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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . 1

Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . .. 2

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 3

MSA Nonagricultural Wage & Salary

Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 5

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force . . . . . . . . . 8

County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 10

Texas Hours and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas slid by 1,300 jobs inAugust, marking the first monthly decline in the employmentseries since September 2010. Six of the 11 major industries showedgrowth over the month, led by increases in Education and HealthServices and in Professional and Business Services. The Government

and the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industries felt the largestover-the-month declines among the five industries that shed jobs inAugust. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended the month at anestimated level of 10,615,000 jobs, an increase of 253,200 jobs overthe year. The annual growth rate for the employment series retreatedslightly from its recent high of 2.6 percent in July and stood at 2.4percent in August.

Following a revised increase of 3,300 jobs in July, Education andHealth Services added 9,600 jobs in August. Health Care and SocialAssistance accounted for the majority of these gains with the additionof 8,500 jobs, while Educational Services picked up 1,100 positionsover the month. Education and Health Services has experiencedpositive annual growth for the entirety of the series, stretching back to

1990. The industry continued this trend in August with an over-the-year expansion of 42,100 jobs, which resulted in an annual growth rateof 3.0 percent. Education and Health Services had averaged annualgrowth of 3.2 percent in August over the previous five years.

Professional and Business Services expanded by 4,200 jobs in Auguston the heels of a revised gain of 2,500 jobs in July. The industry hasundergone seven consecutive months of job growth. On an annualbasis, Professional and Business Services added 49,100 jobs for a3.8 percent annualized growth rate. The industry has experiencedover-the-year increases for 17 straight months.

Construction added 1,900 jobs in August following a revised declineof 4,800 positions in July. The industry has now added jobs in eight

of the past 12 months. Construction continued its 11-month trend ofyearly job expansion by adding 27,100 jobs over the year in Augustfor a 4.8 percent annual growth rate.

Following a revised gain of 4,200 jobs in July, Manufacturing added1,200 jobs in August for its fourth straight month of job gains. Themonthly growth was contained to Durable Goods, while NondurableGoods held steady. Manufacturing has added jobs in nine of the past12 months. On an annual basis, the industry added 20,700 positionsfor a 2.5 percent yearly growth rate.

Other Services added 1,100 jobs in August following a revised increaof 3,600 jobs in July. The industry has expanded in 11 of the p

12 months. Since January, Other Services has added 4,200 jobs, largest year-to-date gain for August since 2008, and more than douthe five-year average of the year-to-date increase in August of 2,0positions. Employment in the industry was augmented by 9,7jobs on an annual basis, marking 13 straight months of annualizemployment increases in the industry.

Employment in Financial Activities edged up to an estimated levof 631,100 positions in August, a bump of 600 jobs over the monThe industry has added employment in nine of the past 12 montwhich caused its annual growth rate to remain at 1.6 percent fosecond straight month, a level not previously seen in the indussince November 2007. Financial Activities has expanded by 9,2jobs so far in 2011, an increase that is more than three times the s

of the 2,900-job gain averaged through August in the industry ovthe past 10 years.

Employment in Leisure and Hospitality recorded a moderetrenchment of 1,400 jobs over the month, ending a run of tconsecutive months of employment growth. The loss of jobs othe month stood in contrast to an average gain of 2,000 positions ththe industry had averaged in August over both the past five-year a10-year periods. Leisure and Hospitality has now added 36,200 joover the year for an annual growth rate of 3.6 percent, down slighfrom the rate of 4.2 percent recorded in July.

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ManufacturingEmployment(Statewide,SeasonallyAdjusted)

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810,000

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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. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in

cooperation with the TWC.**Total Nongovernment number is derived by subtracting the Government estimate from the Total Nonagricultural estimate.

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 reflects 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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TexasandU.S.UnemploymentRates(SeasonallyAdjusted)

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TEXASANDU.S.CIVILIANLABORFORCEESTIMATESTEXAS* UNITEDSTATES**

NotSeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateAugust 2011 12,317,200 11,276,200 1,041,000 8.5 154,344,000 140,335,000 14,008,000 9.July 2011 12,317,800 11,241,300 1,076,500 8.7 154,812,000 140,384,000 14,428,000 9.August 2010 12,167,000 11,156,500 1,010,500 8.3 154,678,000 139,919,000 14,759,000 9.

SeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateAugust 2011 12,252,800 11,216,200 1,036,600 8.5 153,594,000 139,627,000 13,967,000 9.July 2011 12,241,500 11,218,400 1,023,100 8.4 153,228,000 139,296,000 13,931,000 9.August 2010 12,137,600 11,147,500 990,100 8.2 154,117,000 139,267,000 14,849,000 9.

TEXASNONAGRICULTURALWAGEANDSALARYEMPLOYMENT

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INDUSTRYTITLE Aug.2011* July2011 Aug.2010 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent

Change Change Change Change

TotalNonagricultural 10,615,000 10,616,300 10,361,800 1,300 0.0 253,200 2.4

TotalNongovernment** 8,770,700 8,762,600 8,498,500 8,100 0.1 272,200 3.2

GoodsProducing

MiningandLogging 245,300 248,000 210,100 2,700 1.1 35,200 16.8

Construction 594,500 592,600 567,400 1,900 0.3 27,100 4.8

Manufacturing 833,700 832,500 813,000 1,200 0.1 20,700 2.5

ServiceProviding

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities 2,104,500 2,109,100 2,054,900 4,600 0.2 49,600 2.4

Information 186,900 188,700 194,600 1,800 1.0 7,700 4.0

FinancialActivities 631,300 630,700 621,100 600 0.1 10,200 1.6

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 1,329,800 1,325,600 1,280,700 4,200 0.3 49,100 3.8

EducationandHealthServices 1,432,100 1,422,500 1,390,000 9,600 0.7 42,100 3.0

LeisureandHospitality 1,042,400 1,043,800 1,006,200 1,400 0.1 36,200 3.6

OtherServices 370,200 369,100 360,500 1,100 0.3 9,700 2.7

Government 1,844,300 1,853,700 1,863,300 9,400 0.5 19,000 1.0

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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Te number of nonagricultural jobs in exas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates producthe Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the WC.

Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10 Change %Change Change %Chan

TOTALNONFARM 10,593,200 10,568,200 10,321,800 25,000 0.2% 271,400 2.6

TOTALPRIVATE(totalnonfarmlessgovernment) 8,831,000 8,802,600 8,546,800 28,400 0.3% 284,200 3.3

GOODSPRODUCING 1,690,400 1,684,800 1,600,300 5,600 0.3% 90,100 5.6

MiningandLogging(NAICS21,1133) 247,300 249,000 210,700 1,700 0.7% 36,600 17.4

OilandGasExtraction(NAICS211) 87,200 87,200 82,500 0 0.0% 4,700 5.7SupportActivitiesforMining(NAICS213) 142,800 143,100 117,000 300 0.2% 25,800 22.1Construction(NAICS23) 605,700 603,000 574,200 2,700 0.5% 31,500 5.5ConstructionofBuildings(NAICS236) 140,300 139,000 133,200 1,300 0.9% 7,100 5.3HeavyandCivilEngineeringConstruction(NAICS237) 123,000 122,900 112,400 100 0.1% 10,600 9.4SpecialtyTradeContractors(NAICS238) 342,400 341,100 328,600 1,300 0.4% 13,800 4.2Manufacturing(NAICS3133) 837,400 832,800 815,400 4,600 0.6% 22,000 2.7

DurableGoods 539,400 536,200 520,000 3,200 0.6% 19,400 3.7

WoodProductManufacturing(NAICS321) 18,500 18,400 19,500 100 0.5% 1,000 5.1NonmetallicMineralProductManufacturing(NAICS327) 31,500 31,400 33,100 100 0.3% 1,600 4.8PrimaryMetalManufacturing(NAICS331) 21,000 21,200 20,000 200 0.9% 1,000 5.0FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing(NAICS332) 122,900 121,100 113,300 1,800 1.5% 9,600 8.5MachineryManufacturing(NAICS333) 96,200 94,900 86,400 1,300 1.4% 9,800 11.3ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing(NAICS334) 96,900 97,500 95,100 600 0.6% 1,800 1.9ElectricEquipment,Appliance,andComponentMfg(NAICS335) 16,200 16,200 17,000 0 0.0% 800 4.7

