Texas Economy in Focus

Economic Progress Report

(Change from previous year)
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Nonfarm Employment Decreasing
Sales Tax Collections, Retail Establishments Decreasing
Texas Leading Indicator Index Decreasing
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Decreasing

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The World of Economic Indicators:

View a brief overview and explanation of some of the measures economists use to track economic conditions.

Texas Economic Indicators

  • Tracking the Texas Economy:
    Brief status and graphical snapshot and data charts of key Texas economic indicators. Originally known as Texas by the Numbers in the Comptroller’s Fiscal Notes publication.
  • Time Series Measures—Lone Star Five & Other Indicators:
    Time series reports detailing monthly data points from the past 10-15 years for more than two dozen measures of economic activity affecting Texas. Includes Labor Market, Consumer Demand, Financial Market, Energy, Gross State Product and Income and additional indicators.
  • The Texas 100:
    A list of Texas’ 100 largest publicly traded employers as measured by their average employment in the last two quarters of 2006 and the first two quarters of 2007.
    • The Texas 100 Stock Index:
      An economic indicator devised by the Comptroller’s office that tracks the stock prices of Texas’ 100 largest publicly traded employers.
  • Texas Production and Consumption 1994-2007:
    Historical data on Texas oil and gas production, auto sales and other statewide economic activity, drawn from Comptroller tax records.