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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . 1Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 2Texas Nonagricultural Wage & SalaryEmployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 3MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 5Highlights of the Texas Labor Force . . . . . . . . . 10County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 13Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(Seasonally Adjusted)

Education and Health Services employment experienced its eighth consecutive monthly increase in July as the major industry expanded by an estimated 5,000 jobs over the month. Health Care and Social Assistance accounted for the bulk of that growth with the addition of 3,900 jobs over the month, while employment in Educational Services grew by 1,100 positions. The annual growth rate in Education and Health Services climbed 0.2 percentage points in July to reach 3.4 percent, extending a string of annual growth rates at or above 3.0 percent in the industry to three straight months.Employment in Leisure and Hospitality surged by 5,000 positions in July, a marked improvement from the revised drop of 1,700 jobs recorded in the major industry in June. The Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation subsector added 4,600 jobs over the month, while Accommodations and Food Services employment edged up by 400 jobs. The annual growth rate for Leisure and Hospitality employment was nearly unchanged in July at 4.3 percent, which marked an increase of 48,900 positions over the year.Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment expanded for a 16th consecutive month with the addition of 4,400 jobs in July. A gain of 6,400 positions in Retail Trade offset losses in Wholesale Trade and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 28,400 jobs over the past three months, far outpacing the 16,200 jobs gained in 2013 over the same time frame. The industry grew by 92,500 jobs over the year, resulting in a 4.1 percent annual growth rate.Government employment expanded by an estimated 4,200 positions in July on the heels of a revised gain of 14,100 jobs in June. The combined gain of 23,300 positions in this major industry over the last three months outpaced the 16,700 jobs gained over the same time period a year ago. Local Government accounted for 6,700 jobs added over the month, while Federal Government contracted by 1,100 positions and State Government shed 1,400 jobs over the month. The annual growth rate in Government fell to 1.8 percent in July, but was up 0.6 percentage points from its level of 1.2 percent a year ago.Construction employment expanded by an estimated 4,000 positions in July on the heels of a revised drop of 2,300 jobs in June. The industry has added 13,100 jobs so far in 2014, striking a pace slightly behind 2013’s gain of 14,800 jobs over the same time frame. The industry added 23,600 positions over the year as its annual growth rate improved to 3.8 percent in July.Employment in Financial Activities climbed by an estimated 3,600 jobs in July after having risen by 4,800 positions in June. This brought the expansion in Financial Activities over the last three months combined to a total of 12,300 jobs. Employment gains were seen throughout this major industry as Finance and Insurance employment recorded a bump of 1,500 jobs over the month, while employment in Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing climbed by 2,100 jobs in July. The annual growth rate for employment in Financial Activities inched up to 3.3 percent, representing the addition of 22,400 jobs over the year.

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Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas increased by an estimated 46,600 jobs in July, a mark that improved on a revised gain of 30,300

jobs in June and extended the streak of consecutive monthly growth in the series to 46 months. All of the 11 major industries showed employment increases over the month, led by the gain of 10,600 jobs in Professional and Business Services. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended July at an estimated level of 11,607,800 jobs, an increase of 396,200 jobs over the year. The annual growth rate for the employment series ticked up one-tenth of one percent to 3.5 percent in July. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment has been positive for 51 consecutive months and has been at or above 2.8 percent for all of 2014.Professional and Business Services employment expanded for a seventh consecutive month with the addition of 10,600 jobs in July. The monthly gain was primarily driven by the addition of 8,400 jobs in Professional, Scientifi c, and Technical Services. Professional and Business Services employment has added 52,100 positions so far in 2014, marking the industry’s strongest year-to-date employment growth in series history. The industry added 72,300 jobs over the year as its annual growth rate increased to 5.0 percent.Other Services employment rebounded from a revised decrease of 3,900 positions in June with a jump of 5,400 jobs in July, the largest over-the-month increase in the history of the series. However, total employment growth over the last three months stood at 2,000 jobs, a fi gure that trailed growth of 4,100 and 4,300 positions over the same time periods in 2013 and 2012, respectively. The annual growth rate for Other Services employment climbed by 1.2 percentage points to a rate of 1.9 percent in July but has trended downward since it reached 3.0 percent in February of this year.

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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. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.

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 refl ects 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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Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateJuly 2014 12,979,500 12,313,300 666,200 5.1 156,023,000 146,352,000 9,671,000 6.2June 2014 12,985,600 12,329,600 656,000 5.1 155,694,000 146,221,000 9,474,000 6.1July 2013 12,826,300 12,003,100 823,200 6.4 155,693,000 144,285,000 11,408,000 7.3

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Total Nonagricultural 11,607,800 11,561,200 11,211,600 46,600 0.4 396,200 3.5Total Private 9,754,600 9,712,200 9,391,000 42,400 0.4 363,600 3.9Goods Producing 1,838,900 1,832,500 1,776,100 6,400 0.3 62,800 3.5Mining and Logging 315,100 313,600 292,200 1,500 0.5 22,900 7.8Construction 637,800 633,800 614,200 4,000 0.6 23,600 3.8Manufacturing 886,000 885,100 869,700 900 0.1 16,300 1.9

Service Providing 9,768,900 9,728,700 9,435,500 40,200 0.4 333,400 3.5Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2,337,600 2,333,200 2,245,100 4,400 0.2 92,500 4.1Information 208,500 206,500 201,500 2,000 1.0 7,000 3.5Financial Activities 708,300 704,700 685,900 3,600 0.5 22,400 3.3Professional and Business Services 1,531,900 1,521,300 1,459,600 10,600 0.7 72,300 5.0Education and Health Services 1,533,600 1,528,600 1,483,400 5,000 0.3 50,200 3.4Leisure and Hospitality 1,191,500 1,186,500 1,142,600 5,000 0.4 48,900 4.3Other Services 404,300 398,900 396,800 5,400 1.4 7,500 1.9Government 1,853,200 1,849,000 1,820,600 4,200 0.2 32,600 1.8

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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. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Change % Change Change % ChangeTOTAL NONFARM 11,568,300 11,605,300 11,159,600 37,000 0.3% 408,700 3.7%

TOTAL PRIVATE 9,787,000 9,768,700 9,411,400 18,300 0.2% 375,600 4.0%GOODS PRODUCING 1,852,900 1,846,700 1,783,500 6,200 0.3% 69,400 3.9%Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 317,400 314,500 294,100 2,900 0.9% 23,300 7.9%

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Construction (NAICS 23) 645,500 643,500 616,700 2,000 0.3% 28,800 4.7%Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 149,600 146,400 134,100 3,200 2.2% 15,500 11.6%Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 133,600 133,400 128,200 200 0.1% 5,400 4.2%Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 362,300 363,700 354,400 1,400 0.4% 7,900 2.2%

Manufacturing (NAICS 31 33) 890,000 888,700 872,700 1,300 0.1% 17,300 2.0%Durable Goods 588,400 587,200 578,400 1,200 0.2% 10,000 1.7%Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 22,000 21,700 20,300 300 1.4% 1,700 8.4%Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 35,700 35,600 34,000 100 0.3% 1,700 5.0%Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 23,000 23,000 23,100 0 0.0% 100 0.4%Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 137,800 137,500 136,200 300 0.2% 1,600 1.2%Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 111,600 110,800 107,300 800 0.7% 4,300 4.0%Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 95,900 96,000 96,500 100 0.1% 600 0.6%Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 19,600 19,600 19,300 0 0.0% 300 1.6%Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336) 89,700 89,700 89,400 0 0.0% 300 0.3%Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 23,000 22,900 22,500 100 0.4% 500 2.2%Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 30,100 30,400 29,800 300 1.0% 300 1.0%

Nondurable Goods 301,600 301,500 294,300 100 0.0% 7,300 2.5%Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 81,100 81,400 82,100 300 0.4% 1,000 1.2%Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 12,800 12,700 12,500 100 0.8% 300 2.4%Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 16,700 16,700 16,900 0 0.0% 200 1.2%Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 25,300 25,400 25,700 100 0.4% 400 1.6%Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 26,000 26,000 25,300 0 0.0% 700 2.8%Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 77,900 77,800 75,400 100 0.1% 2,500 3.3%Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 39,500 39,400 38,400 100 0.3% 1,100 2.9%

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Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Change % Change Change % ChangeSERVICE PROVIDING 9,715,400 9,758,600 9,376,100 43,200 0.4% 339,300 3.6%Private Service Providing 7,934,100 7,922,000 7,627,900 12,100 0.2% 306,200 4.0%Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,335,000 2,330,300 2,239,500 4,700 0.2% 95,500 4.3%Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 586,900 587,000 561,100 100 0.0% 25,800 4.6%Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 331,200 334,100 319,800 2,900 0.9% 11,400 3.6%Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 179,200 176,300 167,100 2,900 1.6% 12,100 7.2%Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers (NAICS 425) 76,500 76,600 74,200 100 0.1% 2,300 3.1%

Retail Trade (NAICS 44 45) 1,254,500 1,248,500 1,214,700 6,000 0.5% 39,800 3.3%Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 175,700 174,100 164,100 1,600 0.9% 11,600 7.1%Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 38,700 38,700 37,700 0 0.0% 1,000 2.7%Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 39,000 38,300 38,200 700 1.8% 800 2.1%Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 100,800 101,300 96,300 500 0.5% 4,500 4.7%Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 226,000 226,400 219,700 400 0.2% 6,300 2.9%Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 72,900 73,000 70,300 100 0.1% 2,600 3.7%Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 81,800 82,100 78,500 300 0.4% 3,300 4.2%Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 119,600 116,500 118,600 3,100 2.7% 1,000 0.8%Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 40,900 41,100 39,400 200 0.5% 1,500 3.8%General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 276,900 274,500 272,200 2,400 0.9% 4,700 1.7%Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 62,400 62,400 60,500 0 0.0% 1,900 3.1%Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 19,800 20,100 19,200 300 1.5% 600 3.1%

