Appendix: Table A5
Labor Force and Employment for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas:
May 1999 (in thousands)
May98- May98- May98-
May April May May99 May April May May99 May April May May99
1999 1999 1998 Chg(%) 1999 1999 1998 Chg(%) 1999 1999 1998 Chg(%)
Abilene Amarillo Austin-San Marcos
Civilian Labor Force 62.6 62.3 61.0 2.5 114.3 113.7 112.1 2.0 702.8 702.9 675.2 4.1
Total Employed 60.2 60.2 59.0 2.2 111.0 110.7 108.4 2.4 687.2 688.7 658.9 4.3
Number Unemployed 2.3 2.2 2.1 11.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 (10.0) 15.6 14.2 16.3 (4.4)
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.5 3.4 8.8 2.9 2.6 3.3 (12.1) 2.2 2.0 2.4 (8.3)
Nonfarm Employment 58.2 58.1 57.1 1.9 98.0 97.9 95.8 2.3 622.0 621.5 598.2 4.0
Mining 1.1 1.1 1.4 (21.4) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0
Construction 2.4 2.4 2.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.7 (6.4) 35.8 35.5 33.0 8.5
Manufacturing 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 9.4 9.4 9.3 1.1 82.8 82.4 81.8 1.2
Durable Goods 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 (3.0) 70.4 70.0 69.4 1.4
Nondurable Goods 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 6.2 6.2 6.0 3.3 12.4 12.4 12.4 0.0
TCPU (see Notes) 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 1.9 21.1 21.1 19.7 7.1
Trade 16 15.9 14.9 7.4 27.4 27.3 26.7 2.6 134.4 133.5 127.6 5.3
Wholesale Trade 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.6 6.4 6.4 6.1 4.9 27.7 27.6 25.1 10.4
Retail Trade 13.1 13 12.1 8.3 21.0 20.9 20.6 1.9 106.7 105.9 102.5 4.1
FIRE (see Notes) 2.6 2.6 2.5 4.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 2.0 32.4 32.3 31.3 3.5
Services 19.7 19.8 19.7 0.0 28.1 28.0 27.1 3.7 181.8 180.8 173.3 4.9
Government 10.3 10.2 10.2 1.0 17.5 17.5 17.0 2.9 132.4 134.6 130.2 1.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur Brazoria Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito
Civilian Labor Force 189.8 188.3 181.4 4.6 107.2 105.9 105.1 2.0 125.2 125.1 126.4 (0.9)
Total Employed 173.3 173.1 169.4 2.3 100.0 99.7 99.2 0.8 113.4 113.9 111.9 1.4
Number Unemployed 16.6 15.1 12.0 37.8 7.2 6.3 5.9 21.3 11.8 11.2 14.5 (18.9)
Unemployment Rate 8.7 8.0 6.6 31.8 6.7 5.9 5.6 19.6 9.4 8.9 11.5 (18.3)
Nonfarm Employment 163.9 163.2 160.8 1.9 75.7 75.3 75.3 0.5 100.7 101.2 99.6 1.1
Mining 0.9 0.9 0.8 12.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA
Construction 17.6 17.6 16.3 8.0 11.3 11.1 10.9 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 2.6
Manufacturing 25.3 25.4 25.5 (0.8) 14.8 14.8 15.6 (5.1) 11.8 11.8 12.0 (1.7)
Durable Goods 10.1 10.2 10.0 1.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 (11.3) 4.9 4.9 5.0 (2.0)
Nondurable Goods 15.2 15.2 15.5 (1.9) 10.1 10.1 10.3 (1.9) 6.9 6.9 7.0 (1.4)