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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, , , . , .FurnitureandRelatedProductManufacturing(NAICS337) 22,700 22,800 22,900 100 0.4% 200 0.9MiscellaneousManufacturing(NAICS339) 26,000 25,900 27,300 100 0.4% 1,300 4.8NondurableGoods 298,000 296,600 295,400 1,400 0.5% 2,600 0.9

FoodManufacturing(NAICS311) 88,700 88,100 88,500 600 0.7% 200 0.2BeverageandTobaccoProductManufacturing(NAICS312) 11,300 11,300 11,300 0 0.0% 0 0.0PaperManufacturing(NAICS322) 17,100 17,200 17,600 100 0.6% 500 2.8PrintingandRelatedSupportManufacturing(NAICS323) 27,000 26,900 28,300 100 0.4% 1,300 4.6PetroleumandCoalProductsManufacturing(NAICS324) 23,800 23,900 24,200 100 0.4% 400 1.7ChemicalManufacturing(NAICS325) 69,800 69,900 71,100 100 0.1% 1,300 1.8PlasticsandRubberManufacturing(NAICS326) 37,200 37,000 37,400 200 0.5% 200 0.5

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ServicesGovernment

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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. Estimproduced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.

Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10 Change %Change Change %Chang

SERVICEPROVIDING 8,902,800 8,883,400 8,721,500 19,400 0.2% 181,300 2.1

PrivateServiceProviding 7,140,600 7,117,800 6,946,500 22,800 0.3% 194,100 2.8

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities(NAICS42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,109,400 2,105,900 2,061,400 3,500 0.2% 48,000 2.3

WholesaleTrade(NAICS42) 515,000 514,800 501,300 200 0.0% 13,700 2.7

MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods(NAICS423) 296,300 294,000 283,100 2,300 0.8% 13,200 4.7

MerchantWholesalers,

Nondurable

Goods

(NAICS

424) 159,000 159,600 155,300

600

0.4% 3,700 2.4RetailTrade(NAICS4445) 1,164,500 1,162,700 1,139,500 1,800 0.2% 25,000 2.2

MotorVehicleandPartsDealers(NAICS441) 152,600 153,500 143,500 900 0.6% 9,100 6.3FurnitureandHomeFurnishingsStores(NAICS442) 35,600 35,600 37,000 0 0.0% 1,400 3.8ElectronicsandApplianceStores(NAICS443) 42,300 42,200 43,000 100 0.2% 700 1.6BuildingMaterialandGardenEquipmentandSupplies(NAICS444) 91,600 92,500 87,800 900 1.0% 3,800 4.3FoodandBeverageStores(NAICS445) 207,800 209,400 204,700 1,600 0.8% 3,100 1.5HealthandPersonalCareStores(NAICS446) 66,800 67,100 65,900 300 0.5% 900 1.4GasolineStations(NAICS447) 74,200 72,500 69,400 1,700 2.3% 4,800 6.9ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores(NAICS448) 120,600 119,700 117,700 900 0.8% 2,900 2.5SportingGoods,Hobby,Book,andMusicStores(NAICS451) 39,100 38,400 39,500 700 1.8% 400 1.0GeneralMerchandiseStores(NAICS452) 258,500 256,800 256,000 1,700 0.7% 2,500 1.0MiscellaneousStoreRetailers(NAICS453) 57,700 57,400 56,400 300 0.5% 1,300 2.3NonstoreRetailers(NAICS454) 17,700 17,600 18,600 100 0.6% 900 4.8Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities(NAICS4849,22) 429,900 428,400 420,600 1,500 0.4% 9,300 2.2

