texas labor market review - april 2012

8/2/2019 Texas Labor Market Review - April 2012

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A MONTHLY NEWSLETTEROFTH E 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) . . . . . . . . . .

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

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

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

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

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

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

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas expanded by 10,900 positionsin March, an increase that more than doubled the average March gain overthe previous five years of 4,800 jobs. Eight of the 11 major industriesshowed employment increases over the month, led by rises of 6,000 jobsin Leisure and Hospitality and 3,100 positions in Information. TotalNonagricultural Employment ended March at an estimated level of10,741,700 jobs, an increase of 245,700 jobs over the year. The annualgrowth rate for the employment series slid to 2.3 percent, a rate thatwas more than twice the average annual growth rate in March for theemployment series over the past ten years.

Leisure and Hospitality employment rebounded from a revised declineof 2,200 positions in February with an advance of an estimated 6,000jobs in March. This was the sixth increase in employment experienced

in this major industry in the past seven months. The monthly gain of6,000 positions was entirely contained within Arts, Entertainment, andRecreation, as employment in Accommodations and Food Serviceswas unchanged in March. The annualized growth rate in Leisure andHospitality declined for the second consecutive month, down to 4.8 percentin March from its recent high of 5.4 percent in January.

Information added 3,100 jobs in March for its biggest over-the-monthincrease dating back to June 2000. As a result, the industry experiencedits largest first quarter gain since 2000. Information experienced positiveannual growth for the first time since October 2011 with an over-the-yeargain of 1,600 jobs, marking a 0.8 percent annual growth rate.

Manufacturing employment notched a sixth consecutive month of growwith the addition of 2,900 jobs in March. With an estimated level850,400 positions, Manufacturing has reached its highest point since Ap2009. Manufacturing employment expanded by 23,700 jobs over the yewith Durable Goods accounting for 21,800 positions. The annual growrate for Manufacturing has ranged from 2.8 to 3.4 percent over the ptwelve months.

Education and Health Services improved slightly on a revised gain of 1,8jobs in February with the addition of an estimated 2,900 jobs in MarThis monthly increase was just slightly larger than has been typical this major industry, as Education and Health Services has averaged a gof 2,400 jobs in March over both the previous five- and 10-year perioEmployment in Educational Services rose by 2,200 positions over month, while Health Care and Social Assistance employment saw a bumof 700 jobs. Over the past 12 months, Education and Health Services h

added 47,500 jobs, leaving the annual growth rate in this major indusunchanged at 3.4 percent.

Employment in Government edged up by an estimated 2,900 positioin March on the heels of a revised increase of 8,100 jobs in FebruaState Government accounted for 1,200 jobs added over the month, LoGovernment contributed a gain of 1,000 positions, and Federal Governmmade up the remainder with a gain of 700 jobs in March. Governmemployment fell by 54,900 jobs over the year for an annual growth rof -3.0 percent, an improvement of four-tenths of a point over Februarlevel of -3.4 percent annual growth.

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

4.0%

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

EducationandHealthServicesMonthlyEmploymentChangeandAnnualGrowthRate

(Statewide,SeasonallyAdjusted)

MonthlyEmploymentChange

AnnualGrowthRate

0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

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4,000

Mar'11 Jul'11 Nov'11 Mar'12

S P E C I A L N O T E

As announced in the February issue of the TLMR, the Labor Market andCareer Information Department of the Texas Workforce Commissionexpected to have revised labor force sub-state estimates available for2007-2009 today. Due to technical difficulties experienced this week

in generating the monthly civilian labor force estimates, some of thesub-state estimates will be released either later today or on Mondayfor the February revised and March preliminary estimates as well asthe 2007-2009 revised series. This only affects the civilian labor forceestimates, which includes the unemployment rate.

In addition, the Statewide civilian labor force estimates for both theseasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted series were updated

earlier this week for 2007-2009. The historical series for the TexasStatewide level has been updated on the TRACER website.

We apologize for the delays in providing this information to you. Pleasefeel free to contact the LMCI department if we can be of assistance.

T E X A S W O R K F O R C E C O M M I S S I O N

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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.**Total Nongovernment number is derived by subtracting the Government estimate from the Total Nonagricultural estimate.

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)

TotalNonagriculturalJobsvs.CivilianLaborForce(SeasonallyAdjusted)

4 0%

5.0%

6.0%

2.0%

3.0%

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Change

0.0%

1.0%

YearPercent

2.0%

1.0%

Overthe

4.0%

3.0%NonagriculturalJobs

CivilianLaborForce

5.0%

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TexasandU.S.UnemploymentRates(SeasonallyAdjusted)

10.0%

12.0%

Texas

8.0%

U.S.

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%

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TEXASANDU.S.CIVILIANLABORFORCEESTIMATESTEXAS* UNITEDSTATES**

NotSeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateMarch 2012 12,532,100 11,655,700 876,400 7.0 154,316,000 141,412,000 12,904,000 8.4February 2012 12,463,800 11,570,000 893,800 7.2 154,114,000 140,684,000 13,430,000 8.7March 2011 12,390,900 11,408,600 982,300 7.9 153,022,000 138,962,000 14,060,000 9.2

SeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateMarch 2012 12,539,600 11,658,400 881,200 7.0 154,707,000 142,034,000 12,673,000 8.2February 2012 12,517,700 11,626,300 891,400 7.1 154,871,000 142,065,000 12,806,000 8.3March 2011 12,423,700 11,429,900 993,800 8.0 153,392,000 139,764,000 13,628,000 8.9

INDUSTRYTITLE Mar.2012* Feb.2012 Mar.2011 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent

Change Change Change Change

TotalNonagricultural 10,741,700 10,730,800 10,496,000 10,900 0.1 245,700 2.3

TotalNongovernment** 8,960,100 8,952,100 8,659,500 8,000 0.1 300,600 3.5

GoodsProducing

MiningandLogging 261,900 259,900 225,500 2,000 0.8 36,400 16.1

Construction 564,900 568,800 560,000 3,900 0.7 4,900 0.9

Manufacturing 850,400 847,500 826,700 2,900 0.3 23,700 2.9

ServiceProviding

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities 2,143,400 2,147,400 2,088,500 4,000 0.2 54,900 2.6

Information 196,300 193,200 194,700 3,100 1.6 1,600 0.8

FinancialActivities 652,100 650,100 635,700 2,000 0.3 16,400 2.6

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 1,373,900 1,373,500 1,322,900 400 0.0 51,000 3.9

EducationandHealthServices 1,454,600 1,451,700 1,407,100 2,900 0.2 47,500 3.4

LeisureandHospitality 1,084,400 1,078,400 1,034,500 6,000 0.6 49,900 4.8

OtherServices 378,200 381,600 363,900 3,400 0.9 14,300 3.9

Government 1,781,600

1,778,700

1,836,500

2,900

0.2

54,900

3.0

TEXASNONAGRICULTURALWAGEANDSALARYEMPLOYMENTSEASONALLYADJUSTED+

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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 prodby the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the WC.

Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'11 Change %Change Change %Chang

TOTALNONFARM 10,723,800 10,648,900 10,486,700 74,900 0.7% 237,100 2.3

TOTALPRIVATE(totalnonfarmlessgovernment) 8,913,500 8,841,800 8,621,600 71,700 0.8% 291,900 3.4

GOODSPRODUCING 1,669,500 1,658,800 1,605,800 10,700 0.7% 63,700 4.0

MiningandLogging(NAICS21,1133) 260,700 257,300 223,900 3,400 1.3% 36,800 16.4

OilandGasExtraction(NAICS211) 100,600 98,000 84,900 2,600 2.7% 15,700 18.5

SupportActivities

for

Mining

(NAICS

213) 149,500 146,100 128,400 3,400 2.3% 21,100 16.4

Construction(NAICS23) 561,600 558,000 557,600 3,600 0.7% 4,000 0.7

ConstructionofBuildings(NAICS236) 133,000 131,900 129,400 1,100 0.8% 3,600 2.8HeavyandCivilEngineeringConstruction(NAICS237) 115,200 114,700 111,700 500 0.4% 3,500 3.1SpecialtyTradeContractors(NAICS238) 313,400 311,400 316,500 2,000 0.6% 3,100 1.0Manufacturing(NAICS3133) 847,200 843,500 824,300 3,700 0.4% 22,900 2.8

DurableGoods 552,600 550,100 531,500 2,500 0.5% 21,100 4.0

WoodProductManufacturing(NAICS321) 18,000 17,900 18,400 100 0.6% 400 2.2NonmetallicMineralProductManufacturing(NAICS327) 30,900 30,900 32,100 0 0.0% 1,200 3.7PrimaryMetalManufacturing(NAICS331) 22,200 22,100 20,300 100 0.5% 1,900 9.4FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing(NAICS332) 126,100 127,300 117,800 1,200 0.9% 8,300 7.1MachineryManufacturing(NAICS333) 102,100 100,900 92,100 1,200 1.2% 10,000 10.9ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing(NAICS334) 97,800 96,800 97,300 1,000 1.0% 500 0.5ElectricEquipment,Appliance,andComponentMfg(NAICS335) 17,700 17,600 17,200 100 0.6% 500 2.9

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

Feb'12toMar'12 Mar'11toMar'1

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

Jan92

Jan93

Jan94

Jan95

Jan96

Jan97

Jan98

Jan99

Jan00

Jan01

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AnnualGrowthRates

, , , , . , .FurnitureandRelatedProductManufacturing(NAICS337) 20,500 20,500 21,800 0 0.0% 1,300 6.0MiscellaneousManufacturing(NAICS339) 27,300 27,200 28,200 100 0.4% 900 3.2NondurableGoods 294,600 293,400 292,800 1,200 0.4% 1,800 0.6

