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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . 1Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . .. 2Texas Nonagricultural Wage & SalaryEmployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 3MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 5Highlights of the Texas Labor Force . . . . . . . . . 8County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 10Texas Hours and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11“Happenings Around the State” . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Employment rose for the fi fth consecutive month, adding 75,200 jobs in May. This was the largest over-

the-month increase so far this year. Over 155,000 jobs have been added to this employment series since January of this year. Ten of the 11 major industries grew in May 2010 with a large gain coming from Professional and Business Services, up 10,200 jobs in May. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment returned to positive territory for the fi rst time since December 2008. Since May 2009, employment grew at a rate of 0.6 percent, or 66,700 jobs.

Employment in Professional and Business Services increased by 10,200 jobs in May and marked fi ve months in a row of employment gains. Since January, this industry added 26,000 jobs. The annual employment change in Professional and Business Services was positive for the fi rst time since November 2008 with an increase of 1,900 jobs. Although annual employment lost jobs every month since December 2008, it improved each month since August 2009. Professional and Business Services encompasses a variety of industries such as temporary help services, travel services, janitorial and landscape services, waste management services and more.

Leisure and Hospitality employment increased 9,600 positions in May, following a revised decline of 5,300 jobs in April. Despite this industry losing jobs in eight of the past 12 months, a total of 15,000 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Leisure and Hospitality since May 2009. The annual growth rate was 1.5 percent for May 2010. The Leisure and Hospitality industry includes hotels and motels along with restaurants and amusement and theme parks.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added jobs for the second time this year and for the fourth time in 12 months, gaining 8,200 jobs in May. This industry was down 16,600 jobs since May 2009. The annual growth rate rose from -3.7 percent in May 2009 to -0.8 percent for May 2010.

Employment in Manufacturing grew for the fi fth consecutive month, expanding by 7,000 jobs in May. The last time this industry posted fi ve straight months of job growth was in the beginning of 2007. Since January of this year, Manufacturing gained 16,400 jobs. Over the year, jobs were down a total of 13,300 in this industry. Although the annual growth rate was still in negative territory, it climbed two percentage points from -3.6 percent in April to -1.6 percent in May. This was a dramatic improvement when compared to the -9.3 percent growth rate posted one year ago.

Employment in Mining and Logging rose for the fourth consecutive month, adding 6,500 jobs in May and totaled 214,600 jobs. This was the largest monthly increase in employment in over a decade. The annual growth rate moved into positive territory for the fi rst time since January 2009 and stood at 4.3 percent. A total of 8,900 positions have been added to this industry since May 2009.

Other Services employment built on the momentum of a revised increase of 6,700 positions in April as employment in this industry increased by 2,400 positions in May. Since January 2010, Other Services employment was up by 11,600 jobs. A total of 7,500 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Other Services since May 2009.

Employment in the Construction industry increased by 2,000 jobs in May, following the addition of 12,700 jobs in April. This industry has recorded three months of employment gains in the last seven months. The annual growth rate, while still negative for 18 straight months, improved from -8.6 percent in April to -7.2 percent in May. Over the year, a total of 43,500 jobs have been lost in Construction.

After a revised April increase of 800 jobs, Financial Activities added 1,200 jobs in May. This was the fourth monthly employment gain in the last eight months. From year-ago levels, Financial Activities lost 5,400 jobs, which brought the annual employment growth rate to -0.9 percent. Although the annual employment growth rate in this industry has been negative every month since October 2008, it has improved each month since August 2009.

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INDUSTRY TITLE May 2010* Apr. 2010 May 2009 Absolute Percent Absolute PercentChange Change Change Change

TOTAL NONAG. W&S EMPLOYMENT 10,386,900 10,311,700 10,320,200 75,200 0.7 66,700 0.6 GOODS PRODUCING

Mining & Logging 214,600 208,100 205,700 6,500 3.1 8,900 4.3 Construction 558,500 556,500 602,000 2,000 0.4 -43,500 -7.2 Manufacturing 830,700 823,700 844,000 7,000 0.8 -13,300 -1.6

SERVICE PROVIDINGTrade, Transportation, & Utilities 2,050,600 2,042,400 2,067,200 8,200 0.4 -16,600 -0.8 Information 191,500 194,400 206,100 -2,900 -1.5 -14,600 -7.1 Financial Activities 623,800 622,600 629,200 1,200 0.2 -5,400 -0.9 Professional & Business Services 1,253,800 1,243,600 1,251,900 10,200 0.8 1,900 0.2 Education & Health Services 1,386,300 1,385,800 1,328,400 500 0.0 57,900 4.4 Leisure & Hospitality 1,022,900 1,013,300 1,007,900 9,600 0.9 15,000 1.5 Other Services 369,400 367,000 361,900 2,400 0.7 7,500 2.1 Government 1,884,800 1,854,300 1,815,900 30,500 1.6 68,900 3.8

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TEXAS AND U.S. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATESTEXAS* UNITED STATES**

Not Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateMay 2010 12,162,200 11,186,900 975,300 8.0 153,866,000 139,497,000 14,369,000 9.3 April 2010 12,210,400 11,221,200 989,200 8.1 153,911,000 139,302,000 14,609,000 9.5 May 2009 11,872,400 11,004,300 868,100 7.3 154,336,000 140,363,000 13,973,000 9.1

Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateMay 2010 12,224,000 11,215,000 1,009,000 8.3 154,393,000 139,420,000 14,973,000 9.7 April 2010 12,210,900 11,202,200 1,008,700 8.3 154,715,000 139,455,000 15,260,000 9.9 May 2009 11,901,100 11,003,100 898,000 7.5 154,956,000 140,438,000 14,518,000 9.4

Note: The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Total Nonagricultural employment is additive by summing the individual sectors. *Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision.+All elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which refl ects the basic underlying trend.

Note: Only the actual series estimates for Texas and the U.S. are comparable to sub-state estimates. All estimates are subject to revision. In seasonally adjusted estimates, all elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which refl ects the basic underlying trend.*Source - Labor Market and Career Information Department, Texas Workforce Commission (model-based methodology)**Source - Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (Current Population Survey)

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May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 Change % Change Change % Change TOTAL NONFARM 10,408,300 10,320,700 10,352,300 87,600 0.9% 56,000 0.5% TOTAL PRIVATE (total nonfarm less government) 8,498,100 8,436,700 8,509,200 61,400 0.7% -11,100 -0.1% GOODS PRODUCING 1,594,900 1,578,700 1,647,700 16,200 1.0% -52,800 -3.2% Mining and Logging (NAICS 21, 1133) 211,100 205,200 202,500 5,900 2.9% 8,600 4.3% Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) 87,500 86,900 83,900 600 0.7% 3,600 4.3% Support Activities for Mining (NAICS 213) 110,400 108,100 107,100 2,300 2.1% 3,300 3.1% Construction (NAICS 23) 557,400 554,400 603,900 3,000 0.5% -46,500 -7.7% Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) 129,000 128,500 139,000 500 0.4% -10,000 -7.2% Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) 102,300 102,500 115,500 -200 -0.2% -13,200 -11.4% Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) 326,100 323,400 349,400 2,700 0.8% -23,300 -6.7% Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) 826,400 819,100 841,300 7,300 0.9% -14,900 -1.8% Durable Goods 518,500 514,600 540,100 3,900 0.8% -21,600 -4.0% Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321) 19,100 19,000 20,900 100 0.5% -1,800 -8.6% Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327) 32,400 32,300 36,200 100 0.3% -3,800 -10.5% Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) 19,200 19,200 19,900 0 0.0% -700 -3.5% Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332) 118,700 117,300 119,100 1,400 1.2% -400 -0.3% Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) 82,500 80,800 87,600 1,700 2.1% -5,100 -5.8% Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334) 95,400 94,700 99,000 700 0.7% -3,600 -3.6% Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS 335) 17,100 17,100 18,100 0 0.0% -1,000 -5.5%

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Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 11,500 11,300 11,400 200 1.8% 100 0.9% Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 17,000 17,000 18,000 0 0.0% -1,000 -5.6% Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 26,700 26,700 29,900 0 0.0% -3,200 -10.7% Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 25,400 25,200 25,000 200 0.8% 400 1.6% Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 70,100 69,900 73,500 200 0.3% -3,400 -4.6% Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 35,500 35,600 39,000 -100 -0.3% -3,500 -9.0%