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48 49,22) 493,600 494,800 463,700 1,200 0.2% 29,900 6.4%Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 443,000 444,900 414,800 1,900 0.4% 28,200 6.8%Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 61,400 61,800 60,700 400 0.6% 700 1.2%Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 137,200 137,800 134,000 600 0.4% 3,200 2.4%Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 16,700 16,600 15,900 100 0.6% 800 5.0%Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 79,300 78,900 74,900 400 0.5% 4,400 5.9%Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 38,600 38,800 35,700 200 0.5% 2,900 8.1%Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 50,900 50,900 49,000 0 0.0% 1,900 3.9%

Utilities (NAICS 22) 50,600 49,900 48,900 700 1.4% 1,700 3.5%Information (NAICS 51) 208,500 207,700 202,800 800 0.4% 5,700 2.8%

Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 39,700 39,800 39,600 100 0.3% 100 0.3%Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 87,800 87,400 87,300 400 0.5% 500 0.6%Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 30,100 30,000 29,500 100 0.3% 600 2.0%

Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 710,400 706,700 688,500 3,700 0.5% 21,900 3.2%Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 512,900 509,900 498,600 3,000 0.6% 14,300 2.9%Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 262,400 260,800 259,400 1,600 0.6% 3,000 1.2%Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 63,800 62,400 59,900 1,400 2.2% 3,900 6.5%Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 181,300 181,800 177,700 500 0.3% 3,600 2.0%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 197,500 196,800 189,900 700 0.4% 7,600 4.0%Real Estate (NAICS 531) 132,200 132,500 128,600 300 0.2% 3,600 2.8%Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 61,600 61,700 58,900 100 0.2% 2,700 4.6%

Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,538,000 1,530,100 1,458,000 7,900 0.5% 80,000 5.5%Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 682,600 673,200 644,300 9,400 1.4% 38,300 5.9%Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 91,700 91,600 90,200 100 0.1% 1,500 1.7%Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 763,700 765,300 723,500 1,600 0.2% 40,200 5.6%Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 733,800 735,500 694,200 1,700 0.2% 39,600 5.7%

Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,516,100 1,518,000 1,472,700 1,900 0.1% 43,400 2.9%Educational Services (NAICS 61) 174,200 176,200 164,100 2,000 1.1% 10,100 6.2%Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,341,900 1,341,800 1,308,600 100 0.0% 33,300 2.5%Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 660,300 659,400 637,600 900 0.1% 22,700 3.6%Hospitals (NAICS 622) 309,100 307,800 305,000 1,300 0.4% 4,100 1.3%Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 180,200 181,000 176,900 800 0.4% 3,300 1.9%Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 192,300 193,600 189,100 1,300 0.7% 3,200 1.7%

Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,217,900 1,223,900 1,165,000 6,000 0.5% 52,900 4.5%Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 136,200 135,900 129,300 300 0.2% 6,900 5.3%Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 97,200 96,100 95,200 1,100 1.1% 2,000 2.1%

Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 1,081,700 1,088,000 1,035,700 6,300 0.6% 46,000 4.4%Accommodation (NAICS 721) 124,400 123,800 116,900 600 0.5% 7,500 6.4%Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 957,300 964,200 918,800 6,900 0.7% 38,500 4.2%

Other Services (NAICS 81) 408,200 405,300 401,400 2,900 0.7% 6,800 1.7%Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 122,000 121,000 119,900 1,000 0.8% 2,100 1.8%Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 100,300 100,100 100,100 200 0.2% 200 0.2%Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 185,900 184,200 181,400 1,700 0.9% 4,500 2.5%

Government 1,781,300 1,836,600 1,748,200 55,300 3.0% 33,100 1.9%Federal Government 189,700 190,800 196,900 1,100 0.6% 7,200 3.7%State Government 357,100 356,800 355,800 300 0.1% 1,300 0.4%Local Government 1,234,500 1,289,000 1,195,500 54,500 4.2% 39,000 3.3%

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Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas decreased by 44,300 jobs in July after

a revised increase of 33,900 jobs was recorded in June. The July decrease was mostly attributable to seasonal factors, and the current loss was less than the July 2013 decrease of 77,000 jobs. Despite the seasonal decrease, the jobs gained since January 2014 stood at 263,100 positions—50,000 more jobs added compared to the same time frame last year. Five areas managed to add employment in July, led by the Midland MSA with 900 positions. The Odessa and the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSAs followed with 500- and 400-job increases, respectively. Since last July, 344,700 jobs were added within the MSAs, equaling a 3.5 percent annual growth rate. This marked 51 consecutive months of positive annualized growth. Twenty-fi ve areas expanded in employment over the year, led percentage-wise by the College Station-Bryan MSA with a 7.0 annual growth rate. This was followed by the Midland and the Victoria MSAs with 6.2 percent and 4.7 percent annual growth, respectively.

The Government sector recorded a loss of 63,300 jobs in July, which could be mainly attributed to area government education entities shedding staff due to the end of the school year. This loss was in line with previous Government sector employment decreases but was slightly smaller than the fi ve-year average decrease of 67,300 jobs. Government jobs increased in one area over the month, with the Lubbock MSA adding 100 positions.

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Since last July, Government employment within the MSAs grew by 20,600 jobs which equaled to a 1.4 percent annual growth rate. This marked 22 consecutive months of net annualized job gains. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA led all 15 areas with annual employment increases by adding 9,600 jobs over-the-year. The College Station-Bryan MSA led all areas percentage-wise with a 4.1 percent annual growth rate. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and the Lubbock MSAs succeeded with 2.7 percent and 2.2 percent annual growth rates, respectively.

Professional and Business Services added 8,600 jobs in July after a revised increase of 19,900 jobs was recorded in June. The July employment increase marked six consecutive months of job growth in the industry. The over-the-month increase also pushed the 2014 job total to 75,600 positions gained since January. This addition was nearly twice the 42,900 jobs netted over the same time frame in 2013. The Laredo MSA led the 11 areas with job gains by increasing 4.1 percent in July. This was followed by the Odessa and the Tyler MSAs with 2.6 percent and 2.5 percent monthly growth, respectively. Since July 2013, 78,400 jobs were added among the MSAs, representing annualized growth of 5.8 percent. Annual growth in Professional and Business Services has been positive for 52 consecutive months and has accelerated since February 2014, when annual growth stood at 2.8 percent. Seventeen areas added jobs over the year, led by the Dallas-Plano-Irving area with 35,100 positions. The Fort Worth-Arlington area led in percentage terms with a 10.3 percent increase, followed by the Victoria MSA with a 10.0 percent annual growth rate.

Employment in Mining, Logging, and Construction grew by 4,100 positions in July, marking six consecutive monthly increases. The current addition was larger than the fi ve-year average increase of 1,300 jobs, while the three-month net gain equaled 21,800 jobs. The industry added 52,000 positions since January 2014, surpassing last year’s tally of 39,000 jobs over the same time frame. Mining, Logging, and Construction grew over the month in 16 areas led by the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA with 3,100 jobs in July. The Sherman-Denison MSA led all areas percentage-wise with a 3.0 percent gain over the month. The industry has continued to show annual growth for 46 consecutive months as 45,500 jobs were added since July 2013. Mining, Logging, and Construction expanded in 25 areas over the year, led percentage-wise by the Sherman-Denison MSA with a 17.2 percent annual growth rate. This was followed by the Midland and the College Station-Bryan MSAs with 13.9 percent and 12.7 percent annual growth rates, respectively.

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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. 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.

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13TOTAL NONFARM 2,895,700 2,895,300 2,783,500 2,263,400 2,266,100 2,171,100 943,900 950,500 915,400GOODS PRODUCING 575,300 571,700 550,000 288,900 289,100 281,100 160,800 159,900 156,500Mining, Logging, & Construction 314,300 311,200 297,500 124,600 125,300 115,200 66,300 65,800 63,700Manufacturing 261,000 260,500 252,500 164,300 163,800 165,900 94,500 94,100 92,800

Durable Goods 174,500 174,100 172,000 115,300 114,700 116,800 68,900 68,500 67,500Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 60,300 60,200 59,700Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 19,200 19,200 19,100 35,600 35,600 37,500 3,900 3,900 3,200

Nondurable Goods 86,500 86,400 80,500 49,000 49,100 49,100 25,600 25,600 25,300SERVICE PROVIDING 2,320,400 2,323,600 2,233,500 1,974,500 1,977,000 1,890,000 783,100 790,600 758,900Private Service Providing 1,958,200 1,945,100 1,880,900 1,712,100 1,705,800 1,633,000 660,600 662,200 638,200Wholesale Trade 157,100 157,800 151,300 135,300 135,000 127,000 47,400 47,600 42,000

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 92,100 93,500 89,300 76,200 76,800 72,700 26,000 26,100 25,200Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 44,000 43,700 42,100 40,200 40,100 37,700 13,200 13,200 12,700

Retail Trade 288,700 287,800 284,100 224,500 223,500 219,600 101,900 101,900 101,400Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 37,700 37,600 36,500 30,600 30,300 28,800Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 21,500 21,100 20,700 18,300 18,600 17,200 8,600 8,800 8,100Food and Beverage Stores 61,000 61,200 60,400 36,900 37,100 36,400 16,600 16,600 16,200Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 30,100 29,600 29,400 23,200 22,600 23,000General Merchandise Stores 62,900 62,100 63,400 50,000 49,400 48,800 24,300 24,200 24,500