TCPU (see Notes) 8.1 8.0 8.1 0.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 4.7 4.8 4.8 (2.1)
Trade 37.1 36.9 36.2 2.5 15.3 15.2 14.6 4.8 24.3 24.6 24.1 0.8
Wholesale Trade 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 0.0
Retail Trade 31.8 31.6 30.9 2.9 13.1 13.0 12.4 5.6 20.4 20.7 20.2 1.0
FIRE (see Notes) 5.3 5.2 5.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0
Services 42.8 42.5 42.3 1.2 13.8 13.7 13.8 0.0 28.3 28.3 27.4 3.3
Government 26.8 26.7 26.4 1.5 14.3 14.3 14.2 0.7 24.0 24.0 23.8 0.8
Bryan-College Station Corpus Christi Dallas
Civilian Labor Force 76.8 77.5 74.9 2.6 178.4 177.7 174.7 2.1 1,921.0 1,912.0 1,852.9 3.7
Total Employed 75.5 76.3 73.7 2.4 166.8 167.4 163.8 1.8 1,863.2 1,859.0 1,795.8 3.8
Number Unemployed 1.4 1.2 1.2 16.1 11.6 10.3 10.9 6.1 57.8 53.0 57.1 1.3
Unemployment Rate 1.8 1.5 1.6 12.5 6.5 5.8 6.3 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.1 (3.2)
Nonfarm Employment 74.9 75.2 73.1 2.5 158.9 159.0 156.3 1.7 1,893.6 1,883.9 1,831.3 3.4
Mining 0.8 0.8 0.9 (11.1) 2.1 2.1 2.5 (16.0) 11.3 11.4 11.7 (3.4)
Construction 3.2 3.3 2.9 10.3 11.3 11.7 11.7 (3.4) 96.7 95.7 89.6 7.9
Manufacturing 5.0 4.9 4.5 11.1 13.6 13.6 13.3 2.3 255.3 254.3 251.7 1.4
Durable Goods 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 176.7 175.9 173.8 1.7
Nondurable Goods 2.0 1.9 1.6 25.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 0.0 78.6 78.4 77.9 0.9
TCPU (see Notes) 1.6 1.6 1.5 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 0.0 130.3 129.4 124.4 4.7
Trade 15.5 15.6 15.1 2.6 36.6 36.4 36.4 0.5 454.5 451.9 442.5 2.7
Wholesale Trade 1.7 1.7 1.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 3.3 149.2 149.0 145.8 2.3
Retail Trade 13.8 13.9 13.5 2.2 30.3 30.1 30.3 0.0 305.3 302.9 296.7 2.9
FIRE (see Notes) 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.7 6.5 6.4 6.5 0.0 156.8 156.2 150.1 4.5
Services 15.9 16.1 15.9 0.0 51.5 51.4 48.5 6.2 580.9 577.3 559.9 3.8
Government 30.1 30.2 29.6 1.7 30.6 30.7 30.7 -0.3 207.8 207.7 201.4 3.2
El Paso Fort Worth-Arlington Galveston-Texas City
Civilian Labor Force 290.7 287.5 287.6 1.1 902.7 899.4 872.7 3.4 124.7 123.4 124.2 0.4
Total Employed 263.0 261.7 260.9 0.8 875.1 874.1 845.8 3.5 116.7 116.0 116.5 0.1
Number Unemployed 27.7 25.8 26.7 3.7 27.6 25.3 26.9 2.7 8.1 7.4 7.7 5.3
Unemployment Rate 9.5 9.0 9.3 2.2 3.1 2.8 3.1 0.0 6.5 6.0 6.2 4.8
Nonfarm Employment 250.0 248.8 248.3 0.7 763.4 759.1 739.8 3.2 90.0 88.8 90.2 (0.2)
Mining 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA 4.5 4.5 4.6 (2.2) 0.7 0.7 0.8 (12.5)
Construction 12.1 11.9 12.2 (0.8) 41.7 41.1 38.7 7.8 4.3 4.3 4.5 (4.4)
Manufacturing 40.6 40.7 42.4 (4.2) 112.5 112.0 110.5 1.8 8.0 8.0 8.3 (3.6
Durable Goods 17.5 17.4 16.2 8.0 76.6 76.3 75.0 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0