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'10 May '09 Change % Change Change % Change SERVICE PROVIDING 8,813,400 8,742,000 8,704,600 71,400 0.8% 108,800 1.3%Private Service Providing 6,903,200 6,858,000 6,861,500 45,200 0.7% 41,700 0.6% Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,040,300 2,027,700 2,052,800 12,600 0.6% -12,500 -0.6% Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 483,500 484,600 499,800 -1,100 -0.2% -16,300 -3.3% Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 271,600 271,100 284,200 500 0.2% -12,600 -4.4% Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 153,400 153,100 158,000 300 0.2% -4,600 -2.9% Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) 1,140,500 1,129,300 1,134,300 11,200 1.0% 6,200 0.6% Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 145,700 143,700 141,800 2,000 1.4% 3,900 2.8% Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 36,700 36,700 38,500 0 0.0% -1,800 -4.7% Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 39,400 39,600 38,800 -200 -0.5% 600 1.6% Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 96,200 95,000 94,100 1,200 1.3% 2,100 2.2% Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 205,500 204,000 204,000 1,500 0.7% 1,500 0.7% Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 65,000 64,200 63,900 800 1.3% 1,100 1.7% Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 70,800 69,000 69,700 1,800 2.6% 1,100 1.6% Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 111,400 110,400 108,100 1,000 0.9% 3,300 3.1% Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 36,700 36,000 38,500 700 1.9% -1,800 -4.7% General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 258,700 256,900 261,100 1,800 0.7% -2,400 -0.9% Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 55,400 54,700 56,700 700 1.3% -1,300 -2.3% Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 19,000 19,100 19,100 -100 -0.5% -100 -0.5% Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48-49,22) 416,300 413,800 418,700 2,500 0.6% -2,400 -0.6% Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 367,500 364,900 370,800 2,600 0.7% -3,300 -0.9% Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 59,800 59,800 61,400 0 0.0% -1,600 -2.6% Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 102,600 101,300 106,600 1,300 1.3% -4,000 -3.8% Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 14,000 14,000 13,500 0 0.0% 500 3.7% Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 66,200 66,200 67,700 0 0.0% -1,500 -2.2% Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 33,000 33,000 34,900 0 0.0% -1,900 -5.4% Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 48,400 48,200 46,900 200 0.4% 1,500 3.2% Utilities (NAICS 22) 48,800 48,900 47,900 -100 -0.2% 900 1.9% Information (NAICS 51) 191,500 193,700 206,800 -2,200 -1.1% -15,300 -7.4% Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 41,200 41,600 44,000 -400 -1.0% -2,800 -6.4% Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 87,500 88,500 93,100 -1,000 -1.1% -5,600 -6.0% Data processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 23,900 24,100 26,300 -200 -0.8% -2,400 -9.1% Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 622,700 620,500 629,600 2,200 0.4% -6,900 -1.1% Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 451,500 449,700 453,100 1,800 0.4% -1,600 -0.4% Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 241,100 240,000 236,600 1,100 0.5% 4,500 1.9% Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 45,000 44,700 48,100 300 0.7% -3,100 -6.4% Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 154,400 154,400 158,800 0 0.0% -4,400 -2.8% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 171,200 170,800 176,500 400 0.2% -5,300 -3.0% Real Estate (NAICS 531) 119,100 118,400 119,100 700 0.6% 0 0.0% Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 51,700 52,100 55,100 -400 -0.8% -3,400 -6.2% Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,250,300 1,242,100 1,248,800 8,200 0.7% 1,500 0.1% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 546,600 550,600 556,100 -4,000 -0.7% -9,500 -1.7% Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 78,400 78,200 76,900 200 0.3% 1,500 2.0% Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 625,300 613,300 615,800 12,000 2.0% 9,500 1.5% Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 600,400 588,700 590,400 11,700 2.0% 10,000 1.7% Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,389,400 1,388,100 1,329,900 1,300 0.1% 59,500 4.5% Educational Services (NAICS 61) 160,100 163,000 153,500 -2,900 -1.8% 6,600 4.3% Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,229,300 1,225,100 1,176,400 4,200 0.3% 52,900 4.5% Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 583,500 580,800 550,200 2,700 0.5% 33,300 6.1% Hospitals (NAICS 622) 289,100 290,000 282,400 -900 -0.3% 6,700 2.4% Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 167,200 165,700 162,500 1,500 0.9% 4,700 2.9% Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 189,500 188,600 181,300 900 0.5% 8,200 4.5% Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,040,200 1,019,600 1,029,600 20,600 2.0% 10,600 1.0% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 114,500 111,900 115,600 2,600 2.3% -1,100 -1.0% Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 77,100 73,400 84,100 3,700 5.0% -7,000 -8.3% Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 925,700 907,700 914,000 18,000 2.0% 11,700 1.3% Accommodation (NAICS 721) 104,300 102,900 100,700 1,400 1.4% 3,600 3.6% Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 821,400 804,800 813,300 16,600 2.1% 8,100 1.0% Other Services (NAICS 81) 368,800 366,300 364,000 2,500 0.7% 4,800 1.3% Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 108,900 108,800 105,800 100 0.1% 3,100 2.9% Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 95,000 94,700 95,600 300 0.3% -600 -0.6% Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 164,900 162,800 162,600 2,100 1.3% 2,300 1.4% Government 1,910,200 1,884,000 1,843,100 26,200 1.4% 67,100 3.6% Federal Government 240,000 207,300 199,300 32,700 15.8% 40,700 20.4% State Government 374,000 379,100 370,400 -5,100 -1.4% 3,600 1.0% Local Government 1,296,200 1,297,600 1,273,400 -1,400 -0.1% 22,800 1.8%

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Total Nonagricultural Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) grew by 62,500 jobs, or 0.7 percent, in May, due

partly to gains in Government related to the 2010 Census. Within the private industries, Leisure and Hospitality posted the largest employment growth, followed by Manufacturing. This month’s increase in Total Nonagricultural Employment was almost double that of the fi ve-year average of 33,400 jobs. The largest numeric monthly gain was in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA with 20,200 jobs while the largest percentage increase occurred in the San Angelo MSA with 2.5 percent. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment was -0.1 percent, accounting for a loss of 9,800 jobs since May 2009. After staying above -3.0 percent for the last seven months of 2009, the annual growth rate has steadily improved each month within the MSAs during the fi rst fi ve months of this year. The College Station-Bryan and the San Angelo MSAs posted the largest annual growth rates at 3.3 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively.

Government employment increased by 23,800 jobs, or 1.5 percent, in May. Much of the increase was seen in Federal Government as a result of the decennial census. This month’s increase in Government was in line with the gain in May 2000 of 19,700 jobs within the MSAs. Twenty-one areas posted monthly growth. In the past 12 months, Government has gained 58,200 jobs for an annual growth rate of 3.7 percent. Two MSAs registered double-digit annual growth rates in Government. The San Angelo MSA led with 12.1 percent followed by the Waco MSA with 10.8 percent.

Leisure and Hospitality rose by 16,700 jobs in May due to seasonal hiring, remaining slightly ahead of the fi ve-year-average pace of 13,700 jobs. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA gained 4,400 jobs this month, followed by the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA with 2,600 jobs. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSAs posted the highest percentage gains with 2.9 and 2.5 percent, respectively. Since May 2009, Leisure and Hospitality gained 6,100 jobs for an annual growth rate of 0.6 percent. The annual growth rate continued to remain positive for the third consecutive month. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and the Tyler MSAs had the highest annual growth rates at 8.9 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively.

Manufacturing added 7,200 jobs in May among the MSAs for its fourth consecutive month of growth. This was the largest monthly increase witnessed in this industry in several years. The nearest monthly expansion of comparable magnitude occurred in June 2006 with the addition of 7,000 jobs. Since the beginning of this year, Manufacturing has grown by 10,700 jobs compared to a loss of 39,000 jobs for this same time period in 2009. Seventeen areas exhibited increases in manufacturing jobs this month, with the remainder holding steady. Despite the recent upturn, Manufacturing has shed 16,400 jobs in the past year for a -2.2 percent annual growth rate. After starting the year with an annual growth rate of -8.5 percent, the annual growth rate has steadily improved each month. Contrary to the industry, three areas posted positive annual growth rates. The San Angelo MSA posted the highest annual growth rate at 3.0 percent. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area and the Waco MSA followed with annual growth rates of 1.1 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively.

Retail Trade employment in the MSAs grew by 5,000 jobs, or 0.5 percent, over the month. May’s employment growth was driven by seasonal increases as retailers hired staff. Twenty-two areas experienced growth while the rest remained constant over the month. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA noted the largest numeric increase of 1,200 jobs. Retail Trade continued to exhibit negative annual growth rates; however, the rate of -0.4 percent in May has improved since the beginning of the year, which started with a rate of -2.5 percent. The College Station-Bryan MSA recorded the largest annual growth rate at 4.1 percent. The San Angelo and the El Paso MSAs followed with 3.6 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.