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 139,100 137,500 131,000 86,400 86,700 80,900 68,400 69,000 66,100Utilities 16,800 16,500 16,200 6,700 6,500 6,300

Information 33,300 33,200 32,800 67,600 68,300 66,300 12,700 12,700 13,600Telecommunications 15,200 15,200 14,800 32,600 32,500 32,200 6,500 6,400 6,700

Financial Activities 147,200 145,500 144,100 204,800 203,300 200,600 51,700 52,200 55,400Finance and Insurance 92,800 91,500 91,600 156,700 154,800 153,000 39,200 39,800 42,400Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 44,000 43,700 44,600 77,400 76,700 78,100 25,300 25,300 25,900Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 29,200 29,000 29,900 57,000 57,300 55,600

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 54,400 54,000 52,500 48,100 48,500 47,600Professional and Business Services 448,600 443,100 429,100 414,200 409,700 379,100 114,800 112,600 104,100

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 222,100 216,900 203,200 173,400 171,500 168,300 40,500 39,100 35,500Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 201,200 201,100 201,900 210,200 208,500 179,500 69,000 68,000 62,600

Education and Health Services 349,100 347,600 331,200 272,900 273,300 264,200 117,600 119,100 115,700Health Care and Social Assistance 298,700 296,700 283,600 233,900 233,100 228,000 102,500 102,900 101,200Ambulatory Health Care Services 145,200 143,600 136,900 124,200 124,700 120,400Hospitals 80,300 79,800 77,100 52,300 52,000 51,600 28,300 28,200 27,800

Leisure and Hospitality 291,200 290,000 277,000 228,200 228,900 219,000 108,900 109,800 104,000Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 33,400 33,200 31,600 27,100 27,800 26,300Accommodation and Food Services 257,800 256,800 245,400 201,100 201,100 192,700 88,900 90,200 88,100Food Services and Drinking Places 233,000 232,200 221,700 178,100 178,200 170,500 80,300 81,900 79,700

Other Services 103,900 102,600 100,300 78,200 77,100 76,300 37,200 37,300 35,900Government 362,200 378,500 352,600 262,400 271,200 257,000 122,500 128,400 120,700

Federal 27,300 27,200 27,700 28,300 28,800 29,000 14,700 14,700 15,200State 70,300 70,700 69,700 37,000 36,500 36,200 12,400 13,000 12,200Local 264,600 280,600 255,200 197,100 205,900 191,800 95,400 100,700 93,300

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13TOTAL NONFARM 927,200 934,400 906,400 893,300 900,200 860,700 287,700 291,100 282,800GOODS PRODUCING 97,400 97,400 96,500 101,800 101,300 98,600 30,300 30,700 30,700Mining, Logging, & Construction 51,000 50,900 50,400 48,400 47,800 45,800 13,000 13,300 12,900Manufacturing 46,400 46,500 46,100 53,400 53,500 52,800 17,300 17,400 17,800SERVICE PROVIDING 829,800 837,000 809,900 791,500 798,900 762,100 257,400 260,400 252,100Private Service Providing 674,300 676,000 653,700 626,400 627,100 598,000 192,000 192,200 187,100Wholesale Trade 32,300 32,300 30,000 47,000 47,000 45,400 10,400 10,400 10,000Retail Trade 102,500 103,000 100,600 99,000 97,600 92,400 37,900 38,000 36,800

Food and Beverage Stores 19,000 19,000 19,000 18,800 18,800 18,400General Merchandise Stores 21,800 21,600 21,100 16,500 16,300 16,300 10,000 10,000 10,000

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 23,800 23,800 22,700 15,000 15,100 14,200 14,200 14,200 13,500Information 21,500 21,400 21,200 24,100 23,900 23,500 5,700 5,700 5,900

Telecommunications 5,800 5,800 5,700 7,400 7,400 7,300Financial Activities 78,100 76,900 76,800 49,600 49,500 48,400 12,300 12,300 12,100

Finance and Insurance 63,000 61,900 61,800 33,900 33,900 33,200Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 27,800 27,600 27,100 14,100 14,000 13,800

Professional and Business Services 113,500 114,800 110,300 143,200 145,400 134,900 30,000 29,800 28,900Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 43,300 43,000 43,800 79,700 80,000 74,400

Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 60,100 61,000 56,700 57,300 58,800 55,200 21,800 21,600 20,300Education and Health Services 139,600 140,100 135,800 101,000 99,900 99,100 39,900 39,900 39,100

Health Care and Social Assistance 121,900 122,000 119,200 87,700 86,400 85,500Hospitals 23,400 23,300 22,900 23,500 23,400 22,900

Leisure and Hospitality 127,900 128,600 121,800 108,300 109,500 101,800 31,900 32,200 31,200Accommodation and Food Services 110,300 111,000 106,100 96,700 97,600 91,200

Other Services 35,100 35,100 34,500 39,200 39,200 38,300 9,700 9,700 9,600Government 155,500 161,000 156,200 165,100 171,800 164,100 65,400 68,200 65,000

Federal 33,300 33,300 35,100 10,700 11,300 11,900 12,200 12,300 12,700State 20,000 20,400 19,600 70,700 70,900 70,700 9,200 9,700 9,000Local 102,200 107,300 101,500 83,700 89,600 81,500 44,000 46,200 43,300

Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)DALLAS PLANO IRVING MD** FORT WORTH ARLINGTONMD**

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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.

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13TOTAL NONFARM 67,000 67,500 65,900 112,900 114,500 112,200 156,000 158,900 153,700 136,400 137,600 133,800Mining, Logging, & Constr. 5,700 5,600 5,600 6,600 6,600 6,400 16,100 17,500 16,000 3,500 3,500 3,400Manufacturing 2,700 2,700 2,700 13,500 13,400 13,200 22,300 22,400 21,500 5,500 5,500 5,700Wholesale Trade 3,000 2,900 2,700 5,300 5,300 5,500 5,100 5,100 5,100 3,700 3,700 3,600Retail Trade 8,000 8,000 8,000 15,200 15,100 14,400 20,900 20,700 19,700 17,100 17,000 17,400Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,900 1,900 1,800 5,200 5,100 4,800 7,000 7,000 6,100 4,500 4,600 4,400Information 1,300 1,200 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,100 1,100 1,100Financial Activities 3,800 3,800 3,800 5,800 5,800 5,900 5,500 5,600 5,600 5,500 5,500 5,400Prof. & Business Services 5,500 5,600 5,300 7,800 8,300 8,300 12,500 12,600 12,900 11,500 11,700 11,500Educ. & Health Services 12,800 12,800 12,700 15,900 16,100 15,600 20,100 20,100 20,700 34,900 34,700 33,800Leisure & Hospitality 7,800 7,900 7,500 12,700 13,000 13,000 15,200 15,500 14,900 15,000 15,000 14,100Other Services 2,800 2,800 2,700 4,800 4,900 4,900 6,400 6,200 6,000 4,000 4,200 3,700Government 11,700 12,300 11,900 18,700 19,500 18,800 23,500 24,800 23,800 30,100 31,100 29,700

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13TOTAL NONFARM 102,900 103,800 96,200 191,100 193,800 185,900 133,100 134,300 130,700 96,600 96,700 94,600Mining, Logging, & Constr. 8,000 7,800 7,100 25,300 25,100 23,300 6,700 6,600 6,100 4,900 4,800 4,600Manufacturing 5,600 5,500 5,500 9,800 9,800 9,800 7,400 7,300 7,400 700 700 700Wholesale Trade 1,900 1,800 1,800 6,300 6,100 6,000 4,200 4,100 4,000 2,800 2,800 2,700Retail Trade 12,300 12,200 10,900 20,500 21,100 20,900 15,900 16,000 15,600 12,800 12,800 12,600Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,600 1,600 1,500 7,800 7,900 7,000 4,600 4,700 5,100 14,200 14,300 13,700Information 1,400 1,400 1,400 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,000 2,000 2,100 700 700 700Financial Activities 3,800 3,800 3,700 8,000 8,100 7,800 6,000 6,000 5,800 3,700 3,700 3,800Prof. & Business Services 7,000 6,900 6,800 15,200 15,400 15,600 8,800 8,700 9,300 7,600 7,300 7,500Educ. & Health Services 10,500 10,600 10,000 30,200 30,300 29,500 21,900 22,500 20,900 14,200 14,400 14,300Leisure & Hospitality 14,100 13,800 12,300 26,200 26,700 24,800 14,000 14,200 13,500 10,500 10,300 9,900Other Services 3,600 3,500 3,400 8,300 8,200 7,800 5,200 5,200 5,000 2,500 2,500 2,400Government 33,100 34,900 31,800 31,400 33,000 31,300 36,400 37,000 35,900 22,000 22,400 21,700

