Selected Labor Force Statistics
Texas and U.S.
(Numbers in thousands)
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
TEXAS
2014 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2015 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2016 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2017 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Labor
Force
12,971.9
12,990.1
13,003.8
13,013.1
13,019.3
13,025.0
13,030.3
13,035.2
13,038.1
13,036.7
13,030.9
13,024.2
13,019.2
13,017.5
13,019.0
13,022.5
13,027.2
13,033.3
13,042.3
13,055.6
13,073.9
13,097.1
13,123.0
13,147.9
13,169.3
13,186.8
13,201.5
13,215.6
13,231.3
13,249.0
13,269.0
13,290.3
13,311.4
13,330.7
13,347.8
13,360.8
13,400.3
13,461.6
13,520.1
13,548.8
13,526.4
Employed
12,247.8
12,279.6
12,307.2
12,329.6
12,348.6
12,366.5
12,383.4
12,399.9
12,415.2
12,427.8
12,436.4
12,441.6
12,444.6
12,446.8
12,449.8
12,454.1
12,459.2
12,464.6
12,470.9
12,479.3
12,491.4
12,508.7
12,529.5
12,551.0
12,570.2
12,585.5
12,596.9
12,606.0
12,615.7
12,628.2
12,644.4
12,662.8
12,680.8
12,697.3
12,711.7
12,723.3
12,757.8
12,799.0
12,842.6
12,872.5
12,870.5
Source: U.S. BLS, Dallas, 972-850-4800
U.S.
UnemUnempl.
ployed
Rate
724.1
5.6
710.5
5.5
696.6
5.4
683.5
5.3
670.7
5.2
658.6
5.1
646.9
5.0
635.3
4.9
622.9
4.8
608.9
4.7
594.5
4.6
582.7
4.5
574.6
4.4
570.7
4.4
569.1
4.4
568.4
4.4
568.1
4.4
568.7
4.4
571.4
4.4
576.4
4.4
582.5
4.5
588.4
4.5
593.6
4.5
597.0
4.5
599.1
4.5
601.3
4.6
604.6
4.6
609.6
4.6
615.6
4.7
620.8
4.7
624.6
4.7
627.6
4.7
630.6
4.7
633.3
4.8
636.0
4.8
637.6
4.8
642.5
4.8
662.6
4.9
677.5
5.0
676.3
5.0
656.0
4.8
Labor
Force
155,295
155,485
156,115
155,378
155,559
155,682
156,098
156,117
156,100
156,389
156,421
156,238
157,022
156,771
156,781
157,043
157,447
156,993
157,125
157,109
156,809
157,123
157,358
157,957
158,362
158,888
159,278
158,938
158,510
158,889
159,295
159,508
159,830
159,643
159,456
159,640
159,716
160,056
160,201
160,213
159,784
Employed
145,055
145,102
145,715
145,673
145,819
146,222
146,461
146,501
146,845
147,426
147,361
147,521
148,061
148,108
148,244
148,522
148,792
148,742
148,890
149,092
148,932
149,255
149,419
150,030
150,533
151,043
151,301
151,028
151,058
151,090
151,546
151,655
151,926
151,902
152,048
152,111
152,081
152,528
153,000
153,156
152,923
UnemUnempl.
ployed
Rate
10,240
6.6
10,383
6.7
10,400
6.7
9,705
6.2
9,740
6.3
9,460
6.1
9,637
6.2
9,616
6.2
9,255
5.9
8,964
5.7
9,060
5.8
8,718
5.6
8,962
5.7
8,663
5.5
8,538
5.4
8,521
5.4
8,655
5.5
8,251
5.3
8,235
5.2
8,017
5.1
7,877
5.0
7,869
5.0
7,939
5.0
7,927
5.0
7,829
4.9
7,845
4.9
7,977
5.0
7,910
5.0
7,451
4.7
7,799
4.9
7,749
4.9
7,853
4.9
7,904
4.9
7,740
4.8
7,409
4.6
7,529
4.7
7,635
4.8
7,528
4.7
7,202
4.5
7,056
4.4
6,861
4.3
Last Updated: 6-16-2017
Selected Labor Force Statistics
Texas and U.S.
