Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
2,765.4 |
2,777.5 |
2,804.0 |
2,818.2 |
2,809.4 |
2,808.3 |
Employment |
|
2,661.1 |
2,660.4 |
2,671.2 |
2,680.1 |
2,668.8 |
2,664.4 |
Unemployment |
|
104.3 |
117.1 |
132.8 |
138.1 |
140.6 |
143.9 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,597.3 |
2,606.1 |
2,619.1 |
2,607.4 |
2,617.1 |
2,626.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
88.4 |
89.2 |
90.4 |
91.3 |
91.9 |
91.8 |
12-month % change |
|
6.3 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
Construction |
|
201.9 |
201.9 |
203.5 |
202.9 |
203.1 |
203.2 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
Manufacturing |
|
236.0 |
235.7 |
237.4 |
237.2 |
237.5 |
237.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
524.5 |
525.4 |
530.1 |
530.9 |
533.7 |
532.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
Information |
|
36.9 |
36.9 |
37.1 |
37.0 |
36.9 |
36.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
Financial Activities |
|
145.8 |
146.1 |
147.7 |
148.4 |
148.7 |
148.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
Professional and Business Services |
|
386.9 |
388.3 |
392.5 |
394.1 |
395.4 |
394.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
Education and Health Services |
|
289.8 |
291.2 |
291.2 |
290.5 |
292.6 |
295.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Leisure and Hospitality |
|
232.4 |
235.4 |
239.6 |
237.2 |
237.4 |
233.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
Other Services |
|
95.8 |
96.2 |
97.7 |
96.9 |
96.5 |
96.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.8 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
Government |
|
358.9 |
359.8 |
351.9 |
341.0 |
343.4 |
356.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
Consumer Price Index: Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX |
|
CPI-U, All items |
|
188.795 |
|
193.567 |
|
192.723 |
|
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change |
|
2.5 |
|
4.9 |
|
4.9 |
|
CPI-W, All items |
|
188.463 |
|
193.742 |
|
193.206 |
|
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change |
|
3.1 |
|
5.7 |
|
5.9 |
|
Data extracted on:
October 31, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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