April 1996 to April 2001
Year	Month	Texas Initial Unemployment Claims	Texas Average Manufacturing Workweek (Hours)	Texas Help- Wanted Index(1)	Texas Retail Sales (MIl$)	Taxable Oil Price ($/BBL)	Texas Stock Index(2)	Texas Housing Permits	Texas New Business Incorporations	West South Central States Consumer Confidence Index(3)	U.S. Leading Economic Indicator Index(4)	Texas Composite Leading Economic Indicator Index(5)
1997	Jan	66,608	42.3	141.6	14,496	23.98	56.21	9,026	4,426	122.3	101.3	145.6
	Feb	64,958	43.4	141.6	14,615	21.00	57.12	9,185	3,876	121.0	102.0	145.4
	Mar	58,958	43.6	143.1	14,608	19.34	56.13	9,682	3,645	130.1	102.0	146.0
	Apr	65,914	43.5	146.7	14,466	17.68	59.05	10,623	4,221	129.1	102.0	146.6
	May	62,429	43.5	144.7	14,433	18.41	68.05	9,204	3,997	138.4	102.4	147.0
	Jun	60,301	43.3	144.6	14,549	17.75	69.09	10,175	3,732	136.8	102.6	147.3
	Jul	64,913	43.3	146.6	14,696	17.56	85.11	10,105	4,118	127.2	103.2	147.8
	Aug	62,437	43.7	144.7	14,731	17.67	85.46	10,026	3,777	135.9	103.4	148.1
	Sep	63,862	43.7	152.8	14,702	16.45	98.36	13,269	3,955	135.2	103.6	149.4
	Oct	60,860	43.8	151.0	14,696	17.54	92.04	10,856	4,548	133.4	103.9	149.8
	Nov	54,839	43.9	150.7	14,730	17.37	93.36	9,852	3,571	138.7	104.0	149.6
	Dec	59,022	44.0	144.0	14,756	16.13	100.00	11,341	4,154	140.8	103.9	150.1
(1) 1989 = 100 (2) December 1997 (NSA) = 100 (3) 1985 = 100 (4) 1996 = 100 (5) January 1981 = 100 Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted. SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller; Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of the Census; Texas Secretary of State's Office; The Conference Board; and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

April 1996 to April 2001
Year	Month	Texas Initial Unemployment Claims	Texas Average Manufacturing Workweek (Hours)	Texas Help- Wanted Index(1)	Texas Retail Sales (MIl$)	Taxable Oil Price ($/BBL)	Texas Stock Index(2)	Texas Housing Permits	Texas New Business Incorporations	West South Central States Consumer Confidence Index(3)	U.S. Leading Economic Indicator Index(4)	Texas Composite Leading Economic Indicator Index(5)
1998	Jan	58,524	43.9	151.7	15,114	14.93	102.80	9,359	4,007	136.8	104.2	150.2
	Feb	56,001	43.7	154.9	15,228	13.98	111.59	11,502	4,038	145.9	104.8	151.4
	Mar	60,717	43.7	154.3	15,400	13.25	117.39	15,216	4,084	140.7	105.0	151.7
	Apr	57,365	43.2	154.8	15,483	13.08	116.07	12,272	4,106	136.6	105.1	151.8
	May	59,059	44.3	154.3	15,595	12.83	113.55	13,100	4,185	135.9	105.1	152.1
	Jun	62,451	43.9	153.4	15,633	12.11	114.28	13,245	4,288	134.1	104.9	152.0
	Jul	64,403	43.8	144.1	15,572	12.03	111.32	13,065	4,267	134.9	105.5	151.7
	Aug	59,292	43.6	149.6	15,565	11.49	96.53	13,136	4,149	135.2	105.5	152.1
	Sep	61,766	43.1	141.2	15,601	12.13	102.90	13,586	4,297	127.4	105.3	152.0
	Oct	65,023	43.9	144.1	15,799	11.61	112.44	13,633	4,004	126.4	105.5	152.1
	Nov	67,890	43.8	143.2	15,895	10.74	116.88	11,001	4,052	121.1	106.4	151.7
	Dec	68,483	43.6	141.9	16,032	9.66	120.72	12,656	4,170	128.3	106.7	152.2
(1) 1989 = 100 (2) December 1997 (NSA) = 100 (3) 1985 = 100 (4) 1996 = 100 (5) January 1981 = 100 Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted. SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller; Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of the Census; Texas Secretary of State's Office; The Conference Board; and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