FoodManufacturing(NAICS311) 85,800 85,900 88,100 100 0.1% 2,300 2.6BeverageandTobaccoProductManufacturing(NAICS312) 11,400 11,400 11,000 0 0.0% 400 3.6PaperManufacturing(NAICS322) 17,200 17,100 17,400 100 0.6% 200 1.2PrintingandRelatedSupportManufacturing(NAICS323) 26,300 26,300 27,500 0 0.0% 1,200 4.4PetroleumandCoalProductsManufacturing(NAICS324) 24,800 24,800 24,300 0 0.0% 500 2.1ChemicalManufacturing(NAICS325) 71,300 71,200 70,700 100 0.1% 600 0.9PlasticsandRubberManufacturing(NAICS326) 36,700 36,600 36,700 100 0.3% 0 0.0

Mining

&

Logging

Construction Manufacturing Wholesale

Trade

Retail

Trade

Transportation,

Warehousing,

&

Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

&

Business

Services

Education

&

Health

Services

Leisure

&

Hospitality

Other

Services

Government10,000

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

StatewideOvertheMonthChange(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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

Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'11 Change %Change Change %Chang

SERVICEPROVIDING 9,054,300 8,990,100 8,880, 900 64,200 0.7% 173,400 2.0

PrivateServiceProviding 7,244,000 7,183,000 7,015,800 61,000 0.9% 228,200 3.3

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities(NAICS42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,128,400 2,116,600 2,072,000 11,800 0.6% 56,400 2.7

WholesaleTrade(NAICS42) 517,100 517,100 506,500 0 0.0% 10,600 2.1MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods(NAICS423) 290,300 290,800 286,500 500 0.2% 3,800 1.3Merchant

Wholesalers,

Nondurable

Goods

(NAICS

424) 158,700 157,300 155,900 1,400 0.9% 2,800 1.8

RetailTrade(NAICS4445) 1,170,600 1,163,200 1,138,000 7,400 0.6% 32,600 2.9MotorVehicleandPartsDealers(NAICS441) 158,500 155,100 144,500 3,400 2.2% 14,000 9.7FurnitureandHomeFurnishingsStores(NAICS442) 35,800 35,800 36,300 0 0.0% 500 1.4ElectronicsandApplianceStores(NAICS443) 42,500 43,100 43,500 600 1.4% 1,000 2.3BuildingMaterialandGardenEquipmentandSupplies(NAICS444) 92,500 87,900 91,900 4,600 5.2% 600 0.7FoodandBeverageStores(NAICS445) 207,100 209,400 205,200 2,300 1.1% 1,900 0.9HealthandPersonalCareStores(NAICS446) 66,400 66,600 65,600 200 0.3% 800 1.2GasolineStations(NAICS447) 71,600 71,300 70,200 300 0.4% 1,400 2.0ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores(NAICS448) 119,900 118,500 114,600 1,400 1.2% 5,300 4.6SportingGoods,Hobby,Book,andMusicStores(NAICS451) 38,500 39,000 37,100 500 1.3% 1,400 3.8GeneralMerchandiseStores(NAICS452) 259,600 258,500 253,600 1,100 0.4% 6,000 2.4MiscellaneousStoreRetailers(NAICS453) 58,400 58,300 56,300 100 0.2% 2,100 3.7NonstoreRetailers(NAICS454) 19,800 19,700 19,200 100 0.5% 600 3.1Transportation,Warehousing, andUtilities(NAICS4849,22) 440,700 436,300 427,500 4,400 1.0% 13,200 3.1TransportationandWarehousing(NAICS48,49) 390,000 385,700 378,900 4,300 1.1% 11,100 2.9AirTransportation(NAICS481) 57,700 57,700 60,400 0 0.0% 2,700 4.5TruckTransportation(NAICS484) 116,500 115,100 112,400 1,400 1.2% 4,100 3.7PipelineTransportation(NAICS486) 16,100 16,100 15,700 0 0.0% 400 2.6SupportActivitiesforTransportation(NAICS488) 75,500 73,400 69,500 2,100 2.9% 6,000 8.6CouriersandMessengers(NAICS492) 35,200 35,000 34,800 200 0.6% 400 1.2WarehousingandStorage(NAICS493) 46,600 46,400 46,600 200 0.4% 0 0.0Utilities(NAICS22) 50,700 50,600 48,600 100 0.2% 2,100 4.3Information(NAICS51) 195,500 192,900 194,600 2,600 1.4% 900 0.5PublishingIndustries(ExceptInternet)(NAICS511) 40,400 40,300 40,800 100 0.3% 400 1.0Telecommunications(NAICS517) 84,700 85,000 87,500 300 0.4% 2,800 3.2DataProcessing,Hosting,andRelatedServices(NAICS518) 27,200 26,600 26,600 600 2.3% 600 2.3FinancialActivities(NAICS52,53) 647,100 645,200 634,300 1,900 0.3% 12,800 2.0FinanceandInsurance(NAICS52) 464,200 463,400 462,900 800 0.2% 1,300 0.3CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities(NAICS522) 241,000 240,000 241,100 1,000 0.4% 100 0.0Securities,CommoditiesContracts,andOtherFinancial(NAICS523) 49,300 49,200 48,400 100 0.2% 900 1.9InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities(NAICS524) 164,600 164,800 163,300 200 0.1% 1,300 0.8RealEstateandRentalandLeasing(NAICS53) 182,900 181,800 171,400 1,100 0.6% 11,500 6.7RealEstate(NAICS531) 121,500 121,000 117,800 500 0.4% 3,700 3.1RentalandLeasingServices(NAICS532) 51,800 51,500 51,500 300 0.6% 300 0.6ProfessionalandBusinessServices(NAICS54,55,56) 1,363,000 1,354,700 1,318,000 8,300 0.6% 45,000 3.4

Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices(NAICS54) 595,100 600,000 585,100 4,900 0.8% 10,000 1.7ManagementofCompaniesandEnterprises(NAICS55) 82,500 83,200 81,900 700 0.8% 600 0.7AdminandSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation(NAICS56) 685,400 671,500 651,000 13,900 2.1% 34,400 5.3AdministrativeandSupportServices(NAICS561) 658,000 644,200 624,900 13,800 2.1% 33,100 5.3EducationandHealthServices(NAICS61,62) 1,457,100 1,449,000 1,405,200 8,100 0.6% 51,900 3.7EducationalServices(NAICS61) 173,600 171,300 161,200 2,300 1.3% 12,400 7.7HealthCareandSocialAssistance(NAICS62) 1,283,500 1,277,700 1,244,000 5,800 0.5% 39,500 3.2AmbulatoryHealthCareServices(NAICS621) 622,200 622,100 592,400 100 0.0% 29,800 5.0Hospitals(NAICS622) 296,700 295,900 293,400 800 0.3% 3,300 1.1NursingandResidentialCareFacilities(NAICS623) 174,800 170,700 171,300 4,100 2.4% 3,500 2.0SocialAssistance(NAICS624) 189,800 189,000 186,900 800 0.4% 2,900 1.6LeisureandHospitality(NAICS71,72) 1,076,900 1,048,500 1,028,700 28,400 2.7% 48,200 4.7Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation(NAICS71) 113,500 103,700 105,300 9,800 9.5% 8,200 7.8Amusement,Gambling,andRecreation(NAICS713) 80,900 74,300 74,300 6,600 8.9% 6,600 8.9AccommodationandFoodServices(NAICS72) 963,400 944,800 923,400 18,600 2.0% 40,000 4.3Accommodation(NAICS721) 104,800 104,100 103,000 700 0.7% 1,800 1.8FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces(NAICS722) 858,600 840,700 820,400 17,900 2.1% 38,200 4.7OtherServices(NAICS81) 376,000 376,100 363,000 100 0.0% 13,000 3.6RepairandMaintenance(NAICS811) 118,500 118,900 109,600 400 0.3% 8,900 8.1PersonalandLaundryServices(NAICS812) 96,400 95,600 93,800 800 0.8% 2,600 2.8Religious,Grantmaking,Civic,ProfOrganizations(NAICS813) 161,100 161,600 159,600 500 0.3% 1,500 0.9Government 1,810,300 1,807,100 1,865,100 3,200 0.2% 54,800 2.9FederalGovernment 199,200 198,400 202,400 800 0.4% 3,200 1.6StateGovernment 368,400 367,800 378,000 600 0.2% 9,600 2.5LocalGovernment 1,242,700 1,240,900 1,284,700 1,800 0.2% 42,000 3.3

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas, employment in the TotalNonagricultural Wage and Salary series gained 60,700 positionsin March for a current estimated level of 9,612,600 jobs. With the

revised gain of 60,800 jobs in February, the total of these two months

more than recouped the seasonal loss experienced in January of 98,900

jobs. While all of the major industries displayed employment increases,

Leisure and Hospitality posted the largest advance for March. In the

Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary series, the Houston-Sugar Land-

Baytown MSA experienced the largest gain with 12,500 jobs in March.

The Victoria MSA registered the highest monthly percentage growth

with 2.0 percent. From year-ago levels, the series grew by 233,000

jobs, solidly outpacing thefive-year-average growth of 89,300 jobs. The

annual growth rate, at 2.5 percent, remained above 2.0 percent for the

third consecutive month. With an annual growth rate of 9.5 percent, the

Odessa MSA held the top spot. The Laredo and the Tyler MSAs followed

with rates of 5.7 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively.