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13TOTAL NONFARM 102,900 102,700 99,600 135,500 135,300 131,300 233,100 237,600 227,100 91,100 90,200 85,800Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,100 18,800 17,100 6,600 6,600 6,300 9,500 9,500 9,500 27,800 27,200 24,400Manufacturing 9,700 9,600 10,000 4,900 4,900 4,900 6,100 6,200 6,100 3,800 3,800 3,600Wholesale Trade 5,500 5,400 5,300 6,400 6,400 6,300 7,400 7,500 7,200 5,200 5,200 4,800Retail Trade 11,000 10,900 10,800 17,700 17,300 16,700 35,600 35,000 34,800 8,500 8,400 8,300Trans., Ware., & Util. 4,100 4,100 4,000 5,000 5,100 4,600 8,300 8,300 7,900 4,500 4,500 4,400Information 1,400 1,400 1,400 4,000 4,000 3,900 2,100 2,100 2,200 900 900 1,000Financial Activities 4,000 4,000 4,100 7,200 7,100 7,100 8,800 8,800 8,800 4,500 4,400 4,300Prof. & Business Services 8,700 8,600 8,600 10,700 10,700 10,500 15,300 15,400 14,700 9,000 8,900 8,600Educ. & Health Services 15,100 15,200 14,900 21,600 21,600 21,200 61,900 60,600 59,400 6,400 6,400 6,700Leisure & Hospitality 9,400 9,400 8,700 17,800 18,100 16,800 21,400 21,800 20,800 8,800 8,900 8,300Other Services 3,600 3,600 3,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 6,200 6,400 6,000 3,300 3,200 3,100Government 11,300 11,700 11,200 28,100 28,000 27,500 50,500 56,000 49,700 8,400 8,400 8,300

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13TOTAL NONFARM 75,400 74,900 72,200 47,800 48,200 46,300 44,800 45,000 44,200 54,300 55,800 53,900Mining, Logging, & Constr. 18,700 18,400 17,300 3,800 3,700 3,500 3,400 3,300 2,900 2,200 2,200 2,100Manufacturing 5,400 5,400 5,300 3,200 3,200 3,200 5,300 5,300 5,300 4,000 4,000 4,000Wholesale Trade 6,400 6,300 6,100 1,900 1,900 1,800 1,200 1,200 1,100 2,500 2,600 2,400Retail Trade 7,800 7,800 7,600 5,700 5,700 5,600 5,500 5,500 5,600 7,000 7,000 6,900Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,000 3,000 2,900 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,300 1,300 1,200 3,100 3,100 2,900Information 500 500 500 900 900 900 500 500 500 500 500 500Financial Activities 3,300 3,300 3,200 2,400 2,400 2,300 2,800 2,800 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700Prof. & Business Services 4,000 3,900 4,200 3,900 4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,800 3,900 3,900 3,700Educ. & Health Services 5,500 5,500 5,400 8,500 8,500 8,200 8,900 8,900 9,100 8,800 8,800 9,000Leisure & Hospitality 8,200 8,000 7,200 5,900 5,800 5,400 4,900 5,100 4,900 6,200 6,300 6,000Other Services 4,000 3,900 3,900 2,200 2,200 2,000 1,700 1,700 1,600 2,300 2,300 2,200Government 8,600 8,900 8,600 8,300 8,800 8,300 6,300 6,400 6,500 11,100 12,400 11,500

Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13 Jul '14* Jun '14 Jul '13TOTAL NONFARM 96,500 97,600 95,500 55,700 55,900 53,200 108,200 108,400 105,800 57,500 58,000 57,500Mining, Logging, & Constr. 5,900 5,900 5,600 9,100 9,000 8,700 6,600 6,500 6,300 3,800 3,900 3,700Manufacturing 5,000 5,000 5,100 6,100 6,200 5,900 14,800 14,700 14,700 5,000 5,000 5,300Wholesale Trade 3,400 3,300 3,200 2,300 2,300 2,200 4,100 4,100 4,000 2,000 1,900 1,800Retail Trade 12,600 12,900 12,700 7,000 6,900 6,600 11,800 11,900 10,900 7,700 7,700 7,700Trans., Ware., & Util. 4,000 3,900 3,900 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,100 3,100 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,900Information 2,400 2,400 2,300 500 500 500 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,100 1,100Financial Activities 4,300 4,400 4,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 5,900 5,900 6,000 2,800 2,800 2,700Prof. & Business Services 8,300 8,100 8,300 3,300 3,300 3,000 9,700 9,700 9,700 3,400 3,400 3,300Educ. & Health Services 22,800 23,100 22,400 7,400 7,500 6,900 18,000 18,000 17,800 8,900 9,000 9,200Leisure & Hospitality 10,600 10,800 10,600 5,600 5,400 5,200 11,300 11,600 10,700 6,100 6,200 6,200Other Services 4,900 4,900 4,700 2,100 2,100 1,900 3,900 3,900 3,800 2,800 2,900 2,700Government 12,300 12,900 12,300 8,100 8,500 8,100 17,700 17,700 17,600 11,900 12,100 11,900

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LONGVIEW LUBBOCK

TYLER VICTORIA

MCALLEN EDINBURG MISSION

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COLLEGE STATION BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI KILLEEN TEMPLE FORT HOOD

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INDUSTRY

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AMARILLO BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR

LAREDO

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ODESSA SAN ANGELO SHERMAN DENISON TEXARKANA

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Baytown

Beaumont-PortArthur

Tyler

Longview

Sherman-Denison

Texarkana

Killeen-Temple-

Fort Hood

CollegeStation-

BryanAustin-

Round Rock-San Marcos

San Antonio-New Braunfels

Victoria

Dallas-Fort Worth-

Arlington

WichitaFalls

Waco

Abilene

Brownsville-Harlingen

McAllen-Edinburg-

Mission

Laredo CorpusChristi

SanAngelo

Odessa

Midland

Lubbock

Amarillo

El Paso

Job Growth RatesTexas: 3.7%

4.0% and above (5)3.0% to 3.9% (5)2.0% to 2.9% (5)1.1% to 1.9% (6)0.0% to 1.0% (4)

CES - A Bureau of Labor Statistics program that relies on employersurveys to estimate monthly, nonagricultural payroll employment.

Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by theBureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminatedin cooperation with the TWC. Prepared by the Labor Market and CareerInformation Department, TWC. (8/15/2014)

0.6%

3.2% 0.0%

1.7%

3.9%

6.2%4.4%

1.7%

0.7%

3.3%1.0%

7.0%

2.3%

1.8%

3.8%1.5%

4.0%2.3%

2.8%

2.1%

2.6% 1.9%

Total Nonagricultural Employment by MSA (In Thousands)

AbileneAmarilloAustin-Round Rock-San MarcosBeaumont-Port ArthurBrownsville-HarlingenCollege Station-BryanCorpus ChristiDallas-Fort Worth-ArlingtonEl PasoHouston-Sugar Land-BaytownKilleen-Temple-Fort HoodLaredoLongviewLubbockMcAllen-Edinburg-MissionMidlandOdessaSan AngeloSan Antonio-New BraunfelsSherman-DenisonTexarkanaTylerVictoriaWacoWichita Falls

67.0112.9893.3156.0136.4102.9191.1

3,207.3287.7

2,895.7133.1

96.6102.9135.5233.1

91.175.447.8

927.244.854.396.555.7

108.257.5

1.7%0.6%3.8%1.5%1.9%7.0%2.8%3.9%1.7%4.0%1.8%2.1%3.3%3.2%2.6%6.2%4.4%3.2%2.3%1.4%0.7%1.0%4.7%2.3%0.0%

MSAJuly2014

July2013

% AnnualJob Growth

65.9112.2860.7153.7133.8

96.2185.9

3,086.5282.8

2,783.5130.7

94.699.6

131.3227.1

85.872.246.3

906.444.253.995.553.2

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Texarkana

Tyler

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Houston-Sugar Land-

Baytown

CollegeStation-

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Sherman-Denison

Waco

Dallas-Fort Worth-

Arlington

CorpusChristi

Brownsville-Harlingen

Killeen-Temple-

Fort Hood

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

Victoria

San Antonio-New Braunfels

McAllen-Edinburg-

Mission

Abilene

WichitaFalls

Laredo

San Angelo

Lubbock

Amarillo

OdessaMidland

El Paso

Unemployment RatesTexas: 5.6%*

4.5% and below (5)4.6% to 4.9% (5)5.0% to 5.5% (6)5.6% to 6.5% (5)6.6% and above (4)

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The Texas unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 percent. This unemployment rate increase was due in part to typical seasonal fl uctuations experienced during the

summer months. This was the fourth rate increase since January and the lowest July rate since 2008. The unemployment rate decreased 1.1 percentage points over the year. The unemployment rate for the United States increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.5 percent. This was the 92nd consecutive month in which the Texas unemployment rate has been at or below the national unemployment rate.

The Civilian Labor Force (CLF) grew by 47,700 individuals to a total of 13,079,600 Texans. This growth far exceeded the average June-to-July increase of 14,000 persons over the previous fi ve

years. The CLF expanded by 174,600 individuals over the year, a growth rate of 1.4 percent.

In July, the number of jobholders increased by 28,500 individuals, bringing the number of employed Texans to 12,349,700 people. This was the largest June-to-July employment gain since

2009. The past three months have shown an average gain of 10,800 people per month. The number of jobholders has increased by 310,500 individuals over the year. The number of Texans seeking work grew by 19,200 people over the month. This was the lowest June-to-July increase since 2010. This unemployment rise was typical for the summer months as local schools and universities took a break. Over the year, the number of unemployed Texans fell by 135,900 persons.

All 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) showed an increase in their unemployment rates in July. The Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA had the largest over-the-month rate gain at 0.5 percentage

points. The Midland MSA continued to have the lowest unemployment rate at 2.9 percent.

The number of Texans seeking continued unemployment insurance benefi ts increased by 1,800 people over the month to 128,400 individuals. Since January, the number of benefi t claimants

has fallen by 5,800 people. Fifteen MSAs decreased in unemployment claim activity over the month. The Tyler MSA posted a 10.8 percent drop in unemployment claims over the month.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates refl ect 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 fi rst 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, defi nitions of the MSAs were updated to refl ect the 2000 Census-based confi gurations. 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.

