said it is seeking experienced and entry-level process andequipment engineers and technicians. Technicians should have an associatesdegree in a technical field or experience in a related industry. Samsung saidit hired more than 600 employees last year as part of its current expansion,bringing total employment in Austin to about 1,700. When the expansion iscompleted later this year, Austin will have one of the biggest manufacturingcomplexes in North America. The $3.6 billion investment makes it the mostexpensive construction project in Austin history.

Trinity Industries to Hire MoreLONGVIEW, TX (Longview News-Journal--Mike Elswick)Officials withat least one Longview-area manufacturingfirm have an optimistic outlook fortheir local operations during the next couple of years. According to LongviewEconomic Development Corporation (LEDCO) executive director SusanMazarakes-Gill, Trinity Industries expects to add several hundred jobs to itslocal employment level from 2010 levels.

Last year, they averaged 520 employees. Theyre up to about 775 people nowand expect to average 925 by the end of the year, she said. Trinity officialshave told LEDCO they expect to average more than 1,000 workers during

2012. Trinity Industries has announced its Trinity Rail Group subsidientered into a supply agreement to deliver 12,500 rail cars during a five-yperiod. The companys three Longview plants are involved in the productof tank cars.

Software Firm to Add JobsABILENE, TX (Abilene Reporter-News)Software support, testing adevelopment company Genesis Networks Solutions plans to hire more th200 workers, with most expected to make more than $50,000 yearly. Tcompany also will be eligible to receive advances totaling up to $2.4 millthis year from the Development Corporation of Abilene (DCOA), as board unanimously approved a revision to financial incentives now tiedthe expected hires. Genesis Network Solutions currently has 117 employaccording to DCOA. The DCOAfirst inked a deal with Genesis in 2006, long after the company was formed.

Medical Company Moving HQ to North DallasDALLAS, TX (Dallas City Biz)AccentCare Inc. of Irvine, California plto move its company headquarters to North Dallas. The move to BriargroPlace in far north Dallas should be completed by the first of May, its scheduopening. The relocation will create more than 100 local jobs. AccentCspecializes in home healthcare. The company has operations in Arizona, NYork, Ohio, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington in addition to California. T33,000-square-foot class A office lease was secured by Dallas-based CroSterling, owner of the building at 17855 N. Dallas Parkway. AccentCarthe four-story buildings second headquarters tenet.

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Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

MAR 2011 8.1% MAR 2011 8.1%

FEB 2011 8.2% FEB 2011 8.2%

MAR 2010 8.3% MAR 2010 8.2%

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

MAR 2011 9.2% MAR 2011 8.8%

FEB 2011 9.5% FEB 2011 8.9%

MAR 2010 10.2% MAR 2010 9.7%

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted

MAR 2011 10,504,600 MAR 2011 10,526,100

FEB 2011 10,403,800 FEB 2011 10,488,900

MAR 2010 10,266,700 MAR 2010 10,275,000

OTM Change 100,800 OTM Change 37,200

OTY Change 237,900 OTY Change 251,100

Initial Claims Continued Claims

MAR 2011 84,821 MAR 2011 815,946

FEB 2011 69,540 FEB 2011 795,729

MAR 2010 98,362 MAR 2010 1,088,926

Personnel Supply

Annual ChangeU.S. MAR 2011 2.7% MAR 2011 237,900

Dallas-Fort Worth MAR 2011 2.5% FEB 2011 232,400

Houston-Galveston FEB 2011 2.5% MAR 2010 205,200

OTM Change 5,500

OTY Change 32,700

MAR 2011 $ 102.94 OTM Change $ 13.36

FEB 2011 $ 89.58 OTY Change $ 21.70

MAR 2010 $ 81.24

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)

Texas Unemployment Rate

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

U.S. Unemployment Rate

MASS LAYOFF STATISTICSThe Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a Federal-State initiative that identifies, describes, and tracks large job cutbacks. Mass layoffs andclosures in Texas occur when at least 50 workers are separated involuntarily by their employer for more than 30 days. Once the employers areidentified, a contact is made by telephone 31 days after the potential layoff event to verify the layoff. Information is collected as to what kind olayoff occurred (Permanent, Temporary, or no layoff) and the reason for the layoff or closure of a company. Other information gathered includethe number of people employed prior to the layoff, the establishments open/close status and whether or not there will be any employee recall.

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Primary Reasons Employee Separations Due to Mass Layoffs

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Contract Completion Slack Work Financial Difficulty/Bankruptcy

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Health Care and Social Assistance

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