In March, Leisure and Hospitality increased by 24,800 jobs following a

revised addition of 6,000 jobs in February. While the March increase for

2012 was less in comparison to 2011, the total gain for the first quarter of

23,400 jobs surpassed those of prior years. The Leisure and Hospitality

industry includes hotels and motels along with restaurants and amusement

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

Mining,Logging,&Construction Manufacturing WholesaleTrade RetailTrade Transportation,Warehousing,&

Utilities

Information FinancialActivities

Professional&BusinessServices

Education&HealthServices Leisure&Hospitality OtherServices Government

MetropolitanStatisticalAreaOvertheMonthEmploymentChange

February2012toMarch2012(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

and theme parks. Golf courses, country clubs and bowling centers are a

listed in this major industry. Since March 2011, Leisure and Hospital

expanded by 49,900 positions, more than double the five-year-avera

increase of 19,900 jobs. The annual growth rate of 5.3 percent for Leis

and Hospitality was the highest for all of the major industries. The r

has remained above 3.0 percent for 13 consecutive months. The Ode

MSA reported the highest annual growth rate of 10.3 percent, while t

Tyler MSA posted the second-highest rate at 9.7 percent.

Employment for Education and Health Services rose by 8,400 jo

in March, expanding for the second consecutive month. The revi

monthly increase for February of 11,900 jobs combined with a smal

monthly drop in January resulted in the highest first quarter gain sin

the start of the series. The current estimated employment level

this industry reached 1,329,500 jobs. The Fort Worth-Arlington M

demonstrated the highest numeric gain of 2,900 jobs while the Victo

MSA had the highest percentage gain with 3.0 percent. In the past

months, Education and Health Services added 47,700 jobs. The ann

growth rate held at 3.7 percent for the second consecutive month. Fo

MSAs registered annual growth rates above 6.0 percent. With the OdeMSA leading with 8.6 percent, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown M

followed with 7.4 percent annual growth. The El Paso and the Lare

MSAs completed the top four with rates of 6.5 percent and 6.2 perce

respectively.

Professional and Business Services, which includes temporary he

services and employment placement agencies, added 7,200 jobs in Mar

following a revised increase of 5,100 positions in February. The Ma

2012 increase was smaller than each of the previous two years. Sin

January, this industry has grown by 12,300 jobs, which is just under h

of the pace set in 2011 of 25,400 jobs for the same time period. T

combined increases from the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA,

Fort Worth-Arlington area, and the Dallas-Plano-Irving area, accoun

for over 85 percent of the monthly growth. Professional and BusinServices marked its 24th consecutive month of annualized gains with

increase of 32,700 jobs over the year. For comparison, the annual g

for March averaged to 31,000 jobs. Although the annual growth rate f

slightly to 2.7 percent, it has ranged from 2.6 percent to 5.5 percent duri

the past 21 months. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA posted

highest annual growth rate with 9.0 percent. The Laredo and the Ty

MSAs each posted rates above 7.0 percent.

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

5.3%

3.7%

HighestAnnualGrowthRatesbyMajorIndustryforTotalMSAEmployment

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

.

Leisureand

Hospitality

Educationand

HealthServices Mining,Logging,&Construction M an ufac tu ri ng Trade ,Transportation,

andUtilitiesProfessional

and

BusinessServices

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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. Estim

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 MS

comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'11 Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'11 Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'1

TOTALNONFARM 2,649,500 2,637,000 2,567,200 2,088,400 2,076,300 2,041,900 878,400 870,800 854,9

GOODSPRODUCING 495,200 495,900 477,800 270,400 2 67,600 2 67,700 146,200 143,600 140,0

Mining,Logging,&Construction 261,800 264,600 254,300 103,200 101,000 102,400 55,900 54,000 53,3

Manufacturing 233,400 231,300 223,500 167,200 166,600 165,300 90,300 89,600 86,7DurableGoods 156,700 154,700 146,900 118,100 117,600 115,100 66,100 65,600 62,7FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing 53,100 53,300 48,100 Computer

and

Electronic

Product

Manufacturing 19,600 19,300 19,100 39,200 39,000 39,100 2,600 2,600 2,6NondurableGoods 76,700 76,600 76,600 49,100 49,000 50,200 24,200 24,000 24,0

SERVICEPROVIDING 2,154,300 2,141,100 2,089,400 1,818,000 1,808,700 1,774,200 732,200 727,200 714,9

PrivateServiceProviding 1,779,100 1,767,400 1,706,500 1,543,000 1,533,500 1,501,900 612,400 607,900 589,5

WholesaleTrade 138,800 137,500 133,700 120,300 121,200 117,900 40,600 40,500 39,3MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods 82,200 81,600 78,200 66,900 67,600 67,000 23,900 23,900 23,6MerchantWholesalers,NondurableGoods 39,100 39,000 38,500 36,200 36,200 35,700 12,000 12,000 11,8RetailTrade 274,700 274,200 264,500 211,300 209,100 203,600 99,000 100,100 96,2MotorVehicleandPartsDealers 33,000 32,600 32,200 27,000 26,600 24,900 Bldng.MaterialandGardenEqpmnt.andSupplies Dlrs. 19,700 18,900 20,100 17,000 15,900 16,100 8,200 7,800 7,7FoodandBeverageStores 55,900 56,500 55,200 32,400 32,700 32,300 14,900 15,000 14,8ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores 29,900 29,700 28,600 23,100 23,100 22,700 GeneralMerchandiseStores 58,800 58,800 58,200 45,800 45,800 44,400 22,800 22,700 22,7Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 122,900 123,000 123,900 77,500 76,900 73,400 62,200 61,900 61,3Utilities 16,700 16,700 16,000 7,200 7,300 6,600 Information 31,400 31,100 31,700 65,300 64,600 64,700 13,800 13,600 13,9Telecommunications 15,600 15,700 16,000 29,900 30,000 30,500 6,700 6,800 7,2FinancialActivities 136,700 138,500 136,500 185,000 184,900 180,900 55,700 55,600 52,5FinanceandInsurance 88,700 90,400 88,200 140,400 140,500 137,900 41,200 41,100 40,1CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 42,100 42,300 42,100 72,000 71,900 70,400 25,200 25,200 25,1InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities 29,600 29,700 29,600 50,200 50,000 48,700 RealEstateandRentalandLeasing 48,000 48,100 48,300 44,600 44,400 43,000 ProfessionalandBusinessServices 389,000 386,000 372,800 353,100 352,000 345,000 98,800 96,700 95,0Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 188,800 187,200 180,700 152,800 154,800 154,400 37,800 37,400 35,0Admin.SupportandWasteMgmt.andRemediation 179,200 177,800 171,800 173,200 168,200 160,900 58,700 55,800 54,9EducationandHealthServices 335,600 335,400 312,400 257,100 255,200 252,800 113,800 110,900 109,3HealthCareandSocialAssistance 291,000 290,800 269,400 218,100 216,400 214,500 99,300 96,600 95,2AmbulatoryHealthCareServices 140,600 141,700 125,000 110,300 110,100 108,900 Hospitals 76,500 76,000 73,000 49,700 49,600 48,700 26,500 26,400 26,2LeisureandHospitality 254,100 245,800 240,000 201,700 198,300 193,000 96,900 97,200 90,7Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation 26,900 24,500 26,000 23,000 22,200 21,700 AccommodationandFoodServices 227,200 221,300 214,000 178,700 176,100 171,300 81,600 81,700 78,4FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces 206,000 200,900 193,900 157,400 154,800 150,000 73,200 73,800 69,5OtherServices 95,900 95,900 91,000 71,700 71,300 70,600 31,600 31,400 31,3

Government 375,200 373,700 382,900 275,000 275,200 272,300 119,800 119,300 125,4Federal 27,300 27,300 27,800 30,100 30,200 30,800 14,900 14,900 15,1State 73,500 73,000 74,200 38,900 38,900 37,800 13,100 13,000 12,6Local 274,400 273,400 280,900 206,000 206,100 203,700 91,800 91,400 97,7Mar

'12* Feb

'12 Mar

'11

Mar

'12* Feb

'12 Mar

'11

Mar

'12* Feb

'12 Mar

'1

TOTALNONFARM 864,200 855,100 853,200 806,900 805,100 787,200 284,500 283,400 279,9

GOODSPRODUCING 93,900 93,100 89,500 90,600 92,700 8 8,400 31,100 30,800 31,2

Mining,Logging,&Construction 47,700 47,000 44,300 39,500 41,800 39,500 13,700 13,500 14,0

Manufacturing 46,200 46,100 45,200 51,100 50,900 4 8,900 17,400 17,300 17,2

SERVICEPROVIDING 770,300 762,000 763,700 716,300 7 12,400 6 98,800 253,400 252,600 248,7

PrivateServiceProviding 609,800 601,700 600,100 546,400 543,100 527,000 186,600 185,600 179,3

WholesaleTrade 28,800 28,800 28,500 42,900 42,800 41,400 10,000 10,000 9,6

RetailTrade 97,700 97,300 93,900 83,400 82,400 83,500 35,400 35,400 33,9FoodandBeverageStores 18,600 18,800 18,800 16,500 16,600 16,300 GeneralMerchandiseStores 18,800 18,800 18,400 15,300 15,400 15,300 9,700 9,700 9,3Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 20,900 20,700 20,300 13,500 13,400 13,300 12,900 12,800 12,5

