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J UNE 2013 TEXAS A MONTHLY N EWSLETTER OF THE T EXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W IN THIS ISSUE Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . 1 Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 2 Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 3 MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 5 Highlights of the Texas Labor Force . . . . . . . . . 10 County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 13 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) grew by 1,400 jobs over the month, while Federal Government shed 1,300 positions. Government employment increased by 24,900 jobs over the year for an annual growth rate of 1.4 percent, an improvement of 3.8 percentage points over the rate of –2.4 percent recorded in May 2012. Mining and Logging employment expanded by 1,700 jobs in May following a revised gain of 100 jobs in April. Since the beginning of 2010, the industry has experienced only one month of job losses. This major industry has grown by 1,800 jobs over the past three months, a much lower level of growth than it had averaged for the prior three years over the same time frame. Since May 2012, Mining and Logging employment has added 13,600 jobs for a 5.0 percent annualized growth rate. 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% Ͳ15,000 Ͳ10,000 Ͳ5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 May '12 Sep '12 Jan '13 May '13 Professional and Business Services Monthly Employment Change and Annual Growth Rate (Statewide, Seasonally Adjusted) Monthly Employment Change Annual Growth Rate Construction employment increased for the 10th consecutive month with the addition of an estimated 500 jobs in May. The industry has experienced only one month of job losses since the beginning of 2012. Over the past three months, Construction employment has increased by 8,800 jobs, a figure that only slightly trailed the growth of 9,800 jobs seen over the same time period a year ago. This major industry added 39,200 positions over the year for an annualized growth rate of 6.7 percent. Employment in Financial Activities built on a revised increase of 1,600 jobs in April with the estimated addition of 200 positions in May. Finance and Insurance contracted by an estimated 1,200 jobs over the month, while employment in Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing expanded by 1,400 positions. The annual growth rate for employment in Financial Activities dropped to 1.8 percent in May, representing the addition of 12,000 jobs over the year. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT T otal Nonagricultural Employment in Texas expanded by an estimated 19,500 positions in May. This growth came on the heels of a revised gain of 28,900 jobs in April. Nine of the 11 major industries showed employment increases over the month, led by rises of 5,500 jobs in Education and Health Services and 4,600 positions in Professional and Business Services. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended the month at an estimated level of 11,161,300 jobs, which marked a new all-time record level for employment in Texas for the second straight month. Annualized growth in the series remained above 300,000 jobs for the eighth month in a row with the addition of 324,700 positions over the year. Education and Health Services employment climbed by an estimated 5,500 jobs in May. This brought the total growth in this major industry over the past three months to 8,900 jobs, the lowest such figure for the number of jobs added over the same time period since 2008. Within the industry, Health Care and Social Assistance added 4,300 positions over the month while Educational Services expanded by 1,800 jobs. The annual growth rate in Education and Health Services rose slightly to 3.0 percent in May. Following a revised gain of 7,000 jobs in April, Professional and Business Services employment continued to move upward in May with the addition of 4,600 jobs. Since the beginning of 2010, the industry has experienced only three months of job losses. Annual growth for Professional and Business Services edged down to 4.2 percent in May, representing the addition of 59,500 jobs over the year. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment expanded over the month for the second straight time with the addition of an estimated 4,500 positions in May. Retail Trade added 5,700 jobs, Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities grew by 2,000 jobs, while Wholesale Trade shed 3,200 positions over the month. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 58,000 jobs over the year as the industry’s annual growth rate ticked up to 2.7 percent. Annual growth in this major industry has been positive for 35 straight months. Employment in Other Services grew by an estimated 2,400 positions in May after having recorded small employment declines in both March and April. Employment in this major industry was unchanged over the past three months, its worst performance over that time period since a loss of 3,300 positions in 2009. Employment in Other Services advanced by 13,100 positions over the year, which bumped the annual growth rate for the industry up by 0.3 percentage points to 3.5 percent in May. Employment in Government edged up by an estimated 2,200 positions in May, marking the fourth consecutive monthly employment increase in this major industry. Local Government added 2,100 jobs and State Government
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T E X A SA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION

L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W

IN THIS ISSUE

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)

grew by 1,400 jobs over the month, while Federal Government shed 1,300 positions. Government employment increased by 24,900 jobs over the year for an annual growth rate of 1.4 percent, an improvement of 3.8 percentage points over the rate of –2.4 percent recorded in May 2012.

Mining and Logging employment expanded by 1,700 jobs in May following a revised gain of 100 jobs in April. Since the beginning of 2010, the industry has experienced only one month of job losses. This major industry has grown by 1,800 jobs over the past three months, a much lower level of growth than it had averaged for the prior three years over the same time frame. Since May 2012, Mining and Logging employment has added 13,600 jobs for a 5.0 percent annualized growth rate.

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Construction employment increased for the 10th consecutive month with the addition of an estimated 500 jobs in May. The industry has experienced only one month of job losses since the beginning of 2012. Over the past three months, Construction employment has increased by 8,800 jobs, a fi gure that only slightly trailed the growth of 9,800 jobs seen over the same time period a year ago. This major industry added 39,200 positions over the year for an annualized growth rate of 6.7 percent.

Employment in Financial Activities built on a revised increase of 1,600 jobs in April with the estimated addition of 200 positions in May. Finance and Insurance contracted by an estimated 1,200 jobs over the month, while employment in Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing expanded by 1,400 positions. The annual growth rate for employment in Financial Activities dropped to 1.8 percent in May, representing the addition of 12,000 jobs over the year.

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Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas expanded by an estimated 19,500 positions in May. This growth came on the heels of a revised

gain of 28,900 jobs in April. Nine of the 11 major industries showed employment increases over the month, led by rises of 5,500 jobs in Education and Health Services and 4,600 positions in Professional and Business Services. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended the month at an estimated level of 11,161,300 jobs, which marked a new all-time record level for employment in Texas for the second straight month. Annualized growth in the series remained above 300,000 jobs for the eighth month in a row with the addition of 324,700 positions over the year.

Education and Health Services employment climbed by an estimated 5,500 jobs in May. This brought the total growth in this major industry over the past three months to 8,900 jobs, the lowest such fi gure for the number of jobs added over the same time period since 2008. Within the industry, Health Care and Social Assistance added 4,300 positions over the month while Educational Services expanded by 1,800 jobs. The annual growth rate in Education and Health Services rose slightly to 3.0 percent in May.

Following a revised gain of 7,000 jobs in April, Professional and Business Services employment continued to move upward in May with the addition of 4,600 jobs. Since the beginning of 2010, the industry has experienced only three months of job losses. Annual growth for Professional and Business Services edged down to 4.2 percent in May, representing the addition of 59,500 jobs over the year.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment expanded over the month for the second straight time with the addition of an estimated 4,500 positions in May. Retail Trade added 5,700 jobs, Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities grew by 2,000 jobs, while Wholesale Trade shed 3,200 positions over the month. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 58,000 jobs over the year as the industry’s annual growth rate ticked up to 2.7 percent. Annual growth in this major industry has been positive for 35 straight months.

Employment in Other Services grew by an estimated 2,400 positions in May after having recorded small employment declines in both March and April. Employment in this major industry was unchanged over the past three months, its worst performance over that time period since a loss of 3,300 positions in 2009. Employment in Other Services advanced by 13,100 positions over the year, which bumped the annual growth rate for the industry up by 0.3 percentage points to 3.5 percent in May.

Employment in Government edged up by an estimated 2,200 positions in May, marking the fourth consecutive monthly employment increase in this major industry. Local Government added 2,100 jobs and State Government

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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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Not Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateMay 2013 12,794,700 11,963,800 830,900 6.5 155,734,000 144,432,000 11,302,000 7.3April 2013 12,735,600 11,955,500 780,100 6.1 154,739,000 143,724,000 11,014,000 7.1May 2012 12,594,100 11,735,300 858,800 6.8 154,998,000 142,727,000 12,271,000 7.9

Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateMay 2013 12,798,900 11,965,100 833,800 6.5 155,658,000 143,898,000 11,760,000 7.6April 2013 12,753,300 11,937,800 815,500 6.4 155,238,000 143,579,000 11,659,000 7.5May 2012 12,588,400 11,706,300 882,100 7.0 154,998,000 142,302,000 12,695,000 8.2

INDUSTRY TITLE May 2013* Apr. 2013 May 2012 Absolute Percent Absolute PercentChange Change Change Change

Total Nonagricultural 11,161,300 11,141,800 10,836,600 19,500 0.2 324,700 3.0Total Private 9,350,700 9,333,400 9,050,900 17,300 0.2 299,800 3.3Goods Producing 1,770,400 1,769,100 1,713,900 1,300 0.1 56,500 3.3Mining and Logging 283,100 281,400 269,500 1,700 0.6 13,600 5.0Construction 623,100 622,600 583,900 500 0.1 39,200 6.7Manufacturing 864,200 865,100 860,500 900 0.1 3,700 0.4

Service Providing 9,390,900 9,372,700 9,122,700 18,200 0.2 268,200 2.9Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2,226,300 2,221,800 2,168,300 4,500 0.2 58,000 2.7Information 198,600 198,500 196,600 100 0.1 2,000 1.0Financial Activities 669,800 669,600 657,800 200 0.0 12,000 1.8Professional and Business Services 1,462,300 1,457,700 1,402,800 4,600 0.3 59,500 4.2Education and Health Services 1,500,300 1,494,800 1,456,200 5,500 0.4 44,100 3.0Leisure and Hospitality 1,131,000 1,132,300 1,076,400 1,300 0.1 54,600 5.1Other Services 392,000 389,600 378,900 2,400 0.6 13,100 3.5Government 1,810,600 1,808,400 1,785,700 2,200 0.1 24,900 1.4

TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENTSEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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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.

