texas labor market review 9/2010

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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

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

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Employment dropped 34,200 jobs in Augustfor an estimate of 10,356,200 jobs. This was the second monthlydecline, following six consecutive months of employment gains. TheJuly 2010 employment was originally estimated as a gain of 4,600jobs, but was revised downward to record a loss of 5,400 jobs from

the June level. The annual growth rate for Total NonagriculturalEmployment has been in positive territory for the past four monthsand rose slightly in August to 1.3 percent. All of the major industriesexperienced positive annual growth in August with the exception ofConstruction; Trade, Transportation, and Utilities; and Information.

Following a revised decline of 2,000 jobs in July, employment inEducation and Health Services increased by 12,400 jobs in August.This was the third month of over-the-month employment growth outof the last five months for this major industry. Since August 2009,57,300 jobs have been added in this industry for an annual growthrate of 4.3 percent.

Professional and Business Services increased by 4,100 jobs in Augustfor a total of 1,272,600 jobs. This was the eighth consecutive monthof employment gains in this industry. Since January, this industryadded 44,800 jobs, which was its largest year-to-date increase of 2010so far. Since last August, Professional and Business Services gained42,100 jobs, the fourth consecutive month of annual increases. Thiswas also the largest annual job growth since May 2008. Some ofthe businesses that make up this major industry are temporary helpservices and employment placement agencies along with offices of

lawyers and tax preparation services. Janitorial services, landscapiservices and travel agencies are also parts of this industry.

Employment in Manufacturing grew by 1,300 jobs over the monfor an August estimate of 838,500 jobs. Manufacturing has exhibi

eight consecutive months of gains this year. The annual growth rfor August of 2.2 percent was its highest level since February 200Since August 2009, 17,800 employees have been added to the payroin Manufacturing.

Information employment increased by 900 jobs in August. Twas the first monthly job gain since February 2010 and the thmonth of employment growth in the last 12 months. Since JanuaInformation lost 9,200 jobs. Since August 2009, employment in tindustry decreased by 12,900 jobs, representing a -6.4 percent loThe annual employment change has been negative every month sinDecember 2007.

Construction employment displayed a minimal addition of 200 jo

in August. This major industry has gained employment forfi

consecutive months, adding over 25,000 jobs since March 2010. Tannual growth rate has been improving, increasing from -4.2 percein July to -2.8 percent in August; it has still been in negative territosince December 2008. Despite the recent increases, Construction hlost 16,600 jobs since August 2009.

Financial Activities employment increased by 100 jobs in AuguThis was the sixth month of employment growth in the last months. Since January, this industry added 3,200 jobs. From Aug2009, Financial Activities gained 4,200 jobs and logged the secoconsecutive month of year-over-year employment increases.

Employment in Mining and Logging was unchanged in August, af

six straight months of job increases. Since the beginning of 20this industry added 23,400 positions. The annual growth rate hbeen rising steadily since May and reached 11.8 percent in AuguA total of 23,300 jobs were gained in Mining and Logging sinAugust of last year.

Leisure and Hospitality employment decreased by 2,400 positionsAugust on the heels of a revised gain of 4,300 jobs in July. This wthe second decrease in employment seen in this major industry in tpast three months and the seventh over-the-month decrease in Leisuand Hospitality employment in the last 12 months.

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TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT

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INDUSTRY TITLE Aug. 2010* Jul. 2010 Aug. 2009 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent

Change Change Change Change

TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL 10,356,200 10,390,400 10,227,100 -34,200 -0.3 129,100 1.3

TOTAL NONGOVERNMENT** 8,534,000 8,532,900 8,411,600 1,100 0.0 122,400 1.5GOODS-PRODUCING

Mining & Logging 221,500 221,500 198,200 0 0.0 23,300 11.8

Construction 569,000 568,800 585,600 200 0.0 -16,600 -2.8

Manufacturing 838,500 837,200 820,700 1,300 0.2 17,800 2.2

SERVICE-PROVIDING

Trade, Trans. & Utilities 2,038,500 2,050,600 2,045,500 -12,100 -0.6 -7,000 -0.3

Information 189,500 188,600 202,400 900 0.5 -12,900 -6.4

Financial Activities 628,200 628,100 624,000 100 0.0 4,200 0.7

Profess. & Business Svcs 1,272,600 1,268,500 1,230,500 4,100 0.3 42,100 3.4

Education & Health Svcs 1,397,700 1,385,300 1,340,400 12,400 0.9 57,300 4.3

Leisure & Hospitality 1,016,400 1,018,800 1,002,800 -2,400 -0.2 13,600 1.4

Other Services 362,100 365,500 361,500 -3,400 -0.9 600 0.2

Government 1,822,200 1,857,500 1,815,500 -35,300 -1.9 6,700 0.4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TEXAS* UNITED STATES**

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

August 2010 12,190,800 11,169,100 1,021,700 8.4 154,678,000 139,919,000 14,759,000 9.5

July 2010 12,206,200 11,168,400 1,037,800 8.5 155,270,000 140,134,000 15,137,000 9.7

August 2009 11,996,400 11,021,700 974,700 8.1 154,897,000 140,074,000 14,823,000 9.6

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

August 2010 12,128,900 11,124,500 1,004,400 8.3 154,110,000 139,250,000 14,860,000 9.6

July 2010 12,133,300 11,134,100 999,200 8 .2 153,560,000 138,960,000 14,599,000 9.5

August 2009 11,971,900 11,013,000 958,900 8.0 154,426,000 139,433,000 14,993,000 9.7


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

Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Change % Change Change % Chan

TOTAL NONFARM 10,325,400 10,323,700 10,192,300 1,700 0.0% 133,100 1.3

TOTAL PRIVATE (total nonfarm less government) 8,580,600 8,556,100 8,463,000 24,500 0.3% 117,600 1.4

GOODS PRODUCING 1,637,300 1,630,300 1,612,400 7,000 0.4% 24,900 1.5

Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 221,700 220,200 199,100 1,500 0.7% 22,600 11.4

Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 89,600 89,300 85,200 300 0.3% 4,400 5.2

Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 117,200 117,700 102,700 -500 -0.4% 14,500 14.1

Construction (NAICS 23) 575,400 573,300 590,000 2,100 0.4% -14,600 -2.5

Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 132,800 131,700 135,200 1,100 0.8% -2,400 -1.8

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 105,600 104,700 110,400 900 0.9% -4,800 -4.4

Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 337,000 336,900 344,400 100 0.0% -7,400 -2.2

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) 840,200 836,800 823,300 3,400 0.4% 16,900 2.1

Durable Goods 532,400 531,800 523,500 600 0.1% 8,900 1.7

Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 20,000 19,800 20,700 200 1.0% -700 -3.4

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 32,100 32,500 35,100 -400 -1.2% -3,000 -8.6

Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 20,400 20,200 19,000 200 1.0% 1,400 7.4

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 127,400 126,600 114,000 800 0.6% 13,400 11.8

Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 83,700 83,000 83,500 700 0.8% 200 0.2

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 96,300 96,300 96,400 0 0.0% -100 -0.1

Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 16,900 17,000 17,800 -100 -0.6% -900 -5.1

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

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Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337) 22,300 22,300 24,300 0 0.0% -2,000 -8.2

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) 27,100 27,000 27,700 100 0.4% -600 -2.2

Nondurable Goods 307,800 305,000 299,800 2,800 0.9% 8,000 2.7

Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) 88,800 88,500 87,300 300 0.3% 1,500 1.7

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 11,600 11,600 11,600 0 0.0% 0 0.0

Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 16,800 16,800 17,800 0 0.0% -1,000 -5.6

Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 25,800 25,800 29,000 0 0.0% -3,200 -11.0

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 25,300 25,400 25,400 -100 -0.4% -100 -0.4

Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 68,600 69,000 72,800 -400 -0.6% -4,200 -5.8

Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 35,600 35,400 38,600 200 0.6% -3,000 -7.8

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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. Estimatthe TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Change % Change Change % Chan