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

MSAs Ranked by Unemployment RateJuly 2014 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

1 Midland 2.92 Odessa 3.63 Amarillo 4.14 (tie) Abilene 4.5

San Angelo 4.56 (tie) Austin Round Rock San Marcos 4.6

Victoria 4.68 (tie) College Station Bryan 4.7

Lubbock 4.710 Longview 4.911 San Antonio New Braunfels 5.212 (tie) Corpus Christi 5.4

Sherman Denison 5.414 (tie) Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 5.5

Houston Sugar Land Baytown 5.5Tyler 5.5Texas 5.6

17 Wichita Falls 5.618 Waco 5.819 Laredo 6.320 Killeen Temple Fort Hood 6.4

United States 6.521 Texarkana 6.522 El Paso 7.723 Beaumont Port Arthur 8.324 Brownsville Harlingen 8.925 McAllen Edinburg Mission 9.9

C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. RateUnited States 157,573.0 147,265.0 10,307.0 6.5 156,997.0 147,104.0 9,893.0 6.3 157,196.0 145,113.0 12,083.0 7.7Texas 13,079.6 12,349.7 729.9 5.6 13,031.9 12,321.2 710.7 5.5 12,905.0 12,039.2 865.8 6.7Abilene 84.2 80.4 3.8 4.5 84.1 80.4 3.7 4.4 84.2 79.5 4.7 5.5Amarillo 134.0 128.5 5.5 4.1 134.6 129.2 5.4 4.0 134.8 127.9 6.9 5.1Austin Round Rock San Marcos 1,032.3 985.1 47.2 4.6 1,031.4 985.8 45.6 4.4 1,008.2 952.0 56.2 5.6Beaumont Port Arthur 180.6 165.6 15.0 8.3 181.7 167.4 14.3 7.8 183.5 164.3 19.2 10.5Brownsville Harlingen 166.3 151.5 14.8 8.9 166.0 151.4 14.6 8.8 166.5 149.3 17.2 10.4College Station Bryan 119.7 114.0 5.7 4.7 119.8 114.3 5.5 4.6 114.6 107.8 6.8 5.9Corpus Christi 220.9 208.9 12.0 5.4 221.8 210.1 11.7 5.3 219.3 205.2 14.1 6.5Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 3,499.4 3,308.7 190.7 5.5 3,481.9 3,295.3 186.6 5.4 3,420.7 3,198.0 222.7 6.5Dallas Plano Irving MD 2,342.5 2,214.3 128.2 5.5 2,327.8 2,202.4 125.4 5.4 2,280.7 2,131.1 149.6 6.6Fort Worth Arlington MD 1,156.8 1,094.3 62.5 5.4 1,154.1 1,092.9 61.2 5.3 1,140.0 1,066.9 73.1 6.4

El Paso 322.6 297.7 24.9 7.7 323.3 298.8 24.5 7.6 324.6 294.5 30.1 9.3Houston Sugar Land Baytown 3,206.5 3,031.0 175.5 5.5 3,179.6 3,008.9 170.7 5.4 3,141.2 2,935.9 205.3 6.5Killeen Temple Fort Hood 173.5 162.4 11.1 6.4 173.8 162.9 10.9 6.2 173.2 160.0 13.2 7.6Laredo 102.3 95.8 6.5 6.3 101.6 95.3 6.3 6.2 102.1 94.7 7.4 7.2Longview 116.6 110.9 5.7 4.9 115.8 110.2 5.6 4.8 115.7 108.6 7.1 6.1Lubbock 151.8 144.7 7.1 4.7 150.3 143.5 6.8 4.5 149.5 140.9 8.6 5.7McAllen Edinburg Mission 315.2 284.1 31.1 9.9 318.0 287.3 30.7 9.6 316.0 280.3 35.7 11.3Midland 100.1 97.2 2.9 2.9 98.5 95.7 2.8 2.8 95.6 92.2 3.4 3.6Odessa 87.5 84.4 3.1 3.6 86.3 83.2 3.1 3.5 85.0 81.3 3.7 4.4San Angelo 57.4 54.8 2.6 4.5 57.4 54.9 2.5 4.3 56.9 53.7 3.2 5.7San Antonio New Braunfels 1,064.0 1,008.3 55.7 5.2 1,062.6 1,008.7 53.9 5.1 1,061.3 993.4 67.9 6.4Sherman Denison 58.8 55.6 3.2 5.4 58.7 55.6 3.1 5.3 59.4 55.3 4.1 6.8Texarkana 61.4 57.4 4.0 6.5 62.5 58.5 4.0 6.3 62.7 57.9 4.8 7.7Tyler 103.2 97.5 5.7 5.5 103.2 97.6 5.6 5.4 104.3 97.3 7.0 6.7Victoria 64.7 61.8 2.9 4.6 64.5 61.6 2.9 4.5 63.1 59.5 3.6 5.8Waco 116.6 109.9 6.7 5.8 115.7 109.3 6.4 5.6 116.0 108.2 7.8 6.7Wichita Falls 71.0 67.0 4.0 5.6 71.0 67.1 3.9 5.4 71.8 67.2 4.6 6.4

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Anderson 6.5 6.2 7.7 0.3 1.2 Donley 5.2 4.9 6.0 0.3 0.8Andrews 3.1 3.1 4.1 0.0 1.0 Duval 5.6 5.5 6.7 0.1 1.1Angelina 5.5 5.3 6.7 0.2 1.2 Eastland 5.1 4.9 6.3 0.2 1.2Aransas 5.4 5.1 6.3 0.3 0.9 Ector 3.6 3.5 4.4 0.1 0.8Archer 4.4 4.2 5.1 0.2 0.7 Edwards 4.7 4.6 6.4 0.1 1.7Armstrong 3.6 3.6 4.3 0.0 0.7 Ellis 5.5 5.5 6.7 0.0 1.2Atascosa 5.4 5.4 6.8 0.0 1.4 El Paso 7.7 7.6 9.3 0.1 1.6Austin 5.0 5.1 6.1 0.1 1.1 Erath 5.3 5.0 6.4 0.3 1.1Bailey 5.5 5.4 7.2 0.1 1.7 Falls 6.9 6.8 8.9 0.1 2.0Bandera 4.9 4.5 5.9 0.4 1.0 Fannin 6.9 6.7 8.7 0.2 1.8Bastrop 5.6 5.3 7.0 0.3 1.4 Fayette 3.9 3.7 4.7 0.2 0.8Baylor 4.3 4.2 4.9 0.1 0.6 Fisher 5.0 4.8 5.8 0.2 0.8Bee 6.2 6.0 6.9 0.2 0.7 Floyd 7.6 7.4 9.9 0.2 2.3Bell 6.3 6.1 7.3 0.2 1.0 Foard 4.4 4.8 5.3 0.4 0.9Bexar 5.3 5.1 6.4 0.2 1.1 Fort Bend 5.1 5.0 6.0 0.1 0.9Blanco 4.3 4.1 5.3 0.2 1.0 Franklin 5.0 4.8 6.2 0.2 1.2Borden 2.6 2.2 3.4 0.4 0.8 Freestone 4.9 4.8 5.8 0.1 0.9Bosque 6.0 5.9 7.1 0.1 1.1 Frio 4.6 4.6 6.0 0.0 1.4Bowie 6.2 5.9 7.6 0.3 1.4 Gaines 4.1 3.9 5.2 0.2 1.1Brazoria 5.7 5.5 7.0 0.2 1.3 Galveston 6.2 6.0 7.3 0.2 1.1Brazos 4.7 4.5 5.8 0.2 1.1 Garza 4.7 4.6 6.1 0.1 1.4Brewster 5.2 4.9 5.7 0.3 0.5 Gillespie 3.5 3.3 4.2 0.2 0.7Briscoe 5.5 4.9 6.7 0.6 1.2 Glasscock 3.5 3.4 4.6 0.1 1.1Brooks 7.5 7.0 8.5 0.5 1.0 Goliad 4.4 4.4 5.3 0.0 0.9Brown 6.2 4.8 6.2 1.4 0.0 Gonzales 4.0 3.8 5.0 0.2 1.0Burleson 4.7 4.5 6.8 0.2 2.1 Gray 3.8 3.7 4.8 0.1 1.0Burnet 4.3 4.1 5.4 0.2 1.1 Grayson 5.4 5.3 6.8 0.1 1.4Caldwell 6.1 6.0 7.8 0.1 1.7 Gregg 4.8 4.7 5.9 0.1 1.1Calhoun 5.4 5.1 7.0 0.3 1.6 Grimes 5.5 5.3 6.5 0.2 1.0Callahan 4.1 4.1 5.5 0.0 1.4 Guadalupe 4.9 4.6 6.0 0.3 1.1Cameron 8.9 8.8 10.4 0.1 1.5 Hale 9.7 9.8 14.3 0.1 4.6Camp 6.3 5.9 7.7 0.4 1.4 Hall 6.6 6.8 7.1 0.2 0.5Carson 3.4 3.5 4.8 0.1 1.4 Hamilton 4.7 4.7 6.0 0.0 1.3Cass 7.9 7.8 9.4 0.1 1.5 Hansford 3.4 3.2 3.9 0.2 0.5Castro 5.5 5.2 5.7 0.3 0.2 Hardeman 4.8 4.6 5.0 0.2 0.2Chambers 6.1 6.0 7.4 0.1 1.3 Hardin 7.1 6.8 8.7 0.3 1.6Cherokee 6.8 6.5 7.8 0.3 1.0 Harris 5.5 5.4 6.6 0.1 1.1Childress 4.7 4.6 5.5 0.1 0.8 Harrison 5.6 5.4 6.8 0.2 1.2Clay 4.3 4.2 5.5 0.1 1.2 Hartley 4.1 3.7 4.9 0.4 0.8Cochran 6.3 6.1 7.2 0.2 0.9 Haskell 4.6 4.6 5.5 0.0 0.9Coke 5.4 5.1 6.6 0.3 1.2 Hays 4.6 4.5 5.7 0.1 1.1Coleman 5.6 5.2 6.5 0.4 0.9 Hemphill 2.3 2.2 2.7 0.1 0.4Collin 5.0 5.0 6.0 0.0 1.0 Henderson 5.8 5.7 7.2 0.1 1.4Collingsworth 4.5 4.3 5.5 0.2 1.0 Hidalgo 9.9 9.6 11.3 0.3 1.4Colorado 4.3 4.2 5.4 0.1 1.1 Hill 5.8 5.7 6.8 0.1 1.0Comal 5.1 4.9 6.6 0.2 1.5 Hockley 4.1 3.9 4.9 0.2 0.8Comanche 5.2 4.6 5.8 0.6 0.6 Hood 4.4 4.2 5.4 0.2 1.0Concho 5.4 5.3 6.9 0.1 1.5 Hopkins 4.7 4.7 5.8 0.0 1.1Cooke 3.9 3.8 4.9 0.1 1.0 Houston 7.7 7.4 9.4 0.3 1.7Coryell 7.2 7.2 9.2 0.0 2.0 Howard 5.2 5.0 6.3 0.2 1.1Cottle 5.4 5.0 5.9 0.4 0.5 Hudspeth 5.1 5.1 5.5 0.0 0.4Crane 4.8 4.9 5.2 0.1 0.4 Hunt 5.7 5.6 7.3 0.1 1.6Crockett 3.0 2.9 4.3 0.1 1.3 Hutchinson 4.4 4.3 5.6 0.1 1.2Crosby 5.2 5.2 6.3 0.0 1.1 Irion 3.9 3.7 4.7 0.2 0.8Culberson 2.7 2.5 3.3 0.2 0.6 Jack 3.3 3.3 4.2 0.0 0.9Dallam 3.6 3.5 3.8 0.1 0.2 Jackson 4.6 4.3 5.7 0.3 1.1Dallas 5.8 5.7 7.0 0.1 1.2 Jasper 8.3 7.9 10.2 0.4 1.9Dawson 5.9 5.8 7.6 0.1 1.7 Jeff Davis 4.4 4.3 5.3 0.1 0.9Deaf Smith 4.2 4.0 4.9 0.2 0.7 Jefferson 8.6 8.1 10.9 0.5 2.3Delta 7.7 7.9 7.5 0.2 0.2 Jim Hogg 4.5 4.5 5.7 0.0 1.2Denton 5.0 4.9 5.9 0.1 0.9 Jim Wells 4.8 4.7 5.6 0.1 0.8DeWitt 4.6 4.4 5.5 0.2 0.9 Johnson 5.5 5.4 6.5 0.1 1.0Dickens 6.1 5.8 8.4 0.3 2.3 Jones 5.5 5.2 6.8 0.3 1.3Dimmit 4.0 4.0 4.8 0.0 0.8 Karnes 4.7 4.6 6.2 0.1 1.5