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 Change % Change Change % ChangeTOTAL NONFARM 11,183,600 11,155,400 10,885,700 28,200 0.3% 297,900 2.7%

TOTAL PRIVATE 9,346,900 9,316,500 9,067,900 30,400 0.3% 279,000 3.1%GOODS PRODUCING 1,765,300 1,761,300 1,712,400 4,000 0.2% 52,900 3.1%Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 282,800 281,300 269,300 1,500 0.5% 13,500 5.0%

Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 103,300 102,400 95,500 900 0.9% 7,800 8.2%Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 170,200 169,300 162,300 900 0.5% 7,900 4.9%

Construction (NAICS 23) 618,600 618,400 583,900 200 0.0% 34,700 5.9%Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 137,400 137,000 131,100 400 0.3% 6,300 4.8%Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 129,000 131,000 124,900 2,000 1.5% 4,100 3.3%Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 352,200 350,400 327,900 1,800 0.5% 24,300 7.4%

Manufacturing (NAICS 31 33) 863,900 861,600 859,200 2,300 0.3% 4,700 0.6%Durable Goods 577,300 575,900 565,200 1,400 0.2% 12,100 2.1%Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 20,400 20,200 19,300 200 1.0% 1,100 5.7%Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 33,300 33,000 32,100 300 0.9% 1,200 3.7%Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 22,700 22,700 22,200 0 0.0% 500 2.3%Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 137,600 135,900 132,400 1,700 1.3% 5,200 3.9%Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 105,500 106,700 103,400 1,200 1.1% 2,100 2.0%Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 95,300 95,200 97,300 100 0.1% 2,000 2.1%Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 19,500 19,500 18,700 0 0.0% 800 4.3%Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336) 92,100 92,100 88,700 0 0.0% 3,400 3.8%Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 22,200 22,000 22,000 200 0.9% 200 0.9%Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 28,700 28,600 29,100 100 0.4% 400 1.4%

Nondurable Goods 286,600 285,700 294,000 900 0.3% 7,400 2.5%Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 81,800 81,900 85,500 100 0.1% 3,700 4.3%Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 11,900 11,800 11,700 100 0.9% 200 1.7%Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 16,600 16,700 17,300 100 0.6% 700 4.1%Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 25,500 25,500 26,200 0 0.0% 700 2.7%Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 25,000 25,100 24,700 100 0.4% 300 1.2%Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 75,700 75,600 73,300 100 0.1% 2,400 3.3%Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 38,100 37,900 37,900 200 0.5% 200 0.5%

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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.

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 Change % Change Change % ChangeSERVICE PROVIDING 9,418,300 9,394,100 9,173,300 24,200 0.3% 245,000 2.7%Private Service Providing 7,581,600 7,555,200 7,355,500 26,400 0.4% 226,100 3.1%Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,215,000 2,208,000 2,159,600 7,000 0.3% 55,400 2.6%Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 555,100 557,000 539,600 1,900 0.3% 15,500 2.9%Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 316,900 318,000 306,800 1,100 0.4% 10,100 3.3%Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 167,200 167,700 163,400 500 0.3% 3,800 2.3%Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers (NAICS 425) 71,000 71,300 69,400 300 0.4% 1,600 2.3%

Retail Trade (NAICS 44 45) 1,212,900 1,206,100 1,172,700 6,800 0.6% 40,200 3.4%Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 160,300 159,800 153,700 500 0.3% 6,600 4.3%Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 36,400 36,000 36,800 400 1.1% 400 1.1%Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 41,600 41,200 40,600 400 1.0% 1,000 2.5%Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 100,000 100,200 93,500 200 0.2% 6,500 7.0%Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 215,100 213,100 210,400 2,000 0.9% 4,700 2.2%Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 70,000 69,500 67,600 500 0.7% 2,400 3.6%Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 79,300 78,200 72,700 1,100 1.4% 6,600 9.1%Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 124,200 122,900 118,500 1,300 1.1% 5,700 4.8%Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 37,700 36,700 38,200 1,000 2.7% 500 1.3%General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 262,900 264,100 262,000 1,200 0.5% 900 0.3%Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 64,900 64,000 58,400 900 1.4% 6,500 11.1%Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 20,500 20,400 20,300 100 0.5% 200 1.0%

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48 49,22) 447,000 444,900 447,300 2,100 0.5% 300 0.1%Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 400,100 398,000 399,300 2,100 0.5% 800 0.2%Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 59,000 58,900 61,100 100 0.2% 2,100 3.4%Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 127,200 127,000 126,200 200 0.2% 1,000 0.8%Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 16,400 16,200 16,200 200 1.2% 200 1.2%Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 73,800 74,300 72,900 500 0.7% 900 1.2%Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 35,600 35,300 35,000 300 0.9% 600 1.7%Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 46,800 46,500 47,000 300 0.7% 200 0.4%

Utilities (NAICS 22) 46,900 46,900 48,000 0 0.0% 1,100 2.3%Information (NAICS 51) 198,500 197,600 197,000 900 0.5% 1,500 0.8%

Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 39,300 39,500 40,400 200 0.5% 1,100 2.7%Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 85,300 85,100 85,800 200 0.2% 500 0.6%Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 30,300 29,800 28,600 500 1.7% 1,700 5.9%

Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 668,500 666,800 657,400 1,700 0.3% 11,100 1.7%Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 484,200 485,200 478,000 1,000 0.2% 6,200 1.3%Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 252,700 252,900 249,100 200 0.1% 3,600 1.5%Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 50,900 52,000 50,700 1,100 2.1% 200 0.4%Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 170,100 169,800 168,200 300 0.2% 1,900 1.1%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 184,300 181,600 179,400 2,700 1.5% 4,900 2.7%Real Estate (NAICS 531) 124,800 121,800 121,900 3,000 2.5% 2,900 2.4%Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 57,500 57,100 55,300 400 0.7% 2,200 4.0%

Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,457,300 1,451,700 1,401,400 5,600 0.4% 55,900 4.0%Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 634,500 638,700 613,700 4,200 0.7% 20,800 3.4%Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 88,700 88,400 87,000 300 0.3% 1,700 2.0%Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 734,100 724,600 700,700 9,500 1.3% 33,400 4.8%Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 705,400 695,900 672,600 9,500 1.4% 32,800 4.9%

Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,500,400 1,501,400 1,458,400 1,000 0.1% 42,000 2.9%Educational Services (NAICS 61) 172,100 175,200 169,600 3,100 1.8% 2,500 1.5%Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,328,300 1,326,200 1,288,800 2,100 0.2% 39,500 3.1%Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 649,400 645,300 621,500 4,100 0.6% 27,900 4.5%Hospitals (NAICS 622) 305,900 306,900 300,500 1,000 0.3% 5,400 1.8%Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 176,800 176,300 175,000 500 0.3% 1,800 1.0%Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 196,200 197,700 191,800 1,500 0.8% 4,400 2.3%

Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,149,000 1,140,100 1,100,400 8,900 0.8% 48,600 4.4%Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 122,000 118,300 116,300 3,700 3.1% 5,700 4.9%Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 87,100 84,100 84,500 3,000 3.6% 2,600 3.1%

Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 1,027,000 1,021,800 984,100 5,200 0.5% 42,900 4.4%Accommodation (NAICS 721) 116,500 113,600 109,000 2,900 2.6% 7,500 6.9%Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 910,500 908,200 875,100 2,300 0.3% 35,400 4.1%

Other Services (NAICS 81) 392,900 389,600 381,300 3,300 0.9% 11,600 3.0%Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 118,300 119,800 115,200 1,500 1.3% 3,100 2.7%Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 102,100 99,200 96,500 2,900 2.9% 5,600 5.8%Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 172,500 170,600 169,600 1,900 1.1% 2,900 1.7%

Government 1,836,700 1,838,900 1,817,800 2,200 0.1% 18,900 1.0%Federal Government 195,800 197,800 199,400 2,000 1.0% 3,600 1.8%State Government 367,500 372,200 363,200 4,700 1.3% 4,300 1.2%Local Government 1,273,400 1,268,900 1,255,200 4,500 0.4% 18,200 1.5%

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Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) grew by 24,600 jobs in May after a revised

increase of 55,300 jobs in April. May marked the fourth consecutive month of job growth for the areas, but increases seen since January of this year trailed the gains made over the same time period in 2012 by 40,000 jobs. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area led in monthly employment growth with 11,500 jobs. The Fort Worth-Arlington area followed with 6,000 jobs and the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA ranked third with 4,000 jobs. Altogether, employment in 13 areas expanded over the month. Since last May, 282,200 jobs were added in the Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Series, increasing employment by 2.9 percent. This month marked the 37th consecutive month of annualized job growth and the 24th consecutive month with annual growth rates greater than 2.0 percent. The Midland MSA and Odessa MSA led with growth rates of 5.6 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively. The Fort Worth-Arlington area followed at 4.5 percent. Employment grew 2.7 percent over the year for the state.

Leisure and Hospitality, which includes restaurants and hotels, was boosted by an 8,900 job increase over the month. This industry had the highest monthly increase of all the major industries; May’s climb in employment also marked the ninth gain in 13 months. However, the three-month total accumulation of 41,000 jobs was lower than last year’s increase of 56,600 jobs over the same time period. Twelve areas added employment for the month, led in percentage-terms by the Sherman-Denison MSA with a 4.1 percent increase. This was followed by the Lubbock MSA and the Tyler MSA, each with 3.0 percent increases. From year-ago levels, 40,000 jobs were added to Leisure and Hospitality, bringing total employment to an estimated level of 1,053,400 jobs. The annual growth rate of 3.9 percent for May 2013 was slightly higher than last May’s rate of 3.8 percent; however, the current rate was the lowest rate seen in the last 12 months. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA added the most jobs over the year, as employment there rose by 8,300 jobs. The College Station-Bryan MSA led all areas percentage-wise with a 20.8 percent yearly rise. This growth was almost twice as rapid as that seen in the next area, the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA with a 10.9 percent increase.