(Numbers in thousands)
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
TEXAS
2014 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2015 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2016 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2017 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Labor
Force
12,915.1
12,963.7
13,009.7
12,975.1
13,015.6
13,067.9
13,079.4
12,994.4
13,010.4
13,039.8
13,029.4
12,951.6
12,976.3
12,979.2
12,984.4
13,018.8
13,070.0
13,086.0
13,082.4
13,016.9
13,033.0
13,075.8
13,112.5
13,093.7
13,113.0
13,186.0
13,239.7
13,236.9
13,245.5
13,319.7
13,356.8
13,295.2
13,359.7
13,338.7
13,371.1
13,353.3
13,356.6
13,471.3
13,514.6
13,506.9
13,449.2
Employed
12,174.8
12,230.2
12,301.4
12,355.8
12,359.0
12,357.5
12,348.7
12,298.8
12,371.4
12,440.4
12,438.8
12,410.1
12,366.5
12,404.5
12,427.7
12,492.6
12,506.2
12,466.3
12,451.8
12,420.1
12,449.7
12,497.3
12,533.0
12,540.7
12,521.5
12,604.6
12,648.9
12,672.9
12,679.1
12,656.7
12,681.9
12,639.0
12,712.7
12,725.9
12,771.2
12,747.3
12,695.7
12,777.8
12,838.9
12,895.1
12,857.2
Source: U.S. BLS, Dallas, 972-850-4800
U.S.
UnemUnempl.
ployed
Rate
740.3
5.7
733.5
5.7
708.3
5.4
619.3
4.8
656.6
5.0
710.5
5.4
730.7
5.6
695.6
5.4
639.0
4.9
599.4
4.6
590.6
4.5
541.5
4.2
609.8
4.7
574.7
4.4
556.7
4.3
526.2
4.0
563.8
4.3
619.7
4.7
630.7
4.8
596.9
4.6
583.4
4.5
578.5
4.4
579.4
4.4
553.0
4.2
591.5
4.5
581.3
4.4
590.8
4.5
564.0
4.3
566.4
4.3
662.9
5.0
675.0
5.1
656.2
4.9
647.0
4.8
612.9
4.6
599.9
4.5
606.0
4.5
660.9
4.9
693.5
5.1
675.6
5.0
611.7
4.5
592.0
4.4
Labor
Force
154,381
155,027
155,627
154,845
155,841
156,997
157,573
156,434
155,903
156,616
156,297
155,521
156,050
156,213
156,318
156,554
157,719
158,283
158,527
157,390
156,607
157,313
157,340
157,245
157,347
158,279
158,854
158,488
158,800
160,135
160,705
159,800
159,636
159,783
159,451
158,968
158,676
159,482
159,912
159,817
159,979
Employed
143,526
144,134
145,090
145,767
146,398
147,104
147,265
146,647
146,941
147,936
147,666
147,190
146,552
147,118
147,635
148,587
149,349
149,645
149,722
149,228
148,980
149,716
149,766
149,703
149,037
150,060
150,738
151,075
151,594
151,990
152,437
151,804
151,977
152,335
152,385
151,798
150,527
151,594
152,628
153,262
153,407
UnemUnempl.
ployed
Rate
10,855
7.0
10,893
7.0
10,537
6.8
9,079
5.9
9,443
6.1
9,893
6.3
10,307
6.5
9,787
6.3
8,962
5.7
8,680
5.5
8,630
5.5
8,331
5.4
9,498
6.1
9,095
5.8
8,682
5.6
7,966
5.1
8,370
5.3
8,638
5.5
8,805
5.6
8,162
5.2
7,628
4.9
7,597
4.8
7,573
4.8
7,542
4.8
8,309
5.3
8,219
5.2
8,116
5.1
7,413
4.7
7,207
4.5
8,144
5.1
8,267
5.1
7,996
5.0
7,658
4.8
7,447
4.7
7,066
4.4
7,170
4.5
8,149
5.1
7,887
4.9
7,284
4.6
6,555
4.1
6,572
4.1
Last Updated: 6-16-2017