Texas Unemployment Rate Drops in December, State Adds 29,500 Jobs

Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands)
	December 2022				November 2022				December 2021
	C.L.F.	Emp.	Unemp.	Rate	C.L.F.	Emp.	Unemp.	Rate	C.L.F.	Emp.	Unemp.	Rate
United States	164,224.0	158,872.0	5,352.0	3.3	164,272.0	158,749.0	5,523.0	3.4	161,696.0	155,732.0	5,964.0	3.7
Texas	14,720.0	14,189.4	530.6	3.6	14,704.1	14,160.2	543.9	3.7	14,369.6	13,761.5	608.0	4.2
Abilene	79.3	76.8	2.5	3.2	79.2	76.6	2.5	3.2	79.4	76.7	2.7	3.4
Amarillo	134.3	130.8	3.4	2.6	134.3	130.6	3.7	2.8	134.1	130.3	3.8	2.9
Austin-Round Rock	1,372.6	1,335.8	36.8	2.7	1,372.9	1,335.0	37.9	2.8	1,339.8	1,301.1	38.8	2.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur	166.5	156.0	10.5	6.3	165.9	156.0	9.9	6.0	165.6	153.1	12.5	7.6
Brownsville-Harlingen	176.4	166.3	10.1	5.7	174.9	165.0	9.9	5.7	175.2	163.7	11.5	6.6
College Station-Bryan	140.8	136.9	4.0	2.8	142.1	137.8	4.3	3.1	138.9	134.6	4.3	3.1
Corpus Christi	202.9	193.7	9.2	4.5	202.6	193.2	9.4	4.6	202.4	190.8	11.7	5.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	4,327.8	4,191.3	136.6	3.2	4,328.1	4,186.2	141.9	3.3	4,170.3	4,018.9	151.4	3.6
Dallas-Plano-Irving MD	2,943.5	2,851.2	92.3	3.1	2,947.0	2,851.4	95.6	3.2	2,825.0	2,723.6	101.4	3.6
Fort Worth-Arlington MD	1,384.4	1,340.1	44.3	3.2	1,381.1	1,334.8	46.3	3.4	1,345.3	1,295.3	50.0	3.7
El Paso	366.7	352.1	14.6	4.0	365.4	350.0	15.5	4.2	365.2	348.0	17.3	4.7
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land	3,565.9	3,425.4	140.5	3.9	3,549.7	3,406.8	142.9	4.0	3,460.8	3,294.0	166.8	4.8
Killeen-Temple	183.4	176.1	7.2	4.0	183.2	175.7	7.6	4.1	181.9	173.9	8.0	4.4
Laredo	118.9	114.5	4.4	3.7	118.6	114.0	4.5	3.8	117.5	112.0	5.5	4.7
Longview	96.4	92.6	3.8	4.0	96.6	92.7	3.9	4.1	95.6	91.1	4.5	4.7
Lubbock	168.7	163.8	4.8	2.9	168.9	163.6	5.3	3.1	166.3	160.9	5.5	3.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission	376.2	350.6	25.6	6.8	374.4	350.5	23.9	6.4	369.0	340.2	28.8	7.8
Midland	105.5	102.8	2.7	2.6	104.8	101.9	2.9	2.8	103.6	99.5	4.1	4.0
Odessa	81.6	78.6	3.1	3.8	81.5	78.2	3.3	4.0	81.1	76.4	4.7	5.8
San Angelo	54.9	53.3	1.7	3.0	54.8	53.0	1.8	3.2	54.6	52.6	2.0	3.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels	1,244.1	1,203.3	40.8	3.3	1,250.8	1,207.8	43.0	3.4	1,217.2	1,171.2	46.0	3.8
Sherman-Denison	68.0	65.8	2.2	3.2	67.8	65.5	2.3	3.3	66.2	63.9	2.3	3.5
Texarkana	64.0	61.6	2.3	3.6	63.8	61.4	2.4	3.8	63.7	61.0	2.7	4.2
Tyler	112.4	108.7	3.7	3.3	112.5	108.6	3.9	3.4	111.1	106.9	4.2	3.7
Victoria	44.0	42.4	1.7	3.8	44.1	42.3	1.8	4.0	44.3	42.1	2.2	4.9
Waco	132.1	127.9	4.3	3.2	132.0	127.6	4.4	3.3	130.3	125.7	4.6	3.5
Wichita Falls	64.5	62.3	2.2	3.3	64.5	62.2	2.2	3.5	63.6	61.2	2.4	3.8

 

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted
INDUSTRY TITLE	Dec 2022*	Nov 2022	Dec 2021	Nov '22 to Dec '22		Dec '21 to Dec '22
				Absolute Change	Percent Change	Absolute Change	Percent Change
Total Nonagricultural	13,705,500	13,676,000	13,055,400	29,500	0.2	650,100	5.0
Total Private	11,706,900	11,677,300	11,078,100	29,600	0.3	628,800	5.7
Goods Producing	1,944,400	1,936,100	1,836,800	8,300	0.4	107,600	5.9
Mining and Logging	230,100	228,000	189,800	2,100	0.9	40,300	21.2
Construction	774,600	773,900	756,300	700	0.1	18,300	2.4
Manufacturing	939,700	934,200	890,700	5,500	0.6	49,000	5.5
Service Providing	11,761,100	11,739,900	11,218,600	21,200	0.2	542,500	4.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	2,721,900	2,719,400	2,627,900	2,500	0.1	94,000	3.6
Information	240,800	238,600	215,300	2,200	0.9	25,500	11.8
Financial Activities	915,700	909,400	858,400	6,300	0.7	57,300	6.7
Professional and Business Services	2,037,600	2,041,800	1,979,100	-4,200	-0.2	58,500	3.0
Education and Health Services	1,857,700	1,845,000	1,752,600	12,700	0.7	105,100	6.0
Leisure and Hospitality	1,526,500	1,528,700	1,371,100	-2,200	-0.1	155,400	11.3
Other Services	462,300	458,300	436,900	4,000	0.9	25,400	5.8
Government	1,998,600	1,998,700	1,977,300	-100	0.0	21,300	1.1