Mining, Logging, and Construction expanded for the fourth consecutive month as the industry posted an increase of 3,800 jobs for May. The current three-month total gain of 15,600 jobs was less than the 23,700 jobs added last year but was comparable to the 15,800 jobs gained in 2010 and the 13,900 jobs gained in 2011. The January-to-date total of 32,900 jobs added also mirrored last year’s performance with growth of 33,000 jobs. The Fort Worth-Arlington area experienced the largest job growth, adding 2,200 jobs for the month. The annual growth rate equaled 7.1 percent for Mining, Logging, and Construction in what was the 32nd consecutive month of annualized employment gains. The annual growth rate has not slipped below 5.0 percent since December 2011. Four areas experienced double-digit growth for the year and 23 areas in total posted positive annual growth rates.

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Government experienced a seasonal decrease of 3,700 jobs for May, bringing employment to an estimated level of 1,582,200 jobs. State colleges and universities decreasing staff for the summer was the main driving force behind the cyclical downturn. The College Station-Bryan MSA experienced the largest loss with 1,300 jobs. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area subtracted 900 jobs. Over the year, 10,000 positions were added in the MSAs, marking eight consecutive months of annualized job growth for Government. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA added the most jobs over the year with 7,500 workers. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA added 2,500 jobs and the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA gained 2,000 jobs. Government employment in the San Angelo MSA grew at a 4.5 percent clip, representing the largest percentage increase among the areas. The Victoria MSA and the Odessa MSA followed at 2.3 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively.

Manufacturing rebounded by 2,500 positions in May after last month’s revised loss of 900 jobs. The current employment gained was opposite the fi ve-year average loss of 300 jobs, and May’s gain was the third monthly increase for Manufacturing in 2013. Five areas accounted for the monthly expansion with the Lubbock MSA leading in terms of percentage growth at 2.0 percent. For the previous 12 months, fi rms added 10,700 workers, representing a 1.4 percent annual growth rate. Eight areas had annualized growth rates larger than this, including the current area leader, the Fort Worth-Arlington area with a rate of 8.1 percent.

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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.

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12TOTAL NONFARM 2,780,100 2,776,100 2,688,500 2,187,600 2,176,100 2,120,000 932,800 926,800 892,600GOODS PRODUCING 543,100 541,900 518,600 279,600 279,500 275,100 162,600 158,800 146,700Mining, Logging, & Construction 292,300 292,400 277,100 117,900 117,500 108,200 68,100 65,900 59,300Manufacturing 250,800 249,500 241,500 161,700 162,000 166,900 94,500 92,900 87,400

Durable Goods 171,000 169,800 162,800 114,700 115,100 118,400 68,800 67,700 62,100Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 58,400 57,900 55,700Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 18,600 18,600 18,900 37,400 37,700 38,800 2,700 2,500 2,600

Nondurable Goods 79,800 79,700 78,700 47,000 46,900 48,500 25,700 25,200 25,300SERVICE PROVIDING 2,237,000 2,234,200 2,169,900 1,908,000 1,896,600 1,844,900 770,200 768,000 745,900Private Service Providing 1,860,500 1,856,900 1,800,900 1,640,500 1,628,200 1,578,900 643,400 641,500 620,200Wholesale Trade 150,600 150,600 143,600 128,500 127,900 123,100 44,300 43,900 40,700

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 89,000 88,900 84,900 74,500 74,500 70,000 25,400 25,400 24,500Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 40,900 40,800 40,200 37,500 37,200 37,200 12,400 12,400 12,100

Retail Trade 284,700 282,900 272,100 223,000 221,200 213,500 101,200 99,400 98,500Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 35,300 35,100 34,200 27,700 27,600 27,100Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 20,900 21,500 20,000 18,300 18,700 16,600 8,800 9,100 8,100Food and Beverage Stores 58,400 58,100 56,800 35,500 35,400 35,300 15,400 15,200 15,300Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 31,300 31,100 29,900 23,600 23,400 23,100General Merchandise Stores 59,700 59,600 60,200 46,600 46,500 46,700 22,600 22,700 23,400

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 131,200 130,300 127,900 76,700 77,200 76,000 64,900 64,400 65,500Utilities 16,000 16,100 16,500 6,000 5,900 5,800

Information 32,000 31,800 31,200 64,100 63,500 64,400 13,300 13,300 13,600Telecommunications 15,200 15,200 15,300 30,700 30,500 30,500 7,000 7,000 7,000

Financial Activities 142,300 141,700 139,800 197,000 195,100 187,900 54,900 55,200 55,000Finance and Insurance 90,700 90,400 89,500 151,100 150,000 144,100 42,000 42,200 42,100Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 43,400 43,300 42,900 76,800 76,500 74,000 26,100 26,200 26,200Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 29,300 29,200 29,600 52,500 52,100 50,700

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51,600 51,300 50,300 45,900 45,100 43,800Professional and Business Services 415,500 414,900 404,900 391,300 386,900 370,100 106,600 107,800 100,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 197,400 198,100 191,400 169,300 169,900 162,500 37,800 37,700 35,100Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 194,800 193,500 190,900 190,900 186,500 177,400 63,700 65,100 59,800

Education and Health Services 340,300 340,400 326,400 270,000 269,700 263,600 119,700 120,600 113,900Health Care and Social Assistance 292,800 293,000 280,800 228,400 228,800 224,200 105,000 106,000 99,200Ambulatory Health Care Services 141,200 140,000 132,900 117,600 118,400 115,700Hospitals 75,800 77,200 74,200 51,000 51,000 50,400 27,500 27,500 26,700

Leisure and Hospitality 267,700 268,000 259,400 212,700 210,600 205,900 104,600 103,200 98,800Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 29,200 27,900 29,000 24,400 24,200 23,300Accommodation and Food Services 238,500 240,100 230,400 188,300 186,400 182,600 88,700 87,900 84,700Food Services and Drinking Places 216,200 217,900 208,500 166,400 164,700 161,100 79,700 79,100 75,700

Other Services 96,200 96,300 95,600 77,200 76,100 74,400 33,900 33,700 33,400Government 376,500 377,300 369,000 267,500 268,400 266,000 126,800 126,500 125,700

Federal 27,500 27,500 27,200 29,500 29,700 29,700 15,200 15,400 15,100State 71,700 72,800 71,000 34,700 35,800 36,500 12,900 12,900 12,600Local 277,300 277,000 270,800 203,300 202,900 199,800 98,700 98,200 98,000

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12TOTAL NONFARM 891,900 891,000 879,400 854,000 851,700 822,600 287,600 287,000 284,600GOODS PRODUCING 94,400 94,200 91,100 95,400 95,200 92,000 31,000 30,900 30,500Mining, Logging, & Construction 48,100 47,700 44,400 44,500 44,300 41,500 13,100 13,000 12,700Manufacturing 46,300 46,500 46,700 50,900 50,900 50,500 17,900 17,900 17,800SERVICE PROVIDING 797,500 796,800 788,300 758,600 756,500 730,600 256,600 256,100 254,100Private Service Providing 634,700 633,700 627,500 587,100 584,200 561,600 187,700 187,100 184,300Wholesale Trade 29,500 29,500 29,900 45,400 45,500 44,300 9,700 9,800 9,800Retail Trade 98,300 99,100 96,200 89,900 89,300 86,800 36,000 36,000 35,900

Food and Beverage Stores 18,200 18,100 18,300 18,000 17,900 17,300General Merchandise Stores 19,800 19,700 19,300 15,400 15,500 15,400 9,300 9,400 9,500

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 22,300 22,200 21,600 14,100 14,000 13,800 13,100 13,000 13,100Information 20,500 20,400 20,000 22,200 22,100 21,600 5,000 5,000 4,900

Telecommunications 5,400 5,400 5,300 7,000 7,000 6,600Financial Activities 70,600 71,700 71,400 45,500 45,700 45,700 12,700 12,700 12,500

Finance and Insurance 56,300 57,300 57,300 32,600 32,500 31,700Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 25,200 25,600 25,300 13,200 13,100 12,800

Professional and Business Services 108,200 108,600 106,500 130,000 130,200 122,900 28,600 28,800 29,100Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 42,000 42,100 42,400 68,700 70,100 66,100

Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 57,000 56,300 54,600 54,100 53,300 52,000 20,200 19,900 20,500Education and Health Services 137,300 136,300 135,400 103,200 102,900 97,100 40,000 39,900 38,500

Health Care and Social Assistance 121,200 120,000 119,100 85,800 85,700 82,700Hospitals 23,000 23,100 23,200 22,400 22,500 21,700

Leisure and Hospitality 114,200 112,400 113,800 100,400 98,400 94,600 32,000 31,500 30,600Accommodation and Food Services 101,400 99,600 99,600 87,900 87,400 84,900

Other Services 33,800 33,500 32,700 36,400 36,100 34,800 10,600 10,400 9,900Government 162,800 163,100 160,800 171,500 172,300 169,000 68,900 69,000 69,800

Federal 34,800 34,900 35,000 12,600 13,600 12,500 12,900 13,000 13,000State 19,900 20,500 19,600 74,400 75,200 71,900 10,200 10,200 10,200Local 108,100 107,700 106,200 84,500 83,500 84,600 45,800 45,800 46,600

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.