Mining, Logging, and Construction added 3,200 jobs in May within the MSAs for an estimate level of 656,400. This industry has now exhibited growth in three of the past four months. The Sherman-Denison MSA reported the largest monthly percentage gain with 4.4 percent while the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA added 1,400 jobs for the largest monthly numeric increase. Despite the recent additions in job growth, Mining, Logging, and Construction experienced an over-the-year decline, shedding 46,400 jobs for a -6.6 percent annual growth rate.

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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in Texas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL NONFARM 2,878,000 2,858,500 2,874,600 2,024,700 2,011,700 2,019,100 2,527,100 2,506,900 2,549,100 GOODS PRODUCING 416,500 411,800 433,900 276,100 271,800 287,100 473,800 471,300 498,900 Mining, Logging, & Construction 153,900 153,600 171,000 100,000 99,900 112,900 255,100 253,700 272,200 Manufacturing 262,600 258,200 262,900 176,100 171,900 174,200 218,700 217,600 226,700 Durable Goods 187,200 183,000 186,300 124,800 120,700 122,500 139,200 138,200 145,600 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - - - - - - 44,200 44,300 48,600 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 43,600 43,600 45,400 40,500 40,500 42,200 17,800 17,800 18,600 Nondurable Goods 75,400 75,200 76,600 51,300 51,200 51,700 79,500 79,400 81,100 SERVICE PROVIDING 2,461,500 2,446,700 2,440,700 1,748,600 1,739,900 1,732,000 2,053,300 2,035,600 2,050,200 Private Service Providing 2,048,900 2,043,000 2,046,300 1,465,600 1,462,700 1,462,900 1,663,200 1,654,900 1,677,800 Wholesale Trade 152,700 152,500 160,800 114,200 113,900 120,800 128,000 127,500 132,000 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 88,600 88,500 93,300 65,700 65,600 68,900 76,500 75,700 79,800 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 46,800 46,800 47,900 35,400 35,400 36,300 39,700 39,500 39,900 Retail Trade 294,700 293,400 297,200 198,300 197,400 199,100 259,900 258,700 261,300 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - - - 24,300 24,200 24,600 32,100 32,000 32,300 Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 25,000 24,600 23,900 17,000 16,700 15,900 21,000 20,900 20,700 Food and Beverage Stores 46,400 46,300 46,500 31,100 31,100 31,000 54,100 53,900 53,200 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores - - - 21,600 21,500 21,600 26,200 26,100 26,500 General Merchandise Stores 67,700 67,300 68,100 43,900 43,800 44,500 58,900 58,700 59,700 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 135,000 134,500 136,400 73,800 73,500 74,400 118,300 118,400 123,200 Utilities - - - 6,600 6,700 6,600 16,600 16,600 16,600 Information 76,100 76,400 83,400 61,600 61,800 67,700 32,900 32,800 34,800 Telecommunications 39,300 39,200 41,300 32,200 32,100 33,900 17,800 17,700 18,000 Financial Activities 222,300 223,300 226,600 173,500 174,500 176,700 137,000 137,000 139,600 Finance and Insurance 167,600 168,900 172,300 130,200 131,500 134,900 86,100 86,300 88,500 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 91,400 91,300 90,500 68,500 68,400 68,000 42,400 42,500 42,400 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - - - 46,500 46,400 47,600 29,000 29,000 29,900 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - - - 43,300 43,000 41,800 50,900 50,700 51,100 Professional and Business Services 419,600 419,600 412,200 329,200 329,500 320,800 349,200 348,400 358,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 185,500 185,800 181,600 151,100 151,000 146,800 168,100 169,500 174,500 Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 200,400 199,900 198,900 147,500 147,700 145,400 161,100 158,900 164,500 Education and Health Services 359,000 358,700 340,300 252,000 252,100 237,100 306,300 305,600 295,100 Health Care and Social Assistance 304,900 304,500 289,600 212,500 212,600 200,400 263,200 262,400 253,300 Ambulatory Health Care Services - - - 109,600 109,100 99,800 119,000 118,500 114,200 Hospitals 72,700 72,800 70,200 47,400 47,400 45,300 73,000 73,300 71,700 Leisure and Hospitality 287,000 283,100 286,100 192,700 190,500 194,700 239,100 234,700 240,400 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation - - - 22,400 21,600 22,800 29,800 27,700 29,800 Accommodation and Food Services 247,800 245,500 249,700 170,300 168,900 171,900 209,300 207,000 210,600 Food Services and Drinking Places 218,100 216,300 220,000 149,100 148,100 150,900 188,900 186,900 189,500 Other Services 102,500 101,500 103,300 70,300 69,500 71,600 92,500 91,800 92,800 Government 412,600 403,700 394,400 283,000 277,200 269,100 390,100 380,700 372,400 Federal 55,500 47,500 46,200 38,100 32,600 31,600 39,900 30,400 29,400 State 49,500 49,500 48,300 36,900 36,900 36,200 71,200 71,600 69,300 Local 307,600 306,700 299,900 208,000 207,700 201,300 279,000 278,700 273,700

May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL NONFARM 767,700 765,700 763,700 853,300 846,800 855,500 833,100 829,700 840,700 GOODS PRODUCING 85,500 85,400 89,800 140,400 140,000 146,800 90,600 90,100 95,100 Mining, Logging, & Construction 38,800 39,000 40,800 53,900 53,700 58,100 49,100 48,700 51,700 Manufacturing 46,700 46,400 49,000 86,500 86,300 88,700 41,500 41,400 43,400 SERVICE PROVIDING 682,200 680,300 673,900 712,900 706,800 708,700 742,500 739,600 745,600 Private Service Providing 511,200 508,200 503,900 583,300 580,300 583,400 579,200 576,400 585,200 Wholesale Trade 36,900 37,000 37,300 38,500 38,600 40,000 27,700 27,700 28,500 Retail Trade 81,300 81,000 81,400 96,400 96,000 98,100 93,500 93,100 94,500 Food and Beverage Stores 16,500 16,400 16,400 15,300 15,200 15,500 18,000 18,100 17,600 General Merchandise Stores 15,500 15,400 15,600 23,800 23,500 23,600 19,200 19,100 19,100 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 12,600 12,600 12,700 61,200 61,000 62,000 19,800 19,700 20,400 Information 18,900 19,000 19,900 14,500 14,600 15,700 18,400 18,500 20,100 Telecommunications 5,200 5,100 5,500 7,100 7,100 7,400 5,500 5,500 5,900 Financial Activities 44,500 43,900 43,800 48,800 48,800 49,900 65,200 64,900 64,500 Finance and Insurance 30,300 30,100 30,200 37,400 37,400 37,400 51,400 51,200 50,600 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 12,600 12,600 12,400 22,900 22,900 22,500 23,300 23,100 22,400 Professional and Business Services 105,300 106,100 107,500 90,400 90,100 91,400 97,100 97,800 99,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 57,300 57,800 57,600 34,400 34,800 34,800 38,300 38,800 37,900 Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 43,200 42,600 45,200 52,900 52,200 53,500 51,900 51,100 52,100 Education and Health Services 86,100 85,800 83,900 107,000 106,600 103,200 124,200 123,900 122,700 Health Care and Social Assistance 74,600 74,200 71,400 92,400 91,900 89,200 109,700 108,400 108,000 Hospitals 18,400 18,400 17,500 25,300 25,400 24,900 21,500 21,500 21,500 Leisure and Hospitality 91,600 89,000 84,100 94,300 92,600 91,400 102,600 100,200 104,000 Accommodation and Food Services 81,400 78,300 74,000 77,500 76,600 77,800 89,500 88,300 90,900 Other Services 34,000 33,800 33,300 32,200 32,000 31,700 30,700 30,600 31,400 Government 171,000 172,100 170,000 129,600 126,500 125,300 163,300 163,200 160,400 Federal 14,900 13,700 12,700 17,400 14,900 14,600 34,400 34,000 31,900 State 71,300 74,300 73,500 12,600 12,600 12,100 19,400 19,500 19,000 Local 84,800 84,100 83,800 99,600 99,000 98,600 109,500 109,700 109,500

Largest Four MSAs Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)DALLAS-FT. WORTH-ARLINGTON DALLAS-PLANO-IRVING MD** HOUSTON-SUGAR LAND-BAYTOWN