Nondurable Goods 23.1 23.3 26.2 (1.8) 35.9 35.7 35.5 1.1 5.6 5.6 5.9 (5.1)
TCPU (see Notes) 14.6 14.5 13.7 6.6 72.8 72.6 69.1 5.4 4.2 4.2 4.0 5.0
Trade 59.5 59.1 59.3 0.3 190.5 188.8 184.2 3.4 20.2 19.7 20.0 1.0
Wholesale Trade 13.3 13.3 13.4 (0.7) 41.7 41.3 40.8 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 0.0
Retail Trade 46.2 45.8 45.9 0.7 148.8 147.5 143.4 3.8 18.0 17.6 17.8 1.1
FIRE (see Notes) 9.8 9.7 9.7 1.0 36.0 35.8 34.4 4.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 1.7
Services 59.4 59.1 57.7 2.9 209.1 208.1 203.5 2.8 19.7 19.5 19.3 2.1
Government 54.0 53.8 53.3 1.3 96.3 96.2 94.8 1.6 26.8 26.3 27.3 (1.8)
Houston Killeen-Temple Laredo
Civilian Labor Force 2,172.6 2,153.7 2,111.3 2.9 115.5 115.1 114.5 0.9 75.1 74.9 72.0 4.4
Total Employed 2,074.3 2,063.8 2,030.0 2.2 111.6 111.5 109.8 1.7 68.9 68.7 66.1 4.2
Number Unemployed 98.3 89.9 81.3 20.9 3.9 3.6 4.7 (17.8) 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.1
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.2 3.9 15.4 3.4 3.1 4.1 (17.1) 8.4 8.3 8.2 2.4
Nonfarm Employment 2,026.5 2,015.7 1,986.0 2.0 101.4 100.8 100.1 1.3 66.0 65.8 63.5 3.9
Mining 64.2 65.0 68.9 (6.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA 1.6 1.7 2.7 (40.7)
Construction 142.6 141.5 137.8 3.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 4.3
Manufacturing 214.1 214.3 218.9 (2.2) 9.5 9.5 9.3 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 6.3
Durable Goods 129.8 130.2 133.6 (2.8) 4.4 4.4 4.3 2.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0
Nondurable Goods 84.3 84.1 85.3 (1.2) 5.1 5.1 5.0 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 12.5
TCPU (see Notes) 143.4 142.8 141.2 1.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 (2.9) 11.7 11.6 10.9 7.3
Trade 463.3 459.3 447.5 3.5 23.5 23.3 23.3 0.9 17.2 17.1 16.7 3.0
Wholesale Trade 132.8 132.4 129.5 2.5 3.7 3.6 3.7 0.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 6.1
Retail Trade 330.5 326.9 318.0 3.9 19.8 19.7 19.6 1.0 13.7 13.7 13.4 2.2
FIRE (see Notes) 109.7 109.3 105.6 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 4.3
Services 627.6 622.8 606.5 3.5 27.9 27.7 27.4 1.8 13.4 13.3 12.3 8.9
Government 261.6 260.7 259.6 0.8 28.3 28.2 28.0 1.1 15.6 15.6 14.7 6.1
Longview-Marshall Lubbock McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
Civilian Labor Force 106.5 105.9 104.4 2.0 123.3 123.9 121.9 1.2 194.0 192.4 194.0 0.0
Total Employed 98.9 98.9 98.0 0.9 119.8 120.6 118.0 1.5 168.8 166.9 165.6 1.9
Number Unemployed 7.5 7.0 6.4 18.2 3.5 3.2 3.9 (9.2) 25.1 25.4 28.4 (11.4)
Unemployment Rate 7.1 6.6 6.1 16.4 2.8 2.6 3.2 (12.5) 13.0 13.2 14.6 (11.0)
Nonfarm Employment 91.8 91.5 91.3 0.5 116.8 117.1 115.3 1.3 142.7 142.8 140.6 1.5
Mining 3.2 3.2 3.7 (13.5) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0