SERVICE PROVIDING 8,688,100 8,693,400 8,579,900 -5,300 -0.1% 108,200 1.3

Private Service Providing 6,943,300 6,925,800 6,850,600 17,500 0.3% 92,700 1.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,045,700 2,044,300 2,050,400 1,400 0.1% -4,700 -0.2

Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 491,100 491,100 495,000 0 0.0% -3,900 -0.8

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 272,800 274,100 280,500 -1,300 -0.5% -7,700 -2.8

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 156,200 155,500 156,700 700 0.5% -500 -0.3Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) 1,136,400 1,134,600 1,141,200 1,800 0.2% -4,800 -0.4

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 148,400 147,300 141,800 1,100 0.8% 6,600 4.7

Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 36,000 36,500 37,900 -500 -1.4% -1,900 -5.0

Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 39,800 39,500 39,900 300 0.8% -100 -0.3

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 90,600 91,300 90,200 -700 -0.8% 400 0.4

Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 202,400 202,600 203,900 -200 -0.1% -1,500 -0.7

Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 65,300 65,200 64,100 100 0.2% 1,200 1.9

Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 71,700 71,100 70,600 600 0.8% 1,100 1.6

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 111,000 110,400 114,500 600 0.5% -3,500 -3.1

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 37,800 36,400 39,200 1,400 3.9% -1,400 -3.6

General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 261,500 261,300 263,300 200 0.1% -1,800 -0.7

Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 53,200 54,300 56,800 -1,100 -2.0% -3,600 -6.3

Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 18,700 18,700 19,000 0 0.0% -300 -1.6

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48-49,22) 418,200 418,600 414,200 -400 -0.1% 4,000 1.0

Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 368,900 369,700 365,900 -800 -0.2% 3,000 0.8

Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 59,600 59,600 60,900 0 0.0% -1,300 -2.1

Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 102,200 102,400 105,000 -200 -0.2% -2,800 -2.7

Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 14,000 14,100 13,600 -100 -0.7% 400 2.9

Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 67,300 66,800 66,200 500 0.8% 1,100 1.7

Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 33,600 33,400 33,900 200 0.6% -300 -0.9

Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 48,600 48,500 46,900 100 0.2% 1,700 3.6

Utilities (NAICS 22) 49,300 48,900 48,300 400 0.8% 1,000 2.1

Information (NAICS 51) 189,900 189,400 203,100 500 0.3% -13,200 -6.5

Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 41,000 40,900 42,600 100 0.2% -1,600 -3.8

Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 84,900 85,800 92,000 -900 -1.1% -7,100 -7.7

Data processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 23,600 23,700 25,600 -100 -0.4% -2,000 -7.8

Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 630,800 630,400 627,900 400 0.1% 2,900 0.5

Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 456,600 456,000 451,900 600 0.1% 4,700 1.0

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 242,300 242,200 236,200 100 0.0% 6,100 2.6

Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 45,400 45,300 47,900 100 0.2% -2,500 -5.2

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 154,900 154,400 158,200 500 0.3% -3,300 -2.1

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 174,200 174,400 176,000 -200 -0.1% -1,800 -1.0

Real Estate (NAICS 531) 121,600 121,300 120,100 300 0.3% 1,500 1.3Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 51,100 51,600 53,700 -500 -1.0% -2,600 -4.8

Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,280,600 1,273,100 1,239,400 7,500 0.6% 41,200 3.3

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 549,800 549,500 550,500 300 0.1% -700 -0.1

Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 80,400 80,400 75,900 0 0.0% 4,500 5.9

Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 650,400 643,200 613,000 7,200 1.1% 37,400 6.1

Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 625,200 617,900 588,000 7,300 1.2% 37,200 6.3

Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,393,800 1,377,200 1,341,300 16,600 1.2% 52,500 3.9

Educational Services (NAICS 61) 149,600 146,700 145,400 2,900 2.0% 4,200 2.9

Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,244,200 1,230,500 1,195,900 13,700 1.1% 48,300 4.0

Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 597,700 590,100 560,900 7,600 1.3% 36,800 6.6

Hospitals (NAICS 622) 291,100 289,100 286,200 2,000 0.7% 4,900 1.7

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 168,200 168,700 165,500 -500 -0.3% 2,700 1.6

Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 187,200 182,600 183,300 4,600 2.5% 3,900 2.1

Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,036,000 1,041,500 1,024,700 -5,500 -0.5% 11,300 1.1

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 116,300 121,500 119,900 -5,200 -4.3% -3,600 -3.0

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 78,800 81,200 87,700 -2,400 -3.0% -8,900 -10.2

Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 919,700 920,000 904,800 -300 0.0% 14,900 1.7Accommodation (NAICS 721) 107,700 109,800 102,500 -2,100 -1.9% 5,200 5.1

Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 812,000 810,200 802,300 1,800 0.2% 9,700 1.2

Other Services (NAICS 81) 366,500 369,900 363,800 -3,400 -0.9% 2,700 0.7

Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 109,600 109,400 104,900 200 0.2% 4,700 4.5

Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 91,100 92,200 94,200 -1,100 -1.2% -3,100 -3.3

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 165,800 168,300 164,700 -2,500 -1.5% 1,100 0.7

Government 1,744,800 1,767,600 1,729,300 -22,800 -1.3% 15,500 0.9

Federal Government 203,100 212,000 196,700 -8,900 -4.2% 6,400 3.3

State Government 351,600 355,700 357,300 -4,100 -1.2% -5,700 -1.6

Local Government 1,190,100 1,199,900 1,175,300 -9,800 -0.8% 14,800 1.3

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

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

Total Nonagricultural Employment in the Metropolitan StatisticalAreas (MSAs) increased by 8,800 jobs in August, following arevised decrease of 77,700 jobs in July. The MSAs have experienced

job gains in six out of eight months so far this year. The Austin-Round

Rock-San Marcos MSA registered the largest employment gain over

the month with 3,800 jobs added, followed by the Fort Worth-Arlington

area and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA with 2,200 jobs and

1,800 jobs, respectively. Within the MSAs, Total Nonagricultural

Employment rose by 73,200 jobs in the past 12 months. The annual

growth rate of 0.8 percent marked the third consecutive month that

the rate has been positive. Prior to that, the annual growth rate was

negative from January 2009 through May 2010. Over the year, the

Sherman-Denison MSA posted the highest percentage gain with an

annual growth rate of 3.6 percent while the Dallas-Plano-Irving area

recorded the highest numerical gain with 24,300 jobs.

Retail Trade employment in the MSAs grew by 6,100 jobs, or 0.6

percent, in August. This years seasonal increase was slightly less

than those of the past two years. However, in comparing the year-

to-date growth, 2010 experienced a gain of 11,100 jobs from January

to August while the same time period in 2009 exhibited a decrea

of 11,200 jobs. In 2008, 6,500 positions were added from Janua

to August. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area accounted for the major

of the increase in August with a gain of 2,000 positions, followed

the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA with 1,400 jobs. Since Aug

2009, Retail Trade has lost 3,800 positions. The annual growth r

was -0.4 percent and has been negative since November 2008. T

San Angelo and the College Station-Bryan MSAs recorded the high

annual growth rates with 3.6 percent and 3.0 percent, respectively

Professional and Business Services gained 5,000 jobs in the MSAs

August. This industry has only posted one month of job loss duri

the past eight months. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos M

reported the largest increase within the areas with 1,300 jobs wh

the Sherman-Denison MSA registered the largest monthly percenta

increase of 4.5 percent. Regarding annual growth, Professional a

Business Services added 23,200 jobs in the past 12 months. T

was slightly ahead of the five-year-average increase of 21,200 jo

Since August 2009, 21 areas added employment in Professional aBusiness Services with the Dallas-Plano-Irving area posting the larg

increase with 18,200 jobs. The annual growth rate for Professio

and Business Services, currently at 2.0 percent, has remained posit

for three consecutive months.