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12TOTAL NONFARM 67,400 67,600 66,200 114,100 113,700 112,900 161,100 161,200 162,300 132,800 133,200 131,700Mining, Logging, & Constr. 5,300 5,300 5,000 6,200 6,200 5,800 19,500 19,700 20,700 3,700 3,700 3,400Manufacturing 2,700 2,700 2,700 13,300 13,300 13,200 22,200 22,100 22,200 5,800 5,800 5,900Wholesale Trade 2,700 2,700 2,600 5,300 5,300 5,300 5,200 5,200 5,000 3,700 3,700 3,600Retail Trade 8,100 8,100 8,000 14,600 14,600 14,000 19,400 19,400 19,300 16,800 16,900 16,500Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,700 1,700 1,600 4,800 4,800 4,700 6,100 6,000 6,000 4,700 4,700 4,800Information 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,400 1,400 1,500 1,300 1,300 1,400 1,200 1,200 1,600Financial Activities 3,800 3,800 3,800 6,000 6,000 6,200 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,500 5,400 5,300Prof. & Business Services 5,600 5,700 4,900 8,100 8,100 8,300 13,800 13,700 14,000 9,800 10,100 10,300Educ. & Health Services 13,400 13,700 13,600 16,700 16,300 16,400 22,300 22,300 22,200 33,800 33,900 33,400Leisure & Hospitality 7,600 7,600 7,400 11,900 11,800 12,300 15,100 15,100 14,600 13,700 13,700 13,000Other Services 2,600 2,600 2,600 4,900 4,800 4,700 5,700 5,700 5,700 3,800 3,600 3,500Government 12,700 12,600 12,900 20,900 21,100 20,500 24,800 25,000 25,500 30,300 30,500 30,400

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12TOTAL NONFARM 98,700 100,400 96,800 191,400 191,400 185,800 131,300 131,300 128,900 95,400 95,200 92,600Mining, Logging, & Constr. 7,000 7,000 6,800 26,300 26,100 23,600 5,500 5,600 5,300 4,500 4,500 4,100Manufacturing 5,700 5,600 5,500 9,800 9,800 9,900 7,100 7,100 7,100 700 700 800Wholesale Trade 1,900 1,900 1,800 5,800 5,800 5,700 3,900 3,900 3,900 2,600 2,700 2,600Retail Trade 10,800 11,100 10,500 20,000 20,200 19,900 15,600 15,600 15,200 12,400 12,600 12,300Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,500 1,500 1,400 6,900 6,800 6,400 4,500 4,500 4,600 13,200 13,100 13,000Information 1,300 1,300 1,300 2,000 1,900 2,100 2,200 2,200 2,300 600 600 600Financial Activities 3,600 3,600 3,500 7,700 7,700 7,500 5,800 5,800 5,300 3,800 3,700 3,800Prof. & Business Services 6,800 6,700 6,500 15,100 15,300 15,300 9,100 9,300 8,900 7,400 7,500 7,200Educ. & Health Services 10,100 10,400 10,200 31,600 31,800 31,000 22,200 22,300 20,800 15,500 15,100 14,600Leisure & Hospitality 12,800 12,800 10,600 24,600 24,400 23,000 14,200 13,900 12,800 10,000 10,000 9,100Other Services 3,300 3,300 3,300 8,100 8,100 7,500 5,000 4,900 4,900 2,500 2,500 2,400Government 33,900 35,200 35,400 33,500 33,500 33,900 36,200 36,200 37,800 22,200 22,200 22,100

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12TOTAL NONFARM 103,000 103,000 101,600 131,600 131,200 129,500 233,200 233,500 229,500 85,100 85,100 80,600Mining, Logging, & Constr. 18,500 18,100 16,900 5,800 5,700 5,600 9,200 9,100 9,000 24,400 24,400 21,900Manufacturing 11,100 11,200 11,900 5,100 5,000 5,000 6,100 6,100 6,200 3,600 3,600 3,400Wholesale Trade 4,800 4,800 4,800 6,200 6,200 6,200 7,100 7,200 6,600 4,500 4,500 4,400Retail Trade 11,300 11,300 10,900 16,500 16,500 15,900 34,900 35,200 33,700 7,700 7,700 7,300Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,800 3,800 3,700 4,300 4,300 4,200 7,800 7,900 7,600 4,200 4,100 3,700Information 1,300 1,300 1,300 3,700 3,700 3,800 1,900 1,900 2,000 900 900 1,100Financial Activities 4,100 4,100 4,000 6,800 6,900 6,800 8,800 8,800 8,700 4,200 4,200 4,000Prof. & Business Services 8,900 9,000 8,700 11,100 11,200 10,600 15,200 15,300 15,100 8,900 8,900 8,700Educ. & Health Services 15,300 15,500 15,700 21,900 22,000 22,000 60,100 60,000 59,900 7,300 7,400 7,200Leisure & Hospitality 8,800 8,800 8,500 17,300 16,800 16,600 21,000 21,000 20,000 7,900 8,000 7,600Other Services 3,600 3,600 3,600 5,400 5,500 5,400 5,900 6,000 5,800 3,000 2,900 2,900Government 11,500 11,500 11,600 27,500 27,400 27,400 55,200 55,000 54,900 8,500 8,500 8,400

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12TOTAL NONFARM 74,900 75,000 71,300 47,500 47,500 46,100 43,500 43,100 43,300 56,400 56,500 56,800Mining, Logging, & Constr. 19,200 19,300 17,300 3,500 3,500 3,300 2,700 2,600 2,600 2,400 2,300 2,200Manufacturing 5,700 5,700 5,500 3,900 3,900 3,900 5,100 5,100 5,300 4,100 4,100 4,000Wholesale Trade 5,900 5,800 5,600 1,800 1,800 1,700 1,100 1,100 1,000 2,500 2,500 2,500Retail Trade 7,100 7,100 6,700 5,500 5,600 5,500 5,400 5,400 5,400 6,800 6,900 6,900Trans., Ware., & Util. 2,700 2,700 2,600 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,200 1,100 2,900 3,000 3,100Information 600 600 600 900 900 1,000 400 400 500 500 500 500Financial Activities 3,000 3,000 2,900 2,100 2,100 2,000 2,900 2,900 2,800 2,600 2,600 2,600Prof. & Business Services 4,300 4,200 4,400 3,500 3,600 3,600 2,700 2,700 2,700 4,200 4,100 4,200Educ. & Health Services 5,800 5,800 5,800 8,100 8,100 7,900 9,100 9,100 9,000 9,200 9,300 9,200Leisure & Hospitality 7,400 7,700 7,000 5,800 5,800 5,300 5,100 4,900 4,900 5,800 5,800 5,800Other Services 3,500 3,500 3,400 2,100 2,000 2,000 1,500 1,500 1,500 2,200 2,200 2,200Government 9,700 9,600 9,500 9,300 9,200 8,900 6,300 6,200 6,500 13,200 13,200 13,600

May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12 May '13* Apr '13 May '12TOTAL NONFARM 94,800 94,500 94,400 53,000 53,000 51,900 109,100 108,800 106,100 58,800 58,600 58,900Mining, Logging, & Constr. 5,500 5,500 5,400 7,300 7,300 7,500 6,300 6,300 6,100 3,500 3,500 3,500Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,300 6,000 6,000 5,900 14,600 14,700 14,500 5,100 5,100 5,300Wholesale Trade 3,400 3,400 3,300 2,200 2,100 2,000 4,000 4,000 3,900 1,800 1,700 1,800Retail Trade 11,900 11,900 12,000 6,500 6,500 6,400 10,900 11,000 10,800 7,600 7,600 7,500Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,600 3,600 3,700 1,500 1,500 1,500 2,800 2,800 2,800 1,900 1,900 1,800Information 2,300 2,300 2,300 400 400 400 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,000 1,000Financial Activities 4,200 4,200 4,200 2,300 2,300 2,300 6,200 6,200 6,200 2,800 2,800 2,700Prof. & Business Services 8,300 8,300 8,300 3,700 3,800 3,500 9,300 9,300 8,600 3,900 4,000 4,000Educ. & Health Services 22,200 22,200 21,700 7,400 7,400 7,300 20,800 20,600 20,000 9,600 9,600 9,600Leisure & Hospitality 10,400 10,100 10,600 4,900 4,900 4,600 11,400 11,200 10,400 6,100 6,100 6,200Other Services 4,400 4,400 4,100 2,000 2,000 1,900 3,900 3,800 3,900 2,700 2,700 2,600Government 13,400 13,400 13,500 8,800 8,800 8,600 17,600 17,600 17,600 12,700 12,600 12,900

WACO

ODESSA SAN ANGELO SHERMAN DENISON TEXARKANA

WICHITA FALLS

MCALLEN EDINBURG MISSION

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COLLEGE STATION BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI KILLEEN TEMPLE FORT HOOD

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WichitaFalls

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Abilene

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Job Growth RatesTexas: 2.7%

3.1% and above (5)2.1% to 3.0% (5)1.6% to 2.0% (5)0.0% to 1.5% (7)negative growth (3)

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. (6/21/2013)

1.1%

1.6% -0.2%

1.8%

3.6%

5.6%5.0%

1.1%

-0.7%

1.4%0.4%

2.0%

2.8%

1.9%

3.8%-0.7%

3.4%1.4%

3.0%

3.0%

1.6% 0.8%

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

67.4114.1854.0161.1132.8

98.7191.4

3,120.4287.6

2,780.1131.3

95.4103.0131.6233.2

85.174.947.5

891.943.556.494.853.0

109.158.8

1.8%1.1%3.8%

-0.7%0.8%2.0%3.0%3.6%1.1%3.4%1.9%3.0%1.4%1.6%1.6%5.6%5.0%3.0%1.4%0.5%

-0.7%0.4%2.1%2.8%

-0.2%

MSAMay2013

May2012

% AnnualJob Growth

66.2112.9822.6162.3131.7

96.8185.8

3,012.6284.6

2,688.5128.9

92.6101.6129.5229.5

80.671.346.1

879.443.356.894.451.9

106.158.9

3.0%

0.5%

2.1%

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ton

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: 6.5%*

0.0% to 4.9% (65)5.0% to 5.9% (64)6.0% to 6.9% (65)7.0% to 7.9% (27)8.0% and above (33)

Unemployment Rates by CountyMay 2013

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally AdjustedPrepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (6/21/2013)

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The May unemployment rate increased four-tenths of a percentage point to 6.5 percent. This was the fi rst increase since January. The unemployment rate has declined 0.3 percentage points over

the year. The unemployment rate for the United States increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 percent. This was the 78th consecutive month the Texas rate has been at or below the national unemployment rate.

The Civilian Labor Force (CLF) grew by 59,100 Texans for a total of 12,794,700 people. This was the sixth month of continued growth for the Texas labor force. Since January, the CLF has

increased by 139,600 persons. Over the year, the CLF has shown a growth of 200,600 individuals, a growth rate of 1.6 percent.