Construction 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.1 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.0 1.4
Manufacturing 19.5 19.3 19.6 (0.5) 7.3 7.3 7.8 (6.4) 12.2 12.3 12.2 0.0
Durable Goods 13.6 13.5 13.5 0.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 (11.1) 3.2 3.3 3.2 0.0
Nondurable Goods 5.9 5.8 6.1 (3.3) 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.0
TCPU (see Notes) 4.0 4.0 4.3 (7.0) 5.7 5.7 5.7 0.0 5.2 5.2 5.3 (1.9)
Trade 23.6 23.5 22.9 3.1 32.4 32.4 31.9 1.6 39.4 39.3 39.0 1.0
Wholesale Trade 4.6 4.6 4.5 2.2 7.5 7.5 7.4 1.4 7.1 7.4 7.2 (1.4)
Retail Trade 19.0 18.9 18.4 3.3 24.9 24.9 24.5 1.6 32.3 31.9 31.8 1.6
FIRE (see Notes) 3.8 3.8 3.6 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 1.7 5.1 5.2 5.1 0.0
Services 21.6 21.7 21.5 0.5 35.1 35.4 34.5 1.7 33.2 33.1 32.7 1.5
Government 11.8 11.8 11.6 1.7 25.9 25.9 25.4 2.0 39.3 39.5 38.1 3.1
Odessa-Midland San Angelo San Antonio
Civilian Labor Force 129.7 128.4 128.1 1.2 53.0 53.0 51.3 3.3 772.6 767.3 752.3 2.7
Total Employed 117.7 117.2 122.2 (3.7) 50.7 50.9 49.9 1.7 750.7 747.2 726.6 3.3
Number Unemployed 11.9 11.1 5.9 102.1 2.3 2.1 1.5 58.1 21.9 20.2 25.7 (14.9)
Unemployment Rate 9.2 8.7 4.6 100.0 4.4 4.0 2.8 57.1 2.8 2.6 3.4 (17.6)
Nonfarm Employment 104.7 104.2 108.5 (3.5) 45.1 44.9 44.5 1.3 702.7 699.0 680.9 3.2
Mining 11.3 11.4 13.4 (15.7) 0.5 0.5 0.7 (28.6) 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0
Construction 7.0 6.9 7.4 (5.4) 2.1 2.0 2.0 5.0 36.9 36.5 35.5 3.9
Manufacturing 6.7 6.8 7.5 (10.7) 4.9 4.9 5.1 (3.9 52.8 52.6 51.7 2.1
Durable Goods 4.4 4.4 4.9 (10.2) 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 28.8 28.7 27.8 3.6
Nondurable Goods 2.3 2.4 2.6 (11.5) 2.1 2.1 2.3 (8.7) 24.0 23.9 23.9 0.4
TCPU (see Notes) 3.9 3.9 4.1 (4.9) 3.0 3.0 2.8 7.1 32.0 32.0 32.4 (1.2)
Trade 27.8 27.6 28.3 (1.8) 10.5 10.4 10.3 1.9 167.7 166.2 163.5 2.6
Wholesale Trade 6.9 6.8 7.6 (9.2) 1.9 1.9 1.8 5.6 30.6 30.6 29.9 2.3
Retail Trade 20.9 20.8 20.7 1.0 8.6 8.5 8.5 1.2 137.1 135.6 133.6 2.6
FIRE (see Notes) 3.9 3.9 4.0 (2.5) 2.0 1.9 1.8 11.1 46.9 46.7 45.2 3.8
Services 25.6 25.3 25.6 0.0 12.7 12.7 12.6 0.8 229.0 227.8 214.9 6.6
Government 18.5 18.4 18.2 1.6 9.4 9.5 9.2 2.2 135.6 135.4 135.9 (0.2)
Sherman-Denison Texarkana Tyler
Civilian Labor Force 51.1 51.2 49.7 2.8 57.0 56.7 56.2 1.4 91.4 91.2 88.6 3.2
Total Employed 48.8 49.1 47.7 2.4 54.0 53.8 52.1 3.7 87.7 87.8 84.4 3.9
Number Unemployed 2.3 2.1 2.0 11.9 3.0 2.9 4.1 (27.6) 3.7 3.4 4.2 (11.5)
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.1 4.1 7.3 5.2 5.1 7.3 (28.8) 4.1 3.7 4.7 (12.8)
Nonfarm Employment 45.2 45.2 44.1 2.5 52.6 51.9 51.3 2.5 81.5 81.2 78.7 3.6
Mining 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA 1.5 1.6 1.5 0.0