Information 18,100 17,900 18,700 20,400 20,200 19,900 4,900 4,900 4,9Telecommunications 4,500 4,500 4,900 6,500 6,500 6,600 FinancialActivities 70,900 69,500 69,100 45,600 45,000 43,300 12,700 12,700 12,0FinanceandInsurance 57,600 56,500 55,800 31,000 30,900 30,300 CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 25,200 24,700 24,400 12,800 12,800 12,400 ProfessionalandBusinessServices 99,200 99,300 102,900 119,000 119,300 115,100 31,400 31,300 31,1Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 40,800 40,700 40,800 63,700 64,300 60,900 AdminSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediationSvcs 52,100 51,200 52,900 51,200 50,200 49,300 22,300 22,100 21,9EducationandHealthServices 132,600 131,700 130,000 93,500 93,500 89,600 39,200 39,100 36,8HealthCareandSocialAssistance 116,000 115,400 114,500 78,900 78,800 76,800 Hospitals 23,100 22,900 22,900 19,800 19,800 19,500 LeisureandHospitality 109,900 104,900 105,400 94,100 92,600 87,700 30,300 29,600 29,1AccommodationandFoodServices 97,400 94,900 93,800 81,900 81,000 77,700 OtherServices 31,700 31,600 31,300 34,000 33,900 33,200 9,800 9,800 9,4

Government 160,500 160,300 163,600 169,900 169,300 171,800 66,800 67,000 69,4Federal 35,800 35,600 35,100 12,800 12,300 12,900 13,200 13,100 12,7State 19,400 19,400 19,500 72,400 72,300 74,000 9,900 10,000 10,2Local 105,300 105,300 109,000 84,700 84,700 84,900 43,700 43,900 46,5

LargestSixMSAsNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)DALLASPLANOIRVINGMD** FORTWORTHARLINGTONMD**

SANANTONIONEWBRAUNFELS AUSTINROUNDROCKSANMARCOS ELPASO

HOUSTONSUGARLANDBAYTOWN


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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. Estima

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

Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'11 Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'11 Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'11 Mar'12* Feb'12 Mar'

TOTAL 64,100 63,400 65,400 113,900 112,900 111,200 157,300 155,800 159,100 129,600 130,100 128,3

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 4,800 4,800 4,500 6,200 6,100 5,900 20,000 19,900 20,100 3,000 3,000 2,9

Manufacturing 2,600 2,600 2,700 13,400 13,400 13,300 21,000 20,900 20,200 5,400 5,400 5,4

WholesaleTrade 2,300 2,300 2,200 5,100 5,100 4,800 4,700 4,700 4,700 3,300 3,300 3,3

RetailTrade 7,800 7,800 7,900 14,200 14,100 13,800 18,800 18,600 19,100 16,100 16,300 16,2

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,600 1,600 1,600 4,600 4,500 4,300 5,800 5,700 5,600 4,900 4,900 4,9

Information 1,100 1,100 1,100

1,500 1,500 1,600

1,300 1,300 1,400

1,900 1,900 1,9

FinancialActivities 3,600 3 ,600 3,700 6,400 6,300 6,200 5,500 5,500 5,600 5,400 5,400 5,3

Prof.&BusinessServices 5,100 5,100 5,700 8,500 8,400 8,400 14,300 14,100 14,000 9,200 9,300 9,0

Educ.&HealthServices 13,000 12,900 13,500 16,400 16,300 15,900 22,100 21,800 22,700 32,900 33,300 32,4

Leisure&Hospitality 7,000 6,800 6,800 12,600 12,200 11,700 14,700 14,200 14,400 12,900 12,700 12,3

OtherServices 2,300 2,300 2,400 4,700 4,700 4,600 5,400 5,300 5,500 3,500 3,600 3,5

Government 12,900 12,500 13,300 20,300 20,300 20,700 23,700 23,800 25,800 31,100 31,000 31,2


TOTAL 97,800 97,300 97,800 186,200 184,700 178,400 131,400 129,300 128,600 95,200 95,000 90,1


Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,000 9,500 9,500 9,200 7,100 7,100 6,900 900 900 8

WholesaleTrade 1,800 1,800 1,700 6,000 6,000 5,300 3,900 3,800 3,800 2,900 2,900 2,7

RetailTrade 10,300 10,300 10,500 22,900 22,700 20,300 15,000 14,700 14,700 12,900 12,900 12,0

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,500 1,400 1,400 6,600 6,600 5,500 4,800 4,700 4,600 13,100 13,100 12,0

Information 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,900 1,900 2,000 2,400 2,300 2,300 600 600 6



Educ.

&

Health

Services 10,000 10,000 10,400

32,200 32,100 31,100

20,700 20,200 19,700 15,500 15,600 14,6


OtherServices 3,100 3,100 3,100 7,100 7,100 6,900 4,800 4,700 4,900 2,300 2,400 2,2

Government 37,600 37,500 38,100 34,100 34,000 35,300 38,900 38,900 38,600 23,300 23,100 22,7


TOTAL 99,400 97,800 96,600 130,600 130,000 127,800 232,800 230,200 224,900 74,100 74,500 72,3


Manufacturing 11,900 11,800 11,400 5,100 5,000 5,000 5,800 5,800 6,100 3,100 3,100 2,9

WholesaleTrade 4,700 4,600 4,400 6,100 6,100 6,000 6,200 6,200 6,500 3,800 3,900 3,7

RetailTrade 10,700 10,500 10,800 15,900 15,900 15,900 33,700 33,300 32,500 7,200 7,300 7,6

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 3,600 3,500 3,400 4,000 4,000 3,700 7,400 7,200 7,000 2,900 3,000 2,8

Information 1,300 1,300 1,300 4,100 4,100 4,100 2,100 2,100 2,000 1,100 1,100 1,1





OtherServices 3,300 3,200 3,200 5,100 5,100 5,100 5,800 5,700 5,800 2,700 2,700 2,7

Government 12,200 12,200 12,100

28,500 28,500 27,300

57,200

57,200

55,700

8,300 8,300 8,8


TOTAL 70,400 69,500 64,300 46,100 46,500 44,900 43,000 42,800 42,800 58,600 58,700 57,3


Manufacturing 4,900 4,900 4,600 3,700 3,700 3,600 5,300 5,300 5,200 4,000 4,000 4,2

WholesaleTrade 5,500 5,400 4,800 1,700 1,800 1,600 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,500 2,600 2,5

RetailTrade 6,700 6,600 6,100 5,500 5,600 5,400 5,700 5,700 5,800 7,100 7,100 6,9

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 2,600 2,500 2,200 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,100 1,100 1,100 3,000 3,000 2,9

Information 600 600 600 1,000 1,100 1,100 500 500 500 600 500 5





OtherServices 3,600 3,600 3,300 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,400 1,300 1,400 2,200 2,200 2,2

Government 10,200 10,100 10,000 9,700 9,400 9,300 6,500 6,600 6,500 14,300 14,400 14,1


TOTAL 97,300 95,500 92,700 50,700 49,700 49,800 104,500 103,200 104,600 57,700 57,300 58,4

Mining,

Logging,

&

Constr. 6,000 5,900 5,800

7,400 7,400 7,200

6,100 6,000 6,200

3,600 3,600 3,6

Manufacturing 6,200 6,200 6,100 5,800 5,800 5,700 14,400 14,400 14,100 5,100 5,100 5,1

WholesaleTrade 3,000 3,000 2,900 1,700 1,700 1,600 3,600 3,600 3,800 1,800 1,800 1,8

RetailTrade 12,200 11,900 11,700 6,300 6,200 6,200 10,300 10,100 10,500 7,500 7,400 7,5

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 3,900 3,800 3,700 1,400 1,300 1,300 2,700 2,700 2,900 1,800 1,800 1,8

Information 2,100 2,100 2,000 500 500 500 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,100 1,1





OtherServices 4,200 4,100 3,800 1,600 1,600 1,700 3,700 3,600 3,800 2,600 2,600 2,6

Government 14,400 14,200 13,800 9,200 9,100 9,100 18,600 18,400 18,100 13,000 13,200 13,2

AMARILLO BEAUMONTPORTARTHUR

LAREDO

MIDLAND

WACO

ODESSA SANANGELO SHERMANDENISON TEXARKANA

WICHITAFALLS

MCALLENEDINBURGMISSION

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment (NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

BROWNSVILLEHARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATIONBRYAN CORPUSCHRISTI KILLEENTEMPLEFORTHOOD

ABILENEINDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

LONGVIEW LUBBOCK

TYLER VICTORIA


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ANNUAL GROWTH RATESBY MSAMARCH 2012 - NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Houston-Sugar Land-

Baytown

Beaumont-

Port

Arthur

Tyler

Longview

Sherman-

Denison

Texarkana

Killeen-Temple-

Fort Hood

College

Station-

BryanAustin-

Round Rock-San Marcos

San Antonio-

New Braunfels

Victoria

Dallas-

Fort Worth-

Arlington

Wichita

Falls

Waco

Abilene

Brownsville-

Harlingen

McAllen-

Edinburg-

Mission

Laredo Corpus

Christi

San

Angelo

Odessa

Midland

Lubbock

Amarillo

El Paso

Job Growth RatesTexas: 2.3%

3.5% and above (5)

2.5% to 3.4% (5)

2.0% to 2.4% (5)

0.0% to 1.9% (6)

negative growth (4)

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

Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by theBureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminatedin cooperation with the TWC. Prepared by the Labor Market and CareerInformation Department, TWC. (04-20-12)

2.4%

2.2%-1.2%

-2.0%

2.4%

2.5%9.5%

1.6%

2.3%

2.9%5.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

2.2%

2.5%

-1.1%

3.2%1.3%

4.4%

5.7%

3.5%1.0%

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 HoodLaredoLongview

LubbockMcAllen-Edinburg-MissionMidlandOdessaSan AngeloSan Antonio-New BraunfelsSherman-DenisonTexarkanaTylerVictoriaWacoWichita Falls

64.1113.9806.9157.3129.6

97.8186.2

2,966.8284.5

2,649.5131.4

95.299.4

130.6232.8

74.170.446.1

864.243.058.697.350.7

104.557.7

-2.0%2.4%2.5%

-1.1%1.0%0.0%4.4%2.4%1.6%3.2%2.2%5.7%2.9%

2.2%3.5%2.5%9.5%2.7%1.3%0.5%2.3%5.0%1.8%

-0.1%-1.2%

MSAMar.