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INDUSTRY May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL 100,400 99,900 97,200 177,900 176,700 178,200 275,400 273,100 272,900 127,900 126,800 125,300 Mining, Logging, & Construction 6,600 6,500 6,700 18,600 18,500 19,700 15,300 15,100 15,400 5,600 5,500 6,000 Manufacturing 5,300 5,300 5,300 9,600 9,500 10,100 16,800 16,700 17,200 7,400 7,400 7,700 Wholesale Trade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,400 5,400 5,600 9,100 9,100 9,300 3,800 3,800 4,000 Retail Trade 10,200 10,100 9,800 20,400 20,300 20,400 33,100 33,000 32,500 14,700 14,600 14,600 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,400 1,400 1,400 5,400 5,300 5,400 12,400 12,300 12,500 4,600 4,600 4,400 Information 1,100 1,100 1,200 2,200 2,200 2,300 4,800 4,700 5,200 2,400 2,400 2,400 Financial Activities 3,300 3,300 3,500 7,500 7,600 7,600 12,000 11,900 12,000 5,500 5,400 5,400 Prof. & Business Services 5,900 5,800 6,000 15,000 15,000 15,200 29,500 29,400 29,700 9,800 9,800 10,000 Educ. & Health Services 10,900 10,900 10,400 29,700 29,600 28,500 35,900 35,700 34,200 18,900 18,900 18,100 Leisure & Hospitality 10,800 10,700 10,500 20,800 20,600 21,500 27,800 27,200 28,000 12,200 11,900 12,000 Other Services 3,200 3,200 3,000 7,100 7,000 7,000 8,800 8,800 9,100 5,000 5,000 5,000 Government 40,000 39,900 37,700 36,200 35,700 34,900 69,900 69,200 67,800 38,000 37,500 35,700

INDUSTRY May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL 87,800 87,400 87,500 94,900 94,000 94,900 130,300 129,500 129,900 222,700 221,200 219,200 Mining, Logging, & Construction 3,400 3,400 3,700 12,000 11,900 12,900 6,000 5,900 6,100 8,500 8,500 9,400 Manufacturing 1,100 1,100 1,100 10,900 10,800 11,400 4,800 4,800 4,900 6,200 6,200 6,200 Wholesale Trade 2,600 2,600 2,700 3,900 3,900 4,000 5,900 5,900 6,100 6,000 6,000 6,500 Retail Trade 11,900 11,800 12,000 11,500 11,400 11,500 15,700 15,600 15,500 32,100 32,000 31,700 Trans., Ware., & Util. 11,100 11,000 11,400 3,500 3,500 3,600 3,500 3,500 3,500 6,900 6,800 6,900 Information 600 600 700 1,500 1,500 1,600 4,200 4,300 4,600 2,100 2,100 2,200 Financial Activities 3,800 3,800 3,800 3,900 3,900 3,900 7,000 7,000 7,100 7,600 7,600 8,000 Prof. & Business Services 5,100 5,000 5,400 8,000 8,000 7,800 9,400 9,300 9,600 13,500 13,400 14,400 Educ. & Health Services 14,300 14,200 13,700 14,900 14,900 14,400 21,000 20,900 20,100 56,400 56,200 54,000 Leisure & Hospitality 8,200 8,100 8,300 8,300 8,100 8,100 16,700 16,600 16,400 19,600 19,500 19,000 Other Services 2,200 2,200 2,200 3,300 3,300 3,300 5,200 5,200 5,200 5,800 5,700 5,800 Government 23,500 23,600 22,500 13,200 12,800 12,400 30,900 30,500 30,800 58,000 57,200 55,100

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Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR BROWNSVILLE-HARLINGEN

COLLEGE STATION-BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI EL PASO KILLEEN-TEMPLE-FORT HOOD

INDUSTRY May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL 65,600 65,100 66,400 58,200 57,700 58,800 45,200 44,100 44,000 42,800 42,400 43,300 Mining, Logging, & Construction 13,900 13,800 14,500 10,300 10,200 10,600 2,800 2,800 2,900 2,400 2,300 2,500 Manufacturing 2,400 2,300 2,400 3,800 3,800 3,900 3,400 3,300 3,300 4,500 4,500 4,800 Wholesale Trade 3,000 3,000 3,200 4,300 4,300 4,500 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,700 1,700 1,700 Retail Trade 7,200 7,200 7,200 6,600 6,600 6,800 5,800 5,700 5,600 6,200 6,200 6,200 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,900 1,800 1,900 800 800 800 1,100 1,100 1,200 Information 1,100 1,100 1,200 600 600 600 1,200 1,200 1,300 500 500 500 Financial Activities 3,600 3,600 3,600 2,600 2,500 2,600 2,200 2,200 2,200 2,600 2,600 2,700 Prof. & Business Services 6,600 6,600 6,800 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,100 3,100 3,200 2,200 2,200 2,200 Educ. & Health Services 6,900 6,900 6,500 5,700 5,700 5,600 7,600 7,600 7,400 9,000 8,900 8,700 Leisure & Hospitality 7,400 7,300 7,500 6,100 6,000 6,100 4,700 4,600 4,800 4,800 4,700 4,800 Other Services 2,800 2,800 2,700 3,200 3,100 3,100 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,300 1,300 1,400 Government 8,900 8,700 9,000 9,800 9,800 9,800 10,200 9,400 9,100 6,500 6,400 6,600

INDUSTRY May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL 57,000 56,400 56,700 93,800 93,200 93,000 48,700 48,500 49,300 108,600 107,100 106,100 Mining, Logging, & Construction 2,200 2,200 2,300 5,500 5,500 5,700 5,900 5,900 6,200 5,900 5,800 6,300 Manufacturing 4,100 4,000 4,400 6,400 6,300 6,500 5,600 5,500 5,700 14,300 14,200 14,200 Wholesale Trade 2,400 2,400 2,400 3,100 3,100 3,200 1,600 1,600 1,600 3,800 3,800 3,900 Retail Trade 7,000 6,900 7,100 11,700 11,600 11,800 6,400 6,300 6,500 10,700 10,600 10,800 Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,000 3,100 3,100 3,600 3,600 3,600 1,400 1,400 1,500 2,900 2,900 2,900 Information 600 600 600 2,100 2,100 2,300 500 500 500 1,400 1,400 1,500 Financial Activities 2,500 2,500 2,500 4,100 4,100 4,100 2,000 2,000 2,100 6,400 6,400 6,300 Prof. & Business Services 3,600 3,500 3,500 8,400 8,400 8,400 2,900 2,900 3,000 8,500 8,500 8,500 Educ. & Health Services 9,300 9,300 9,100 20,800 20,700 20,300 7,200 7,200 6,800 20,100 20,000 19,500 Leisure & Hospitality 5,800 5,700 5,600 10,400 10,200 9,900 4,200 4,200 4,400 10,200 10,000 9,900 Other Services 2,200 2,200 2,100 3,900 3,900 3,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,900 3,900 3,800 Government 14,300 14,000 14,000 13,800 13,700 13,400 9,200 9,200 9,200 20,500 19,600 18,500

INDUSTRY May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL 58,200 57,700 59,200 Mining, Logging, & Construction 3,600 3,600 3,900 Manufacturing 5,800 5,700 6,300 Wholesale Trade 1,800 1,800 1,900 Retail Trade 7,700 7,600 7,700 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,300 1,300 1,400 Information 1,100 1,100 1,200 Financial Activities 2,700 2,700 2,800 Prof. & Business Services 2,900 2,900 3,100 Educ. & Health Services 9,400 9,400 9,200 Leisure & Hospitality 6,100 6,000 6,100 Other Services 2,600 2,600 2,600 Government 13,200 13,000 13,000

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Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in each MSA is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

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The Texas unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point in May 2010 for an estimate of 8.0 percent. The 10-year-average April-to-May change was an increase of one-tenth of a percentage

point. Since January 2010, the unemployment rate dropped six-tenths of a percentage point. The national unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.3 percent. The Texas unemployment rate has been below the national unemployment rate for 35 consecutive months.

The Civilian Labor Force was reduced by 48,200 for a May 2010 estimate of 12,162,200 Texans. In the past 12 months, the Civilian Labor Force expanded by 289,800 persons. Since January 2010, the Civilian

Labor Force has added 67,800 people. This was 12,800 people more than the 10-year-average January-to-May change. This month’s Civilian Labor Force level was ranked as the second highest in the time series.