In May, the number of employed Texans increased by 8,300 individuals. The past three months have shown an average gain of 39,400 people per month. The number of Texans employed in May

was 11,963,800 persons, the largest number of jobholders since the beginning of the series. Over the year, the number of employed in Texas has increased by 228,500 people. There has been an increase of 181,300 jobholders since the beginning of the year. The number of Texans seeking work equaled 830,900 people, up by 50,800 persons over the month. This was the largest number of jobseekers since January. There has been a drop of 41,700 unemployed persons since the beginning of the year.

The number of Texans continuing to seek unemployment insurance climbed an additional 700 people to end at 126,300 individuals for May. This was the fi rst increase in claimants since

March. Texas has shown a decline of 100 unemployment insurance claims over the year. A decline in unemployment claims was seen in 12 of the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The San Angelo MSA experienced the largest decrease in unemployment claims with a 19.9 percent decline. Thirteen MSAs had an increase in unemployment claim activity with the Abilene MSA leading at 13.4 percent.

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 RateMay 2013 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

1 Midland 3.42 Odessa 4.13 Amarillo 4.84 (tie) Abilene 5.3

Lubbock 5.3San Angelo 5.3

7 Austin Round Rock San Marcos 5.48 Victoria 5.69 College Station Bryan 5.710 Longview 5.811 Wichita Falls 6.012 Corpus Christi 6.113 San Antonio New Braunfels 6.214 (tie) Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 6.3

Waco 6.316 Houston Sugar Land Baytown 6.4

Texas 6.517 Tyler 6.618 Sherman Denison 6.919 Laredo 7.020 Texarkana 7.1

United States 7.321 Killeen Temple Fort Hood 7.322 El Paso 9.223 Beaumont Port Arthur 10.124 Brownsville Harlingen 10.425 McAllen Edinburg Mission 10.9

C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. RateUnited States 155,734.0 144,432.0 11,302.0 7.3 154,739.0 143,724.0 11,014.0 7.1 154,998.0 142,727.0 12,271.0 7.9Texas 12,794.7 11,963.8 830.9 6.5 12,735.6 11,955.5 780.1 6.1 12,594.1 11,735.3 858.8 6.8Abilene 84.9 80.4 4.5 5.3 84.8 80.8 4.0 4.8 84.1 79.5 4.6 5.5Amarillo 135.6 129.1 6.5 4.8 134.4 128.5 5.9 4.4 134.3 127.9 6.4 4.8Austin Round Rock San Marcos 990.2 937.1 53.1 5.4 986.3 936.3 50.0 5.1 961.4 905.5 55.9 5.8Beaumont Port Arthur 188.5 169.5 19.0 10.1 188.6 170.2 18.4 9.8 191.0 172.0 19.0 10.0Brownsville Harlingen 163.9 146.8 17.1 10.4 163.6 147.3 16.3 9.9 162.9 146.1 16.8 10.3College Station Bryan 115.6 109.1 6.5 5.7 116.9 111.0 5.9 5.0 114.5 108.0 6.5 5.7Corpus Christi 221.7 208.3 13.4 6.1 221.5 208.8 12.7 5.7 218.4 204.5 13.9 6.4Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 3,415.9 3,201.2 214.7 6.3 3,394.5 3,192.2 202.3 6.0 3,332.7 3,108.0 224.7 6.7Dallas Plano Irving MD 2,274.8 2,130.7 144.1 6.3 2,260.4 2,124.1 136.3 6.0 2,220.3 2,069.2 151.1 6.8Fort Worth Arlington MD 1,141.1 1,070.5 70.6 6.2 1,134.1 1,068.1 66.0 5.8 1,112.5 1,038.9 73.6 6.6

El Paso 325.5 295.7 29.8 9.2 324.1 295.9 28.2 8.7 325.7 295.2 30.5 9.4Houston Sugar Land Baytown 3,090.8 2,894.5 196.3 6.4 3,084.5 2,900.9 183.6 6.0 3,030.2 2,822.7 207.5 6.8Killeen Temple Fort Hood 171.9 159.3 12.6 7.3 171.2 159.4 11.8 6.9 170.0 157.0 13.0 7.6Laredo 101.3 94.2 7.1 7.0 101.0 94.3 6.7 6.6 99.5 92.4 7.1 7.2Longview 117.1 110.3 6.8 5.8 116.8 110.5 6.3 5.4 116.8 110.1 6.7 5.7Lubbock 148.1 140.3 7.8 5.3 146.9 139.8 7.1 4.8 146.6 138.6 8.0 5.5McAllen Edinburg Mission 317.7 283.2 34.5 10.9 316.8 283.6 33.2 10.5 316.8 282.6 34.2 10.8Midland 94.2 91.0 3.2 3.4 94.1 91.2 2.9 3.0 89.5 86.3 3.2 3.6Odessa 86.2 82.7 3.5 4.1 86.5 83.3 3.2 3.7 82.9 79.4 3.5 4.2San Angelo 57.4 54.4 3.0 5.3 57.3 54.4 2.9 5.0 56.2 53.2 3.0 5.3San Antonio New Braunfels 1,029.0 964.9 64.1 6.2 1,027.1 967.2 59.9 5.8 1,026.4 959.7 66.7 6.5Sherman Denison 57.9 53.9 4.0 6.9 57.6 53.8 3.8 6.7 58.1 53.9 4.2 7.2Texarkana 63.9 59.4 4.5 7.1 63.8 59.5 4.3 6.8 65.4 61.0 4.4 6.7Tyler 102.0 95.3 6.7 6.6 101.6 95.3 6.3 6.2 103.1 96.0 7.1 6.9Victoria 62.4 58.9 3.5 5.6 62.0 58.8 3.2 5.1 61.1 57.7 3.4 5.6Waco 117.5 110.1 7.4 6.3 116.8 110.1 6.7 5.8 115.5 107.9 7.6 6.6Wichita Falls 72.3 67.9 4.4 6.0 71.7 67.6 4.1 5.7 72.9 68.5 4.4 6.0

