Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, Texas, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
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                                   |Percent|                                    |      1-month change ended:   | 12-month change
                                   |distri-|    Jul.      May     Jun.     Jul. |    Jun. 2008      Jul. 2008  | ended Jul. 2008:
                                   |bution*|    2007     2008     2008    2008p/|  Level Percent  Level Percent|  Level   Percent
-----------------------------------|-------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------
 Total nonfarm employment..........| 100.0 | 10381.0  10566.9  10612.0  10629.7 |  45.1     0.4   17.7     0.2 |  248.7     2.4
   Total private...................|  83.4 |  8641.5   8825.8   8863.8   8865.5 |  38.0     0.4    1.7     0.0 |  224.0     2.6
                                   |       |                                    |                              |
  Goods-producing..................|  17.1 |  1785.0   1811.4   1818.7   1821.0 |   7.3     0.4    2.3     0.1 |   36.0     2.0
   Natural Resources & Mining .....|   2.1 |   206.5    218.0    220.9    222.2 |   2.9     1.3    1.3     0.6 |   15.7     7.6
   Construction....................|   6.3 |   643.6    663.5    668.9    672.2 |   5.4     0.8    3.3     0.5 |   28.6     4.4
   Manufacturing...................|   8.7 |   934.9    929.9    928.9    926.6 |  -1.0    -0.1   -2.3    -0.2 |   -8.3    -0.9
                                   |       |                                    |                              |
  Service-providing................|  82.9 |  8596.0   8755.5   8793.3   8808.7 |  37.8     0.4   15.4     0.2 |  212.7     2.5
   Trade, Transport., & Utilities..|  20.2 |  2107.1   2140.1   2145.6   2145.8 |   5.5     0.3    0.2     0.0 |   38.7     1.8
   Information ....................|   2.0 |   220.7    219.9    219.6    216.8 |  -0.3    -0.1   -2.8    -1.3 |   -3.9    -1.8
   Financial Activities............|   6.2 |   644.2    650.8    653.0    653.8 |   2.2     0.3    0.8     0.1 |    9.6     1.5
   Professional & Business Srvcs...|  12.8 |  1292.0   1345.5   1357.1   1356.1 |  11.6     0.9   -1.0    -0.1 |   64.1     5.0
   Education & Health Srvcs........|  12.2 |  1256.5   1286.9   1294.8   1293.9 |   7.9     0.6   -0.9    -0.1 |   37.4     3.0
   Leisure & Hospitality...........|   9.6 |   982.4   1014.6   1017.8   1021.2 |   3.2     0.3    3.4     0.3 |   38.8     3.9
   Other Services..................|   3.4 |   353.6    356.6    357.2    356.9 |   0.6     0.2   -0.3    -0.1 |    3.3     0.9
   Government......................|  16.6 |  1739.5   1741.1   1748.2   1764.2 |   7.1     0.4   16.0     0.9 |   24.7     1.4
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Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, U.S., seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
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                                   |Percent|                                    |      1-month change ended:   | 12-month change
                                   |distri-|    Jul.      May     Jun.     Jul. |    Jun. 2008      Jul. 2008  | ended Jul. 2008:
                                   |bution*|    2007     2008     2008    2008p/|  Level Percent  Level Percent|  Level   Percent
-----------------------------------|-------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------
 Total nonfarm employment..........| 100.0 | 137,682  137,717  137,617  137,557 |  -100    -0.1    -60     0.0 |   -125    -0.1
   Total private...................|  83.7 | 115,512  115,264  115,154  115,088 |  -110    -0.1    -66    -0.1 |   -424    -0.4
                                   |       |                                    |                              |
  Goods-producing..................|  15.6 |  22,242   21,577   21,491   21,443 |   -86    -0.4    -48    -0.2 |   -799    -3.6
   Natural Resources & Mining .....|   0.6 |     726      760      768      778 |     8     1.1     10     1.3 |     52     7.2
   Construction....................|   5.2 |   7,632    7,246    7,196    7,176 |   -50    -0.7    -20    -0.3 |   -456    -6.0
   Manufacturing...................|   9.8 |  13,884   13,571   13,527   13,489 |   -44    -0.3    -38    -0.3 |   -395    -2.8
                                   |       |                                    |                              |
  Service-providing................|  84.4 | 115,440  116,140  116,126  116,114 |   -14     0.0    -12     0.0 |    674     0.6
   Trade, Transport., & Utilities..|  19.2 |  26,617   26,451   26,431   26,392 |   -20    -0.1    -39    -0.1 |   -225    -0.8
   Information ....................|   2.2 |   3,027    3,002    2,997    2,988 |    -5    -0.2     -9    -0.3 |    -39    -1.3
   Financial Activities............|   6.0 |   8,331    8,226    8,213    8,210 |   -13    -0.2     -3     0.0 |   -121    -1.5
   Professional & Business Srvcs...|  13.0 |  17,958   17,982   17,927   17,910 |   -55    -0.3    -17    -0.1 |    -48    -0.3
   Education & Health Srvcs........|  13.8 |  18,360   18,820   18,891   18,942 |    71     0.4     51     0.3 |    582     3.2
   Leisure & Hospitality...........|   9.9 |  13,476   13,679   13,679   13,674 |     0     0.0     -5     0.0 |    198     1.5
   Other Services .................|   4.0 |   5,501    5,527    5,525    5,529 |    -2     0.0      4     0.1 |     28     0.5
   Government......................|  16.3 |  22,170   22,453   22,463   22,469 |    10     0.0      6     0.0 |    299     1.3
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 * Percent distribution is for the month of July 2008.

 

Last Modified Date: September 5, 2008