The number of jobholders decreased by 34,300 persons for an estimate of 11,186,900. This was the third consecutive year where the number of jobholders declined in May. Since January 2010, Texas

has added 137,200 people to the ranks of the employed. The number of jobseekers contracted this month by 13,900 for an estimate of 975,300 people. This was the fi rst May since 2002 that the over-the-month change in jobseekers was negative. In the fi rst fi ve months of this year, those looking for work dropped by 69,400 persons. The year-to-date decline was 36,700 greater than the 10-year-average January-to-May change.

The number of persons continuing to fi le for unemployment insurance benefi ts declined by 11,300 for a total of 171,900 Texans. Within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), 22 MSAs recorded a

decline in unemployment insurance activity and three increased. The Laredo MSA, the San Angelo MSA, and the Odessa MSA posted the sharpest contraction in activity for May with -17.8 percent, -14.2 percent, and -13.3 percent, respectively.

The May unemployment rate dropped in 18 MSAs, six remained the same, and one increased. The Amarillo and the Midland MSAs tied for the lowest unemployment rate among the MSAs at 5.4 percent.

The San Angelo MSA experienced the sharpest decline over the month at four-tenths of a percentage point for an unemployment rate of 6.1 percent.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates refl ect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. Civilian Labor Force (C.L.F.) includes wage and salary workers, self-employed, unpaid family, domestics in private households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the unemployed, all by place of residence. Employment and Unemployment data are fi rst rounded then added together to derive the rounded CLF total. Because of this rounding technique, this rounded total of the CLF may not agree with a rounding of the CLF total itself. Percent Unemployed is based upon unrounded Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment numbers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Beginning with January 2005 estimates, defi nitions of the MSAs were updated to refl ect the 2000 Census-based confi gurations. Please see www.tracer2.com for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division (MD) and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

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MSAs Ranked by Unemployment RateMay 2010 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

May 2010 April 2010 May 2009C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate

United States 153,866.0 139,497.0 14,369.0 9.3 153,911.0 139,302.0 14,609.0 9.5 154,336.0 140,363.0 13,973.0 9.1 State of Texas 12,162.2 11,186.9 975.3 8.0 12,210.4 11,221.2 989.2 8.1 11,872.4 11,004.3 868.1 7.3 Abilene 84.5 79.2 5.3 6.3 84.9 79.6 5.3 6.3 82.3 77.7 4.6 5.6 Amarillo 133.5 126.3 7.2 5.4 134.5 127.0 7.5 5.6 130.9 124.3 6.6 5.0 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 910.2 847.0 63.2 6.9 917.6 853.2 64.4 7.0 882.8 824.2 58.6 6.6 Beaumont-Port Arthur 186.9 167.0 19.9 10.6 187.4 167.5 19.9 10.6 183.1 166.0 17.1 9.3 Brownsville-Harlingen 157.2 140.1 17.1 10.9 157.7 140.6 17.1 10.9 150.3 136.4 13.9 9.3 College Station-Bryan 118.4 111.6 6.8 5.8 119.0 112.0 7.0 5.9 112.3 106.5 5.8 5.1 Corpus Christi 212.8 195.8 17.0 8.0 213.1 196.1 17.0 8.0 207.0 192.7 14.3 6.9 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 3,231.3 2,969.0 262.3 8.1 3,242.8 2,976.7 266.1 8.2 3,143.0 2,904.6 238.4 7.6

Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 2,154.4 1,979.1 175.3 8.1 2,163.7 1,985.7 178.0 8.2 2,091.0 1,931.5 159.5 7.6 Fort Worth-Arlington MD 1,076.9 989.9 87.0 8.1 1,078.9 990.9 88.0 8.2 1,052.0 973.1 78.9 7.5

El Paso 315.2 285.8 29.4 9.3 315.7 286.1 29.6 9.4 304.8 278.1 26.7 8.7 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 2,896.1 2,655.1 241.0 8.3 2,898.7 2,655.2 243.5 8.4 2,832.0 2,626.6 205.4 7.3 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 167.7 155.5 12.2 7.3 168.2 155.9 12.3 7.3 160.2 149.7 10.5 6.6 Laredo 96.0 87.8 8.2 8.5 96.6 88.1 8.5 8.8 93.7 85.9 7.8 8.4 Longview 111.3 103.1 8.2 7.4 111.6 103.2 8.4 7.5 109.3 101.3 8.0 7.3 Lubbock 148.1 139.6 8.5 5.7 149.1 140.3 8.8 5.9 143.5 136.4 7.1 4.9 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 308.8 274.2 34.6 11.2 309.4 275.1 34.3 11.1 295.4 266.6 28.8 9.7 Midland 74.8 70.7 4.1 5.4 75.0 70.8 4.2 5.6 74.2 69.9 4.3 5.8 Odessa 70.7 64.9 5.8 8.2 71.1 65.1 6.0 8.4 70.5 64.5 6.0 8.6 San Angelo 55.5 52.1 3.4 6.1 55.2 51.6 3.6 6.5 53.5 50.1 3.4 6.3 San Antonio-New Braunfels 979.4 909.7 69.7 7.1 984.8 913.4 71.4 7.3 961.2 900.6 60.6 6.3 Sherman-Denison 57.9 53.1 4.8 8.3 58.0 53.1 4.9 8.4 57.2 52.8 4.4 7.6 Texarkana 65.9 61.0 4.9 7.4 66.0 61.1 4.9 7.4 64.3 60.5 3.8 5.9 Tyler 102.6 94.9 7.7 7.5 102.9 95.1 7.8 7.6 100.2 92.7 7.5 7.5 Victoria 58.8 54.3 4.5 7.6 59.1 54.5 4.6 7.7 58.3 54.1 4.2 7.2 Waco 118.5 110.4 8.1 6.8 118.1 109.9 8.2 6.9 113.4 106.2 7.2 6.3 Wichita Falls 73.5 67.9 5.6 7.6 73.9 68.1 5.8 7.8 72.8 67.7 5.1 7.0

1 (tie) Amarillo 5.4 Midland 5.4

3 Lubbock 5.7 4 College Station-Bryan 5.8 5 San Angelo 6.1 6 Abilene 6.3 7 Waco 6.8 8 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 6.9 9 San Antonio-New Braunfels 7.1 10 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 7.3 11 (tie) Longview 7.4

Texarkana 7.4 13 Tyler 7.5 14 (tie) Victoria 7.6

Wichita Falls 7.6 Texas 8.0

16 Corpus Christi 8.0 17 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 8.1 18 Odessa 8.2 19 (tie) Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 8.3

Sherman-Denison 8.3 21 Laredo 8.5

United States 9.3 22 El Paso 9.3 23 Beaumont-Port Arthur 10.6 24 Brownsville-Harlingen 10.9 25 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 11.2