Manufacturing employment in the MSAs increased by 1,0

positions, or 0.1 percent, over the month. This months gain w

more than double that of the five-year-average increase of 400 jo

Manufacturing has posted job gains in seven months thus far th

year. Eleven areas posted monthly job gains with the Texarka

MSA posting the largest percentage monthly growth with 2.4 perce

The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA posted the largest nume

gain with 800 jobs, followed by the Austin-Round Rock-San Marc

MSA with 300 jobs. Over the past 12 months, Manufacturing add8,400 positions for an annual growth rate of 1.2 percent. The ann

growth rate has been positive for two consecutive months. Four are

recorded annual growth rates above 3.0 percent. The College-Stat

Bryan MSA led with 3.8 percent, followed by the Victoria MSA, t

Dallas-Plano-Irving area, and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission M

with 3.6 percent, 3.3 percent, and 3.2 percent, respectively.

-1.5%

-0.8%

-0.1%

0.3%0.6%

0.8%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

MSA Total Nonagricultural Employment

Annual Growth Rates

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

nnualGrowthRate

-3.9%-3.6% -3.6% -3.5%

-3.3%

-2.6%

-2.1%

-5.0%

-4.0%

-3.0%

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-10,000

-8,000

-6,000

-4,000

-2,000

0

2,0004,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Mining,

Logging, &

Construction

Manufacturing Wholesale

Trade

Retail

Trade

Transportation,

Warehousing,

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure

&

Hospitality

Other Services Government

Metropolitan Statistical Area Over-the-Month Employment Change:

July 2010 to August 2010 (Not Seasonally 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. Estimate

the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-PlaIrving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09

TOTAL NONFARM 2,868,900 2,868,700 2,840,200 2,021,900 2,023,900 1,997,600 2,511,200 2,510,800 2,512,10

GOODS PRODUCING 422,300 423,700 425,100 280,500 281,900 281,600 480,100 478,500 487,50

Mining, Logging, & Construction 158,300 158,600 167,000 104,100 104,300 110,800 258,600 257,800 267,00

Manufacturing 264,000 265,100 258,100 176,400 177,600 170,800 221,500 220,700 220,50

Durable Goods 188,700 189,800 182,200 125,200 126,400 119,500 142,200 141,600 139,70

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - - - - - - 44,900 45,000 46,10

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 43,700 43,700 43,700 40,600 40,600 40,600 17,700 17,700 18,20Nondurable Goods 75,300 75,300 75,900 51,200 51,200 51,300 79,300 79,100 80,80

SERVICE PROVIDING 2,446,600 2,445,000 2,415,100 1,741,400 1,742,000 1,716,000 2,031,100 2,032,300 2,024,60

Private Service Providing 2,063,800 2,061,100 2,046,100 1,479,000 1,477,900 1,462,200 1,675,500 1,671,400 1,674,40

Wholesale Trade 153,700 153,400 158,800 115,100 114,700 119,400 128,200 128,000 130,20

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 89,200 89,100 91,800 66,300 66,100 67,900 76,500 76,400 78,10

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 47,000 46,900 47,200 35,600 35,500 35,700 39,900 39,800 39,60

Retail Trade 297,900 295,400 298,600 201,300 199,300 200,800 261,400 260,300 263,50

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - - - 24,700 24,600 24,500 32,300 32,200 32,30

Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 24,000 24,200 23,100 16,500 16,600 15,500 19,800 19,900 19,80

Food and Beverage Stores 46,100 46,200 46,200 30,900 31,000 30,900 53,700 53,700 53,60

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores - - - 22,100 21,800 22,800 26,900 26,600 27,70

General Merchandise Stores 68,700 68,500 68,600 44,500 44,400 45,100 59,000 59,200 60,40

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 135,200 134,800 135,700 74,100 73,800 74,100 120,500 120,100 121,60

Utilities - - - 6,700 6,600 6,700 16,600 16,600 16,70

Information 75,900 76,000 81,800 61,600 61,600 66,500 32,500 32,600 34,40

Telecommunications 38,500 38,700 40,800 31,600 31,800 33,500 17,300 17,300 18,00

Financial Activities 223,700 223,900 226,700 1 74,800 175,000 176,500 137,800 137,600 139,00

Finance and Insurance 168,600 168,900 171,600 131,000 131,300 133,800 86,700 86,400 88,00

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 91,900 92,000 90,400 68,800 68,800 67,400 42,600 42,600 42,20Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - - - 46,200 46,200 47,400 29,200 29,100 29,70

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - - - 43,800 43,700 42,700 51,100 51,200 51,00

Professional and Business Services 431,900 431,100 413,500 340,100 339,700 321,900 353,300 352,300 355,10

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 184,200 185,300 180,300 149,200 150,500 145,900 170,000 169,900 172,70

Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 212,300 210,000 201,200 158,200 156,200 147,100 162,600 162,400 163,30

Education and Health Services 360,700 359,000 343,600 253,700 252,900 239,900 308,600 306,000 299,00

Health Care and Social Assistance 309,800 308,300 296,500 216,100 215,300 205,400 266,400 264,600 257,70

Ambulatory Health Care Services - - - 111,600 110,600 101,700 121,500 120,100 116,80

Hospitals 73,300 73,200 72,500 48,000 47,900 47,100 73,700 73,300 71,90

Leisure and Hospitality 283,900 285,100 284,800 189,700 190,800 192,500 240,500 241,200 239,30

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation - - - 22,300 23,000 22,600 30,300 31,200 30,50

Accommodation and Food Services 244,300 244,800 246,600 167,400 167,800 169,900 210,200 210,000 208,80

Food Services and Drinking Places 215,300 215,500 217,000 146,500 146,800 149,100 189,700 189,400 187,90

Other Services 100,900 102,400 102,600 68,600 70,100 70,600 92,700 93,300 92,30

Government 382,800 383,900 369,000 262,400 264,100 253,800 355,600 360,900 350,20

Federal 48,500 50,200 45,600 33,100 34,200 31,000 30,200 32,200 28,80

State 48,500 48,800 46,300 36,500 36,700 34,700 69,100 69,200 68,40

Local 285,800 284,900 277,100 192,800 193,200 188,100 256,300 259,500 253,00

Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09

TOTAL NONFARM 769,200 765,400 750,500 847,000 844,800 842,600 829,900 829,700 828,90

GOODS PRODUCING 87,900 86,900 88,400 141,800 141,800 143,500 91,900 91,900 92,90

Mining, Logging, & Construction 40,300 39,600 40,600 54,200 54,300 56,200 50,000 50,100 51,00

Manufacturing 47,600 47,300 47,800 87,600 87,500 87,300 41,900 41,800 41,90

SERVICE PROVIDING 681,300 678,500 662,100 705,200 703,000 699,100 738,000 737,800 736,00

Private Service Providing 516,000 513,300 503,200 584,800 583,200 583,900 583,700 582,800 584,00

Wholesale Trade 37,400 37,300 37,900 38,600 38,700 39,400 27,800 27,800 28,10

Retail Trade 80,600 80,400 82,100 96,600 96,100 97,800 96,400 95,000 96,10

Food and Beverage Stores 16,400 16,400 16,200 15,200 15,200 15,300 18,300 18,100 17,90

General Merchandise Stores 15,700 15,600 15,900 24,200 24,100 23,500 19,700 19,500 19,80

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 12,700 12,700 12,600 61,100 61,000 61,600 19,800 19,900 20,00

Information 18,900 18,800 19,600 14,300 14,400 15,300 18,200 18,200 19,30

Telecommunications 4,900 5,000 5,300 6,900 6,900 7,300 5,300 5,400 5,90

Financial Activities 44,000 43,900 43,700 48,900 48,900 50,200 65,900 65,900 65,00

Finance and Insurance 30,400 30,400 30,100 37,600 37,600 37,800 51,900 51,800 51,00

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 12,800 12,700 12,400 23,100 23,200 23,000 23,600 23,600 22,80

Professional and Business Services 109,000 107,700 106,100 91,800 91,400 91,600 99,600 98,900 98,70