TransportationandWarehousing(NAICS48,49) 379,700 378,000 372,100 1,700 0.5% 7,600 2.0AirTransportation(NAICS481) 60,800 60,800 60,200 0 0.0% 600 1.0TruckTransportation(NAICS484) 113,000 112,800 109,500 200 0.2% 3,500 3.2PipelineTransportation(NAICS486) 15,700 15,900 15,600 200 1.3% 100 0.6SupportActivitiesforTransportation(NAICS488) 70,900 71,300 69,200 400 0.6% 1,700 2.5CouriersandMessengers(NAICS492) 34,500 34,500 33,600 0 0.0% 900 2.7WarehousingandStorage(NAICS493) 46,000 45,900 45,800 100 0.2% 200 0.4Utilities(NAICS22) 50,200 50,400 48,500 200 0.4% 1,700 3.5Information(NAICS51) 187,500 188,300 194,800 800 0.4% 7,300 3.8

PublishingIndustries(ExceptInternet)(NAICS511) 39,600 39,700 40,700 100 0.3% 1,100 2.7Telecommunications(NAICS517) 82,200 82,400 85,900 200 0.2% 3,700 4.3Dataprocessing,Hosting,andRelatedServices(NAICS518) 24,200 24,200 25,400 0 0.0% 1,200 4.7FinancialActivities(NAICS52,53) 635,500 632,700 624,100 2,800 0 .4% 11,400 1.8

FinanceandInsurance(NAICS52) 456,500 454,600 452,800 1,900 0.4% 3,700 0.8CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities(NAICS522) 241,100 240,200 237,500 900 0.4% 3,600 1.5Securities,CommoditiesContracts,andOtherFinancial(NAICS523) 49,800 49,700 48,100 100 0.2% 1,700 3.5InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities(NAICS524) 155,400 155,200 157,600 200 0.1% 2,200 1.4RealEstateandRentalandLeasing(NAICS53) 179,000 178,100 171,300 900 0.5% 7,700 4.5RealEstate(NAICS531) 120,200 121,400 118,400 1,200 1.0% 1,800 1.5RentalandLeasingServices(NAICS532) 48,900 49,000 50,700 100 0.2% 1,800 3.6ProfessionalandBusinessServices(NAICS54,55,56) 1,341,800 1,333,600 1,287,000 8,200 0.6% 54,800 4.3

Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices(NAICS54) 574,500 570,300 565,300 4,200 0.7% 9,200 1.6ManagementofCompaniesandEnterprises(NAICS55) 79,700 79,400 79,500 300 0.4% 200 0.3AdminandSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation(NAICS56) 687,600 683,900 642,200 3,700 0.5% 45,400 7.1AdministrativeandSupportServices(NAICS561) 661,100 657,600 616,500 3,500 0.5% 44,600 7.2EducationandHealthServices(NAICS61,62) 1,429,100 1,413,800 1,389,600 1 5,300 1.1% 39,500 2.8

EducationalServices(NAICS61) 147,300 143,500 152,100 3,800 2.7% 4,800 3.2HealthCareandSocialAssistance(NAICS62) 1,281,800 1,270,300 1,237,500 11,500 0.9% 44,300 3.6AmbulatoryHealthCareServices(NAICS621) 623,300 614,600 584,900 8,700 1.4% 38,400 6.6Hospitals(NAICS622) 294,600 294,100 290,800 500 0.2% 3,800 1.3NursingandResidentialCareFacilities(NAICS623) 178,700 178,700 171,800 0 0.0% 6,900 4.0SocialAssistance(NAICS624) 185,200 182,900 190,000 2,300 1.3% 4,800 2.5LeisureandHospitality(NAICS71,72) 1,063,000 1,068,500 1,026,900 5,500 0.5% 36,100 3.5

Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation(NAICS71) 113,900 120,700 118,000 6,800 5.6% 4,100 3.5Amusement,Gambling,andRecreation(NAICS713) 83,800 87,600 86,000 3,800 4.3% 2,200 2.6AccommodationandFoodServices(NAICS72) 949,100 947,800 908,900 1,300 0.1% 40,200 4.4Accommodation(NAICS721) 110,700 110,500 104,400 200 0.2% 6,300 6.0FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces(NAICS722) 838,400 837,300 804,500 1,100 0.1% 33,900 4.2OtherServices(NAICS81) 374,300 375,000 362,700 700 0.2% 11,600 3.2