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Employment and Unemployment Estimates for Texas Counties - May 2010County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. RateAnderson 21,245 19,284 1,961 9.2 Gillespie 14,085 13,439 646 4.6 Moore 11,508 10,952 556 4.8 Andrews 6,855 6,427 428 6.2 Glasscock 637 606 31 4.9 Morris 5,882 5,064 818 13.9 Angelina 39,506 36,300 3,206 8.1 Goliad 3,485 3,251 234 6.7 Motley 683 641 42 6.1 Aransas 11,902 10,971 931 7.8 Gonzales 10,160 9,553 607 6.0 Nacogdoches 31,955 29,877 2,078 6.5 Archer 5,194 4,871 323 6.2 Gray 11,274 10,428 846 7.5 Navarro 21,422 19,491 1,931 9.0 Armstrong 1,120 1,071 49 4.4 Grayson 57,890 53,084 4,806 8.3 Newton 5,968 5,208 760 12.7 Atascosa 19,662 18,195 1,467 7.5 Gregg 66,068 61,264 4,804 7.3 Nolan 8,042 7,479 563 7.0 Austin 13,561 12,499 1,062 7.8 Grimes 11,919 10,875 1,044 8.8 Nueces 168,990 156,298 12,692 7.5 Bailey 3,386 3,149 237 7.0 Guadalupe 59,845 55,811 4,034 6.7 Ochiltree 5,362 5,064 298 5.6 Bandera 10,015 9,329 686 6.8 Hale 17,637 16,484 1,153 6.5 Oldham 915 860 55 6.0 Bastrop 35,603 32,784 2,819 7.9 Hall 1,420 1,283 137 9.6 Orange 42,392 37,987 4,405 10.4 Baylor 1,989 1,854 135 6.8 Hamilton 4,249 3,977 272 6.4 Palo Pinto 14,056 12,964 1,092 7.8 Bee 12,099 10,981 1,118 9.2 Hansford 2,796 2,665 131 4.7 Panola 13,592 12,571 1,021 7.5 Bell 131,559 122,107 9,452 7.2 Hardeman 2,233 2,071 162 7.3 Parker 55,359 51,108 4,251 7.7 Bexar 776,748 720,776 55,972 7.2 Hardin 27,067 24,374 2,693 9.9 Parmer 4,630 4,409 221 4.8 Blanco 5,240 4,937 303 5.8 Harris 2,014,914 1,847,155 167,759 8.3 Pecos 8,174 7,565 609 7.5 Borden 398 378 20 5.0 Harrison 33,316 30,446 2,870 8.6 Polk 18,367 16,620 1,747 9.5 Bosque 8,765 8,014 751 8.6 Hartley 2,509 2,386 123 4.9 Potter 58,934 55,269 3,665 6.2 Bowie 45,683 41,874 3,809 8.3 Haskell 3,086 2,932 154 5.0 Presidio 3,817 3,149 668 17.5 Brazoria 148,285 135,442 12,843 8.7 Hays 80,554 75,068 5,486 6.8 Rains 5,078 4,598 480 9.5 Brazos 101,806 96,156 5,650 5.5 Hemphill 2,526 2,442 84 3.3 Randall 70,073 66,700 3,373 4.8 Brewster 5,233 4,959 274 5.2 Henderson 35,884 32,847 3,037 8.5 Reagan 1,893 1,787 106 5.6 Briscoe 685 643 42 6.1 Hidalgo 308,847 274,248 34,599 11.2 Real 1,552 1,462 90 5.8 Brooks 3,376 3,066 310 9.2 Hill 16,653 15,280 1,373 8.2 Red River 6,107 5,443 664 10.9 Brown 19,543 18,151 1,392 7.1 Hockley 12,110 11,330 780 6.4 Reeves 4,660 4,142 518 11.1 Burleson 8,816 8,223 593 6.7 Hood 26,884 24,974 1,910 7.1 Refugio 4,261 3,965 296 6.9 Burnet 22,562 21,132 1,430 6.3 Hopkins 18,002 16,833 1,169 6.5 Roberts 555 526 29 5.2 Caldwell 16,257 14,913 1,344 8.3 Houston 8,297 7,466 831 10.0 Robertson 7,799 7,193 606 7.8 Calhoun 9,542 8,705 837 8.8 Howard 14,415 13,403 1,012 7.0 Rockwall 39,337 36,395 2,942 7.5 Callahan 7,303 6,869 434 5.9 Hudspeth 1,865 1,760 105 5.6 Runnels 4,666 4,266 400 8.6 Cameron 157,158 140,089 17,069 10.9 Hunt 38,158 34,936 3,222 8.4 Rusk 24,767 22,977 1,790 7.2 Camp 5,784 5,269 515 8.9 Hutchinson 11,592 10,781 811 7.0 Sabine 3,599 3,020 579 16.1 Carson 3,391 3,230 161 4.7 Irion 932 885 47 5.0 San Augustine 3,592 3,162 430 12.0 Cass 13,291 11,802 1,489 11.2 Jack 5,530 5,216 314 5.7 San Jacinto 10,515 9,519 996 9.5 Castro 3,598 3,388 210 5.8 Jackson 7,022 6,501 521 7.4 San Patricio 31,923 28,504 3,419 10.7 Chambers 15,068 13,497 1,571 10.4 Jasper 16,006 14,179 1,827 11.4 San Saba 2,417 2,244 173 7.2 Cherokee 20,998 19,086 1,912 9.1 Jeff Davis 1,159 1,093 66 5.7 Schleicher 1,470 1,355 115 7.8 Childress 3,441 3,223 218 6.3 Jefferson 117,479 104,669 12,810 10.9 Scurry 7,830 7,317 513 6.6 Clay 6,111 5,720 391 6.4 Jim Hogg 3,161 2,909 252 8.0 Shackelford 2,123 2,039 84 4.0 Cochran 1,499 1,383 116 7.7 Jim Wells 22,371 20,509 1,862 8.3 Shelby 12,407 11,385 1,022 8.2 Coke 1,257 1,154 103 8.2 Johnson 76,397 70,093 6,304 8.3 Sherman 1,388 1,318 70 5.0 Coleman 4,420 4,110 310 7.0 Jones 8,063 7,409 654 8.1 Smith 102,647 94,903 7,744 7.5 Collin 418,497 387,170 31,327 7.5 Karnes 5,482 4,956 526 9.6 Somervell 4,407 4,051 356 8.1 Collingsworth 1,445 1,372 73 5.1 Kaufman 48,091 43,844 4,247 8.8 Starr 25,096 20,799 4,297 17.1 Colorado 10,810 10,019 791 7.3 Kendall 16,634 15,676 958 5.8 Stephens 4,655 4,345 310 6.7 Comal 56,726 52,982 3,744 6.6 Kenedy 244 236 8 3.3 Sterling 865 829 36 4.2 Comanche 6,894 6,437 457 6.6 Kent 479 450 29 6.1 Stonewall 860 821 39 4.5 Concho 1,349 1,235 114 8.5 Kerr 23,549 22,134 1,415 6.0 Sutton 3,333 3,134 199 6.0 Cooke 22,077 20,625 1,452 6.6 Kimble 2,105 1,981 124 5.9 Swisher 3,609 3,391 218 6.0 Coryell 25,221 23,073 2,148 8.5 King 189 179 10 5.3 Tarrant 916,426 842,300 74,126 8.1 Cottle 814 763 51 6.3 Kinney 1,490 1,362 128 8.6 Taylor 69,130 64,874 4,256 6.2 Crane 1,768 1,641 127 7.2 Kleberg 17,458 16,255 1,203 6.9 Terrell 364 335 29 8.0 Crockett 2,322 2,168 154 6.6 Knox 1,742 1,628 114 6.5 Terry 6,054 5,613 441 7.3 Crosby 2,766 2,543 223 8.1 Lamar 24,067 21,959 2,108 8.8 Throckmorton 976 926 50 5.1 Culberson 1,827 1,753 74 4.1 Lamb 6,923 6,416 507 7.3 Titus 14,422 13,310 1,112 7.7 Dallam 3,685 3,479 206 5.6 Lampasas 10,988 10,352 636 5.8 Tom Green 54,594 51,233 3,361 6.2 Dallas 1,180,727 1,078,926 101,801 8.6 La Salle 2,766 2,518 248 9.0 Travis 564,562 526,485 38,077 6.7 Dawson 5,441 4,987 454 8.3 Lavaca 10,033 9,327 706 7.0 Trinity 5,926 5,405 521 8.8 Deaf Smith 9,136 8,622 514 5.6 Lee 9,265 8,605 660 7.1 Tyler 8,667 7,745 922 10.6 Delta 2,362 2,172 190 8.0 Leon 8,616 7,983 633 7.3 Upshur 20,535 18,896 1,639 8.0 Denton 354,741 328,974 25,767 7.3 Liberty 32,754 29,101 3,653 11.2 Upton 1,805 1,709 96 5.3 DeWitt 9,135 8,387 748 8.2 Limestone 11,729 10,941 788 6.7 Uvalde 11,579 10,571 1,008 8.7 Dickens 975 889 86 8.8 Lipscomb 1,690 1,595 95 5.6 Val Verde 21,533 19,665 1,868 8.7 Dimmit 4,265 3,889 376 8.8 Live Oak 5,079 4,711 368 7.2 Van Zandt 26,978 25,033 1,945 7.2 Donley 1,939 1,809 130 6.7 Llano 8,791 8,175 616 7.0 Victoria 45,774 42,387 3,387 7.4 Duval 5,243 4,634 609 11.6 Loving 41 37 4 9.8 Walker 28,867 26,817 2,050 7.1 Eastland 8,513 7,823 690 8.1 Lubbock 145,359 137,072 8,287 5.7 Waller 16,876 15,395 1,481 8.8 Ector 70,674 64,875 5,799 8.2 Lynn 2,885 2,668 217 7.5 Ward 4,978 4,585 393 7.9 Edwards 1,033 954 79 7.6 McCulloch 3,829 3,551 278 7.3 Washington 17,576 16,484 1,092 6.2 Ellis 72,494 66,645 5,849 8.1 McLennan 118,490 110,424 8,066 6.8 Webb 95,948 87,791 8,157 8.5 El Paso 315,253 285,833 29,420 9.3 McMullen 353 325 28 7.9 Wharton 21,652 19,857 1,795 8.3 Erath 19,383 18,196 1,187 6.1 Madison 5,566 5,120 446 8.0 Wheeler 3,157 3,004 153 4.8 Falls 6,754 6,113 641 9.5 Marion 5,124 4,598 526 10.3 Wichita 62,200 57,311 4,889 7.9 Fannin 13,777 12,512 1,265 9.2 Martin 2,247 2,125 122 5.4 Wilbarger 7,966 7,496 470 5.9 Fayette 12,422 11,711 711 5.7 Mason 2,364 2,242 122 5.2 Willacy 8,478 7,350 1,128 13.3 Fisher 1,957 1,827 130 6.6 Matagorda 18,288 16,299 1,989 10.9 Williamson 213,279 197,783 15,496 7.3 Floyd 3,101 2,843 258 8.3 Maverick 23,915 20,425 3,490 14.6 Wilson 19,401 18,039 1,362 7.0 Foard 688 647 41 6.0 Medina 20,349 18,908 1,441 7.1 Winkler 3,358 3,076 282 8.4 Fort Bend 276,595 254,411 22,184 8.0 Menard 1,059 989 70 6.6 Wise 28,723 26,442 2,281 7.9 Franklin 5,614 5,203 411 7.3 Midland 74,774 70,703 4,071 5.4 Wood 19,042 17,503 1,539 8.1 Freestone 10,169 9,491 678 6.7 Milam 11,193 10,022 1,171 10.5 Yoakum 4,113 3,835 278 6.8 Frio 7,598 7,036 562 7.4 Mills 2,389 2,251 138 5.8 Young 9,698 9,073 625 6.4 Gaines 7,185 6,742 443 6.2 Mitchell 3,496 3,177 319 9.1 Zapata 5,329 4,744 585 11.0 Galveston 146,990 134,213 12,777 8.7 Montague 10,911 10,133 778 7.1 Zavala 4,084 3,468 616 15.1 Garza 2,429 2,294 135 5.6 Montgomery 220,546 203,907 16,639 7.5 Texas (Actual) 12,162,174 11,186,911 975,263 8.0

