| Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands) | ||||||||||||
| December 2022 | November 2022 | December 2021 | ||||||||||
| C.L.F. | Emp. | Unemp. | Rate | C.L.F. | Emp. | Unemp. | Rate | C.L.F. | Emp. | Unemp. | Rate | |
| United States | 164,224.0 | 158,872.0 | 5,352.0 | 3.3 | 164,272.0 | 158,749.0 | 5,523.0 | 3.4 | 161,696.0 | 155,732.0 | 5,964.0 | 3.7 |
| Texas | 14,720.0 | 14,189.4 | 530.6 | 3.6 | 14,704.1 | 14,160.2 | 543.9 | 3.7 | 14,369.6 | 13,761.5 | 608.0 | 4.2 |
| Abilene | 79.3 | 76.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 79.2 | 76.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 79.4 | 76.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Amarillo | 134.3 | 130.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 134.3 | 130.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 134.1 | 130.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| Austin-Round Rock | 1,372.6 | 1,335.8 | 36.8 | 2.7 | 1,372.9 | 1,335.0 | 37.9 | 2.8 | 1,339.8 | 1,301.1 | 38.8 | 2.9 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | 166.5 | 156.0 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 165.9 | 156.0 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 165.6 | 153.1 | 12.5 | 7.6 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen | 176.4 | 166.3 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 174.9 | 165.0 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 175.2 | 163.7 | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| College Station-Bryan | 140.8 | 136.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 142.1 | 137.8 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 138.9 | 134.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
| Corpus Christi | 202.9 | 193.7 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 202.6 | 193.2 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 202.4 | 190.8 | 11.7 | 5.8 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 4,327.8 | 4,191.3 | 136.6 | 3.2 | 4,328.1 | 4,186.2 | 141.9 | 3.3 | 4,170.3 | 4,018.9 | 151.4 | 3.6 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving MD | 2,943.5 | 2,851.2 | 92.3 | 3.1 | 2,947.0 | 2,851.4 | 95.6 | 3.2 | 2,825.0 | 2,723.6 | 101.4 | 3.6 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington MD | 1,384.4 | 1,340.1 | 44.3 | 3.2 | 1,381.1 | 1,334.8 | 46.3 | 3.4 | 1,345.3 | 1,295.3 | 50.0 | 3.7 |
| El Paso | 366.7 | 352.1 | 14.6 | 4.0 | 365.4 | 350.0 | 15.5 | 4.2 | 365.2 | 348.0 | 17.3 | 4.7 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 3,565.9 | 3,425.4 | 140.5 | 3.9 | 3,549.7 | 3,406.8 | 142.9 | 4.0 | 3,460.8 | 3,294.0 | 166.8 | 4.8 |
| Killeen-Temple | 183.4 | 176.1 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 183.2 | 175.7 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 181.9 | 173.9 | 8.0 | 4.4 |
| Laredo | 118.9 | 114.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 118.6 | 114.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 117.5 | 112.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Longview | 96.4 | 92.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 96.6 | 92.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 95.6 | 91.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Lubbock | 168.7 | 163.8 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 168.9 | 163.6 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 166.3 | 160.9 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | 376.2 | 350.6 | 25.6 | 6.8 | 374.4 | 350.5 | 23.9 | 6.4 | 369.0 | 340.2 | 28.8 | 7.8 |
| Midland | 105.5 | 102.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 104.8 | 101.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 103.6 | 99.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Odessa | 81.6 | 78.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 81.5 | 78.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 81.1 | 76.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| San Angelo | 54.9 | 53.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 54.8 | 53.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 54.6 | 52.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | 1,244.1 | 1,203.3 | 40.8 | 3.3 | 1,250.8 | 1,207.8 | 43.0 | 3.4 | 1,217.2 | 1,171.2 | 46.0 | 3.8 |
| Sherman-Denison | 68.0 | 65.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 67.8 | 65.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 66.2 | 63.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| Texarkana | 64.0 | 61.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 63.8 | 61.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 63.7 | 61.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| Tyler | 112.4 | 108.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 112.5 | 108.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 111.1 | 106.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| Victoria | 44.0 | 42.4 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 44.1 | 42.3 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 44.3 | 42.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
| Waco | 132.1 | 127.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 132.0 | 127.6 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 130.3 | 125.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| Wichita Falls | 64.5 | 62.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 64.5 | 62.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 63.6 | 61.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted | |||||||
| INDUSTRY TITLE | Dec 2022* | Nov 2022 | Dec 2021 | Nov ’22 to Dec ’22 | Dec ’21 to Dec ’22 | ||
| Absolute Change | Percent Change | Absolute Change | Percent Change | ||||
| Total Nonagricultural | 13,705,500 | 13,676,000 | 13,055,400 | 29,500 | 0.2 | 650,100 | 5.0 |
| Total Private | 11,706,900 | 11,677,300 | 11,078,100 | 29,600 | 0.3 | 628,800 | 5.7 |
| Goods Producing | 1,944,400 | 1,936,100 | 1,836,800 | 8,300 | 0.4 | 107,600 | 5.9 |
| Mining and Logging | 230,100 | 228,000 | 189,800 | 2,100 | 0.9 | 40,300 | 21.2 |
| Construction | 774,600 | 773,900 | 756,300 | 700 | 0.1 | 18,300 | 2.4 |
| Manufacturing | 939,700 | 934,200 | 890,700 | 5,500 | 0.6 | 49,000 | 5.5 |
| Service Providing | 11,761,100 | 11,739,900 | 11,218,600 | 21,200 | 0.2 | 542,500 | 4.8 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 2,721,900 | 2,719,400 | 2,627,900 | 2,500 | 0.1 | 94,000 | 3.6 |
| Information | 240,800 | 238,600 | 215,300 | 2,200 | 0.9 | 25,500 | 11.8 |
| Financial Activities | 915,700 | 909,400 | 858,400 | 6,300 | 0.7 | 57,300 | 6.7 |
| Professional and Business Services | 2,037,600 | 2,041,800 | 1,979,100 | -4,200 | -0.2 | 58,500 | 3.0 |
| Education and Health Services | 1,857,700 | 1,845,000 | 1,752,600 | 12,700 | 0.7 | 105,100 | 6.0 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 1,526,500 | 1,528,700 | 1,371,100 | -2,200 | -0.1 | 155,400 | 11.3 |
| Other Services | 462,300 | 458,300 | 436,900 | 4,000 | 0.9 | 25,400 | 5.8 |
| Government | 1,998,600 | 1,998,700 | 1,977,300 | -100 | 0.0 | 21,300 | 1.1 |