Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2012

2,609.5 2,633.4 2,660.2 2,669.5 2,688.5 2,702.9 2,686.6 2,700.6 2,714.3 2,732.9 2,743.2 2,755.2 2,691.4

2013

2,723.9 2,752.7 2,762.3 (P) 2,780.7                  

Mining & Logging

 

2012

95.3 96.2 97.4 98.0 99.4 100.9 102.8 103.0 103.0 102.8 103.6 104.6 100.6

2013

104.3 104.0 104.6 (P) 105.2                  

Construction

 

2012

169.8 173.1 176.1 175.5 177.7 178.7 176.3 180.3 181.3 184.8 180.9 181.5 178.0

2013

178.6 186.3 183.1 (P) 186.9                  

Manufacturing

 

2012

235.0 237.0 239.3 240.2 241.5 244.6 245.4 245.4 246.2 246.7 248.2 249.1 243.2

2013

247.5 248.8 250.6 (P) 249.7                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2012

537.4 535.1 538.1 540.6 543.6 547.8 547.5 551.8 548.7 549.3 561.6 568.3 547.5

2013

562.2 558.7 561.0 (P) 563.9                  

Information

 

2012

31.2 31.2 31.2 31.0 31.2 31.5 31.7 31.8 31.6 31.9 32.0 31.9 31.5

2013

31.8 31.8 31.8 (P) 31.9                  

Financial Activities

 

2012

137.5 138.0 138.5 139.0 139.8 141.0 140.6 140.8 140.3 141.5 140.4 140.0 139.8

2013

139.9 139.6 140.4 (P) 141.9                  

Professional & Business Services

 

2012

390.8 394.9 400.6 403.1 404.9 410.9 411.6 415.0 414.2 409.9 407.5 407.9 405.9

2013

401.9 412.8 414.8 (P) 417.1                  

Educational & Health Services

 

2012

318.2 321.1 323.0 324.3 326.4 327.0 325.9 328.9 330.1 335.0 335.2 336.3 327.6

2013

336.3 338.9 341.2 (P) 342.2                  

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2012

241.2 245.5 252.8 254.2 259.4 264.3 260.2 261.6 259.9 261.4 262.1 264.7 257.3

2013

258.2 260.7 262.5 (P) 268.8                  

Other Services

 

2012

92.4 93.1 93.6 94.4 95.6 96.9 96.6 96.7 96.5 96.8 96.9 96.7 95.5

2013

96.2 95.4 95.3 (P) 96.2                  

Government

 

2012

360.7 368.2 369.6 369.2 369.0 359.3 348.0 345.3 362.5 372.8 374.8 374.2 364.5

2013

367.0 375.7 377.0 (P) 376.9                  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2012

(1) 3,002,937 (1) 3,011,043 (1) 3,021,593 (1) 3,015,579 (1) 3,030,140 (1) 3,057,223 (1) 3,058,494 (1) 3,036,195 (1) 3,055,415 (1) 3,065,310 (1) 3,050,965 (1) 3,055,533 (1) 3,038,369

2013

3,066,420 3,070,888 (P) 3,071,891                    

Employment

 

2012

(1) 2,775,553 (1) 2,791,370 (1) 2,810,634 (1) 2,817,226 (1) 2,822,662 (1) 2,829,767 (1) 2,834,471 (1) 2,827,194 (1) 2,862,518 (1) 2,877,697 (1) 2,870,711 (1) 2,872,966 (1) 2,832,731

2013

2,860,170 2,878,680 (P) 2,884,571                    

Unemployment

 

2012

(1) 227,384 (1) 219,673 (1) 210,959 (1) 198,353 (1) 207,478 (1) 227,456 (1) 224,023 (1) 209,001 (1) 192,897 (1) 187,613 (1) 180,254 (1) 182,567 (1) 205,638

2013

206,250 192,208 (P) 187,320                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2012

(1) 7.6 (1) 7.3 (1) 7.0 (1) 6.6 (1) 6.8 (1) 7.4 (1) 7.3 (1) 6.9 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.1 (1) 5.9 (1) 6.0 (1) 6.8

2013

6.7 6.3 (P) 6.1                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(P) Preliminary