Houston Texas - Jobs - Employment Market At A Glance

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• Fort Worth MLS - Fort Worth, TX - TODO: Need Buyers Broker or Exclusive Buyers Broker with IDX / MLS Agreement to Publish Fort Worth Texas MLS for Home Buyers! - See Also FortWorthTexasHomeBuyersInfo
• El Paso MLS - El Paso, TX - TODO: Need Buyers Broker or Exclusive Buyers Broker with IDX / MLS Agreement to Publish El Paso Texas MLS for Home Buyers! - See Also ElPasoTexasHomeBuyersInfo
• Austin MLS - Austin TX - TODO: Need Buyers Broker or Exclusive Buyers Broker with IDX / MLS Agreement to Publish Austin Texas MLS for Home Buyers! - See Also AustinTexasHomeBuyersInfo
• Arlington MLS - Arlington, TX - TODO: Need Buyers Broker or Exclusive Buyers Broker with IDX / MLS Agreement to Publish Arlington Texas MLS for Home Buyers! - See Also ArlingtonTexasHomeBuyersInfo

Text Version About the data Houston Texas Data Series Back Data Dec  2006  Jan  2007  Feb  2007  Mar  2007  Apr  2007  May  2007  Houston Texas Labor Force Data Houston Texas Civilian Labor Force (1) 2,741.5 (6) 2,723.0 2,719.2 2,720.8 2,708.3   Houston Texas Employment (1) 2,632.2 (6) 2,598.3 2,595.1 2,609.3 2,604.4   Houston Texas Unemployment (1) 109.2 (6) 124.6 124.0 111.5 103.9   Houston Texas Unemployment Rate (2) 4.0 (6) 4.6 4.6 4.1 3.8   Houston Texas Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Total Nonfarm (3) 2,508.7 2,469.1 2,484.6 2,501.8 2,505.5 2,518.5 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.3 (P) Houston Texas Natural Resources and Mining (3) 79.9 80.1 81.2 81.8 81.9 82.5 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- NR & Mining 9.6 8.8 9.4 10.2 9.6 9.6 (P) Houston Texas Construction (3) 185.5 183.5 187.3 189.4 188.9 191.5 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Construction 6.9 6.2 5.5 4.1 6.3 6.4 (P) Houston Texas Manufacturing (3) 227.1 225.3 224.6 225.1 223.3 224.1 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Manufacturing 4.9 4.4 3.7 3.2 1.7 0.9 (P) Houston Texas Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 522.2 505.3 501.6 503.5 503.3 504.1 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- TTU 2.2 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.6 (P) Houston Texas Information (3) 36.0 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.6 36.1 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Information 0.8 -1.1 -1.1 -0.8 -0.3 0.3 (P) Houston Texas Financial Activities (3) 141.5 140.7 141.4 141.8 142.3 142.6 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Financial 1.1 1.7 1.9 1.6 2.2 2.1 (P) Houston Texas Professional and Business Services (3) 364.3 358.9 361.1 364.3 366.3 367.7 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- PBS 4.6 4.8 4.1 3.6 4.6 4.2 (P) Houston Texas Educational and Health Services (3) 277.1 275.2 277.8 279.6 279.5 280.9 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- EHS 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.4 3.4 3.4 (P) Houston Texas Leisure and Hospitality (3) 220.6 215.3 217.9 222.9 225.6 229.9 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 5.7 4.3 4.1 3.6 4.8 4.7 (P) Houston Texas Other Services (3) 96.8 97.3 98.0 98.9 98.5 98.6 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Other Services 7.0 8.4 8.3 8.3 6.1 5.3 (P) Houston Texas Government (3) 357.7 352.5 358.6 359.3 360.3 360.5 (P) Houston Texas 12-month % change -- Government 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9 (P) Consumer Price Index: Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Houston Texas CPI-U, All items, Index (4) 179.2   181.217   184.140   Houston Texas CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) 1.1   1.5   1.6   Houston Texas CPI-W, All items, Index (5) 177.5   179.288   182.774   Houston Texas CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) 1.4   1.5   1.5   Footnotes: (P) Preliminary (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted (5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted (6) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls through 2006. Data extracted on: June 19, 2007 Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

-- SteveDominic? - 21 Jun 2007