Unemployment Rates for Texas Counties

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Kaufman 5.7 5.7 6.8 0.0 1.1 Real 4.4 4.5 5.5 0.1 1.1Kendall 4.5 4.3 5.6 0.2 1.1 Red River 7.7 7.6 9.9 0.1 2.2Kenedy 2.9 3.2 3.4 0.3 0.5 Reeves 6.6 6.4 9.2 0.2 2.6Kent 4.7 4.6 5.5 0.1 0.8 Refugio 3.6 3.5 4.4 0.1 0.8Kerr 4.5 4.4 5.5 0.1 1.0 Roberts 2.4 2.2 2.9 0.2 0.5Kimble 4.6 4.5 6.0 0.1 1.4 Robertson 5.7 5.4 7.1 0.3 1.4King 5.5 5.3 5.7 0.2 0.2 Rockwall 5.0 4.9 6.2 0.1 1.2Kinney 6.6 5.8 7.7 0.8 1.1 Runnels 5.5 5.3 6.3 0.2 0.8Kleberg 5.1 5.1 6.3 0.0 1.2 Rusk 5.1 5.1 6.8 0.0 1.7Knox 4.8 4.6 5.8 0.2 1.0 Sabine 11.0 11.0 13.1 0.0 2.1Lamar 6.3 6.2 8.1 0.1 1.8 San Augustine 8.2 7.8 10.2 0.4 2.0Lamb 10.7 5.6 7.0 5.1 3.7 San Jacinto 6.0 5.9 7.9 0.1 1.9Lampasas 5.1 5.2 7.3 0.1 2.2 San Patricio 6.9 6.8 8.1 0.1 1.2La Salle 3.1 3.2 3.8 0.1 0.7 San Saba 6.8 6.2 8.0 0.6 1.2Lavaca 4.1 4.0 4.8 0.1 0.7 Schleicher 3.5 3.4 4.2 0.1 0.7Lee 4.1 4.1 4.9 0.0 0.8 Scurry 3.8 3.6 4.6 0.2 0.8Leon 5.2 5.0 6.5 0.2 1.3 Shackelford 2.4 2.6 3.1 0.2 0.7Liberty 7.1 7.1 8.5 0.0 1.4 Shelby 5.9 5.7 7.1 0.2 1.2Limestone 5.5 5.4 6.2 0.1 0.7 Sherman 4.3 4.0 4.8 0.3 0.5Lipscomb 3.6 3.3 4.4 0.3 0.8 Smith 5.5 5.4 6.7 0.1 1.2Live Oak 3.6 3.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 Somervell 5.0 4.9 5.8 0.1 0.8Llano 5.1 4.9 6.3 0.2 1.2 Starr 14.2 14.2 15.4 0.0 1.2Loving 10.0 8.9 11.9 1.1 1.9 Stephens 4.6 4.5 5.3 0.1 0.7Lubbock 4.7 4.5 5.7 0.2 1.0 Sterling 2.1 2.0 2.9 0.1 0.8Lynn 5.5 5.2 6.2 0.3 0.7 Stonewall 3.6 3.5 4.7 0.1 1.1McCulloch 4.7 4.5 5.8 0.2 1.1 Sutton 2.5 2.4 3.2 0.1 0.7McLennan 5.8 5.6 6.7 0.2 0.9 Swisher 6.5 6.3 9.0 0.2 2.5McMullen 1.9 1.8 3.0 0.1 1.1 Tarrant 5.4 5.3 6.4 0.1 1.0Madison 5.6 5.3 6.8 0.3 1.2 Taylor 4.5 4.3 5.4 0.2 0.9Marion 5.8 5.7 6.7 0.1 0.9 Terrell 4.8 4.9 5.7 0.1 0.9Martin 3.7 3.5 4.2 0.2 0.5 Terry 5.0 5.0 6.4 0.0 1.4Mason 4.0 3.8 4.9 0.2 0.9 Throckmorton 4.4 4.1 4.5 0.3 0.1Matagorda 8.3 8.3 10.2 0.0 1.9 Titus 6.8 6.7 7.9 0.1 1.1Maverick 10.6 10.8 12.2 0.2 1.6 Tom Green 4.5 4.3 5.7 0.2 1.2Medina 5.2 5.0 6.1 0.2 0.9 Travis 4.4 4.3 5.4 0.1 1.0Menard 5.2 4.9 6.2 0.3 1.0 Trinity 6.3 6.0 7.5 0.3 1.2Midland 2.9 2.8 3.6 0.1 0.7 Tyler 8.1 7.7 10.1 0.4 2.0Milam 6.4 6.0 7.2 0.4 0.8 Upshur 5.0 4.9 5.9 0.1 0.9Mills 5.1 4.4 5.1 0.7 0.0 Upton 2.7 2.7 3.3 0.0 0.6Mitchell 5.8 5.4 6.5 0.4 0.7 Uvalde 6.3 5.9 7.3 0.4 1.0Montague 3.8 3.6 4.8 0.2 1.0 Val Verde 6.2 5.9 9.5 0.3 3.3Montgomery 4.8 4.7 5.7 0.1 0.9 Van Zandt 5.1 5.1 6.3 0.0 1.2Moore 3.9 3.7 4.6 0.2 0.7 Victoria 4.4 4.4 5.5 0.0 1.1Morris 7.2 7.2 8.9 0.0 1.7 Walker 6.1 5.8 7.2 0.3 1.1Motley 4.3 4.1 5.6 0.2 1.3 Waller 5.7 5.7 7.1 0.0 1.4Nacogdoches 6.0 5.7 7.0 0.3 1.0 Ward 3.6 3.6 4.6 0.0 1.0Navarro 6.0 6.1 7.3 0.1 1.3 Washington 4.8 4.6 5.6 0.2 0.8Newton 9.7 9.2 11.8 0.5 2.1 Webb 6.3 6.2 7.2 0.1 0.9Nolan 4.4 4.4 5.7 0.0 1.3 Wharton 5.1 5.0 6.4 0.1 1.3Nueces 5.2 5.0 6.2 0.2 1.0 Wheeler 3.1 3.0 3.6 0.1 0.5Ochiltree 2.9 2.9 3.5 0.0 0.6 Wichita 5.8 5.6 6.6 0.2 0.8Oldham 4.0 4.1 5.0 0.1 1.0 Wilbarger 4.1 3.9 4.8 0.2 0.7Orange 8.3 7.7 10.3 0.6 2.0 Willacy 11.4 11.3 14.2 0.1 2.8Palo Pinto 4.9 4.8 6.1 0.1 1.2 Williamson 4.7 4.5 5.6 0.2 0.9Panola 4.2 4.2 5.3 0.0 1.1 Wilson 4.8 4.7 6.4 0.1 1.6Parker 5.1 5.1 6.0 0.0 0.9 Winkler 3.7 3.6 4.9 0.1 1.2Parmer 4.3 4.2 5.0 0.1 0.7 Wise 5.4 5.2 6.5 0.2 1.1Pecos 4.1 4.2 5.1 0.1 1.0 Wood 5.9 5.6 6.9 0.3 1.0Polk 7.0 6.7 8.2 0.3 1.2 Yoakum 3.0 2.9 3.9 0.1 0.9Potter 4.8 4.6 5.8 0.2 1.0 Young 4.0 3.8 4.9 0.2 0.9Presidio 10.9 10.7 12.4 0.2 1.5 Zapata 5.9 5.9 6.9 0.0 1.0Rains 5.5 5.3 6.8 0.2 1.3 Zavala 13.3 12.9 15.9 0.4 2.6Randall 3.7 3.5 4.6 0.2 0.9Reagan 2.6 2.6 3.0 0.0 0.4