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Employment and Unemployment Estimates for Texas Cities - May 2010City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp RateAbilene 59,984 56,146 3,838 6.4 Galveston 26,357 24,373 1,984 7.5 Odessa 53,091 48,811 4,280 8.1 Allen 43,268 40,234 3,034 7.0 Garland 110,009 100,907 9,102 8.3 Paris 12,106 10,921 1,185 9.8 Amarillo 102,808 97,299 5,509 5.4 Georgetown 23,422 21,781 1,641 7.0 Pasadena 68,514 61,649 6,865 10.0 Arlington 208,668 192,849 15,819 7.6 Grand Prairie 79,751 72,893 6,858 8.6 Pearland 45,735 42,704 3,031 6.6 Austin 431,174 403,422 27,752 6.4 Grapevine 29,559 27,742 1,817 6.1 Pflugerville 22,513 21,296 1,217 5.4 Baytown 33,602 29,601 4,001 11.9 Greenville 11,490 10,528 962 8.4 Pharr 26,750 24,136 2,614 9.8 Beaumont 55,895 50,455 5,440 9.7 Haltom City 21,263 19,544 1,719 8.1 Plano 148,006 137,298 10,708 7.2 Bedford 31,127 28,813 2,314 7.4 Harker Heights City 12,140 11,352 788 6.5 Port Arthur 24,287 20,830 3,457 14.2 Big Spring 9,960 9,175 785 7.9 Harlingen 26,800 24,504 2,296 8.6 Richardson 55,556 51,548 4,008 7.2 Brownsville 68,457 60,752 7,705 11.3 Houston 1,091,057 1,004,519 86,538 7.9 Rockwall 18,626 17,370 1,256 6.7 Bryan 41,612 39,207 2,405 5.8 Huntsville 16,887 15,726 1,161 6.9 Rosenberg 16,245 14,985 1,260 7.8 Burleson 18,608 17,290 1,318 7.1 Hurst 21,243 19,568 1,675 7.9 Round Rock 56,854 53,196 3,658 6.4 Carrollton 71,698 66,426 5,272 7.4 Irving 111,807 102,877 8,930 8.0 Rowlett 29,271 27,008 2,263 7.7 Cedar Hill 24,021 21,961 2,060 8.6 Keller 20,605 19,283 1,322 6.4 San Angelo 46,062 43,219 2,843 6.2 Cedar Park 33,874 31,986 1,888 5.6 Killeen 49,476 45,520 3,956 8.0 San Antonio 642,570 598,910 43,660 6.8 Cleburne 13,980 12,692 1,288 9.2 Kingsville 13,902 12,995 907 6.5 San Benito 9,791 8,847 944 9.6 College Station 48,362 45,824 2,538 5.2 Kyle City 12,481 11,799 682 5.5 San Juan 13,972 12,377 1,595 11.4 Conroe 27,299 25,574 1,725 6.3 Lake Jackson 13,706 12,696 1,010 7.4 San Marcos 29,035 27,461 1,574 5.4 Coppell 20,670 19,215 1,455 7.0 Lancaster 17,195 15,396 1,799 10.5 Schertz 15,831 14,865 966 6.1 Copperas Cove 13,607 12,668 939 6.9 La Porte 19,125 17,227 1,898 9.9 Seguin 11,980 11,178 802 6.7 Corpus Christi 151,814 140,968 10,846 7.1 Laredo 90,770 83,636 7,134 7.9 Sherman 17,834 16,397 1,437 8.1 Corsicana 10,817 9,854 963 8.9 League City 39,767 36,935 2,832 7.1 Socorro 12,199 10,890 1,309 10.7 Dallas 607,250 554,802 52,448 8.6 Leander City 13,699 12,918 781 5.7 Southlake 12,567 11,748 819 6.5 Deer Park 17,310 15,797 1,513 8.7 Lewisville 60,225 56,263 3,962 6.6 Sugar Land 42,831 40,095 2,736 6.4 Del Rio 16,974 15,597 1,377 8.1 Longview 42,580 39,375 3,205 7.5 Temple 31,551 29,638 1,913 6.1 Denton 64,382 60,290 4,092 6.4 Lubbock 121,929 115,072 6,857 5.6 Texarkana 17,472 16,072 1,400 8.0 DeSoto 25,605 23,276 2,329 9.1 Lufkin 16,369 15,029 1,340 8.2 Texas City 20,873 18,599 2,274 10.9 Duncanville 18,559 16,890 1,669 9.0 McAllen 63,840 58,919 4,921 7.7 The Colony 23,318 21,671 1,647 7.1 Eagle Pass 13,792 11,723 2,069 15.0 McKinney 60,605 55,907 4,698 7.8 Tyler 49,924 46,280 3,644 7.3 Edinburg 33,626 30,889 2,737 8.1 Mansfield 25,323 23,554 1,769 7.0 Victoria 33,028 30,605 2,423 7.3 El Paso 268,228 245,485 22,743 8.5 Mesquite 70,121 64,038 6,083 8.7 Waco 58,566 54,279 4,287 7.3 Euless 32,050 29,627 2,423 7.6 Midland 61,690 58,368 3,322 5.4 Waxahachie 13,557 12,480 1,077 7.9 Farmers Branch 14,055 12,950 1,105 7.9 Mission 28,934 26,107 2,827 9.8 Weatherford 12,744 11,872 872 6.8 Flower Mound 36,581 34,228 2,353 6.4 Missouri City 41,955 38,757 3,198 7.6 Weslaco 14,293 12,752 1,541 10.8 Fort Worth 336,449 308,393 28,056 8.3 Nacogdoches 16,656 15,580 1,076 6.5 Wichita Falls 47,308 43,501 3,807 8.0 Friendswood 18,182 16,931 1,251 6.9 New Braunfels 27,499 25,836 1,663 6.0 Wylie 19,929 18,477 1,452 7.3 Frisco 52,941 49,068 3,873 7.3 North Richland Hills 37,229 34,417 2,812 7.6