2012

Mar.

2011

% Annual

Job Growth

65.4111.2787.2159.1128.3

97.8178.4

2,896.8279.9

2,567.2128.6

90.196.6

127.8224.9

72.364.344.9

853.242.857.392.749.8

104.658.4

2.7%

0.5%

1.8%


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Newton

Sabine

JasperTyler

Orange

Shelby

SanAugustine

PanolaRusk

Harrison

Angelina

Nacog-doches

Polk

Cass

Morris

MarionUpshur

Camp

Titus

Bowie

Red River

Cherokee

Smith Gregg

SanJacinto

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

DuvalJimWells

LiveOak

Kendall

Comal

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

CottleHardeman

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

Culberson

El PasoHudspeth

Unemployment Rates

Texas: 7.0%*

0.0% to 4.9% (54)

5.0% to 5.9% (57)

6.0% to 6.9% (59)7.0% to 7.9% (43)

8.0% and above (41)

Unemployment Rates by County

March 2012

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally Adjusted

Prepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (04/20/2012)


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The Texas unemployment rate recorded its lowest rate in 35 months at 7.0 percent. Theunemployment rate dropped by two-tenths of a percentage point, which mirrored last yearsFebruary-to-March change. Over the year, the unemployment rate declined by nine-tenths of apercentage point. Since January 2012, the unemployment rate has contracted by six-tenths of a

percentage point. The national unemployment rate decreased by three-tenths of a percentage point

in March for an unemployment rate of 8.4 percent.

The Civilian Labor Force added 68,300 individuals in March. This February-to-March change

was the highest seen in the history of the series. The estimated level of the Civilian LaborForce was 12,532,100 Texans. From March 2011, the Civilian Labor Force expanded by 141,200

people, growing at a rate of 1.1 percent. Since January 2012, the Civilian Labor Force has added

70,200 persons into the series.

The over-the-month change for jobholders set a new all-time high for the series, adding 85,700

people for an estimated level of 11,655,700 Texans. From year-ago levels, jobholders rose by247,100 persons, a rate of 2.2 percent. The number of persons seeking employment opportunities

declined for the second consecutive month by 17,400 individuals for an estimated level of 876,400

Texans. Since last March, the number of those seeking employment dropped by 105,900 people,or by -10.8 percent. From January 2012, the number of unemployed Texans contracted by 70,200

persons.

The number of Texans continuing to seek out unemployment insurance benefits dropped by

3,600 people to reach a level of 132,300 individuals.

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, domestic

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 unroun

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 estima

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 compr

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 Rate

March 2012 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

1 Midland 3

2 Odessa 4

3 Amarillo 4

4 SanAngelo 5

5(tie) Abilene 5

College

Station

Bryan 57 Lubbock 5

8(tie) Longview 5

Victoria 5

10 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 6

11 WichitaFalls 6

12 CorpusChristi 6

13 SanAntonioNewBraunfels 6

14(tie) Texarkana 6

Waco 6

16(tie) Laredo 6

Tyler 6

18(tie) DallasFortWorthArlington 7

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 7

Texas 7

20 KilleenTempleFortHood 7

21 Sherman

Denison 7

UnitedStates 822 ElPaso 9

23 BeaumontPortArthur 10

24(tie) BrownsvilleHarlingen 10

McAllenEdinburgMission 10

C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Ra

UnitedStates 154,316.0 141,412.0 12,904.0 8.4 154,114.0 140,684.0 13,430.0 8.7 153,022.0 138,962.0 14,060.0 9

Texas 12,532.1 11,655.7 876.4 7.0 12,463.8 11,570.0 893.8 7.2 12,390.9 11,408.6 982.3 7

Abilene 82.4 77.7 4.7 5.6 81.3 76.6 4.7 5.8 84.5 79.2 5.3 6

Amarillo 136.6 130.1 6.5 4.8 135.4 128.8 6.6 4.9 134.1 127.0 7.1 5

AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 950.5 893.6 56.9 6.0 948.8 891.2 57.6 6.1 934.9 872.8 62.1 6

BeaumontPortArthur 186.9 168.2 18.7 10.0 185.3 166.4 18.9 10.2 191.1 170.1 21.0 11

BrownsvilleHarlingen 161.9 144.5 17.4 10.7 162.9 145.1 17.8 10.9 162.5 143.4 19.1 11

CollegeStationBryan 115.9 109.5 6.4 5.6 115.8 109.1 6.7 5.8 117.1 109.8 7.3 6

CorpusChristi 220.4 206.1 14.3 6.5 218.9 204.1 14.8 6.8 215.2 197.9 17.3 8

DallasFortWorthArlington 3,309.2 3,078.7 230.5 7.0 3,290.4 3,057.3 233.1 7.1 3,265.9 3,008.2 257.7 7

DallasPlanoIrvingMD 2,206.2 2,051.5 154.7 7.0 2,195.6 2,039.0 156.6 7.1 2,178.8 2,006.7 172.1 7

FortWorthArlingtonMD 1,103.0 1,027.2 75.8 6.9 1,094.9 1,018.4 76.5 7.0 1,087.1 1,001.5 85.6 7

ElPaso 328.2 297.3 30.9 9.4 327.8 296.3 31.5 9.6 326.1 292.9 33.2 10

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 3,014.0 2,803.4 210.6 7.0 3,004.8 2,788.7 216.1 7.2 2,960.3 2,719.1 241.2 8

KilleenTempleFortHood 173.3 160.5 12.8 7.4 171.1 157.9 13.2 7.7 170.9 157.3 13.6 8

Laredo 102.6 95.5 7.1 6.9 102.7 95.3 7.4 7.2 98.9 90.8 8.1 8

Longview 115.3 108.5 6.8 5.9 113.7 106.8 6.9 6.1 113.5 105.7 7.8 6

Lubbock 148.8 140.3 8.5 5.7 148.1 139.9 8.2 5.5 146.3 137.6 8.7 5

McAllenEdinburgMission 322.5 288.0 34.5 10.7 320.1 284.5 35.6 11.1 317.0 279.1 37.9 12

Midland 83.6 80.5 3.1 3.7 83.8 80.6 3.2 3.8 81.7 78.1 3.6 4

Odessa 82.1 78.5 3.6 4.4 81.2 77.5 3.7 4.5 76.9 72.2 4.7 6

San

Angelo 56.4 53.4 3.0 5.3

56.8 53.7 3.1 5.4

55.4 52.0 3.4 6

SanAntonioNewBraunfels 1,017.8 950.3 67.5 6.6 1,008.6 939.6 69.0 6.8 1,012.4 938.8 73.6 7

ShermanDenison 58.5 54.1 4.4 7.5 58.1 53.6 4.5 7.7 58.5 53.7 4.8 8

Texarkana 67.6 63.1 4.5 6.7 67.9 63.1 4.8 7.1 66.8 61.8 5.0 7

Tyler 106.4 99.1 7.3 6.9 104.9 97.3 7.6 7.2 102.7 95.0 7.7 7

Victoria 60.4 56.8 3.6 5.9 59.4 55.7 3.7 6.2 60.1 55.9 4.2 7

Waco 115.0 107.3 7.7 6.7 113.7 105.9 7.8 6.9 116.1 107.6 8.5 7

WichitaFalls 71.7 67.2 4.5 6.3 71.5 66.9 4.6 6.4 73.2 68.1 5.1 7

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Anderson 7.8 8.1 9.3 0.3 1.5 Donley 5.2 5.2 5.7 0.0 0.5

