U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Southwest Information Office

Southwest News Releases & Tables

Inflation and Consumer Spending

Consumer Price Index

News Releases

• Dallas-Fort Worth (odd months) (PDF)
• Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (even months) (PDF)
• South Region (monthly) (PDF)

Data Tables

• Consumer Price Indexes for Detailed Categories for the U.S., Dallas, and Houston
• Consumer Price Indexes, All Items, U.S., South, and selected metropolitan areas
• Consumer Price Index Indicators, Current Month(PDF)
• Consumer Price Index, Annual Percent Changes for Recent Calendar Years NEW


• Archived Consumer Price Index Indicators

Historical Tables CPI-U and CPI-W

• U.S. City Average, 1982-84=100
• Dallas-Fort Worth, 1982-84=100
• Houston-Galveston, 1982-84=100
• U.S. City Average, 1967=100
• Dallas-Fort Worth, 1967=100
• Houston-Galveston, 1967=100

Producer Price Index

• Producer Price Index Highlights
• Producer Price Index Finished Goods
• Producer Price Index All Commodities
• Producer Price Index - Industrial Commodities

Consumer Spending

• Consumer Spending Patterns in Dallas-Fort Worth, 2009-2010 (PDF) NEW
• Consumer Spending Patterns in Houston, 2009-2010 (PDF) NEW

Employment and Unemployment

Mass Layoff Statistics

• Mass Layoffs in Texas - 2010 (PDF)

Measures of Labor Underutilization

• Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas - 2010 (PDF)

Minimum Wage Workers

• Minimum Wage Workers in Texas - 2010 (PDF)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment (Quarterly) (PDF) NEW
• Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment (Quarterly) (PDF) NEW

Occupational Employment and Wages

• Occupational Employment and Wages, Albuquerque(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, College Station-Bryan(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Oklahoma City(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, San Antonio(PDF)

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

• County Employment and Wages in Arkansas(PDF)
• Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana(PDF)
• County Employment and Wages in New Mexico(PDF)
• County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma(PDF) NEW
• County Employment and Wages in Texas(PDF)

Women's Earnings

• Women's Earnings in Texas - 2010 (PDF) NEW

Data Tables

• Unemployment rates and nonfarm employment, by Southwest state
• Unemployment rates, by Southwest metropolitan area
• Unemployment rate rankings, all U.S. states
• Unemployment rate rankings, all U.S. metropolitan areas
• Southwest labor force and nonfarm employment, by state(PDF)
• Historical unemployment rates, Texas and U.S. (PDF only)

• Industry employment and labor force statistics, Arkansas, seasonally adjusted
• Industry employment and labor force statistics, Louisiana, seasonally adjusted
• Industry employment and labor force statistics, New Mexico, seasonally adjusted
• Industry employment and labor force statistics, Oklahoma, seasonally adjusted
• Industry employment and labor force statistics, Texas, seasonally adjusted

• Industry employment by division and annual change, U.S. and Texas, seasonally adjusted(PDF)
• Industry employment & annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, & Houston, not seasonally adjusted (PDF only)
• Industry employment & annual change: Austin, San Antonio, & El Paso, not seasonally adjusted (PDF only)
• Historical industry employment by division and percent change, U.S. and Texas, seasonally adjusted (PDF only)
• Historical industry employment by division and percent change, U.S. and Texas, not seasonally adjusted (PDF only)

• Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region, division, and state

Pay and Benefits

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

News Releases

• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions(PDF) NEW

Employment Cost Index

News Releases

• Dallas-Fort Worth(PDF)
• Houston-Baytown-Huntsville(PDF)

Data Tables

• Employment Cost Indexes for the United States, regions, and divisions

Minimum Wage Workers

• Minimum Wage Workers in Texas: 2010 (PDF)

Occupational Employment and Wages

• Occupational Employment and Wages, Albuquerque(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, College Station-Bryan(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Oklahoma City(PDF) NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, San Antonio(PDF)

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

• County Employment and Wages in Arkansas(PDF)
• Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana(PDF) NEW
• County Employment and Wages in New Mexico(PDF)
• County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma(PDF)
• County Employment and Wages in Texas(PDF)

National Compensation Survey

News Releases and Summaries

• Albuquerque, NM, February 2010 - State and local government
• Amarillo, TX, May 2010(PDF)
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, May 2010(PDF)
• Baton Rouge, LA, February 2010 - State and local government
• Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2010(PDF)
• Corpus Christi, TX, August 2010(PDF)
• Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, March 2010(PDF)
• El Paso, TX, September 2009
• Fayette and Lee Counties, TX, February 2010 - State and local government
• Gillespie County, TX, February 2010 - Private industry
• Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX, December 2009(PDF)
• Lafayette, LA, March 2010
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009
• Monroe, LA, March 2010
• Muskogee, OK, November 2010 - State and local government(PDF)
• New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA, April 2010(PDF)
• Northwest Texas, November 2010 - State and local government(PDF)
• Oklahoma City, OK, February 2010(PDF)
• Palo Pinto County, TX, January 2007 (PDF)
• Pope County, AR, August 2009 - Private Industry(PDF)
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, November 2010(PDF)
• Tulsa, OK, November 2009
• Vermilion Parish, LA, April 2006 (PDF)


To find additional pay tables and information on the areas listed above, see National Compensation Survey Published Areas.

Women's Earnings

• Women's Earnings in Texas - 2010 (PDF) NEW

Workplace Injuries

Southwest Occupational Injury and Fatality Statistics

News Releases

• Arkansas Workplace Fatalities (PDF) NEW
• Louisiana Workplace Fatalities (PDF) NEW
• New Mexico Workplace Fatalities (PDF) NEW
• Oklahoma Workplace Fatalities (PDF) NEW
• Texas Workplace Fatalities (PDF) NEW

Data Tables

• Incidence Rates of Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses in Private Industry, Southwest States
• Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, Southwest States

Last Modified Date: January 23, 2012