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 58,300 57,700 57,000 35,000 34,800 34,400 39,300 39,000 38,40

Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 44,400 44,000 44,500 54,100 53,800 54,100 51,400 50,900 51,70

Education and Health Services 86,200 85,300 83,700 107,000 106,100 103,700 122,300 122,300 121,90

Health Care and Social Assistance 75,600 74,800 72,800 93,700 93,000 91,100 110,500 110,800 108,20

Hospitals 18,500 18,400 18,200 25,300 25,300 25,400 21,600 21,500 21,30

Leisure and Hospitality 92,600 92,600 84,200 94,200 94,300 92,300 103,400 104,400 103,70

Accommodation and Food Services 81,100 80,900 73,900 76,900 77,000 76,700 90,700 90,800 90,20

Other Services 34,600 34,600 33,300 32,300 32,300 32,000 30,300 30,400 31,20

Government 165,300 165,200 158,900 120,400 119,800 115,200 154,300 155,000 152,00

Federal 10,900 11,700 11,000 15,400 16,000 14,600 32,900 34,400 32,70

State 71,900 71,500 70,600 12,000 12,100 11,600 19,500 19,400 18,70

Local 82,500 82,000 77,300 93,000 91,700 89,000 101,900 101,200 100,60

Largest Four MSAs Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

DALLAS-FT. WORTH-ARLINGTON DALLAS-PLANO-IRVING MD** HOUSTON-SUGAR LAND-BAYTOWN

AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK-SAN MARCOS FORT WORTH-ARLINGTON MD** SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS


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INDUSTRY Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug.

TOTAL 65,200 65,300 64,900 110,200 109,900 109,500 156,600 155,900 155,500 124,500 124,000 122,8

Mining, Logging, & Construction 4,700 4,700 4,600 6,400 6,300 6,300 17,500 17,400 17,100 3,600 3,600 3,7

Manufacturing 3,000 3,000 3,000 12,700 12,700 12,500 19,800 19,600 19,400 6,200 6,200 6,1

Wholesale Trade 2,200 2,200 2,200 4,800 4,800 4,900 5,000 5,000 5,100 2,900 2,900 2,9

Retail Trade 8,000 8,000 8,100 13,700 13,700 13,700 20,300 20,200 20,400 15,700 15,700 15,9

Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,600 1,700 1,700 4,100 4,100 4,100 5,300 5,300 5,200 4,300 4,300 4,4

Information 1,100 1,100 1,200 1,500 1,500 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,000 2,1

Financial Activities 3,600 3,600 3,600 6,900 7,000 6,900 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,100 5,100 5,0

Prof. & Business Services 4,700 4,700 4,700 8,300 8,200 8,100 13,000 12,900 12,600 8,300 8,300 8,2Educ. & Health Services 13,900 13,800 13,500 16,300 16,100 15,900 23,200 23,000 22,800 31,600 31,400 30,5

Leisure & Hospitality 7,300 7,300 7,200 11,700 11,800 12,000 14,800 14,800 14,900 11,900 12,100 12,2

Other Services 2,700 2,700 2,600 4,500 4,500 4,500 5,700 5,700 5,600 4,200 4,200 4,1

Government 12,400 12,500 12,500 19,300 19,200 19,000 24,700 24,700 24,900 28,700 28,200 27,7


TOTAL 93,500 94,500 91,700 176,400 175,700 174,200 268,700 268,300 267,600 126,700 126,400 124,2


Manufacturing 5,400 5,400 5,200 9,800 9,800 9,700 17,100 16,900 17,400 7,600 7,500 7,6

Wholesale Trade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,500 5,500 5,500 9,100 9,200 9,300 3,900 3,800 4,0

Retail Trade 10,200 10,200 9,900 20,500 20,400 20,600 33,200 33,000 32,900 14,700 14,700 14,6

Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,400 1,400 1,400 5,400 5,400 5,300 12,400 12,400 12,500 4,500 4,500 4,6

Information 1,100 1,100 1,200 2,200 2,200 2,300 4,700 4,700 5,000 2,300 2,300 2,4


Prof. & Business Services 5,900 5,900 6,000 15,300 15,200 15,000 30,200 29,900 29,900 9,900 9,900 9,9

Educ. & Health Services 10,900 10,800 10,500 29,900 29,600 29,000 36,100 35,800 35,800 19,000 18,800 18,3


Other Services 3,200 3,200 2,900 7,100 7,200 7,100 8,800 8,800 8,800 5,000 5,100 4,9

Government 33,100 34,000 32,500 33,100 33,000 31,900 61,700 62,100 60,900 36,500 36,400 34,5

INDUSTRY Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug.TOTAL 86,800 86,800 85,900 93,900 93,800 93,300 128,900 128,700 127,800 216,400 214,600 213,4


Manufacturing 1,100 1,100 1,100 11,100 11,000 10,900 4,900 4,900 4,800 6,400 6,300 6,2

Wholesale Trade 2,600 2,600 2,700 3,900 3,900 3,900 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,1

Retail Trade 12,000 11,900 12,000 11,500 11,500 11,500 15,700 15,600 15,600 32,200 32,100 32,2

Trans., Ware., & Util. 11,100 11,100 11,200 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,400 6,900 6,800 6,9

Information 600 600 600 1,500 1,500 1,600 4,200 4,200 4,500 2,100 2,000 2,2





Other Services 2,300 2,300 2,200 3,300 3,300 3,300 5,200 5,200 5,200 5,800 5,800 5,6

Government 21,800 22,200 21,600 11,400 11,700 11,900 28,900 28,900 29,100 51,200 50,300 51,0

LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLEN-EDINBURG-MISSION

MIDLAND ODESSA SAN ANGELO SHERMAN-DENISON

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

ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR BROWNSVILLE-HARLINGEN

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


TOTAL 65,700 65,600 65,100 58,300 58,000 56,900 44,400 44,500 43,300 43,000 42,600 41,5


Manufacturing 2,400 2,400 2,400 3,900 3,900 3,800 3,400 3,400 3,300 4,600 4,600 4,6

Wholesale Trade 3,100 3,100 3,100 4,400 4,400 4,400 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,700 1,700 1,7

Retail Trade 7,200 7,200 7,300 6,600 6,600 6,600 5,800 5,800 5,600 6,200 6,200 6,2

Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,900 1,900 1,800 800 800 800 1,100 1,100 1,1Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 600 600 600 1,200 1,200 1,300 500 500 5





Other Services 2,800 2,800 2,800 3,200 3,200 3,100 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,300 1,300 1,4

Government 8,200 8,300 8,100 9,100 9,000 9,000 9,100 9,400 8,700 6,400 6,300 5,3


TOTAL 55,900 56,200 55,400 93,400 93,400 91,400 48,700 48,400 48,500 108,100 108,200 106,5


Manufacturing 4,200 4,100 4,200 6,500 6,400 6,500 5,700 5,700 5,500 14,400 14,400 14,4

Wholesale Trade 2,400 2,400 2,400 3,100 3,100 3,100 1,600 1,600 1,700 3,800 3,800 3,9

Retail Trade 7,000 7,000 7,000 11,700 11,600 11,800 6,400 6,300 6,500 10,700 10,700 10,7

Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,100 3,100 3,000 3,600 3,600 3,600 1,400 1,400 1,400 2,900 2,900 2,9

Information 600 600 600 2,100 2,100 2,200 500 500 500 1,400 1,400 1,4





Other Services 2,200 2,200 2,100 4,300 4,400 4,300 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,900 3,900 3,9

Government 12,900 13,300 12,800 12,400 12,600 10,800 8,600 8,700 8,600 19,400 19,700 18,5

INDUSTRY Aug. '10* Jul. '10 Aug. '09

TOTAL 57,700 58,000 57,900

Mining, Logging, & Construction 3,800 3,800 3,800

Manufacturing 5,900 5,900 5,800

Wholesale Trade 1,900 1,900 1,900

Retail Trade 7,700 7,700 7,700

Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,300 1,300 1,400

Information 1,100 1,100 1,200

Financial Activities 2,700 2,700 2,700

Prof. & Business Services 3,000 3,000 2,900

Educ. & Health Services 9,400 9,300 9,200

Leisure & Hospitality 6,100 6,200 6,100

Other Services 2,600 2,700 2,600

Government 12,200 12,400 12,600

TEXARKANA TYLER VICTORIA WACO

WICHITA FALLS

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


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The Texas unemployment rate decreased for the fifth time this year, posting a rate of 8.4 percent for August2010. This months rate was tied with 1987 as the second highest unemployment rate in the series forthe month of August. The national unemployment rate moved down two-tenths of a percentage point fromJuly 2010 for a current rate of 9.5 percent. The Texas unemployment rate remained below the nationalunemployment rate for 38 consecutive months.