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Abilene 4.7 4.5 5.6 0.2 0.9 Garland 5.6 5.5 6.9 0.1 1.3 Paris 7.1 6.7 8.8 0.4 1.7Allen 4.8 4.8 5.6 0.0 0.8 Georgetown 4.8 4.5 5.8 0.3 1.0 Pasadena 6.8 6.4 8.0 0.4 1.2Amarillo 4.1 3.9 5.1 0.2 1.0 Grand Prairie 5.6 5.5 6.6 0.1 1.0 Pearland 4.2 4.2 5.0 0.0 0.8Arlington 5.1 5.0 6.0 0.1 0.9 Grapevine 4.5 4.6 5.1 0.1 0.6 Pflugerville 4.1 3.9 5.0 0.2 0.9Austin 4.2 4.0 5.2 0.2 1.0 Greenville 5.3 5.1 7.1 0.2 1.8 Pharr 8.9 8.2 10.0 0.7 1.1Baytown 7.9 7.5 9.2 0.4 1.3 Haltom City 5.3 5.2 6.2 0.1 0.9 Plano 4.9 4.8 5.9 0.1 1.0Beaumont 7.6 7.4 9.2 0.2 1.6 Harker Heights 6.1 5.7 7.1 0.4 1.0 Port Arthur 12.2 11.2 16.7 1.0 4.5Bedford 4.7 4.6 5.7 0.1 1.0 Harlingen 7.2 7.0 8.5 0.2 1.3 Richardson 4.8 4.7 6.0 0.1 1.2Big Spring 5.7 5.5 6.7 0.2 1.0 Houston 5.6 5.5 6.7 0.1 1.1 Rockwall 4.7 4.6 5.9 0.1 1.2Brownsville 9.5 9.4 10.7 0.1 1.2 Huntsville 6.3 6.0 7.5 0.3 1.2 Rosenberg 5.1 4.9 6.7 0.2 1.6Bryan 4.7 4.6 5.8 0.1 1.1 Hurst 5.2 5.0 5.8 0.2 0.6 Round Rock 4.6 4.5 5.2 0.1 0.6Burleson 4.6 4.6 5.7 0.0 1.1 Irving 4.9 4.8 5.9 0.1 1.0 Rowlett 5.5 5.5 6.4 0.0 0.9Carrollton 5.1 5.1 5.9 0.0 0.8 Keller 4.5 4.5 5.6 0.0 1.1 San Angelo 4.5 4.4 5.8 0.1 1.3Cedar Hill 6.1 6.0 7.2 0.1 1.1 Killeen 6.9 6.7 8.1 0.2 1.2 San Antonio 5.2 5.0 6.3 0.2 1.1Cedar Park 4.1 4.0 5.0 0.1 0.9 Kingsville 5.0 5.0 6.1 0.0 1.1 San Benito 8.5 8.3 10.0 0.2 1.5Cleburne 5.5 5.5 6.4 0.0 0.9 Kyle 3.8 3.7 4.4 0.1 0.6 San Juan 9.3 9.4 10.8 0.1 1.5College Station 4.9 4.7 5.9 0.2 1.0 Lake Jackson 5.5 5.4 6.6 0.1 1.1 San Marcos 4.5 4.4 5.5 0.1 1.0Conroe 4.3 4.3 5.4 0.0 1.1 Lancaster 7.7 7.7 8.9 0.0 1.2 Schertz 4.3 4.0 5.4 0.3 1.1Coppell 5.2 5.1 5.9 0.1 0.7 La Porte 5.8 5.6 6.8 0.2 1.0 Seguin 5.4 5.2 6.4 0.2 1.0Copperas Cove 6.4 6.5 7.8 0.1 1.4 Laredo 5.9 5.8 6.8 0.1 0.9 Sherman 5.6 5.5 6.5 0.1 0.9Corpus Christi 5.0 4.9 6.0 0.1 1.0 League City 4.7 4.5 5.6 0.2 0.9 Socorro 9.1 8.8 9.8 0.3 0.7Corsicana 6.4 6.5 7.7 0.1 1.3 Leander 3.8 3.5 4.5 0.3 0.7 Southlake 4.9 4.7 5.8 0.2 0.9Dallas 5.8 5.7 7.0 0.1 1.2 Lewisville 4.8 4.8 5.7 0.0 0.9 Sugar Land 4.3 4.2 5.3 0.1 1.0Deer Park 5.4 5.2 6.2 0.2 0.8 Little Elm 3.8 3.7 4.7 0.1 0.9 Temple 5.0 5.0 5.7 0.0 0.7Del Rio 5.9 5.7 9.0 0.2 3.1 Longview 4.9 4.8 5.9 0.1 1.0 Texarkana 6.1 5.9 7.4 0.2 1.3Denton 4.6 4.6 5.6 0.0 1.0 Lubbock 4.6 4.5 5.7 0.1 1.1 Texas City 7.7 7.5 9.3 0.2 1.6DeSoto 6.5 6.2 7.4 0.3 0.9 Lufkin 5.5 5.4 7.0 0.1 1.5 The Colony 5.5 5.4 6.4 0.1 0.9Duncanville 5.9 5.6 7.4 0.3 1.5 McAllen 6.3 6.2 7.5 0.1 1.2 Tyler 5.7 5.5 6.7 0.2 1.0Eagle Pass 10.2 11.0 12.1 0.8 1.9 McKinney 5.4 5.4 6.5 0.0 1.1 University Park 5.3 5.2 6.2 0.1 0.9Edinburg 6.9 6.9 7.9 0.0 1.0 Mansfield 4.6 4.5 5.4 0.1 0.8 Victoria 4.4 4.3 5.5 0.1 1.1El Paso 7.0 6.9 8.6 0.1 1.6 Mesquite 5.5 5.4 6.7 0.1 1.2 Waco 6.5 6.2 7.6 0.3 1.1Euless 4.7 4.7 5.8 0.0 1.1 Midland 2.8 2.8 3.6 0.0 0.8 Waxahachie 5.1 4.9 5.9 0.2 0.8Farmers Branch 5.2 5.0 6.1 0.2 0.9 Mission 7.8 7.7 9.1 0.1 1.3 Weatherford 4.8 4.9 6.1 0.1 1.3Flower Mound 4.6 4.5 5.6 0.1 1.0 Missouri City 5.5 5.4 6.2 0.1 0.7 Weslaco 8.8 8.1 11.8 0.7 3.0Fort Worth 5.6 5.5 6.7 0.1 1.1 Nacogdoches 6.3 6.1 7.5 0.2 1.2 Wichita Falls 6.1 5.9 6.8 0.2 0.7Friendswood 4.8 4.8 5.6 0.0 0.8 New Braunfels 4.5 4.3 6.0 0.2 1.5 Wylie 4.6 4.5 5.6 0.1 1.0Frisco 4.3 4.2 5.0 0.1 0.7 North Richland Hills 4.9 4.8 5.8 0.1 0.9Galveston 6.4 6.2 7.8 0.2 1.4 Odessa 3.5 3.5 4.3 0.0 0.8

