Economy at a Glance

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 2,963.1 2,955.1 2,969.9 2,987.7 2,984.9 (P) 2,986.6

Employment (1)

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 2,700.0 2,701.1 2,715.1 2,746.6 2,759.7 (P) 2,767.4

Unemployment (1)

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 263.1 254.1 254.8 241.0 225.3 (P) 219.2

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 8.9 8.6 8.6 8.1 7.5 (P) 7.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 2,592.4 2,593.3 2,605.2 2,626.0 2,643.5 (P) 2,643.0

12-month % change
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 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.3 (P) 3.0

Mining and Logging (3)

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 91.0 90.8 91.7 92.6 92.9 (P) 93.6

12-month % change
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 11.5 10.7 12.4 12.7 12.3 (P) 12.1

Construction (3)

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 181.1 184.0 183.1 179.8 178.1 (P) 175.2

12-month % change
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 5.0 6.4 5.8 3.2 3.2 (P) 0.9

Manufacturing (3)

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 229.6 230.2 228.9 229.3 230.4 (P) 230.2

12-month % change
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 5.2 5.3 4.5 4.7 5.6 (P) 5.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 527.5 527.7 525.3 529.9 539.6 (P) 543.3

12-month % change
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 2.2 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.7 (P) 1.8

Information (3)

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 29.9 29.8 29.6 29.4 29.6 (P) 29.5

12-month % change
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 -6.6 -6.3 -6.0 -6.1 -5.4 (P) -5.8

Financial Activities (3)

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 134.4 135.8 135.5 136.4 137.3 (P) 137.7

12-month % change
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 -1.1 -0.1 0.2 1.1 1.6 (P) 1.7

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 377.6 379.8 381.0 383.8 385.6 (P) 385.9

12-month % change
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 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.7 5.1 (P) 5.4

Education and Health Services (3)

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 312.6 316.9 321.9 325.3 324.5 (P) 324.7

12-month % change
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 1.5 2.3 3.5 4.3 3.8 (P) 3.7

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 248.2 245.5 239.4 241.3 245.3 (P) 243.2

12-month % change
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 4.0 2.7 1.1 3.3 4.7 (P) 3.7

Other Services (3)

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 97.6 96.2 96.3 97.7 98.1 (P) 98.4

12-month % change
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 5.2 4.3 4.9 6.4 6.7 (P) 6.5

Government (3)

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 362.9 356.6 372.5 380.5 382.1 (P) 381.3

12-month % change
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 -0.8 -1.7 -1.2 -1.3 -1.4 (P) -1.0

Consumer Price Index: Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX

CPI-U, All items (4)

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 202.445 201.398 200.477

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4)

3.7 3.2 3.1

CPI-W, All items (5)

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 201.772 200.464 199.480

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5)

4.4 3.8 3.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 10, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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