The Civilian Labor Force decreased by 15,400 persons in August for an estimate of 12,190,800 individuals.The Civilian Labor Force was recorded as the highest level seen for the month of August and the third

highest level within the series. The 10-year-average change for August was a drop of 55,400 Texans. SinceAugust 2009, the Civilian Labor Force moved upwards by 194,400, or 1.6 percent.

The number of employed Texans expanded for the fifth time this year for an estimate of 11,169,100. Thelevel of employed Texans was recorded as the highest seen in the series for the month of August. Since

January 2010, 119,400 Texans were added into the ranks of the employed population. The number of Texansseeking employment opportunities fell by 16,100 for an estimate of 1,021,700. The level of unemployedTexans was recorded as the highest seen in the series for August. Since the beginning of the year, the numberof those seeking employment opportunities dropped by 23,000.

The number of Texans continuing to file unemployment benefits declined by 28,400 for a total of 168,200.All of the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) experienced a decline in the number of those continuing

to apply for claims. The Lubbock MSA, the Victoria MSA, and the Longview MSA recorded the steepest

decreases in claims activity of -28.3 percent, -22.8 percent, and -19.2 percent, respectively.

The unemployment rates in 18 MSAs declined and seven MSAs remained the same for August. TheLubbock MSA showed the sharpest drop in the unemployment rate among the MSAs, decreasing by

three-tenths of a percentage point for a rate of 6.4 percent. The Midland MSA held the number one spot forthe lowest unemployment rate among the MSAs.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

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

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

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

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

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

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

MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rat

August 2010 (Not Seasonally Adjusted

August 2010 July 2010 August 2009

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

United States 154,678.0 139,919.0 14,759.0 9.5 155,270.0 140,134.0 15,137.0 9.7 154,897.0 140,074.0 14,823.0

State of Texas 12,190.8 11,169.1 1,021.7 8.4 12,206.2 11,168.4 1,037.8 8.5 11,996.4 11,021.7 974.7

Abilene 84.7 79.0 5.7 6.7 85.0 79.2 5.8 6.8 83.0 77.8 5.2

Amarillo 133.4 125.8 7.6 5.7 134.0 126.2 7.8 5.8 131.9 124.4 7.5 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 917.4 851.4 66.0 7.2 917.5 850.3 67.2 7.3 889.2 824.1 65.1

Beaumont-Port Arthur 187.2 166.8 20.4 10.9 186.9 166.2 20.7 11.1 183.6 164.5 19.1 1

Brownsville-Harlingen 157.7 139.3 18.4 11.7 157.5 139.1 18.4 11.7 152.2 136.5 15.7 1

College Station-Bryan 112.6 104.9 7.7 6.8 113.5 105.8 7.7 6.8 109.4 102.4 7.0

Corpus Christi 212.5 194.9 17.6 8.3 211.9 193.9 18.0 8.5 207.5 191.6 15.9

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 3,243.4 2,971.4 272.0 8.4 3,253.1 2,976.2 276.9 8.5 3,181.4 2,917.2 264.2

Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 2,165.1 1,983.0 182.1 8.4 2,175.6 1,990.4 185.2 8.5 2,118.1 1,942.2 175.9

Fort Worth-Arlington MD 1,078.4 988.4 90.0 8.3 1,077.4 985.7 91.7 8.5 1,063.3 975.0 88.3

El Paso 312.2 280.5 31.7 10.2 311.4 279.7 31.7 10.2 306.3 277.0 29.3

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 2,900.9 2,649.9 251.0 8.7 2,902.1 2,646.9 255.2 8.8 2,865.5 2,631.1 234.4

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 168.0 154.8 13.2 7.9 168.4 155.1 13.3 7.9 162.1 150.6 11.5

Laredo 95.6 87.0 8.6 9.0 95.7 87.0 8.7 9.1 94.5 85.7 8.8

Longview 111.1 102.7 8.4 7.6 111.3 102.6 8.7 7.8 110.2 101.2 9.0

Lubbock 148.1 138.7 9.4 6.4 148.9 138.9 10.0 6.7 145.0 136.6 8.4

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 305.5 268.2 37.3 12.2 303.9 266.5 37.4 12.3 297.7 264.3 33.4 1

Midland 75.1 70.9 4.2 5.6 75.4 71.1 4.3 5.7 74.4 69.6 4.8

Odessa 71.0 65.2 5.8 8.1 70.7 64.9 5.8 8.3 70.5 63.6 6.9

San Angelo 55.1 51.5 3.6 6.6 55.6 51.9 3.7 6.6 53.8 50.1 3.7 San Antonio-New Braunfels 985.6 910.5 75.1 7.6 985.8 909.5 76.3 7.7 972.0 903.1 68.9

Sherman-Denison 58.5 53.5 5.0 8.6 58.3 53.3 5.0 8.6 56.7 51.8 4.9

Texarkana 65.2 60.1 5.1 7.8 65.7 60.6 5.1 7.8 64.4 60.2 4.2

Tyler 103.2 95.2 8.0 7.8 103.1 95.0 8.1 7.9 100.5 92.6 7.9

Victoria 59.1 54.5 4.6 7.8 59.3 54.6 4.7 8.0 58.5 53.9 4.6

Waco 119.3 110.4 8.9 7.4 119.4 110.5 8.9 7.5 116.5 108.1 8.4

Wichita Falls 73.4 67.5 5.9 8.0 73.8 67.8 6.0 8.1 72.8 67.0 5.8

1 Midland

2 Amarillo

3 Lubbock

4 San Angelo

5 Abilene

6 College Station-Bryan

7 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

8 Waco

9 (tie) Longview

San Antonio

11 (tie) Texarkana

Tyler

Victoria

14 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

15 Wichita Falls

16 Odessa

17 Corpus Christi

Texas

18 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

19 Sherman-Denison

20 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

21 Laredo

United States

22 El Paso 1

23 Beaumont-Port Arthur 1

24 Brownsville-Harlingen 1

25 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 1


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

Employment and Unemployment Estimates for Texas Counties - August 2010

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

Anderson 21,332 19,246 2,086 9.8 Gillespie 14,295 13,632 663 4.6 Moore 11,834 11,246 588Andrews 6,888 6,456 432 6.3 Glasscock 661 622 39 5.9 Morris 5,848 5,070 778 1Angelina 39,732 36,434 3,298 8.3 Goliad 3,516 3,259 257 7.3 Motley 699 660 39Aransas 11,910 10,922 988 8.3 Gonzales 10,180 9,567 613 6.0 Nacogdoches 32,083 29,773 2,310Archer 5,165 4,842 323 6.3 Gray 11,339 10,512 827 7.3 Navarro 21,884 19,837 2,047Armstrong 1,122 1,067 55 4.9 Grayson 58,544 53,524 5,020 8.6 Newton 6,005 5,229 776 1Atascosa 19,818 18,212 1,606 8.1 Gregg 65,879 61,025 4,854 7.4 Nolan 8,114 7,552 562Austin 13,526 12,475 1,051 7.8 Grimes 11,977 10,905 1,072 9.0 Nueces 169,023 155,598 13,425