Unemployment Rates for Texas Cities

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July2013

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

WDAJuly2014

June2014

July2013

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

Alamo 5.2 5.0 6.3 0.2 1.1 Middle Rio Grande 7.4 7.3 9.3 0.1 1.9Brazos Valley 4.9 4.7 6.0 0.2 1.1 North Central Texas 5.1 5.1 6.1 0.0 1.0Cameron County 8.9 8.8 10.4 0.1 1.5 North East Texas 6.3 6.2 7.7 0.1 1.4Capital Area 4.4 4.3 5.4 0.1 1.0 North Texas 5.0 4.8 5.8 0.2 0.8Central Texas 6.3 6.2 7.5 0.1 1.2 Panhandle 4.1 4.0 5.0 0.1 0.9Coastal Bend 5.3 5.2 6.3 0.1 1.0 Permian Basin 3.5 3.5 4.4 0.0 0.9Concho Valley 4.3 4.1 5.4 0.2 1.1 Rural Capital 4.7 4.6 5.7 0.1 1.0Dallas 5.8 5.7 7.0 0.1 1.2 South East Texas 8.3 7.8 10.5 0.5 2.2Deep East Texas 6.7 6.4 8.1 0.3 1.4 South Plains 5.2 4.9 6.5 0.3 1.3East Texas 5.4 5.3 6.6 0.1 1.2 South Texas 6.2 6.2 7.2 0.0 1.0Golden Crescent 4.5 4.3 5.6 0.2 1.1 Tarrant County 5.4 5.3 6.4 0.1 1.0Gulf Coast 5.5 5.4 6.6 0.1 1.1 Texoma 5.3 5.1 6.6 0.2 1.3Heart Of Texas 5.7 5.6 6.7 0.1 1.0 Upper Rio Grande 7.7 7.5 9.2 0.2 1.5Lower Rio Grande Valley 10.2 10.0 11.7 0.2 1.5 West Central Texas 4.8 4.5 5.6 0.3 0.8

Unemployment Rates for Texas WDAs

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ewton

Sabine

JasperTyler

Orange

Shelby

San Augustine

PanolaRusk

Harrison

Angelina

Nacog-doches

Polk

Cass

Morris

MarionUpshur

Camp

Titus

Bowie

Red River

Cherokee

Smith Gregg

San Jacinto

Walker

Houston

Trinity

Franklin

Wood

Hopkins

Rains

Delta

Lamar

VanZandt

Anderson

Henderson

Freestone

Leon

Madison

Fannin

Rockwall

Hunt

Hardin

Jefferson

Liberty

Galveston

Chambers

Harris

Waller

Montgomery

Austin

Fort Bend

Matagorda

BrazoriaWharton

Colorado

Lavaca

Jackson

Refugio

Calhoun

Victoria

Aransas

Fayette

Lee

Bastrop

Gonzales

DeWitt

Goliad

Kenedy

Kleberg

Nueces

SanPatricio

Caldwell

Guadalupe

Hays

Travis

Karnes

Wilson

Bee

Hidalgo

Cameron

Willacy

Duval JimWells

LiveOak

KendallComal

Bexar

BrooksJimHogg

Starr

LaSalle

Atascosa

Frio

McMullen

Medina

Bandera

Zapata

Webb

KerrEdwards

Kinney Uvalde

Real

ZavalaMaverick

Dimmit

Washington

GrimesBurleson

Brazos

Navarro

Kaufman

Lime- stone

Robertson

CollinDenton

Grayson

DallasTarrant

Johnson

Hill

Ellis

McLennan

Milam

Falls

Williamson

Bell

Montague

Wise

Cooke

Jack

Somervell

Bosque

Hood

Parker

Hamilton

Coryell

Comanche

Burnet

Lampasas

Blanco

SanSaba

Llano

Brown

Erath

Mills

PaloPinto

Stephens

Eastland

Gillespie

McCulloch

Mason

Callahan

Coleman

Shackel- ford

Jones

Taylor

Runnels

Concho

Stonewall Haskell

Fisher

Kimble

Schleicher

Sutton

Menard

Nolan

Scurry

Mitchell

Tom Green

Coke

Irion

Sterling

Borden

Howard

Glasscock

Upton

Midland

Reagan

Crockett

Terrell

Val Verde

Martin

Dawson

Young

Wichita

Archer

Clay

Wilbarger

Baylor

Throck-morton

Childress

Cottle Hardeman

Collings- worth

King

Foard

Knox

Wheeler

Hemphill

Gray

LipscombOchiltree

Roberts

Garza

Crosby Dickens

Kent

Floyd Motley

Donley

Hall

Armstrong

BriscoeSwisher

Hansford

Hutchinson

Carson

Moore

Sherman

Potter

Hale

Deaf Smith Randall

CastroParmer

Lubbock

LynnTerry

Lamb

Hockley

Bailey

Cochran

Hartley

Oldham

Dallam

Andrews

Gaines

Yoakum

EctorLoving Winkler

CraneWard

Pecos

Brewster

Reeves

Jeff Davis

Presidio

CulbersonEl Paso Hudspeth

Unemployment RatesTexas: 5.6%*

3.9% and below (42)4.0% to 4.9% (73)5.0% to 5.5% (56)5.6% to 6.5% (44)6.6% and above (39)

Unemployment Rates by CountyJuly 2014

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GLOSSARY OF LABOR MARKET TERMS

Actual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data series not subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of regular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.

Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 and older who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed, a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and actively seeking work.

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

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

Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutional population who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least 1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not working but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

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

estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by State Employment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) defi nitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetary purposes as an indication of need for employment and training services programs. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.

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

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that contains at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urban area. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Offi ce of Management and Budget defi nes metropolitan areas according to published standards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs and two Metropolitan Divisions (MD).

Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effects of events that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movements in a data series.

Unemployed (Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specifi c efforts to fi nd employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classifi ed as unemployed.

Kohl’s Opens Operations CenterDALLAS, TX (Dallas Business Journal)—Kohl’s Department Stores has opened its new customer service operations center in Dallas. The two-building, three-story facility in far north Dallas will be used to support the Kohl’s Charge payment program and Kohls.com. It is expected to create more than 1,500 full-time and part-time jobs within the next four years. The Wisconsin-based company expects to begin hiring about 500 employees in the next few months.

The space that was leased by Kohl’s last year was formerly occupied by Plano-based Alliance Data. Kohl’s also operates a 951,000 square-foot distribution center in Corsicana and an e-commerce fulfi llment center in DeSoto. Kohl’s has 85 stores in Texas, 27 of which are in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Schwab to Bring Tech JobsAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman--Laylan Copelin and Brian Gaar)—Financial services fi rm Charles Schwab wants to add 823 high-paying jobs to its North Austin regional offi ce, according to the governor’s offi ce. Governor Rick Perry said the state would grant $4.5 million to the company, pending approval of local incentives by the Travis County Commissioners Court.

Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe said that the planned site is at IBM’s Tivoli Software campus, which is across Burnet Road from the Domain shopping, offi ce, and residential center in North Austin. Currently, Schwab has about 1,000 employees in Austin working in technology, retirement plan services, trading, marketing, human resources, and other areas, Sarah Bulgatz, director

of public relations for Charles Schwab, said. The fi rst phase of offi ce construction should be completed by the end of 2016. A second phase of construction is due completion by the end of 2023.

El Paso to Gain JobsEL PASO, TX (El Paso Times)—The Charles Schwab Corporation is going to create about 445 data entry and processing jobs with an average income of $35,000 a year in El Paso at a new operations center, offi cials announced. The operations center, which will be in West El Paso by early 2015, was announced by Mayor Oscar Leeser. Leeser said during a news conference at City Hall, “This is so exciting for our community. It’s exciting because of the interest that these companies are showing in our community. These are jobs that will impact the quality of life in El Paso in a positive way.” Texas Instruments Opens Research FacilitySUGAR LAND, TX (Fort Bend Sun)—Two and a half years after announcing its Stafford production plant closure, Texas Instruments (TI) offi cially opened its new research and development facility bringing 375 jobs and $35 million in new capital investment to the city of Sugar Land. Located near U.S. Highway 59, across the street from University of Houston Sugar Land, the three-story building features an array of amenities for its employees. According to David Thomas, TI vice president of worldwide facilities, “What the facilities team was able to do here was take every good idea we learned from around the world and apply them here.” TI is one of Fort Bend County’s oldest corporate citizens, fi rst opening its manufacturing plant for silicon wafers back in 1967.

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INDICATORS

JUL 2014 5.6% JUL 2014 5.1%JUN 2014 5.5% JUN 2014 5.1%JUL 2013 6.7% JUL 2013 6.4%

JUL 2014 6.5% JUL 2014 6.2%JUN 2014 6.3% JUN 2014 6.1%JUL 2013 7.7% JUL 2013 7.3%

JUL 2014 11,568,300 JUL 2014 11,607,800JUN 2014 11,605,300 JUN 2014 11,561,200JUL 2013 11,159,600 JUL 2013 11,211,600OTM Change 37,000 OTM Change 46,600OTY Change 408,700 OTY Change 396,200

JUL 2014 79,317 JUL 2014 705,338JUN 2014 81,650 JUN 2014 724,937JUL 2013 90,330 JUL 2013 792,242

Annual ChangeU.S. JUN 2014 2.1% JUL 2014 301,700Dallas Fort Worth MAY 2014 1.8% JUN 2014 302,500Houston Galveston JUN 2014 3.3% JUL 2013 274,100

OTM Change 800OTY Change 27,600

JUL 2014 $ 103.59 OTM Change $ 1.65JUN 2014 $ 105.24 OTY Change $ 1.02JUL 2013 $ 104.61

Texas Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

U.S. Unemployment Rate

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)

Consumer Price Index (CPI) Personnel Supply

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Initial Claims

Seasonally Adjusted

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted

Continued Claims

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TEXAS SURPASSES U.S. IN ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGES

$36,219

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

United States

Texas

Average Annual Wages in Texas and the United States: 2001 2013

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

$51,191

According to the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data, Texas surpassed the United States in paid annual average wages in 2007. Texas has recently widened its lead, recording an average annual wage of $51,191 in 2013 compared to the U.S. level of $49,804. The U.S. led Texas narrowly in 2001 with an average annual wage of $36,219 compared to $36,042.