May 2013 April 2013 May 2012

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CountyMay2013

Apr2013

May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

CountyMay2013

Apr2013

May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

Anderson 7.1 6.7 7.7 0.4 0.6 Donley 5.7 5.4 5.2 0.3 0.5Andrews 3.9 3.5 3.9 0.4 0.0 Duval 6.1 5.9 6.7 0.2 0.6Angelina 6.5 6.2 6.6 0.3 0.1 Eastland 6.0 5.6 5.9 0.4 0.1Aransas 5.9 5.7 5.6 0.2 0.3 Ector 4.1 3.7 4.2 0.4 0.1Archer 5.0 5.1 4.8 0.1 0.2 Edwards 6.7 6.7 6.1 0.0 0.6Armstrong 4.6 4.1 5.1 0.5 0.5 Ellis 6.3 5.9 6.6 0.4 0.3Atascosa 6.3 5.8 6.5 0.5 0.2 El Paso 9.2 8.7 9.4 0.5 0.2Austin 6.1 5.7 6.1 0.4 0.0 Erath 5.5 5.1 5.5 0.4 0.0Bailey 6.8 6.6 6.4 0.2 0.4 Falls 8.6 8.1 8.3 0.5 0.3Bandera 5.9 5.2 5.9 0.7 0.0 Fannin 8.8 8.7 8.4 0.1 0.4Bastrop 6.0 5.7 6.5 0.3 0.5 Fayette 4.6 4.4 4.9 0.2 0.3Baylor 4.3 4.1 4.6 0.2 0.3 Fisher 5.5 5.1 5.1 0.4 0.4Bee 7.1 6.5 7.1 0.6 0.0 Floyd 9.7 9.5 6.7 0.2 3.0Bell 7.1 6.7 7.5 0.4 0.4 Foard 5.4 5.3 5.7 0.1 0.3Bexar 6.2 5.8 6.7 0.4 0.5 Fort Bend 5.8 5.5 6.2 0.3 0.4Blanco 5.3 5.0 5.6 0.3 0.3 Franklin 6.0 5.8 6.5 0.2 0.5Borden 2.5 2.5 3.1 0.0 0.6 Freestone 5.5 5.2 5.2 0.3 0.3Bosque 7.0 6.4 7.5 0.6 0.5 Frio 5.6 5.0 5.5 0.6 0.1Bowie 7.4 6.8 6.9 0.6 0.5 Gaines 4.6 4.4 4.6 0.2 0.0Brazoria 6.7 6.3 6.9 0.4 0.2 Galveston 7.0 6.5 7.7 0.5 0.7Brazos 5.5 4.9 5.5 0.6 0.0 Garza 6.4 5.6 6.2 0.8 0.2Brewster 5.0 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.4 Gillespie 4.2 3.8 4.2 0.4 0.0Briscoe 6.8 7.0 6.0 0.2 0.8 Glasscock 3.9 3.7 4.4 0.2 0.5Brooks 7.7 6.7 6.8 1.0 0.9 Goliad 5.6 4.8 5.4 0.8 0.2Brown 6.0 5.5 6.0 0.5 0.0 Gonzales 4.8 4.6 4.6 0.2 0.2Burleson 6.2 6.0 6.3 0.2 0.1 Gray 4.9 4.6 4.9 0.3 0.0Burnet 5.2 5.0 5.4 0.2 0.2 Grayson 6.9 6.7 7.2 0.2 0.3Caldwell 6.8 6.4 6.8 0.4 0.0 Gregg 5.7 5.3 5.6 0.4 0.1Calhoun 6.5 5.5 7.5 1.0 1.0 Grimes 6.5 5.9 6.5 0.6 0.0Callahan 5.2 4.6 4.9 0.6 0.3 Guadalupe 6.1 5.9 5.7 0.2 0.4Cameron 10.4 9.9 10.3 0.5 0.1 Hale 12.4 12.3 6.5 0.1 5.9Camp 7.3 6.7 7.5 0.6 0.2 Hall 7.4 7.5 7.7 0.1 0.3Carson 4.5 4.4 4.6 0.1 0.1 Hamilton 5.6 5.3 5.3 0.3 0.3Cass 9.3 8.9 9.0 0.4 0.3 Hansford 4.0 3.7 3.7 0.3 0.3Castro 5.5 5.1 5.0 0.4 0.5 Hardeman 4.9 4.7 5.0 0.2 0.1Chambers 6.8 6.7 8.3 0.1 1.5 Hardin 7.8 7.7 7.3 0.1 0.5Cherokee 7.4 7.1 7.7 0.3 0.3 Harris 6.4 6.0 6.9 0.4 0.5Childress 5.5 5.0 5.4 0.5 0.1 Harrison 6.7 6.4 6.9 0.3 0.2Clay 4.9 4.9 4.6 0.0 0.3 Hartley 4.5 4.0 4.6 0.5 0.1Cochran 7.2 7.1 7.4 0.1 0.2 Haskell 5.6 5.3 5.6 0.3 0.0Coke 6.5 5.6 6.0 0.9 0.5 Hays 5.6 5.0 5.7 0.6 0.1Coleman 6.0 5.7 5.9 0.3 0.1 Hemphill 2.5 2.2 2.3 0.3 0.2Collin 5.7 5.4 6.2 0.3 0.5 Henderson 7.1 6.8 7.3 0.3 0.2Collingsworth 4.7 4.5 4.6 0.2 0.1 Hidalgo 10.9 10.5 10.8 0.4 0.1Colorado 5.3 5.1 5.8 0.2 0.5 Hill 6.8 6.1 7.0 0.7 0.2Comal 7.0 7.1 6.1 0.1 0.9 Hockley 4.5 4.3 4.6 0.2 0.1Comanche 5.5 5.3 5.8 0.2 0.3 Hood 5.5 5.0 5.7 0.5 0.2Concho 6.7 6.4 7.3 0.3 0.6 Hopkins 5.6 5.2 6.0 0.4 0.4Cooke 4.6 4.2 4.3 0.4 0.3 Houston 8.7 8.4 9.3 0.3 0.6Coryell 8.7 8.2 8.8 0.5 0.1 Howard 6.0 5.4 6.1 0.6 0.1Cottle 5.5 5.3 5.9 0.2 0.4 Hudspeth 5.5 5.5 5.9 0.0 0.4Crane 5.1 4.8 5.5 0.3 0.4 Hunt 6.8 6.1 8.6 0.7 1.8Crockett 4.5 3.8 3.9 0.7 0.6 Hutchinson 5.7 5.3 5.7 0.4 0.0Crosby 6.2 6.2 7.1 0.0 0.9 Irion 3.6 3.2 4.4 0.4 0.8Culberson 3.5 3.2 3.8 0.3 0.3 Jack 4.7 4.5 4.4 0.2 0.3Dallam 3.8 3.5 3.8 0.3 0.0 Jackson 5.2 4.7 5.1 0.5 0.1Dallas 6.8 6.5 7.3 0.3 0.5 Jasper 10.0 9.6 9.8 0.4 0.2Dawson 7.2 6.4 7.1 0.8 0.1 Jeff Davis 4.5 4.2 5.2 0.3 0.7Deaf Smith 4.7 4.5 4.8 0.2 0.1 Jefferson 10.6 10.3 10.8 0.3 0.2Delta 8.4 7.0 7.4 1.4 1.0 Jim Hogg 5.2 4.9 4.7 0.3 0.5Denton 5.6 5.3 6.0 0.3 0.4 Jim Wells 4.8 4.5 4.9 0.3 0.1DeWitt 5.0 4.5 5.0 0.5 0.0 Johnson 6.0 5.7 6.5 0.3 0.5Dickens 8.2 7.7 9.0 0.5 0.8 Jones 6.4 5.8 6.3 0.6 0.1Dimmit 5.0 4.5 4.9 0.5 0.1 Karnes 6.5 6.0 6.7 0.5 0.2

Unemployment Rates for Texas Counties

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Apr2013

May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

Kaufman 6.4 6.2 7.2 0.2 0.8 Real 6.7 6.3 7.4 0.4 0.7Kendall 5.2 5.0 5.3 0.2 0.1 Red River 10.2 10.1 9.9 0.1 0.3Kenedy 2.9 2.6 2.9 0.3 0.0 Reeves 9.5 8.9 9.5 0.6 0.0Kent 4.9 4.4 5.1 0.5 0.2 Refugio 4.4 4.1 4.5 0.3 0.1Kerr 5.6 5.1 5.5 0.5 0.1 Roberts 2.5 2.4 4.7 0.1 2.2Kimble 5.9 5.2 5.7 0.7 0.2 Robertson 6.7 6.4 7.5 0.3 0.8King 5.8 6.2 6.5 0.4 0.7 Rockwall 5.8 5.5 6.2 0.3 0.4Kinney 7.6 7.6 7.3 0.0 0.3 Runnels 5.9 5.5 5.9 0.4 0.0Kleberg 5.8 5.3 5.7 0.5 0.1 Rusk 6.1 5.7 6.2 0.4 0.1Knox 5.9 5.3 5.4 0.6 0.5 Sabine 15.4 14.5 15.1 0.9 0.3Lamar 8.3 8.0 8.8 0.3 0.5 San Augustine 10.0 10.3 10.3 0.3 0.3Lamb 7.2 6.9 6.6 0.3 0.6 San Jacinto 7.6 7.2 7.7 0.4 0.1Lampasas 6.9 6.6 7.0 0.3 0.1 San Patricio 7.4 7.1 7.4 0.3 0.0La Salle 3.9 3.6 4.5 0.3 0.6 San Saba 8.3 7.7 7.6 0.6 0.7Lavaca 4.5 4.1 4.6 0.4 0.1 Schleicher 4.1 3.5 4.4 0.6 0.3Lee 4.6 4.4 5.0 0.2 0.4 Scurry 4.0 3.6 4.2 0.4 0.2Leon 6.7 6.3 6.4 0.4 0.3 Shackelford 2.6 2.5 3.0 0.1 0.4Liberty 8.3 7.6 9.2 0.7 0.9 Shelby 6.6 6.2 6.6 0.4 0.0Limestone 5.9 5.3 6.1 0.6 0.2 Sherman 4.5 4.3 4.3 0.2 0.2Lipscomb 3.6 3.4 3.6 0.2 0.0 Smith 6.6 6.2 6.9 0.4 0.3Live Oak 4.0 3.7 4.3 0.3 0.3 Somervell 5.6 4.8 5.6 0.8 0.0Llano 6.4 6.1 6.5 0.3 0.1 Starr 16.0 15.3 14.8 0.7 1.2Loving 10.4 8.7 11.9 1.7 1.5 Stephens 5.1 4.9 5.6 0.2 0.5Lubbock 5.3 4.8 5.4 0.5 0.1 Sterling 3.1 3.3 3.0 0.2 0.1Lynn 6.3 6.0 6.9 0.3 0.6 Stonewall 4.7 4.7 3.9 0.0 0.8McCulloch 4.8 4.5 5.4 0.3 0.6 Sutton 3.4 3.3 3.2 0.1 0.2McLennan 6.3 5.8 6.6 0.5 0.3 Swisher 8.5 8.6 5.8 0.1 2.7McMullen 3.2 2.9 2.8 0.3 0.4 Tarrant 6.2 5.9 6.7 0.3 0.5Madison 6.8 6.6 6.7 0.2 0.1 Taylor 5.2 4.7 5.4 0.5 0.2Marion 7.4 7.1 8.0 0.3 0.6 Terrell 6.1 6.6 5.8 0.5 0.3Martin 4.1 3.9 4.2 0.2 0.1 Terry 6.2 6.1 6.6 0.1 0.4Mason 4.7 4.2 4.2 0.5 0.5 Throckmorton 4.6 4.1 4.9 0.5 0.3Matagorda 9.7 9.1 9.8 0.6 0.1 Titus 7.2 6.7 6.8 0.5 0.4Maverick 13.1 13.2 12.6 0.1 0.5 Tom Green 5.3 5.0 5.3 0.3 0.0Medina 6.0 5.9 6.3 0.1 0.3 Travis 5.3 5.0 5.7 0.3 0.4Menard 6.1 5.6 5.8 0.5 0.3 Trinity 7.3 7.1 8.0 0.2 0.7Midland 3.4 3.0 3.6 0.4 0.2 Tyler 9.9 9.5 9.9 0.4 0.0Milam 6.9 6.7 7.5 0.2 0.6 Upshur 5.8 5.5 5.7 0.3 0.1Mills 5.3 5.0 5.0 0.3 0.3 Upton 3.7 3.4 3.4 0.3 0.3Mitchell 6.5 6.1 6.7 0.4 0.2 Uvalde 7.5 7.1 7.6 0.4 0.1Montague 4.9 4.5 4.9 0.4 0.0 Val Verde 7.3 7.1 7.7 0.2 0.4Montgomery 5.5 5.2 6.0 0.3 0.5 Van Zandt 6.2 5.8 6.4 0.4 0.2Moore 4.4 4.0 4.2 0.4 0.2 Victoria 5.3 5.0 5.2 0.3 0.1Morris 8.7 8.8 9.1 0.1 0.4 Walker 6.9 6.0 6.7 0.9 0.2Motley 6.1 5.8 5.4 0.3 0.7 Waller 6.9 6.4 6.8 0.5 0.1Nacogdoches 6.6 6.1 6.2 0.5 0.4 Ward 4.3 4.1 4.4 0.2 0.1Navarro 7.2 7.0 7.6 0.2 0.4 Washington 5.0 4.6 5.0 0.4 0.0Newton 11.2 11.0 11.4 0.2 0.2 Webb 7.0 6.6 7.2 0.4 0.2Nolan 5.6 5.6 5.6 0.0 0.0 Wharton 6.1 5.9 6.9 0.2 0.8Nueces 5.8 5.5 6.3 0.3 0.5 Wheeler 3.7 3.6 3.3 0.1 0.4Ochiltree 3.3 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.0 Wichita 6.2 5.8 6.3 0.4 0.1Oldham 3.8 3.8 4.0 0.0 0.2 Wilbarger 4.6 4.1 4.6 0.5 0.0Orange 10.0 9.7 9.2 0.3 0.8 Willacy 14.3 13.9 14.0 0.4 0.3Palo Pinto 6.1 5.8 6.2 0.3 0.1 Williamson 5.4 5.1 5.9 0.3 0.5Panola 5.2 5.1 5.5 0.1 0.3 Wilson 5.9 5.4 5.7 0.5 0.2Parker 5.7 5.4 6.2 0.3 0.5 Winkler 4.5 4.2 4.6 0.3 0.1Parmer 4.9 4.5 4.7 0.4 0.2 Wise 5.8 5.6 6.3 0.2 0.5Pecos 4.6 4.3 4.6 0.3 0.0 Wood 6.9 6.7 7.1 0.2 0.2Polk 7.8 7.8 8.3 0.0 0.5 Yoakum 3.4 3.1 3.6 0.3 0.2Potter 5.4 5.0 5.5 0.4 0.1 Young 4.7 4.4 5.0 0.3 0.3Presidio 11.8 11.1 11.6 0.7 0.2 Zapata 6.6 6.1 6.4 0.5 0.2Rains 6.8 6.3 7.2 0.5 0.4 Zavala 13.8 13.0 13.3 0.8 0.5Randall 4.3 4.0 4.2 0.3 0.1Reagan 2.4 2.3 2.4 0.1 0.0