Bailey 3,505 3,254 251 7.2 Guadalupe 60,056 55,860 4,196 7.0 Ochiltree 5,469 5,169 300Bandera 10,055 9,337 718 7.1 Hale 17,840 16,476 1,364 7.6 Oldham 890 829 61Bastrop 35,920 32,952 2,968 8.3 Hall 1,395 1,252 143 10.3 Orange 42,640 37,931 4,709 1Baylor 1,986 1,859 127 6.4 Hamilton 4,209 3,935 274 6.5 Palo Pinto 14,051 12,917 1,134Bee 12,119 10,924 1,195 9.9 Hansford 2,897 2,762 135 4.7 Panola 13,772 12,761 1,011Bell 131,712 121,569 10,143 7.7 Hardeman 2,307 2,135 172 7.5 Parker 55,290 51,027 4,263Bexar 782,028 721,419 60,609 7.8 Hardin 26,971 24,338 2,633 9.8 Parmer 4,688 4,461 227Blanco 5,228 4,928 300 5.7 Harris 2,017,930 1,843,530 174,400 8.6 Pecos 8,452 7,799 653

Borden 429 406 23 5.4 Harrison 33,446 30,494 2,952 8.8 Polk 18,310 16,501 1,809Bosque 8,731 7,984 747 8.6 Hartley 2,587 2,458 129 5.0 Potter 58,951 55,070 3,881Bowie 45,311 41,309 4,002 8.8 Haskell 3,167 3,009 158 5.0 Presidio 3,914 3,207 707 1Brazoria 149,152 135,176 13,976 9.4 Hays 81,326 75,452 5,874 7.2 Rains 5,053 4,572 481Brazos 96,888 90,440 6,448 6.7 Hemphill 2,706 2,625 81 3.0 Randall 69,991 66,460 3,531Brewster 5,389 5,073 316 5.9 Henderson 35,699 32,567 3,132 8.8 Reagan 1,899 1,793 106Briscoe 709 667 42 5.9 Hidalgo 305,552 268,211 37,341 12.2 Real 1,673 1,583 90Brooks 3,409 3,054 355 10.4 Hill 16,631 15,261 1,370 8.2 Red River 6,088 5,409 679 1

Brown 19,625 18,174 1,451 7.4 Hockley 12,138 11,321 817 6.7 Reeves 4,778 4,244 534 1Burleson 8,287 7,734 553 6.7 Hood 27,150 25,233 1,917 7.1 Refugio 4,262 3,964 298Burnet 22,865 21,396 1,469 6.4 Hopkins 18,182 16,952 1,230 6.8 Roberts 554 531 23Caldwell 16,408 14,990 1,418 8.6 Houston 8,413 7,557 856 10.2 Robertson 7,449 6,766 683Calhoun 9,662 8,726 936 9.7 Howard 14,463 13,388 1,075 7.4 Rockwall 39,474 36,468 3,006

Callahan 7,286 6,857 429 5.9 Hudspeth 1,896 1,779 117 6.2 Runnels 4,724 4,234 490 1Cameron 157,680 139,280 18,400 11.7 Hunt 38,421 35,006 3,415 8.9 Rusk 24,840 22,887 1,953Camp 5,753 5,216 537 9.3 Hutchinson 11,393 10,528 865 7.6 Sabine 3,596 3,034 562 1Carson 3,400 3,219 181 5.3 Irion 919 875 44 4.8 San Augustine 3,595 3,181 414 1

Cass 13,244 11,777 1,467 11.1 Jack 5,670 5,357 313 5.5 San Jacinto 10,613 9,500 1,113 1Castro 3,560 3,344 216 6.1 Jackson 7,077 6,547 530 7.5 San Patricio 31,593 28,376 3,217 1Chambers 15,000 13,470 1,530 10.2 Jasper 15,755 13,950 1,805 11.5 San Saba 2,421 2,214 207Cherokee 20,894 18,978 1,916 9.2 Jeff Davis 1,175 1,104 71 6.0 Schleicher 1,441 1,322 119Childress 3,525 3,277 248 7.0 Jefferson 117,604 104,516 13,088 11.1 Scurry 7,793 7,264 529Clay 6,073 5,686 387 6.4 Jim Hogg 3,180 2,935 245 7.7 Shackelford 2,145 2,035 110Cochran 1,518 1,388 130 8.6 Jim Wells 22,537 20,611 1,926 8.5 Shelby 12,526 11,458 1,068Coke 1,322 1,202 120 9.1 Johnson 76,300 69,981 6,319 8.3 Sherman 1,414 1,334 80

Coleman 4,465 4,152 313 7.0 Jones 8,067 7,395 672 8.3 Smith 103,198 95,166 8,032Collin 420,149 387,950 32,199 7.7 Karnes 5,450 4,895 555 10.2 Somervell 4,453 4,093 360Collingsworth 1,526 1,439 87 5.7 Kaufman 48,424 43,932 4,492 9.3 Starr 24,915 20,614 4,301 1Colorado 10,992 10,185 807 7.3 Kendall 16,718 15,690 1,028 6.1 Stephens 4,733 4,400 333Comal 56,860 53,029 3,831 6.7 Kenedy 251 240 11 4.4 Sterling 890 852 38Comanche 6,980 6,509 471 6.7 Kent 485 457 28 5.8 Stonewall 902 856 46Concho 1,364 1,245 119 8.7 Kerr 24,191 22,702 1,489 6.2 Sutton 3,415 3,230 185Cooke 22,170 20,681 1,489 6.7 Kimble 2,145 2,000 145 6.8 Swisher 3,597 3,370 227

Coryell 25,363 22,972 2,391 9.4 King 217 205 12 5.5 Tarrant 917,918 840,960 76,958

Cottle 811 759 52 6.4 Kinney 1,557 1,424 133 8.5 Taylor 69,367 64,758 4,609Crane 1,820 1,679 141 7.7 Kleberg 17,763 16,501 1,262 7.1 Terrell 388 347 41 1Crockett 2,366 2,228 138 5.8 Knox 1,790 1,671 119 6.6 Terry 6,018 5,570 448Crosby 2,731 2,527 204 7.5 Lamar 23,982 21,834 2,148 9.0 Throckmorton 1,023 967 56Culberson 1,850 1,767 83 4.5 Lamb 7,009 6,493 516 7.4 Titus 14,593 13,385 1,208Dallam 3,778 3,584 194 5.1 Lampasas 10,972 10,307 665 6.1 Tom Green 54,188 50,622 3,566Dallas 1,186,016 1,081,099 104,917 8.8 La Salle 2,816 2,554 262 9.3 Travis 569,044 529,182 39,862

Dawson 5,510 5,046 464 8.4 Lavaca 9,934 9,207 727 7.3 Trinity 6,131 5,599 532Deaf Smith 9,051 8,488 563 6.2 Lee 9,350 8,676 674 7.2 Tyler 8,636 7,709 927 1Delta 2,397 2,176 221 9.2 Leon 8,835 8,177 658 7.4 Upshur 20,422 18,823 1,599Denton 357,013 329,636 27,377 7.7 Liberty 32,573 29,043 3,530 10.8 Upton 1,857 1,766 91DeWitt 9,089 8,313 776 8.5 Limestone 11,832 10,989 843 7.1 Uvalde 11,737 10,583 1,154Dickens 1,027 901 126 12.3 Lipscomb 1,674 1,586 88 5.3 Val Verde 21,518 19,570 1,948Dimmit 4,277 3,838 439 10.3 Live Oak 5,075 4,707 368 7.3 Van Zandt 27,147 25,086 2,061Donley 1,826 1,687 139 7.6 Llano 8,828 8,199 629 7.1 Victoria 45,909 42,488 3,421Duval 5,226 4,618 608 11.6 Loving 41 37 4 9.8 Walker 29,175 26,855 2,320