Andrews 4.1 4.2 5.1 0.1 1.0 Duval 7.6 7.4 9.7 0.2 2.1

Angelina 6.7 7.1 7.6 0.4 0.9 Eastland 6.0 6.4 7.2 0.4 1.2

Aransas 6.2 6.9 8.3 0.7 2.1 Ector 4.4 4.5 6.1 0.1 1.7

Archer 5.0 5.6 5.1 0.6 0.1 Edwards 6.1 6.6 7.3 0.5 1.2

Armstrong 4.9

5.2

5.7

0.3

0.8

Ellis 7.2

7.2

7.9

0.0

0.7

Atascosa 6.8 6.9 7.9 0.1 1.1 ElPaso 9.4 9.6 10.2 0.2 0.8

Austin 5.7 6.0 8.4 0.3 2.7 Erath 5.3 5.5 5.8 0.2 0.5

Bailey 7.2 7.4 7.2 0.2 0.0 Falls 8.5 8.9 9.5 0.4 1.0

Bandera 6.2 6.3 7.3 0.1 1.1 Fannin 8.9 9.0 9.8 0.1 0.9

Bastrop 7.1 6.5 7.9 0.6 0.8 Fayette 4.8 4.9 5.6 0.1 0.8

Baylor 4.9 5.2 5.5 0.3 0.6 Fisher 5.3 5.4 6.5 0.1 1.2

Bee 7.2 7.5 8.6 0.3 1.4 Floyd 7.1 7.9 8.3 0.8 1.2

Bell 7.3 7.6 7.9 0.3 0.6 Foard 5.8 5.4 7.7 0.4 1.9

Bexar 6.8 7.0 7.4 0.2 0.6 FortBend 6.3 6.4 7.4 0.1 1.1

Blanco 5.7 5.9 6.1 0.2 0.4 Franklin 6.7 6.9 7.2 0.2 0.5

Borden 3.1 3.4 4.5 0.3 1.4 Freestone 5.6 5.8 6.4 0.2 0.8

Bosque 7.8 8.0 8.5 0.2 0.7 Frio 6.1 6.5 7.3 0.4 1.2

Bowie 7.0 7.4 7.4 0.4 0.4 Gaines 4.7 4.9 5.4 0.2 0.7

Brazoria 7.4 7.7 8.7 0.3 1.3 Galveston 7.8 7.9 8.8 0.1 1.0

Brazos 5.4 5.6 5.9 0.2 0.5 Garza 6.3 6.6 6.8 0.3 0.5

Brewster 4.5

4.7

5.3

0.2

0.8

Gillespie 4.2

4.4

4.8

0.2

0.6

Briscoe 5.7 6.3 6.6 0.6 0.9 Glasscock 4.3 4.3 4.1 0.0 0.2

Brooks 7.5 7.5 8.6 0.0 1.1 Goliad 5.2 5.4 5.5 0.2 0.3

Brown 6.2 6.3 8.7 0.1 2.5 Gonzales 4.8 4.8 5.8 0.0 1.0

Burleson 6.0 5.6 7.3 0.4 1.3 Gray 5.0 5.2 6.2 0.2 1.2

Burnet 5.5 5.7 5.9 0.2 0.4 Grayson 7.5 7.7 8.2 0.2 0.7

Caldwell 7.4 7.1 8.2 0.3 0.8 Gregg 5.7 5.9 6.8 0.2 1.1

Calhoun 7.9 8.5 9.2 0.6 1.3 Grimes 6.9 7.0 8.0 0.1 1.1

Callahan 5.3 5.4 6.1 0.1 0.8 Guadalupe 5.8 6.0 6.5 0.2 0.7

Cameron 10.7 10.9 11.7 0.2 1.0 Hale 7.0 6.8 6.8 0.2 0.2

Camp 7.8 8.0 8.5 0.2 0.7 Hall 8.3 8.5 8.4 0.2 0.1

Carson 4.3 4.7 4.9 0.4 0.6 Hamilton 5.4 5.6 5.9 0.2 0.5

Cass 9.3 9.6 10.7 0.3 1.4 Hansford 3.7 3.9 4.4 0.2 0.7

Castro 5.2 5.4 5.6 0.2 0.4 Hardeman 4.9 5.4 6.2 0.5 1.3

Chambers 7.3 7.4 8.2 0.1 0.9 Hardin 7.9 8.2 9.5 0.3 1.6

Cherokee 7.9 8.1 8.6 0.2 0.7 Harris 7.1 7.3 8.2 0.2 1.1

Childress 5.3

5.4

6.4

0.1

1.1

Harrison 6.9

7.1

7.8

0.2

0.9

Clay 5.2 5.4 5.9 0.2 0.7 Hartley 4.3 4.4 5.3 0.1 1.0

Cochran 8.8 8.7 9.0 0.1 0.2 Haskell 5.3 5.5 5.1 0.2 0.2

Coke 5.4 5.6 7.2 0.2 1.8 Hays 5.8 5.9 6.6 0.1 0.8

Coleman 6.4 6.6 7.8 0.2 1.4 Hemphill 2.2 2.3 2.7 0.1 0.5

Collin 6.4 6.3 7.1 0.1 0.7 Henderson 7.5 7.8 8.3 0.3 0.8

Collingsworth 4 .5 4.7 5.4 0.2 0.9 Hidalgo 10.7 11.1 12.0 0.4 1.3

Colorado 6.1 6.2 7.0 0.1 0.9 Hill 7.3 7.5 8.4 0.2 1.1

Comal 6.3 6.3 6.9 0.0 0.6 Hockley 5.3 5.2 5.7 0.1 0.4

Comanche 6.0 6.1 7.3 0.1 1.3 Hood 6.1 6.4 7.3 0.3 1.2

Concho 7.2 7.4 8.2 0.2 1.0 Hopkins 6.2 6.4 6.9 0.2 0.7

Cooke 4.7 4.7 5.7 0.0 1.0 Houston 9.8 10.1 9.9 0.3 0.1

Coryell 8.4 8.5 8.8 0.1 0.4 Howard 6.3 6.3 6.9 0.0 0.6

Cottle 7.2 7.4 6.1 0.2 1.1 Hudspeth 5.4 5.5 5.5 0.1 0.1

Crane 6.0 6.2 7.2 0.2 1.2 Hunt 7.5 7.4 8.4 0.1 0.9

Crockett 4.4 4.6 5.8 0.2 1.4 Hutchinson 5.5 5.6 6.9 0.1 1.4

Crosby 6.7

8.3

10.3

1.6

3.6

Irion 4.6

4.5

5.6

0.1

1.0

Culberson 3.7 3.8 4.6 0.1 0.9 Jack 4.6 4.6 5.4 0.0 0.8

Dallam 3.9 4.1 4.6 0.2 0.7 Jackson 5.6 5.9 6.5 0.3 0.9

Dallas 7.4 7.7 8.4 0.3 1.0 Jasper 10.2 10.8 12.1 0.6 1.9

Dawson 7.1 7.4 7.9 0.3 0.8 JeffDavis 5.5 6.1 5.4 0.6 0.1

DeafSmith 4.8 5.2 5.4 0.4 0.6 Jefferson 10.7 10.8 11.3 0.1 0.6

Delta 7.2 8.0 9.4 0.8 2.2 JimHogg 5.1 5.4 6.8 0.3 1.7

Denton 6.3 6.2 7.1 0.1 0.8 JimWells 5.4 5.6 6.9 0.2 1.5

DeWitt 5.3 5.4 7.0 0.1 1.7 Johnson 7.0 7.0 7.6 0.0 0.6

Dickens 10.9 11.6 14.6 0.7 3.7 Jones 6.9 7.0 7.5 0.1 0.6

Dimmit 5.6 5.7 7.3 0.1 1.7 Karnes 7.3 7.3 8.1 0.0 0.8

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Kaufman 7.5 7.3 8.6 0.2 1.1 Real 7.2 7.4 7.1 0.2 0.1

Kendall 5.7 5.7 6.0 0.0 0.3 RedRiver 10.7 11.0 11.3 0.3 0.6

Kenedy 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 Reeves 9.0 9.4 10.7 0.4 1.7