Construction 2.6 2.6 2.3 13.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 4.5 3.4 3.4 3.2 6.3
Manufacturing 9.9 9.9 10.5 (5.7) 5.6 5.6 5.6 0.0 10.9 10.7 11.0 (0.9)
Durable Goods 7.3 7.3 7.4 (1.4) 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.3 7.0 6.9 7.2 (2.8)
Nondurable Goods 2.6 2.6 3.1 (16.1) 2.5 2.5 2.6 (3.8) 3.9 3.8 3.8 2.6
TCPU (see Notes) 1.7 1.7 1.4 21.4 2.8 2.8 2.5 12.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 0.0
Trade 9.8 9.8 9.7 1.0 14.1 13.9 13.5 4.4 21.4 21.3 19.9 7.5
Wholesale Trade 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 7.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 2.6
Retail Trade 8.6 8.6 8.5 1.2 11.1 10.9 10.7 3.7 17.5 17.4 16.1 8.7
FIRE (see Notes) 2.6 2.6 2.5 4.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
Services 12.5 12.5 11.9 5.0 14.7 14.5 14.3 2.8 25.0 24.9 24.1 3.7
Government 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.2 11.3 11.2 11.4 (0.9) 11.4 11.5 11.1 2.7
Victoria Waco Wichita Falls
Civilian Labor Force 43.5 43.1 43.3 0.5 101.6 102.3 99.8 1.8 66.1 66.0 65.8 0.3
Total Employed 41.6 41.4 41.4 0.5 98.4 99.4 95.5 3.0 63.3 63.5 63.0 0.4
Number Unemployed 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.2 3.2 2.9 4.3 (25.9) 2.8 2.5 2.8 (1.5)
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.8 4.4 0.0 3.2 2.9 4.3 (25.6) 4.2 3.9 4.3 (0.1)
Nonfarm Employment 36.2 35.8 36.0 0.6 99.0 99.6 96.2 2.9 60.9 60.6 60.5 0.7
Mining 1.6 1.6 1.8 (11.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA 1.0 1.0 1.1 (9.1)
Construction 2.5 2.5 2.4 4.2 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.3 2.6 2.5 2.6 0.0
Manufacturing 3.1 3.1 3.2 (3.1) 16.6 16.6 16.2 2.5 8.5 8.6 8.7 (2.3)
Durable Goods 1.0 1.1 1.1 (9.1) 9.1 9.0 8.7 4.6 6.3 6.4 6.6 (4.5)
Nondurable Goods 2.1 2.0 2.1 0.0 7.5 7.6 7.5 0.0 2.2 2.2 2.1 4.8
TCPU (see Notes) 1.6 1.6 1.5 6.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0
Trade 9.8 9.6 9.6 2.1 22.9 22.7 22.3 2.7 14.4 14.3 14.1 2.1
Wholesale Trade 1.9 1.8 1.8 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 4.2
Retail Trade 7.9 7.8 7.8 1.3 17.9 17.7 17.3 3.5 11.9 11.8 11.7 1.7
FIRE (see Notes) 1.5 1.5 1.4 7.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 3.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 4.3
Services 9.6 9.5 9.6 0.0 29.1 30.0 28.0 3.9 16.2 16.1 16.1 0.6
Government 6.5 6.4 6.5 0.0 15.3 15.3 15.1 1.3 12.8 12.8 12.6 1.6
Notes: TCPU is Transportation, Communications and Public Utilities. FIRE is Finance, Insurance and Real Estate.
Employment estimates are preliminary and subject to revision. Employment figures are not seasonally adjusted. Texarkana
figures reflect the labor force in the Texas part only.
SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Texas Workforce Commission;
and, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.