RepairandMaintenance(NAICS811) 110,700 111,700 106,600 1,000 0.9% 4,100 3.9PersonalandLaundryServices(NAICS812) 97,300 95,100 92,200 2,200 2.3% 5,100 5.5Religious,Grantmaking,Civic,ProfOrganizations(NAICS813) 166,300 168,200 163,900 1,900 1.1% 2,400 1.5Government 1,762,200 1,765,600 1,775,000 3,400 0.2% 12,800 0.7

FederalGovernment 198,500 199,400 207,200 900 0.5% 8,700 4.2StateGovernment 365,400 364,600 366,200 800 0.2% 800 0.2LocalGovernment 1 ,1 98 ,3 00 1 ,2 01 ,6 00 1 ,2 01 ,6 00 3,300 0.3% 3,300 0.3

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In August, Total Nonagricultural Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical

Areas in Texas added 9,900 jobs after experiencing a revised decrease of

62,500 jobs in July. Currently, the estimated level stood at 9,420,600 jobs.

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA displayed the largest monthly

numeric growth for Total Nonagricultural employment with 5,600 jobs while

the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA exhibited the largest percentage growth

of 2.5 percent. In the past 12 months, Total Nonagricultural Employment

grew by 187,400 jobs, nearly double the five-year-average growth of 100,500

jobs. The annual growth rate, at 2.0 percent for August, has ranged from 1.5

percent to 2.2 percent this year. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA and

Dallas-Plano-Irving area led annual growth with 65,600 jobs and 35,100 jobs,

respectively. The Victoria and the Odessa MSAs posted the highest annual

growth rates with 5.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively.

Following a revised gain of 1,700 jobs in July, employment in Education and

Health Services expanded by 7,000 jobs in August, partly due to the seasonal

increase in private schools. Since January, Education and Health Services has

added 22,000 jobs, which was fewer than each of the prior six years over the

same time period. The Brownsville-Harlingen and the Wichita Falls MSAs

each recorded the largest monthly percentage increase with 2.2 percent in

August. Since last year, Education and Health Services rose by 36,100 jobs,

maintaining an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent for the second consecutive

month. Four MSAs exhibited an annual growth rate above 4.0 percent, with

the Victoria MSA leading at 8.1 percent.

Manufacturing, estimated at 732,900 positions, exhibited an expansion of

2,900 jobs in August, posting six consecutive months of gains and surpassing

the five-year-average increase of 800 jobs. This was thefirst time since 2006

that this industry has recorded six months of growth during this eight-month

period. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA added 700 positions,

followed by the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA, the Fort Worth-

Arlington area, and the San Antonio MSA, each with 400 jobs. In the past 12months, Manufacturing rose by 17,200 jobs, experiencing nine consecutive

months of annual growth. Prior to that time, this industry recorded annual job

losses for 32 consecutive months. The annual growth rate, currently at 2.4

percent, has remained at or above 2.0 percent for three consecutive months.

Within the MSAs, 13 had annual growth rates surpassing 2.4 percent with

the Laredo MSA leading with 12.5 percent.

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MetropolitanStatisticalAreaOvertheMonthEmploymentChange

July2011toAugust2011(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

Mining, Logging, and Construction recorded its seventh consecutive mont

gain with the addition of 3,400 jobs in August, ahead of the five-year-avera

increase of 2,400 jobs. Since the beginning of the year, this major indus

has risen by 42,100 jobs, maintaining the top spot compared to the same ti

period for the prior three years. Since August 2010, Mining, Logging, a

Construction increased by 33,100 jobs, marking 11 consecutive months

annual growth. The annual growth rate has ranged from 2.7 percent to

percent during this year, rising to 4.9 percent in August, the highest of all

major industries. The Longview, the Corpus Christi, and the Sherman-Deni

MSAs recorded annual growth rates above 9.0 percent.