Kent 5.0 5.3 7.0 0.3 2.0 Refugio 4.8 5.3 6.1 0.5 1.3

Kerr 5.8 5.9 6.4 0.1 0.6 Roberts 4.7 4.1 5.2 0.6 0.5

Kimble 5.7

5.9

7.3

0.2

1.6

Robertson 7.9

8.2

9.2

0.3

1.3

King 5.3 6.5 6.0 1.2 0.7 Rockwall 6.3 6.5 7.6 0.2 1.3

Kinney 8.5 8.0 9.7 0.5 1.2 Runnels 6.5 6.8 8.1 0.3 1.6

Kleberg 5.9 6.1 6.7 0.2 0.8 Rusk 6.3 6.4 6.7 0.1 0.4

Knox 5.6 5.5 6.4 0.1 0.8 Sabine 15.5 15.8 16.9 0.3 1.4

Lamar 9.4 9.6 9.5 0.2 0.1 SanAugustine 11.3 11.2 12.7 0.1 1.4

Lamb 13.0 12.5 7.2 0.5 5.8 SanJacinto 8.3 8.5 10.2 0.2 1.9

Lampasas 6.8 6.8 6.9 0.0 0.1 SanPatricio 7.6 7.9 9.7 0.3 2.1

LaSalle 5.0 5.2 6.9 0.2 1.9 SanSaba 8.1 7.9 7.4 0.2 0.7

Lavaca 4.6 4.8 5.9 0.2 1.3 Schleicher 4.6 5.0 7.2 0.4 2.6

Lee 5.0 5.3 6.0 0.3 1.0 Scurry 4.8 5.0 5.5 0.2 0.7

Leon 6.6 6.8 7.8 0.2 1.2 Shackelford 3.4 3.5 4.6 0.1 1.2

Liberty 8.7 9.2 10.5 0.5 1.8 Shelby 6.6 6.7 8.1 0.1 1.5

Limestone 6.6 6.9 7.3 0.3 0.7 Sherman 4.2 4.4 4.5 0.2 0.3

Lipscomb 3.4 3.7 4.3 0.3 0.9 Smith 6.9 7.2 7.5 0.3 0.6

LiveOak 4.6 4.7 5.6 0.1 1.0 Somervell 6.4 6.7 7.7 0.3 1.3

Llano 6.8

7.0

7.4

0.2

0.6

Starr 15.8

16.4

18.0

0.6

2.2

Loving 9.8 9.8 11.9 0.0 2.1 Stephens 6.0 6.3 7.9 0.3 1.9

Lubbock 5.7 5.5 5.9 0.2 0.2 Sterling 3.8 3.4 4.6 0.4 0.8

Lynn 7.4 7.3 6.9 0.1 0.5 Stonewall 4.4 4.2 4.7 0.2 0.3

McCulloch 5.2 5.4 5.8 0.2 0.6 Sutton 3.4 3.6 4.8 0.2 1.4

McLennan 6.7 6.9 7.3 0.2 0.6 Swisher 5.6 5.7 6.4 0.1 0.8

McMullen 3.1 3.3 3.5 0.2 0.4 Tarrant 6.9 7.0 7.9 0.1 1.0

Madison 6.8 7.1 8.1 0.3 1.3 Taylor 5.5 5.7 6.2 0.2 0.7

Marion 8.4 8.4 9.0 0.0 0.6 Terrell 6.9 7.2 8.9 0.3 2.0

Martin 4.1 4.5 5.5 0.4 1.4 Terry 7.0 7.0 7.2 0.0 0.2

Mason 4.4 4.6 4.8 0.2 0.4 Throckmorton 4.4 4.4 5.7 0.0 1.3

Matagorda 10.1 10.7 11.3 0.6 1.2 Titus 7.0 7.3 7.8 0.3 0.8

Maverick 13.8 14.2 16.0 0.4 2.2 TomGreen 5.3 5.5 6.1 0.2 0.8

Medina 6.5 6.7 7.2 0.2 0.7 Travis 5.9 6.0 6.5 0.1 0.6

Menard 6.5 6.8 6.9 0.3 0.4 Trinity 8.3 8.4 9.1 0.1 0.8

Midland 3.7 3.8 4.4 0.1 0.7 Tyler 10.0 10.3 11.1 0.3 1.1

Milam 8.4

8.8

9.9

0.4

1.5

Upshur 6.0

6.1

7.4

0.1

1.4

Mills 5.3 5.6 6.3 0.3 1.0 Upton 3.5 3.7 4.5 0.2 1.0

Mitchell 6.7 6.9 7.7 0.2 1.0 Uvalde 8.7 8.5 8.9 0.2 0.2

Montague 5.3 5.3 6.0 0.0 0.7 ValVerde 8.0 8.2 9.1 0.2 1.1

Montgomery 6.1 6.3 7.3 0.2 1.2 VanZandt 6.5 6.7 7.3 0.2 0.8

Moore 4.1 4.2 4.7 0.1 0.6 Victoria 5.5 5.8 6.7 0.3 1.2

Morris 10.0 10.4 11.7 0.4 1.7 Walker 6.8 6.9 7.2 0.1 0.4

Motley 5.2 5.4 5.7 0.2 0.5 Waller 6.7 6.9 7.8 0.2 1.1

Nacogdoches 6.1 6.2 6.2 0.1 0.1 Ward 4.9 5.1 6.5 0.2 1.6

Navarro 8.6 8.9 9.0 0.3 0.4 Washington 5.3 5.2 5.7 0.1 0.4

Newton 12.1 12.5 13.5 0.4 1.4 Webb 6.9 7.2 8.2 0.3 1.3

Nolan 5.8 5.8 6.8 0.0 1.0 Wharton 7.2 7.6 8.0 0.4 0.8

Nueces 6.3 6.6 7.7 0.3 1.4 Wheeler 3.4 3.5 4.2 0.1 0.8

Ochiltree 3.3 3.5 4.3 0.2 1.0 Wichita 6.5 6.6 7.2 0.1 0.7

Oldham 4.0 4.4 5.3 0.4 1.3 Wilbarger 4.7 4.8 5.7 0.1 1.0

Orange 9.6 9.8 10.9 0.2 1.3 Willacy 13.6 14.2 13.5 0.6 0.1

PaloPinto 6.5

6.7

7.6

0.2

1.1

Williamson 6.0

6.2

6.8

0.2

0.8

Panola 6.0 6.1 6.7 0.1 0.7 Wilson 5.8 6.0 6.8 0.2 1.0

Parker 6.4 6.5 7.3 0.1 0.9 Winkler 5.0 4.9 6.5 0.1 1.5

Parmer 4.3 4.5 4.7 0.2 0.4 Wise 7.1 6.7 7.5 0.4 0.4

Pecos 4.8 4.8 5.7 0.0 0.9 Wood 7.4 7.5 7.8 0.1 0.4

Polk 8.6 8.8 10.0 0.2 1.4 Yoakum 3.6 3.8 5.1 0.2 1.5

Potter 5.7 5.7 6.1 0.0 0.4 Young 5.4 5.5 6.7 0.1 1.3

Presidio 11.1 12.1 14.7 1.0 3.6 Zapata 6.6 7.0 9.0 0.4 2.4

Rains 7.4 7.9 8.4 0.5 1.0 Zavala 14.6 14.9 14.6 0.3 0.0

Randall 4.1 4.3 4.7 0.2 0.6

Reagan 2.4 2.5 3.4 0.1 1.0

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CityMar.

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2012

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2011

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Change

YearAgo

ChangeCity

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2012

Feb.

2012

Mar.

2011

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Change

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ChangeCity

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Feb.

2012

Mar.

2011

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Change

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Chan

Abilene 5.7 5.9 6.4 0.2 0.7 Garland 6.9 7.2 8.2 0.3 1.3 Paris 10.4 10.9 10.7 0.5 0

Allen 5.9 6.1 6.7 0.2 0.8 Georgetown 5.9 5.9 6.7 0 0.8 Pasadena 8.0 8.7 9.4 0.7 1

Amarillo 4.8 4.9 5.2 0.1 0.4 GrandPrairie 7.0 7.2 7.9 0.2 0.9 Pearland 5.6 5.7 6.7 0.1 1

Arlington 6.5 6.9 7.7 0.4 1.2 Grapevine 5.4 5.5 6.5 0.1 1.1 Pflugerville 5.4 5.2 5.6 0.2 0

Austin 5.5

5.6

6.1

0.1

0.6 Greenville

7.8

7.9

8.3

0.1

0.5 Pharr

8.6

8.9

10.1

0.3

1Baytown 10.0 10.3 11.3 0.3 1.3 HaltomCity 6.7 6.8 7.7 0.1 1.0 Plano 6.1 6.2 7.1 0.1 1

Beaumont 9.5 9.6 9.3 0.1 0.2 HarkerHeights 6.9 7.1 7.3 0.2 0.4 PortArthur 16.0 16.1 17.3 0.1 1

Bedford 6.2 6.1 7.5 0.1 1.3 Harlingen 9.4 9.7 9.6 0.3 0.2 Richardson 6.1 6.3 7.0 0.2 0

BigSpring 6.7 6.7 7.4 0.0 0.7 Houston 7.1 7.3 8.3 0.2 1.2 Rockwall 5.6 5.7 6.7 0.1 1

Brownsville 11.0 11.1 12.5 0.1 1.5 Huntsville 6.7 6.9 7.2 0.2 0.5 Rosenberg 6.0 6.2 8.2 0.2 2

Bryan 5.7 5.7 6.3 0.0 0.6 Hurst 6.4 6.7 7.7 0.3 1.3 RoundRock 5.7 5.9 6.5 0.2 0

Burleson 6.1 5.9 6.6 0.2 0.5 Irving 6.3 6.7 7.3 0.4 1.0 Rowlett 7.2 7.6 7.9 0.4 0

Carrollton 6.4 6.4 7.5 0.0 1.1 Keller 5.7 5.8 6.5 0.1 0.8 SanAngelo 5.4 5.5 6.1 0.1 0

CedarHill 7.6 7.8 8.7 0.2 1.1 Killeen 8.1 8.6 8.6 0.5 0.5 SanAntonio 6.6 6.9 7.2 0.3 0

CedarPark 5.5 5.9 6.2 0.4 0.7 Kingsville 5.7 5.8 6.3 0.1 0.6 SanBenito 10.1 10.1 10.3 0.0 0

Cleburne 6.6 6.9 7.5 0.3 0.9 Kyle 4.7 4.8 4.9 0.1 0.2 SanJuan 11.6 11.8 12.2 0.2 0

CollegeStation 5.2 5.6 5.5 0.4 0.3 LakeJackson 6.9 7.1 7.9 0.2 1.0 SanMarcos 5.3 5.3 5.7 0.0 0

Conroe 5.4 5.5 6.5 0.1 1.1 Lancaster 9.2 9.4 10.3 0.2 1.1 Schertz 5.0 5.3 5.9 0.3 0

Coppell 6.0 6.2 6.5 0.2 0.5 LaPorte 7.7 8.3 8.6 0.6 0.9 Seguin 6.1 6.4 7.3 0.3 1

CopperasCove 7.3

7.4

7.7

0.1

0.4

Laredo 6.6

6.9

7.8

0.3

1.2

Sherman 7.4

7.7

8.0

0.3

0

CorpusChristi 6.0 6.3 7.4 0.3 1.4 LeagueCity 5.8 6.1 7.5 0.3 1.7 Socorro 10.9 11.5 12.0 0.6 1

Corsicana 9.7 9.6 9.5 0.1 0.2 Leander 4.6 4.6 5.5 0 0.9 Southlake 5.8 6.0 6.6 0.2 0

Dallas 7.6 7.9 8.6 0.3 1.0 Lewisville 6.4 6.0 6.7 0.4 0.3 SugarLand 5.3 5.4 6.0 0.1 0

DeerPark 6.6 6.8 8.2 0.2 1.6 LittleElm 4.8 4.9 5.3 0.1 0.5 Temple 5.7 5.8 6.6 0.1 0

DelRio 7.8 8.0 9.0 0.2 1.2 Longview 5.9 6.1 6.8 0.2 0.9 Texarkana 7.3 7.9 7.4 0.6 0

Denton 5.4 5.6 6.2 0.2 0.8 Lubbock 5.6 5.4 5.8 0.2 0.2 TexasCity 9.9 9.4 10.2 0.5 0

DeSoto 7.6 8.1 9.1 0.5 1.5 Lufkin 7.0 7.3 7.6 0.3 0.6 TheColony 7.3 7.1 7.9 0.2 0

Duncanville 8.3 8.4 8.1 0.1 0.2 McAllen 7.2 7.3 8.1 0.1 0.9 Tyler 6.8 7.2 7.4 0.4 0

EaglePass 15.4 15.7 18.1 0.3 2.7 McKinney 7.1 6.5 7.1 0.6 0.0 UniversityPark 5.4 5.9 6.2 0.5 0

Edinburg 7.7 7.7 8.6 0.0 0.9 Mansfield 5.9 6.2 6.6 0.3 0.7 Victoria 5.5 5.7 6.8 0.2 1

ElPaso 8.7 8.8 9.4 0.1 0.7 Mesquite 7.0 7.4 8.2 0.4 1.2 Waco 7.5 7.6 7.8 0.1 0

Euless 6.5 6.6 7.3 0.1 0.8 Midland 3.7 3.8 4.4 0.1 0.7 Waxahachie 6.6 6.8 7.1 0.2 0

FarmersBranch 6.9 6.4 7.3 0.5 0.4 Mission 8.7 8.6 9.2 0.1 0.5 Weatherford 6.4 6.2 7.4 0.2 1

FlowerMound 5.8 5.8 6.5 0.0 0.7 MissouriCity 6.9 6.9 7.9 0 1.0 Weslaco 10.3 11.1 11.5 0.8 1

FortWorth 7.1 7.1 8.1 0.0 1.0 Nacogdoches 6.2 6.3 6.3 0.1 0.1 WichitaFalls 6.8 6.7 7.2 0.1 0

Fr ie nd swood 6 .2 6.6 6.9 0.4 0.7 NewBraunfels 5.4 5.5 6.1 0.1 0.7 Wylie 6.0 6.3 6.7 0.3 0

Frisco 5.4 5.5 6.6 0.1 1.2 NorthRichlandHills 6.2 6.2 7.2 0 1.0

Galveston 8.1 8.1 9.0 0.0 0.9 Odessa 4.3 4.5 6.1 0.2 1.8

UnemploymentRatesforTexasCities

WDAMar.