April 1996 to April 2001
Year	Month	Texas Initial Unemployment Claims	Texas Average Manufacturing Workweek (Hours)	Texas Help- Wanted Index(1)	Texas Retail Sales (MIl$)	Taxable Oil Price ($/BBL)	Texas Stock Index(2)	Texas Housing Permits	Texas New Business Incorporations	West South Central States Consumer Confidence Index(3)	U.S. Leading Economic Indicator Index(4)	Texas Composite Leading Economic Indicator Index(5)
1999	Jan	64,169	43.6	143.3	16,287	11.11	126.63	13,457	4,180	123.5	107.4	153.2
	Feb	67,611	43.5	146.1	16,577	10.48	123.02	13,204	4,187	128.2	107.8	153.4
	Mar	72,424	43.5	139.7	16,611	13.25	122.47	12,522	4,310	129.8	108.0	153.6
	Apr	69,788	43.9	141.5	16,639	15.34	125.26	11,743	4,415	127.9	107.8	154.4
	May	69,251	43.5	140.5	16,777	15.99	126.14	11,160	4,067	130.7	108.4	154.5
	Jun	69,791	43.4	137.4	17,079	17.21	132.46	11,147	4,609	136.0	108.9	155.4
	Jul	62,917	43.4	136.4	17,248	18.23	131.97	12,855	4,462	138.5	109.4	156.3
	Aug	64,929	43.4	135.8	17,461	19.30	130.06	12,276	4,552	138.3	109.3	156.5
	Sep	66,301	43.3	131.3	17,450	20.31	129.25	11,050	4,649	137.6	109.1	156.4
	Oct	59,508	43.2	130.5	17,513	19.78	133.01	11,532	4,495	141.8	109.3	157.1
	Nov	63,778	43.2	128.3	17,661	22.70	136.69	11,967	4,860	144.3	109.8	157.7
	Dec	57,297	43.4	132.9	17,906	25.49	136.50	11,688	4,841	143.2	110.4	158.9
(1) 1989 = 100 (2) December 1997 (NSA) = 100 (3) 1985 = 100 (4) 1996 = 100 (5) January 1981 = 100 Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted. SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller; Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of the Census; Texas Secretary of State's Office; The Conference Board; and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

April 1996 to April 2001
Year	Month	Texas Initial Unemployment Claims	Texas Average Manufacturing Workweek (Hours)	Texas Help- Wanted Index(1)	Texas Retail Sales (MIl$)	Taxable Oil Price ($/BBL)	Texas Stock Index(2)	Texas Housing Permits	Texas New Business Incorporations	West South Central States Consumer Confidence Index(3)	U.S. Leading Economic Indicator Index(4)	Texas Composite Leading Economic Indicator Index(5)
2000	Jan	49,759	43.2	132.5	18,041	26.86	130.18	10,357	4,446	149.3	110.7	159.3
	Feb	61,173	43.4	136.1	18,200	28.36	129.88	11,545	4,950	138.1	110.3	159.5
	Mar	56,718	43.3	137.8	18,281	29.53	138.64	11,420	5,203	138.2	110.5	160.5
	Apr	55,425	43.6	137.3	18,291	24.49	137.12	10,307	4,523	140.9	110.5	159.9
	May	67,906	43.2	136.6	18,333	27.57	134.71	11,732	5,017	143.0	110.3	160.3
	Jun	59,826	43.3	136.0	18,413	31.46	129.56	11,757	4,674	140.9	110.3	160.8
	Jul	58,191	43.4	135.6	18,535	28.95	131.44	10,016	4,219	145.0	109.8	160.5
	Aug	66,716	43.2	135.6	18,532	29.68	136.31	10,935	5,280	136.3	109.7	161.2
	Sep	60,559	43.1	134.2	18,704	29.75	134.15	11,471	4,646	147.4	109.8	161.6
	Oct	66,544	43.1	131.4	18,708	29.60	132.61	11,530	4,991	137.8	109.4	161.4
	Nov	66,220	42.9	121.4	18,629	31.54	121.03	12,060	4,849	137.1	109.1	160.9
	Dec	56,791	42.5	120.5	18,658	28.34	121.01	9,730	4,024	124.2	108.6	160.1
(1) 1989 = 100 (2) December 1997 (NSA) = 100 (3) 1985 = 100 (4) 1996 = 100 (5) January 1981 = 100 Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted. SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller; Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of the Census; Texas Secretary of State's Office; The Conference Board; and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

April 1996 to April 2001
Year	Month	Texas Initial Unemployment Claims	Texas Average Manufacturing Workweek (Hours)	Texas Help- Wanted Index(1)	Texas Retail Sales (MIl$)	Taxable Oil Price ($/BBL)	Texas Stock Index(2)	Texas Housing Permits	Texas New Business Incorporations	West South Central States Consumer Confidence Index(3)	U.S. Leading Economic Indicator Index(4)	Texas Composite Leading Economic Indicator Index(5)
2001	Jan	69,805	43.1	118.2	18,968	29.35	132.87	12,792	4,988	126.8	109.0	161.0
	Feb	69,009	43.0	103.5	18,947	28.19	121.27	11,443	4,596	123.4	108.8	159.4
	Mar	73,086	43.1	100.4	18,887	25.56	111.21	11,974	4,485	122.8	108.6	158.9
	Apr	81,293	42.5	94.5	19,010	24.25	118.35	12,652	4,552	122.7	108.7	158.4
Average Annual Percent Change, April 1996-April 2001:
		4.4	-0.2	-6.8	5.9	2.5	21.9	6.6	3.3	1.3	1.8	2.3
(1) 1989 = 100 (2) December 1997 (NSA) = 100 (3) 1985 = 100 (4) 1996 = 100 (5) January 1981 = 100 Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted. SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller; Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of the Census; Texas Secretary of State's Office; The Conference Board; and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.