Employment in Financial Activities climbed by 2,300 jobs in August,

second-largest monthly gain thus far this year. Other than the seaso

decrease of 3,100 jobs which occurred in January, 2011 has witnessed posit

monthly increases during the following months, an event not seen sin

2007. Since January, this industry has expanded by 13,800 jobs, exceedthe level for the prior three years for the same time period. Since Aug

2010, Financial Activities noted an increase of 12,300 positions, register

an annual growth rate of 2.1 percent. This marked the first time the ann

growth rate has been above 2.0 percent since September 2007. The Victo

MSA demonstrated the highest annual growth rate with 9.5 percent, follow

by the Dallas-Plano-Irving area with 6.0 percent.

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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. Estim

produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSAcomprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

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TOTALNONFARM 2,915,100 2,921,400 2,864,900 2,055,700 2,062,000 2,020,600 2,595,600 2,592,400 2,530,00

GOODSPRODUCING 415,300 414,900 412,600 272,100 2 73,000 2 72,400 504,300 501,700 473,60

Mining,Logging,&Construction 164,200 164,200 161,300 107,800 108,700 107,200 274,000 272,100 254,90

Manufacturing 251,100 250,700 251,300 164,300 164,300 165,200 230,300 229,600 218,70DurableGoods 178,200 177,900 176,500 115,200 115,200 114,700 150,500 150,000 141,20FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing 48,900 48,300 45,80ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing 41,100 41,400 41,000 38,100 38,300 38,000 19,000 19,100 18,40NondurableGoods 72,900 72,800 74,800 49,100 49,100 50,500 79,800 79,600 77,50SERVICEPROVIDING 2,499,800 2,506,500 2,452,300 1,783,600 1,789,000 1,748,200 2,091,300 2,090,700 2,056,40

PrivateServiceProviding 2,120,300 2,125,500 2,072,200 1,520,900 1,527,300 1,486,600 1,730,800 1,727,800 1,693,80

WholesaleTrade 161,700 159,700 157,900 122,800 120,800 119,100 137,800 137,900 132,30MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods 94,700 92,700 91,100 70,900 69,200 67,700 82,200 82,200 78,10MerchantWholesalers,NondurableGoods 47,100 47,000 47,400 35,700 35,600 35,900 37,600 37,700 37,50RetailTrade 305,800 305,600 299,700 205,300 205,700 202,000 266,900 266,500 263,20MotorVehicleandPartsDealers 25,100 25,100 24,800 32,700 32,800 32,30Bldng.MaterialandGardenEqpmnt.andSuppliesDlrs. 22,400 22,700 22,700 15,100 15,400 15,400 19,300 19,500 18,60FoodandBeverageStores 47,600 47,800 47,000 32,500 32,600 32,100 55,700 55,900 54,70ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores 22,900 22,600 23,100 29,600 29,300 29,20GeneralMerchandiseStores 68,700 68,300 67,400 44,300 44,100 44,300 58,100 57,600 57,70Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 138,400 136,900 134,900 75,200 73,900 72,600 121,900 123,100 123,40Utilities 6,700 6,700 6,400 16,500 16,600 16,20Information 73,800 74,100 78,700 60,700 60,900 64,800 29,700 29,900 31,80Telecommunications 36,300 36,500 38,500 29,700 29,800 31,600 15,200 15,100 16,30FinancialActivities 239,200 239,700 229,000 188,000 188,300 177,300 136,700 134,400 135,90FinanceandInsurance 183,200 183,600 173,900 143,400 143,900 134,600 88,300 86,600 87,10CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 97,200 96,600 92,600 72,200 71,800 68,200 41,500 41,100 41,60InsuranceCarriers andRelatedActivities 48,400 48,400 46,800 28,900 28,600 29,20RealEstateandRentalandLeasing 44,600 44,400 42,700 48,400 47,800 48,80ProfessionalandBusinessServices 445,100 448,800 429,200 348,200 351,000 337,800 380,400 377,600 366,00Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 188,200 187,500 183,900 151,600 151,700 150,200 178,800 178,600 176,60Admin.SupportandWasteMgmt.andRemediation 221,000 221,200 211,400 168,400 167,000 158,600 183,100 180,300 169,80EducationandHealthServices 365,100 367,300 355,300 256,700 259,000 249,100 317,200 312,600 309,90HealthCareandSocialAssistance 313,700 315,500 305,600 220,000 222,000 212,500 274,600 270,700 267,70AmbulatoryHealthCareServices 111,400 112,000 106,300 129,700 128,100 123,50Hospitals 74,300 74,100 73,200 48,100 48,100 47,400 71,300 71,200 72,40LeisureandHospitality 289,500 291,600 286,200 194,100 197,700 194,100 244,200 248,200 239,10Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation 23,100 23,600 23,000 28,200 29,800 29,40AccommodationandFoodServices 250,800 253,500 248,300 171,000 174,100 171,100 216,000 218,400 209,70FoodServices andDrinkingPlaces 221,200 222,900 218,700 149,700 152,900 150,200 195,700 197,800 189,20OtherServices 101,700 101,800 101,300 69,900 70,000 69,800 96,000 97,600 92,20