Civilian Labor Force Estimates for WDAsMay 2010

CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate Alamo 1,030,094 957,281 72,813 7.1 Brazos Valley 162,098 152,034 10,064 6.2 Cameron County 157,158 140,089 17,069 10.9 Capital Area 564,562 526,485 38,077 6.7 Central Texas 188,016 174,026 13,990 7.4 Coastal Bend 283,299 260,455 22,844 8.1 Concho Valley 77,372 72,543 4,829 6.2 Dallas 1,180,727 1,078,926 101,801 8.6 Deep East Texas 164,805 149,886 14,919 9.1 East Texas 401,058 369,275 31,783 7.9 Golden Crescent 95,151 88,111 7,040 7.4 Gulf Coast 2,965,206 2,718,612 246,594 8.3 Heart Of Texas 172,560 160,263 12,297 7.1 Lower Rio Grande Valley 342,421 302,397 40,024 11.7 Middle Rio Grande 72,217 64,314 7,903 10.9 North Central Texas 1,217,949 1,125,283 92,666 7.6 North East Texas 135,430 123,660 11,770 8.7 North Texas 113,334 105,155 8,179 7.2 Panhandle 222,378 209,910 12,468 5.6 Permian Basin 207,774 193,336 14,438 6.9 Rural Capital 403,973 375,108 28,865 7.1 South East Texas 186,938 167,030 19,908 10.6 South Plains 210,109 197,339 12,770 6.1 South Texas 104,438 95,444 8,994 8.6 Tarrant County 916,426 842,300 74,126 8.1 Texoma 93,744 86,221 7,523 8.0 Upper Rio Grande 329,154 298,547 30,607 9.3 West Central Texas 163,778 152,880 10,898 6.7

Average Hours and Earnings of Production or Nonsupervisory Workers for TexasAverage Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Average Hourly EarningsMay '10 Apr. '10 May '09 May '10 Apr. '10 May '09 May '10 Apr. '10 May '09

Mining and Logging $677.53 $672.28 $596.32 39.3 39.2 37.2 $17.24 $17.15 $16.03

Mining $736.10 $724.50 $617.77 42.5 42.0 37.6 $17.32 $17.25 $16.43

Manufacturing $670.47 $654.81 $604.16 41.8 40.9 39.8 $16.04 $16.01 $15.18

Durable Goods $661.86 $647.40 $589.58 42.4 41.5 41.0 $15.61 $15.60 $14.38

Fabricated Metal Product Mfg $645.54 $638.93 $555.37 43.5 43.2 39.5 $14.84 $14.79 $14.06

Non-Durable Goods $687.07 $669.52 $629.63 40.8 39.9 37.5 $16.84 $16.78 $16.79

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

Wholesale Trade $656.47 $648.40 $609.90 40.2 40.0 38.0 $16.33 $16.21 $16.05

Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies $578.48 $551.00 $552.56 40.2 38.0 39.3 $14.39 $14.50 $14.06

Retail Trade

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $632.93 $616.12 $648.89 37.9 36.5 37.4 $16.70 $16.88 $17.35

Bldg. Material and Garden Equipment $430.34 $431.70 $398.43 36.5 36.4 34.2 $11.79 $11.86 $11.65

Food and Beverage Stores $328.96 $328.25 $328.96 32.7 32.5 32.7 $10.06 $10.10 $10.06

Gasoline Stations $330.99 $321.99 $332.64 36.9 35.5 37.8 $8.97 $9.07 $8.80

Clothing and Accessories Stores $216.93 $204.77 $207.05 21.0 19.9 20.5 $10.33 $10.29 $10.10

Information

Telecommunications $649.07 $632.60 $584.43 35.9 35.4 33.0 $18.08 $17.87 $17.71

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GLOSSARY OF LABOR MARKET TERMSActual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data series not subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of regular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.

Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 and older who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed, a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and actively seeking work.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) - Is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare what the market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the same market basket cost a month or a year ago.

Current Employment Statistics (CES) - A monthly survey of nonfarm business establishments used to collect wage and salary employment, workers hours, and payroll, by industry and area. It is sometimes known as Nonagricultural Employment.

Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutional population who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least 1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not working but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - The Federal/State cooperative program which produces employment and unemployment

estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by State Employment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) defi nitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetary purposes as an indication of need for employment and training services programs. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.

Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which contains a single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdivided into smaller groupings of counties referred to as Metropolitan Divisions. Titles of Metropolitan Divisions are typically based on principal city names. Texas has two Metropolitan Divisions, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that contains at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urban area. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Offi ce of Management and Budget defi nes metropolitan areas according to published standards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs and two Metropolitan Divisions (MD).

Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effects of events that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movements in a data series.

Unemployed (Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specifi c efforts to fi nd employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classifi ed as unemployed.

Samsung Plans $3.6 Billion UpgradeAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman--Kirk Ladendorf)—Samsung Electronics Corporation recently unveiled plans for a $3.6 billion expansion project to its Fab 2 semiconductor manufacturing plant in Northeast Austin. The project will provide temporary construction jobs for nearly 3,000 workers and will add about 500 permanent employees to Samsung’s Austin operation by late next year. Samsung also disclosed that it is creating a 50-person engineering center.

“This investment, along with the creation of Samsung Austin’s fi rst research and development facility \u2026 ensures Austin’s premier status as a center for semiconductor research and manufacturing,” said W.S. Han, president of the company’s Austin subsidiary. Samsung, the world’s second largest chip company, said its Austin payroll will expand to about $105 million a year. The project is the most expensive in Austin history, surpassing the $3.5 billion spent on the company’s Fab 2 project, which was fi nished in 2007.

Energy Company Breaks GroundAMARILLO, TX (Alstom Power)—Alstom, a global leader in power generation, held a ceremony with officials of the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation and other area government offi cials to commemorate the construction of their 115,000-square-foot wind turbines nacelle assembly facility in Amarillo. The Alstom wind turbine facility, which is scheduled to be operational in 2011, will create 275 full time engineering, production, and technical support jobs in Amarillo when the plant is at full capacity.

Alfonso Faubel, Alstom Wind Vice President, said, “Amarillo is the ideal location for Alstom’s wind power manufacturing hub in North America because it is centrally located in an area that is expected to create a substantial number of new wind power projects over the next several years.” Workers at the Amarillo facility will assemble the “nacelles”—i.e. the generator, gearbox, and control systems that make up a wind turbine.

More Jobs to TCIMPARIS, TX (Paris News)—TCIM President and Chief Operating Offi cer Bryan Gross was in Paris announcing the local plant will add 150 workers in June. That will bring the employment to 600, its highest since coming to Paris 10 years ago. Gross said, “One of the things we have done is committed to bringing in other clients here so we could have fl exible hours and the opportunity for more folks to work the expanded work day.” Gross added the work day has been expanded to begin at 7 a.m. and run to 11 p.m. Earlier this year, TCIM announced an additional 50 to 75 jobs being added to the plant.

Cabela’s to Open in AllenALLEN, TX (Dallas Morning News)—Cabela’s Inc. will open a massive hunting, fi shing and outdoor store in Allen next year. The store is expected to create 120 full-time jobs. In exchange for $12 million dollars in incentives from the city of Allen and the Allen Economic Development Corporation, Cabela’s has committed to keeping the store open for 15 years and promised annual sales of at least $40 million. Allen Mayor Stephen Terrell said his city beat competing proposals from neighboring Fairview and McKinney.

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MSAMAY 2010

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally AdjustedMAY 2010 8.0% MAY 2010 8.3%APR 2010 8.1% APR 2010 8.3%MAY 2009 7.3% MAY 2009 7.5%

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally AdjustedMAY 2010 9.3% MAY 2010 9.7%APR 2010 9.5% APR 2010 9.9%MAY 2009 9.1% MAY 2009 9.4%

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally AdjustedMAY 2010 10,408,300 MAY 2010 10,386,900APR 2010 10,320,700 APR 2010 10,311,700MAY 2009 10,352,300 MAY 2009 10,320,200OTM Change 87,600 OTM Change 75,200OTY Change 56,000 OTY Change 66,700

Initial Claims Continued ClaimsMAY 2010 88,051 MAY 2010 1,004,012APR 2010 96,295 APR 2010 954,091MAY 2009 115,591 MAY 2009 1,320,400

Personnel SupplyAnnual ChangeU.S. MAY 2010 2.0% MAY 2010 207,800Dallas-Fort Worth MAY 2010 1.4% APR 2010 201,600

Texas Unemployment Rate

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

U.S. Unemployment Rate

Dallas-Fort Worth MAY 2010 1.4% APR 2010 201,600Houston-Galveston APR 2010 2.3% MAY 2009 202,600

OTM Change 6,200OTY Change 5,200

MAY 2010 $ 73.84 OTM Change -$ 10.64APR 2010 $ 84.48 OTY Change $ 14.68MAY 2009 $ 59.16

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY WDAMAY 2010