Unemployment Rates for Texas Counties (continued)

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CityMay2013

Apr2013

May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

CityMay2013

Apr2013

May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

CityMay2013

Apr2013

May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

Abilene 5.4 4.8 5.6 0.6 0.2 Garland 6.8 6.7 6.8 0.1 0.0 Paris 9.1 9.5 9.6 0.4 0.5Allen 5.4 5.1 5.8 0.3 0.4 Georgetown 5.6 5.1 5.9 0.5 0.3 Pasadena 7.7 7.0 8.3 0.7 0.6Amarillo 4.7 4.4 4.8 0.3 0.1 Grand Prairie 6.4 6.0 6.8 0.4 0.4 Pearland 4.9 4.8 5.3 0.1 0.4Arlington 5.9 5.5 6.5 0.4 0.6 Grapevine 4.9 4.9 5.5 0.0 0.6 Pflugerville 4.6 4.3 4.9 0.3 0.3Austin 5.0 4.7 5.4 0.3 0.4 Greenville 7.0 6.1 10.6 0.9 3.6 Pharr 9.5 9.1 9.1 0.4 0.4Baytown 9.3 8.7 11.1 0.6 1.8 Haltom City 6.2 5.5 6.3 0.7 0.1 Plano 5.7 5.5 6.2 0.2 0.5Beaumont 8.8 8.7 9.0 0.1 0.2 Harker Heights 6.9 6.4 7.2 0.5 0.3 Port Arthur 16.4 15.7 17.5 0.7 1.1Bedford 5.4 5.3 5.8 0.1 0.4 Harlingen 8.5 8.1 9.3 0.4 0.8 Richardson 5.8 5.5 6.1 0.3 0.3Big Spring 6.5 5.8 6.5 0.7 0.0 Houston 6.5 6.1 7.0 0.4 0.5 Rockwall 5.5 5.2 5.5 0.3 0.0Brownsville 10.8 10.1 10.5 0.7 0.3 Huntsville 7.0 6.0 6.5 1.0 0.5 Rosenberg 6.2 5.8 5.8 0.4 0.4Bryan 5.7 5.1 5.7 0.6 0.0 Hurst 5.7 5.4 6.3 0.3 0.6 Round Rock 5.0 4.8 5.6 0.2 0.6Burleson 5.0 4.6 5.6 0.4 0.6 Irving 5.9 5.6 6.3 0.3 0.4 Rowlett 6.2 5.7 7.0 0.5 0.8Carrollton 5.7 5.5 6.2 0.2 0.5 Keller 5.4 5.0 5.6 0.4 0.2 San Angelo 5.3 5.0 5.4 0.3 0.1Cedar Hill 7.4 6.9 7.3 0.5 0.1 Killeen 7.9 7.4 8.4 0.5 0.5 San Antonio 6.1 5.6 6.5 0.5 0.4Cedar Park 5.0 4.7 5.8 0.3 0.8 Kingsville 5.6 5.0 5.5 0.6 0.1 San Benito 9.9 9.0 10.5 0.9 0.6Cleburne 6.1 5.8 6.4 0.3 0.3 Kyle 4.3 4.0 4.8 0.3 0.5 San Juan 10.7 9.9 11.5 0.8 0.8College Station 5.7 4.8 5.4 0.9 0.3 Lake Jackson 6.1 5.6 6.3 0.5 0.2 San Marcos 5.3 4.6 5.3 0.7 0.0Conroe 5.2 4.8 5.5 0.4 0.3 Lancaster 8.6 8.2 9.0 0.4 0.4 Schertz 5.7 5.3 5.2 0.4 0.5Coppell 5.9 5.9 6.2 0.0 0.3 La Porte 6.8 6.6 7.8 0.2 1.0 Seguin 6.7 6.1 6.2 0.6 0.5Copperas Cove 7.4 7.0 7.7 0.4 0.3 Laredo 6.6 6.3 6.8 0.3 0.2 Sherman 6.9 6.5 7.6 0.4 0.7Corpus Christi 5.7 5.3 6.0 0.4 0.3 League City 5.5 5.1 5.9 0.4 0.4 Socorro 10.0 9.4 10.7 0.6 0.7Corsicana 7.6 7.5 8.5 0.1 0.9 Leander 4.2 4.0 4.5 0.2 0.3 Southlake 5.6 5.0 6.0 0.6 0.4Dallas 6.9 6.5 7.4 0.4 0.5 Lewisville 5.2 4.9 5.6 0.3 0.4 Sugar Land 4.9 4.7 5.1 0.2 0.2Deer Park 5.8 5.4 6.8 0.4 1.0 Little Elm 4.3 3.8 4.6 0.5 0.3 Temple 5.6 5.2 5.8 0.4 0.2Del Rio 7.0 6.8 7.5 0.2 0.5 Longview 5.7 5.3 5.8 0.4 0.1 Texarkana 7.2 6.9 6.9 0.3 0.3Denton 5.2 4.9 5.5 0.3 0.3 Lubbock 5.2 4.7 5.4 0.5 0.2 Texas City 8.8 8.3 9.8 0.5 1.0DeSoto 7.3 7.0 7.5 0.3 0.2 Lufkin 6.6 6.3 6.8 0.3 0.2 The Colony 5.9 5.7 6.7 0.2 0.8Duncanville 7.3 6.8 7.9 0.5 0.6 McAllen 7.3 7.1 7.5 0.2 0.2 Tyler 6.6 6.2 6.9 0.4 0.3Eagle Pass 13.7 14.5 13.1 0.8 0.6 McKinney 5.8 5.5 6.3 0.3 0.5 University Park 5.6 5.2 5.8 0.4 0.2Edinburg 7.7 6.9 7.8 0.8 0.1 Mansfield 5.3 5.1 5.7 0.2 0.4 Victoria 5.2 4.9 5.3 0.3 0.1El Paso 8.5 8.0 8.7 0.5 0.2 Mesquite 6.6 6.2 6.8 0.4 0.2 Waco 6.9 6.3 7.2 0.6 0.3Euless 5.6 5.4 6.3 0.2 0.7 Midland 3.4 3.0 3.5 0.4 0.1 Waxahachie 5.7 5.4 6.6 0.3 0.9Farmers Branch 5.9 5.4 6.5 0.5 0.6 Mission 8.5 8.1 8.7 0.4 0.2 Weatherford 5.7 5.5 5.8 0.2 0.1Flower Mound 5.1 4.9 5.8 0.2 0.7 Missouri City 5.7 5.3 6.7 0.4 1.0 Weslaco 11.1 11.0 10.2 0.1 0.9Fort Worth 6.5 6.0 6.8 0.5 0.3 Nacogdoches 6.9 6.1 6.5 0.8 0.4 Wichita Falls 6.4 5.9 6.4 0.5 0.0Friendswood 5.5 5.3 5.9 0.2 0.4 New Braunfels 6.4 6.6 5.2 0.2 1.2 Wylie 5.2 5.2 6.1 0.0 0.9Frisco 4.9 4.5 5.3 0.4 0.4 North Richland Hills 5.7 5.3 6.1 0.4 0.4Galveston 7.3 6.7 7.8 0.6 0.5 Odessa 4.0 3.6 4.2 0.4 0.2