Government 379,500 381,000 380,100 262,700 261,700 261,600 360,500 362,900 362,60Federal 45,200 45,400 48,200 30,300 30,500 32,500 27,500 27,800 29,70State 49,100 48,700 48,300 36,900 36,500 36,200 67,800 67,800 69,50Local 285,200 286,900 283,600 195,500 194,700 192,900 265,200 267,300 263,40Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10 Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10 Aug'11* July'11 Aug'1

TOTALNONFARM 782,100 776,500 766,600 859,400 859,400 844,300 855,700 855,800 840,50

GOODSPRODUCING 89,000 87,700 87,700 143,200 141,900 140,200 93,800 92,900 91,60

Mining,Logging,&Construction 40,000 39,100 40,200 56,400 55,500 54,100 47,800 47,300 47,00

Manufacturing 49,000 48,600 47,500 86,800 8 6,400 86,100 46,000 45,600 44,60

SERVICEPROVIDING 693,100 688,800 678,900 716,200 7 17,500 7 04,100 761,900 762,900 748,90

PrivateServiceProviding 528,800 525,700 514,700 599,400 598,200 585,600 608,000 608,800 592,90

WholesaleTrade 40,600 40,800 39,900 38,900 38,900 38,800 28,500 28,400 28,20

RetailTrade 84,600 84,100 82,200 100,500 99,900 97,700 96,600 96,400 95,20FoodandBeverageStores 16,200 16,300 16,100 15,100 15,200 14,900 18,200 18,300 18,00GeneralMerchandiseStores 15,900 15,900 15,500 24,400 24,200 23,100 19,000 18,700 19,10Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 13,100 13,000 12,600 63,200 63,000 62,300 20,100 20,000 19,70

Information 19,200 19,200 19,500 13,100 13,200 13,900 17,300 17,400 18,20Telecommunications 5,000 5,000 5,200 6,600 6,700 6,900 4,500 4,600 5,10FinancialActivities 43,600 43,500 42,500 51,200 51,400 51,700 64,900 64,900 65,90FinanceandInsurance 30,100 30,000 29,700 39,800 39,700 39,300 51,800 51,700 52,30CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 12,400 12,300 12,100 25,000 24,800 24,400 23,400 23,400 23,50ProfessionalandBusinessServices 112,400 110,800 111,000 96,900 97,800 91,400 99,000 99,800 100,00

Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 59,300 58,700 58,200 36,600 35,800 33,700 38,200 38,100 38,90AdminSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediationSvcs 50,000 49,800 48,000 52,600 54,200 52,800 52,200 53,100 52,40EducationandHealthServices 90,700 90,000 87,800 108,400 108,300 106,200 138,500 137,700 128,30HealthCareandSocialAssistance 80,100 79,600 76,700 93,700 93,500 93,100 121,300 120,800 113,10Hospitals 20,000 20,000 19,600 26,200 26,000 25,800 22,600 22,600 22,20LeisureandHospitality 89,500 89,300 85,200 95,400 93,900 92,100 110,900 112,000 105,80AccommodationandFoodServices 79,000 78,400 74,800 79,800 79,400 77,200 96,200 96,800 92,30OtherServices 35,100 35,000 34,000 31,800 31,800 31,500 32,200 32,200 31,60