Eastland 8,546 7,838 708 8.3 Lubbock 145,441 136,211 9,230 6.3 Waller 16,988 15,364 1,624Ector 70,968 65,186 5,782 8.1 Lynn 2,920 2,703 217 7.4 Ward 5,154 4,728 426Edwards 1,051 974 77 7.3 McCulloch 3,837 3,555 282 7.3 Washington 17,464 16,328 1,136Ellis 73,216 66,779 6,437 8.8 McLennan 119,260 110,376 8,884 7.4 Webb 95,602 87,025 8,577El Paso 312,209 280,468 31,741 10.2 McMullen 348 323 25 7.2 Wharton 21,850 19,913 1,937

Erath 18,969 17,665 1,304 6.9 Madison 5,564 5,074 490 8.8 Wheeler 3,372 3,224 148Falls 6,810 6,122 688 10.1 Marion 5,072 4,529 543 10.7 Wichita 62,162 56,970 5,192Fannin 13,806 12,455 1,351 9.8 Martin 2,261 2,125 136 6.0 Wilbarger 7,983 7,427 556

Fayette 12,527 11,796 731 5.8 Mason 2,351 2,232 119 5.1 Willacy 8,431 7,253 1,178 1Fisher 2,004 1,865 139 6.9 Matagorda 18,464 16,225 2,239 12.1 Williamson 214,722 198,797 15,925Floyd 3,047 2,766 281 9.2 Maverick 23,711 20,449 3,262 13.8 Wilson 19,599 18,055 1,544Foard 715 659 56 7.8 Medina 20,499 18,925 1,574 7.7 Winkler 3,408 3,150 258Fort Bend 276,922 253,911 23,011 8.3 Menard 1,067 987 80 7.5 Wise 28,833 26,400 2,433Franklin 5,566 5,130 436 7.8 Midland 75,133 70,945 4,188 5.6 Wood 19,019 17,443 1,576Freestone 10,350 9,661 689 6.7 Milam 11,149 9,937 1,212 10.9 Yoakum 4,066 3,802 264Frio 7,623 7,015 608 8.0 Mills 2,443 2,291 152 6.2 Young 9,841 9,167 674

Gaines 7,161 6,715 446 6.2 Mitchell 3,484 3,161 323 9.3 Zapata 5,297 4,696 601 1Galveston 147,652 133,949 13,703 9.3 Montague 10,881 10,116 765 7.0 Zavala 3,873 3,147 726 1Garza 2,443 2,304 139 5.7 Montgomery 220,546 203,507 17,039 7.7 Texas (Actual) 12,190,876 11,169,134 1,021,742


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Employment and Unemployment Estimates for TexasCities - August 2010

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

Abilene 60,248 56,046 4,202 7.0 Galveston 26,560 24,325 2,235 8.4 Odessa 53,278 49,043 4,235

Allen 43,451 40,315 3,136 7.2 Garland 110,546 101,110 9,436 8.5 Paris 11,995 10,859 1,136

Amarillo 102,645 96,949 5,696 5.5 Georgetown 23,580 21,893 1,687 7.2 Pasadena 68,798 61,528 7,270 1

Arlington 209,019 192,542 16,477 7.9 Grand Prairie 80,179 72,967 7,212 9.0 Pearland 45,840 42,620 3,220

Austin 434,715 405,489 29,226 6.7 Grapevine 29,546 27,698 1,848 6.3 Pflugerville 22,756 21,405 1,351

Baytown 33,781 29,542 4,239 12.5 Greenville 11,541 10,549 992 8.6 Pharr 26,382 23,605 2,777 1

Beaumont 56,092 50,381 5,711 10.2 Haltom City 21,366 19,513 1,853 8.7 Plano 148,374 137,574 10,800

Bedford 31,056 28,767 2,289 7.4 Harker Heights City 12,079 11,302 777 6.4 Port Arthur 24,286 20,800 3,486 1Big Spring 9,967 9,165 802 8.0 Harlingen 26,776 24,362 2,414 9.0 Richardson 55,689 51,652 4,037

Brownsville 69,022 60,401 8,621 12.5 Houston 1,093,042 1,002,547 90,495 8.3 Rockwall 18,686 17,405 1,281

Bryan 39,489 36,877 2,612 6.6 Huntsville 17,087 15,749 1,338 7.8 Rosenberg 16,297 14,956 1,341

Burleson 18,645 17,262 1,383 7.4 Hurst 21,225 19,537 1,688 8.0 Round Rock 57,253 53,469 3,784

Carrollton 71,970 66,560 5,410 7.5 Irving 112,084 103,084 9,000 8.0 Rowlett 29,429 27,062 2,367

Cedar Hill 24,306 22,006 2,300 9.5 Keller 20,568 19,252 1,316 6.4 San Angelo 45,722 42,703 3,019

Cedar Park 34,085 32,150 1,935 5.7 Killeen 49,549 45,320 4,229 8.5 San Antonio 646,615 599,444 47,171

Cleburne 13,823 12,671 1,152 8.3 Kingsville 14,176 13,191 985 6.9 San Benito 9,848 8,796 1,052 1

College Station 46,204 43,100 3,104 6.7 Kyle City 12,590 11,860 730 5.8 San Juan 13,745 12,105 1,640 1

Conroe 27,384 25,523 1,861 6.8 Lake Jackson 13,862 12,671 1,191 8.6 San Marcos 29,318 27,601 1,717

Coppell 20,751 19,254 1,497 7.2 Lancaster 17,297 15,427 1,870 10.8 Schertz 15,845 14,877 968

Copperas Cove 13,664 12,613 1,051 7.7 La Porte 19,036 17,193 1,843 9.7 Seguin 12,040 11,188 852

Corpus Christi 151,838 140,336 11,502 7.6 Laredo 90,456 82,906 7,550 8.3 Sherman 18,104 16,533 1,571

Corsicana 11,035 10,029 1,006 9.1 League City 39,850 36,862 2,988 7.5 Socorro 12,002 10,685 1,317 1

Dallas 609,728 555,919 53,809 8.8 Leander City 13,786 12,984 802 5.8 Southlake 12,594 11,731 863

Deer Park 17,349 15,766 1,583 9.1 Lewisville 60,614 56,376 4,238 7.0 Sugar Land 42,937 40,016 2,921

Del Rio 16,940 15,522 1,418 8.4 Longview 42,524 39,227 3,297 7.8 Temple 31,600 29,508 2,092

Denton 64,828 60,412 4,416 6.8 Lubbock 121,895 114,349 7,546 6.2 Texarkana 17,443 15,856 1,587

DeSoto 25,731 23,323 2,408 9.4 Lufkin 16,429 15,085 1,344 8.2 Texas City 21,092 18,562 2,530 1Duncanville 18,628 16,924 1,704 9.1 McAllen 62,558 57,622 4,936 7.9 The Colony 23,461 21,715 1,746

Eagle Pass 13,492 11,737 1,755 13.0 McKinney 61,195 56,020 5,175 8.5 Tyler 50,182 46,408 3,774

Edinburg 33,222 30,209 3,013 9.1 Mansfield 25,267 23,518 1,749 6.9 Victoria 33,124 30,678 2,446

El Paso 265,557 240,877 24,680 9.3 Mesquite 70,313 64,167 6,146 8.7 Waco 59,095 54,255 4,840

Euless 31,982 29,580 2,402 7.5 Midland 62,000 58,568 3,432 5.5 Waxahachie 13,626 12,505 1,121

Farmers Branch 14,202 12,976 1,226 8.6 Mission 28,520 25,532 2,988 10.5 Weatherford 12,743 11,853 890

Flower Mound 36,792 34,297 2,495 6.8 Missouri City 42,061 38,681 3,380 8.0 Weslaco 14,236 12,471 1,765 1

Fort Worth 337,470 307,905 29,565 8.8 Nacogdoches 16,796 15,526 1,270 7.6 Wichita Falls 47,291 43,242 4,049

Friendswood 18,193 16,898 1,295 7.1 New Braunfels 27,525 25,858 1,667 6.1 Wylie 20,021 18,515 1,506