Unemployment Rates for Texas Cities

WDAMay2013

Apr2013

May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

WDAMay2013

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May2012

MonthlyChange

Year AgoChange

Alamo 6.2 5.8 6.4 0.4 0.2 Middle Rio Grande 9.0 8.9 9.1 0.1 0.1Brazos Valley 5.7 5.2 5.8 0.5 0.1 North Central Texas 5.8 5.5 6.3 0.3 0.5Cameron County 10.4 9.9 10.3 0.5 0.1 North East Texas 7.6 7.2 7.5 0.4 0.1Capital Area 5.3 5.0 5.7 0.3 0.4 North Texas 5.6 5.2 5.6 0.4 0.0Central Texas 7.2 6.8 7.6 0.4 0.4 Panhandle 4.8 4.4 4.7 0.4 0.1Coastal Bend 5.9 5.6 6.2 0.3 0.3 Permian Basin 4.1 3.8 4.3 0.3 0.2Concho Valley 5.0 4.7 5.1 0.3 0.1 Rural Capital 5.5 5.1 5.9 0.4 0.4Dallas 6.8 6.5 7.3 0.3 0.5 South East Texas 10.1 9.8 10.0 0.3 0.1Deep East Texas 7.8 7.5 7.9 0.3 0.1 South Plains 6.0 5.6 5.6 0.4 0.4East Texas 6.4 6.1 6.6 0.3 0.2 South Texas 6.9 6.5 7.0 0.4 0.1Golden Crescent 5.3 4.9 5.3 0.4 0.0 Tarrant County 6.2 5.9 6.7 0.3 0.5Gulf Coast 6.4 6.0 6.9 0.4 0.5 Texoma 6.6 6.3 6.7 0.3 0.1Heart Of Texas 6.4 5.9 6.6 0.5 0.2 Upper Rio Grande 9.1 8.6 9.3 0.5 0.2Lower Rio Grande Valley 11.3 10.9 11.2 0.4 0.1 West Central Texas 5.4 4.9 5.5 0.5 0.1

Unemployment Rates for Texas WDAs

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Morris Cass

Marion

Titus

Bowie

Upshur

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Camp

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PanolaRusk

Harrison

Cherokee

Gregg

TrinityAngelina

Nacog-doches

Polk

Houston

Delta

Wood

Hopkins

Rains

Franklin

LamarFannin

Rockwall

Hunt

Navarro

Freestone

Anderson

Henderson

Kaufman

VanZandt

Montague

Wise Denton Collin

CookeGrayson

Lime- stone

Hill

McLennan

Bosque

Somervell

Parker

EllisJohnson

Tarrant Dallas

Comanche

Coryell

Burnet

Lampasas

Hamilton

Erath Hood

Mills

Chambers

Hardin

Orange

Jefferson

Montgomery Liberty

Harris

San Jacinto

Waller

Grimes

Walker

Brazoria

Galveston

Matagorda

Wharton

Fort Bend

Brazos

Leon

Madison

Burleson

Robertson

Washington

Colorado

Austin

GoliadVictoria

Refugio

Calhoun

Jackson

Williamson

Bell

Milam

Falls

LeeTravis

Hays

Guadalupe

Fayette

Bastrop

Gonzales

Caldwell

Lavaca

WilsonDeWitt

JimWells

Kleberg

Nueces

SanPatricio Aransas

Brooks

LiveOak

Duval

Hidalgo

Cameron

Willacy

KenedyZapata JimHogg

Starr

KendallComal

BlancoGillespie

MedinaBexar

Bandera

LaSalle

Karnes

Bee

Atascosa

Frio

McMullen

Webb

Zavala

Dimmit

Uvalde

KerrEdwards

Kinney

Real

Maverick

Kimble

Wichita

Young Jack

Wilbarger

ArcherBaylor

Clay

Throck-morton

Jones PaloPinto

Stephens

Eastland

Shackel- ford

Taylor

Coleman

McCulloch

Callahan

Brown

SanSaba

Mason Llano

King

Cottle

Foard

Hardeman

Knox

Stonewall Haskell

Hemphill

Ochiltree Lipscomb

Roberts

Gray

Sutton

Concho

Schleicher Menard

Tom Green

Coke Runnels

Hall

Collings- worth

Childress

Wheeler

Donley

Briscoe

FisherScurry

Mitchell

Borden

Howard Nolan

Crosby

Floyd Motley

Dickens

Garza Kent

Sherman Hansford

Hutchinson

Carson

Moore

Potter

Glasscock

Upton

Midland

ReaganIrion

Sterling

Crockett

Terrell

Val Verde

Castro

Armstrong

Swisher

Randall

Parmer

Hockley Lubbock

Hale

Lynn

Bailey Lamb

Terry

Cochran

Yoakum

Andrews

Dawson

Martin

Gaines

Hartley

Dallam

Oldham

Deaf Smith

Loving

Crane

Winkler Ector

Ward

Pecos

BrewsterPresidio

Reeves

Jeff Davis

CulbersonEl Paso Hudspeth

Major IndustryNatural Resources and Mining (15)Construction (6)Financial Activities (2)Professional and Business Services (2)Education and Health Services (1)Leisure and Hospitality (1)Other Services (1)

Fastest Growing Major Industry By WDAPrivate Only, 4th Quarter 2012*

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program *Determined by Annual Growth RatePrepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (6/21/2013)

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89

10

11

12

27 20

21 22

19

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15

2613

16 17

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Alamo-20Brazos Valley-16Cameron County-24Capital Area-14Central Texas-26Coastal Bend-22Concho Valley-12Dallas-6Deep East Texas-17East Texas-8Golden Crescent-19Gulf Coast-28Heart Of Texas-13Lower Rio Grande Valley-23

Middle Rio Grande-27North Central Texas-4North East Texas-7North Texas-3Panhandle-1Permian Basin-11Rural Capital-15South East Texas-18South Plains-2South Texas-21Tarrant County-5Texoma-25Upper Rio Grande-10West Central Texas-9

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GLOSSARY OF LABOR MARKET TERMSActual 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.

HAPPENINGS AROUND THE STATESmartphone Manufacturer to Hire 2,000 FORT WORTH, TX (Fort Worth Star-Telegram--Sandra Baker)—Motorola Mobility will manufacture its long-rumored new smartphone Moto X at an Alliance plant in far north Fort Worth, where it is expected to employ 2,000 workers by late summer when the fi rst phones roll off the assembly line. Dennis Woodside, Motorola Mobility’s CEO, made the announcement at the D: All Things Digital conference in California. Motorola Mobility, now owned by Google, said it will be the fi rst smartphone assembled in the U.S.

“This means a lot to us, because we are an American-made company getting back to our roots in innovation and helping bring consumer technology manufacturing jobs back to the states,” Mark Randall, Motorola Mobility’s senior vice president of supply chain and operations, said in a statement. Flextronics, a huge Singapore-based electronics manufacturing fi rm, will operate the facility for Motorola in the building once occupied by cellphone maker Nokia.

Call Center to Create JobsWACO, TX (Waco Tribune-Herald)—A company that has signed a lease on the former Blue Cross & Blue Shield building in Lacy Lakeview will open a call center employing up to 700 people who will answer inquiries about the Affordable Care Act, sources confi rmed. General Dynamics InformationTechnology has signed a 3 1/2-year agreement to have a subsidiary, Vangent Inc., manage the facility under a $28-million government contract. Lacy Lakeview City Manager Keith Bond said, “I’m hearing they will have 440 full-time employees, but that number may go up at critical

times. I have heard they could ramp up to 700 people or more who would work staggered shifts.”

Humana Bringing Jobs to IrvingDALLAS, TX (Dallas Morning News)—Humana, Inc. has selected Irving for its new pharmacy call center and support operation, RightSource, bringing 625 new jobs over the next three years. Humana will build-out all three fl oors of a building located on W. Carpenter Freeway to accommodate its offi ce, call center and communications functions. Irving city staff, along with the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce’s economic development team, has been working with Humana since early January to bring this new employment opportunity to Irving. According to Irving City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, “Humana already has an existing operation, LifeSynch, in Irving that employs 500. The decision to locate a second operation underscores our ability to attract, care for and grow big business in our city.”

Employer Adding 200 Jobs in LongviewLONGVIEW, TX (KYTX CBS Channel 19)—S4 Communications of Houston plans to begin operations in Longview this month. The company will provide inbound and outbound telemarketing services to current Fortune 100 clients. S4 Communications was able to acquire the Longview facility and retain 70 existing personnel from the previous tenant, iPacesetters. Once fully deployed, the center will offer 250-300 positions to area residents. “East Texas offers not only an educated workforce, but also a well-developed work force,” stated Sean Collins, president of S4 Communications. “We are excited to be in Longview and look forward to many years of prosperity and growth in this area.”

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INDICATORS

MAY 2013 6.5% MAY 2013 6.5%APR 2013 6.1% APR 2013 6.4%MAY 2012 6.8% MAY 2012 7.0%

MAY 2013 7.3% MAY 2013 7.6%APR 2013 7.1% APR 2013 7.5%MAY 2012 7.9% MAY 2012 8.2%

MAY 2013 11,183,600 MAY 2013 11,161,300APR 2013 11,155,400 APR 2013 11,141,800MAY 2012 10,885,700 MAY 2012 10,836,600OTM Change 28,200 OTM Change 19,500OTY Change 297,900 OTY Change 324,700

MAY 2013 84,112 MAY 2013 687,645APR 2013 85,779 APR 2013 697,043MAY 2012 86,820 MAY 2012 703,836

Annual ChangeU.S. MAY 2013 1.4% MAY 2013 290,500Dallas Fort Worth MAY 2013 1.6% APR 2013 282,400Houston Galveston APR 2013 0.7% MAY 2012 269,100

OTM Change 8,100OTY Change 21,400

MAY 2013 $ 94.80 OTM Change $ 2.73APR 2013 $ 92.07 OTY Change $ 0.10MAY 2012 $ 94.70

Texas Unemployment RateActual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

U.S. Unemployment RateActual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

Consumer Price Index (CPI) Personnel Supply

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary EmploymentNot Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted

Unemployment Insurance Claims FiledInitial Claims Continued Claims

TE X A S WA G E S A N D EM P L O Y M E N T PR O J E C T I O N S

For more information about this new LMCI feature, visit: http://www.texaswages.com. You are also able to access this enhanced tool by going to http://lmci.state.tx.us and selecting either AutoCoder or SOCRATES from the list of software tools.

LMCI has enhanced an existing tool called Texas Wages and Employment Projections. This redesigned program shows hourly and annual wages for all SOC (Standard Occupation Code) codes and is available to be displayed now by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in addition to Workforce Development Area (WDA). Employment projections for selected occupations are also shown for selected areas. Data can be viewed directly from the application, or can be downloaded as a Microsoft Excel fi le. Below is a sample of the data displayed at the MSA level.


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