2012

Feb.

2012

Mar.

2011

Monthly

Change

YearAgo

ChangeWDA

Mar.

2012

Feb.

2012

Mar.

2011

Monthly

Change

YearAg

Chang

Alamo 6.6 6.8 7.2 0.2 0.6 MiddleRioGrande 10.0 10.2 11.4 0.2 1.4

BrazosValley 5.7 5.9 6.4 0.2 0.7 NorthCentralTexas 6.6 6.5 7.3 0.1 0.7

CameronCounty 10.7 10.9 11.7 0.2 1.0 NorthEastTexas 7.8 8.1 8.5 0.3 0.7

CapitalArea 5.9 6.0 6.5 0.1 0.6 NorthTexas 5.9 6.0 6.6 0.1 0.7

CentralTexas 7.4 7.7 8.0 0.3 0.6 Panhandle 4.7 4.8 5.3 0.1 0.6

CoastalBend 6.4

6.6

7.8

0.2

1.4

Permian

Basin 4.5

4.6

5.6

0.1

1.1

ConchoValley 5.1 5.3 6.0 0.2 0.9 RuralCapital 6.0 6.1 6.8 0.1 0.8

Dallas 7.4 7.7 8.4 0.3 1.0 SouthEastTexas 10.0 10.2 11.0 0.2 1.0

DeepEastTexas 8.1 8.3 9.1 0.2 1.0 SouthPlains 6.1 6.0 6.2 0.1 0.1

EastTexas 6.7 7.0 7.6 0.3 0.9 SouthTexas 6.9 7.1 8.2 0.2 1.3

GoldenCrescent 5.6 5.8 6.7 0.2 1.1 TarrantCounty 6.9 7.0 7.9 0.1 1.0

GulfCoast 7.0 7.2 8.1 0.2 1.1 Texoma 7.0 7.1 7.9 0.1 0.9

HeartOfTexas 6.8 7.0 7.5 0.2 0.7 UpperRioGrande 9.3 9.5 10.1 0.2 0.8

LowerRioGrandeValley 11.1 11.6 12.5 0.5 1.4 WestCentralTexas 5.7 5.9 6.8 0.2 1.1

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AP R I L 2 0 1 2

AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGESIN MANUFACTURINGTHIRD QUARTER 2011 BY WDA

North

East

East Texas

South

East

Texas

Brazos

Valley

Deep

East

Texas

Gulf Coast

Heart

of Texas

Dallas

Co.

Texoma

North

Central

Tarrant

Co.

Central

Texas

Capital

Area Rural

Capital

Golden

Crescent

Coastal Bend

South

Texas

Lower Rio Grande

ValleyCameron

Co.

Alamo

Concho Valley

Middle

Rio

Grande

North

Texas

Panhandle

South Plains

West Central

Permian Basin

Upper

Rio

Grande

Average Weekly WageTexas: $1244.14

$1,300.00 and above (5)

$1,000.00 to $1,299.99 (7)

$950.00 to $999.99 (6)

$800.00 to $949.99 (5)$799.99 and below (5)

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages


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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 noninstitutionalpopulation 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.

HAPPENINGS AROUNDTHE STATEApple Plans Major ExpansionAUSTIN, TX. (Austin-American Statesman--Kirk Ladendorf)Apple Inc. isproposing to more than double its operation in Austin over the next 10 years,creating as many as 3,600 jobs in what it is calling its Americas OperationsCenter. The proposal was announced by Governor Rick Perry, who said theState of Texas has offered Apple $21 million in incentives over 10 years fromthe Texas Enterprise Fund. The Austin City Council approved $8.6 millionin tax breaks for Apple that was necessary for the company to qualify for thestate incentives.

The project, which would be built in two phases, calls for Apple to spend $304million on land, buildings and equipment for a 38-acre campus in NorthwestAustin. That proposed campus is close to Apples current campus on RiataVista Circle. Apple has operated a customer support center in Austin forthe past two decades and it has grown to about 3,500 employees as Apples

business has expanded. The city estimates the average annual wages paidfor new Apple workers in Austin would be $63,950. About 93 percent of the

jobs are expected to be filled with local hires, the city said.

Southwest Airlines Expands Call CenterSAN ANTONIO, TX (San Antonio Business Journal)San Antonio CityCouncil has approved a grant agreement for Southwest Airlines, which willemploy 800 workers full-time at a new customer support and service call centerlocated in northeast San Antonio. Southwest currently employs approximately470 full-time personnel at its existing call center. It will add more than 322positions at the new center, which is set to open by the end of 2012.

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer a new work environment for

our San Antonio center employees, says Teresa Laraba, Southwests senvice president of customer services. As one of our original cities, SouthwAirlines has a long-standing relationship with the San Antonio communand we are optimistic that the new center will provide additional opportunitto grow our Southwest Airlines family in San Antonio, she added.

Copart Moves HQ to Farmers BranchDALLAS, TX (Dallas Business Journal)California-based Copart Inc., oof the nations leading resellers of used and salvaged vehicles, plans to relocits headquarters to Farmers Branch, bringing 279 jobs to North Texas. Treseller, which has an online service listing of more than 50,000 vehicles day, has leased over 53,000 square feet of office space at Centura Tower OCopart expects to move into the building this summer, with jobs movingTexas over a three-year period. Company CEO Jay Adair said, Coparts moto North Texas allows us to take full advantage of all that Dallas-Fort Wo

has to offer. We are excited about finishing our transition this summer.

Automotive Parts Company Invests in Seguin PlantSEGUIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman)Continental AutomotSystems Inc. plans to expand its local plant with $113 million in new capinvestment and 300 jobs added over five years. As most areas throughout nation are losing jobs, Seguin continues to thrivea testament to the strofundamental advantages that make Seguin competitive on an internatioscale, said Terry Trevino, Seguins economic development director. Wthe deal, Continental Automotive is poised to become the largest emploin Seguin. Since January 2010, the Seguin plant has grown from about 6workers to more than 1,340 today. The 300 additional employees will puthe workforce to almost 1,700.


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INDICATORS

MAR 2012 7.0% MAR 2012 7.0%

FEB 2012 7.2% FEB 2012 7.1%

MAR 2011 7.9% MAR 2011 8.0%

MAR 2012 8.4% MAR 2012 8.2%

FEB 2012 8.7% FEB 2012 8.3%

MAR 2011 9.2% MAR 2011 8.9%

MAR 2012 10,723,800 MAR 2012 10,741,700

FEB 2012 10,648,900 FEB 2012 10,730,800

MAR 2011 10,486,700 MAR 2011 10,496,000

OTMChange 74,900 OTMChange 10,900

OTYChange 237,100 OTYChange 245,700

MAR 2012 74,343 MAR 2012 678,840

FEB 2012 69,955 FEB 2012 734,728

MAR 2011 84,821 MAR 2011 815,946

AnnualChange

U.S. MAR

2012 2.7%

MAR 2012 257,500

DallasFortWorth MAR2012 2.7% FEB 2012 255,600

HoustonGalveston FEB2012 3.6% MAR 2011 238,100

OTMChange 1,900

OTYChange 19,400

MAR 2012 $106.19 OTMChange $3.94

FEB 2012 $102.25 OTYChange $3.25

MAR 2011 $102.94

SeasonallyAdjusted

SeasonallyAdjusted

NotSeasonallyAdjusted SeasonallyAdjusted

ContinuedClaims

TexasUnemploymentRate

UnemploymentInsuranceClaimsFiled

TexasNonagriculturalWage&SalaryEmployment

U.S.UnemploymentRate

WestTexasIntermediateCrudeOil($/barrel)

ConsumerPriceIndex(CPI) PersonnelSupply

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

InitialClaims

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Professional, Scientific, and

Technical Services

Administrative and Support, Waste

Mgmt and Remediation Services

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Employee Separations Due to Mass Layoffs by Industry

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Transportation and Warehousing

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Mgmt and Remediation Services

Health Care and Social Assistanc

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MASS LAYOFF STATISTICS

The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a Federal-State initiative that identifies, describes, and tracks large job cutbacks. Mass layoffs andclosures in Texas occur when at least 50 workers are separated involuntarily by their employer for more than 30 days. Once the employers areidentified, a contact is made by telephone 31 days after the potential layoff event to verify the layoff. Information is collected as to what kind oflayoff occurred (Permanent, Temporary, or no layoff) and the reason for the layoff or closure of a company. Other information gathered includethe number of people employed prior to the layoff, the establishments open/close status and whether or not there will be any employee recall.

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