Frisco 53,031 49,167 3,864 7.3 North Richland Hills 37,148 34,362 2,786 7.5

Civilian Labor Force Estimates for WDAs

August 2010

CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate

Alamo 1,037,192 958,771 78,421 7.6Brazos Valley 156,464 145,424 11,040 7.1

Cameron County 157,680 139,280 18,400 11.7

Capital Area 569,044 529,182 39,862 7.0

Central Texas 188,269 173,225 15,044 8.0

Coastal Bend 283,516 259,838 23,678 8.4

Concho Valley 77,204 72,143 5,061 6.6

Dallas 1,186,016 1,081,099 104,917 8.8

Deep East Texas 165,395 149,925 15,470 9.4

East Texas 401,526 368,793 32,733 8.2

Golden Crescent 95,367 88,107 7,260 7.6

Gulf Coast 2,970,770 2,713,603 257,167 8.7

Heart Of Texas 173,614 160,393 13,221 7.6

Lower Rio Grande Valley 338,898 296,078 42,820 12.6

Middle Rio Grande 72,213 64,122 8,091 11.2

North Central Texas 1,223,627 1,126,924 96 ,703 7.9

North East Texas 135,211 123,042 12,169 9.0

North Texas 113,594 104,977 8,617 7.6

Panhandle 223,248 210,189 13,059 5.8

Permian Basin 209,372 194,639 14,733 7.0

Rural Capital 407,174 377,186 29,988 7.4

South East Texas 187,215 166,785 20,430 10.9

South Plains 210,619 196,581 14,038 6.7

South Texas 104,079 94,656 9,423 9.1

Tarrant County 917,918 840,960 76,958 8.4

Texoma 94,520 86,660 7,860 8.3

Upper Rio Grande 326,433 293,398 33,035 10.1

West Central Texas 164,700 153,154 11,546 7.0

Average Hours and Earnings of Production or Nonsupervisory Workers for Texas

Average Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Average Hourly Earni

Aug. '10 Jul . '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10 Jul . '10 Aug. '09 Aug. '10 Jul . '10 Aug

Mining and Logging $736.18 $704.16 $638.35 41.9 40.1 38.9 $17.57 $17.56 $16

Mining $760.78 $735.68 $678.53 43.3 41.8 40.9 $17.57 $17.60 $16

Manufacturing $691.40 $673.82 $618.34 42.6 41.8 40.1 $16.23 $16.12 $15

Durable Goods $696.73 $673.08 $612.07 43.6 42.6 41.3 $15.98 $15.80 $14

Fabricated Metal Product Mfg $685.40 $671.84 $553.00 46.0 44.7 39.5 $14.90 $15.03 $14

Non-Durable Goods $684.26 $676.70 $629.21 40.9 40.4 37.7 $16.73 $16.75 $16

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

Wholesale Trade $667.07 $657.67 $622.16 40.7 40.2 38.5 $16.39 $16.36 $16

Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies $585.31 $582.00 $549.05 40.2 39.7 39.5 $14.56 $14.66 $13

Retail Trade

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $640.49 $622.94 $644.48 38.7 37.8 38.0 $16.55 $16.48 $16

Bldg. Material and Garden Equipment $416.29 $409.81 $395.64 35.1 34.7 33.7 $11.86 $11.81 $1

Food and Beverage Stores $333.12 $333.34 $323.57 32.0 32.3 32.1 $10.41 $10.32 $10

Gasoline Stations $354.57 $356.83 $333.95 37.6 37.8 36.9 $9.43 $9.44 $

Clothing and Accessories Stores $222.64 $221.49 $228.90 21.7 21.4 21.8 $10.26 $10.35 $10

Information

Telecommunications $668.66 $654.11 $608.94 36.8 36.4 34.0 $18.17 $17.97 $17

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

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

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

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

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

Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutional

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CB&I to Hire Up to 450BEAUMONT, TX (Beaumont Enterprise--Dan Wallach)BeaumontsCB&I plans to hire between 350 and 450 people to build pieces of a refinerythat will be shipped to Columbia and assembled for use there, a companyspokeswoman said. That is good news for a region with an 11.2 percentunemployment rate.

In November 2009, CB&I was awarded the $1.4 billion Columbian projectby REFICAR, or Refineria de Cartagena, for engineering, procurement, andconstruction. Work on the refinery modules for the Columbian project willlikely begin in October. The Columbian refinery will have a processingcapacity of 165,000 barrels of oil per day and will be erected next to an existing80,000 barrel-per-day refinery, which will be revamped by CB&I.

Medical Company Moving HeadquartersSAN ANTONIO, TX (Area Development Online News Desk)Beckton,Dickinson (BD), a global medical technology company, has chosen SanAntonio, Texas for its North American professional services headquarters.The decision will bring 296 new jobs to the city and $6.4 million in capitalinvestment.

San Antonio met all of the criteria that we were seeking in order to meetour business requirements, said Edward J. Ludwig, BD chairman and CEO.The excellent pool of potential employees and skilled labor, along withproximity to academic institutions, were significant draws, as well as thesupport we received from state and local officials, added Ludwig. Its San

Antonio location will house finance, procurement, human resources, supchain, and customer services sectors.

Frito-Lay ExpandsPLANO, TX (Plano Star-Courier--Jon Vanderlaan)A $1.125 milliinvestment by the State of Texas will result in a 125-job increase witthe company as part of an SAP technology conversion. Aurora Gonzalspokeswoman for Frito-Lay, said It is always, I think, a positive when ycan bring on new people. She added that about half of the jobs will hired from the North Texas area while the rest will be transferred from otlocations. Elaine Hamm, director of business retention and expansion the Plano Economic Development Board, said the project has been in tafor more than a year.

Ultimate Electronics to Open StoreMcALLEN, TX (McAllen Monitor)Construction crews are putting final touches on an electronics store that has moved into a former Circuit Cbuilding in McAllen. Colorado-based Ultimate Electronics will open itsfiSouth Texas location this month. The store will hire 35-65 employees. Tnew business is also expected to bring additional temporary positions durthe upcoming holiday season. The exterior walls of the big-box store hbeen repainted bright blue, and store aisles have been completely remodelLon Weingart, the companys chief operating officer, said, A lot of customare seeing the store and trying to come in. Thats a good thing. The previCircuit City location lost 74 employees, according to a former employee

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATESBY MSA

AUGUST 2010

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

AUG 2010 8.4% AUG 2010 8.3%

JUL 2010 8.5% JUL 2010 8.2%

AUG 2009 8.1% AUG 2009 8.0%

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

AUG 2010 9.5% AUG 2010 9.6%

JUL 2010 9.7% JUL 2010 9.5%

AUG 2009 9.6% AUG 2009 9.7%

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted

AUG 2010 10,325,400 AUG 2010 10,356,200

JUL 2010 10,323,700 JUL 2010 10,390,400

AUG 2009 10,192,300 AUG 2009 10,227,100

OTM Change 1,700 OTM Change -34,200

OTY Change 133,100 OTY Change 129,100

Initial Claims Continued Claims

AUG 2010 91,613 AUG 2010 1,064,768

JUL 2010 95,154 JUL 2010 991,661

AUG 2009 98,542 AUG 2009 1,404,113

Personnel Supply

Annual ChangeU.S. AUG 2010 1.1% AUG 2010 219,900

Dallas-Fort Worth JUL 2010 -0.2% JUL 2010 215,400

Houston-Galveston AUG 2010 1.8% AUG 2009 204,600

OTM Change 4,500

OTY Change 15,300

AUG 2010 $ 76.82 OTM Change $ 0.45

JUL 2010 $ 76.37 OTY Change $ 5.76

AUG 2009 $ 71.06

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)

Texas Unemployment Rate

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

U.S. Unemployment Rate

AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGEOF WORKERS

IN COVERED EMPLOYMENTBY COUNTY1ST QUARTER 2010

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