Government 164,300 163,100 164,200 116,800 119,300 118,500 153,900 154,100 156,00Federal 11,300 11,700 12,000 14,900 14,900 15,700 34,200 34,600 34,60State 71,900 71,700 73,500 12,200 12,200 12,100 20,100 20,000 19,60Local 81,100 79,700 78,700 89,700 92,200 90,700 99,600 99,500 101,80

LargestFourMSAsNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)DALLASFT.WORTHARLINGTON DALLASPLANOIRVINGMD** HOUSTONSUGARLANDBAYTOWN

AUSTINROUNDROCKSANMARCOS FORTWORTHARLINGTONMD** SANANTONIONEWBRAUNFELS


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INDUSTRY Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10 Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10 Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10 Aug'11* July'11 Aug

TOTAL 61,400 61,500 64,400 110, 700 110, 400 108, 900 160, 900 161, 800 158, 900 125, 900 127, 600 125,

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 4,600 4,600 4,500 6,500 6,500 6,000 20,900 20,900 19,200 3,300 3,300 3,1

Manufacturing 2,900 2,900 2,800 13,500 13,400 13,000 20,400 20,200 19,800 5,400 5,400 5,5

WholesaleTrade 2,000 2,000 2,100 5,000 4,900 4,800 4,900 5,000 4,900 3,000 3,100 3,0

RetailTrade 7,300 7,400 8,000 13,900 13,800 13,600 19,500 19,800 19,500 15,500 16,200 15,7

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,600 1,600 1,700 4,300 4,200 4,200 5,400 5,500 5,300 4,800 4,900 4,9

Information 900 900 1,100 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,400 1,500 1,800 1,900 2,0

FinancialActivities 3,300 3,400 3,700 6,800 6,700 6,600 5,600 5,700 5,500 5,200 5,400 5,2

Prof.&BusinessServices 4,300 4,300 4,600 8,400 8,300 8,300 14,000 14,200 14,500 8,700 9,000 8,9Educ.&HealthServices 12,800 12,700 13,600 15,500 15,600 15,700 23,000 23,200 23,000 32,400 31,700 31,9

Leisure&Hospitality 6,400 6,500 6,800 12,200 12,100 11,800 14,300 14,600 14,300 11,400 12,000 12,4

OtherServices 2,300 2,300 2,600 4,800 4,700 4,600 5,500 5,600 5,500 3,500 3,600 3,6

Government 13,000 12,900 12,900 18,300 18,700 18,800 26,000 25,700 25,900 30,900 31,100 29,5


TOTAL 95,200 95,600 92,700 181, 800 182, 300 176, 500 279, 700 278, 800 275, 100 128, 300 128, 100 127,


Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,100 9,400 9,400 9,300 16,900 16,600 17,200 7,600 7,600 7,6

WholesaleTrade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,600 5,600 5,500 10,100 10,000 9,900 3,800 3,800 3,9

RetailTrade 11,000 11,000 10,300 20,800 21,000 20,300 35,000 34,700 33,700 14,900 15,000 14,9

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,500 1,500 1,400 5,900 5,900 5,700 12,400 12,400 12,300 4,800 4,900 4,8

Information 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 2,100 4,800 4,800 5,100 2,200 2,200 2,3


Prof.&BusinessServices 6,200 6,200 6,000 15,400 15,300 15,200 32,300 32,000 30,700 9,900 9,900 10,0

Educ.&HealthServices 11,500 1 1,400 10,800 31,600 31,300 31,000 36,800 36,500 35,900 19,300 19,200 19,1


OtherServices 3,200 3,200 3,000 7,000 7,000 6,900 9,600 9,600 9,400 4,900 5,000 5,1

Government 32,900 33,200 33,200 33,600 33,500 32,900 65,400 65,900 65,600 37,200 36,800 36,3


TOTAL 88,600 89,900 88,100 98,500 97,800 95,600 131, 300 130, 900 126, 900 221,400 216,000 214,5


Manufacturing 900 900 800 11,200 11,100 10,900 5,100 5,000 5,000 6,000 6,000 5,8

WholesaleTrade 2,600 2,700 2,600 4,400 4,300 4,200 6,200 6,200 6,000 5,900 5,700 6,1

RetailTrade 12,100 12,400 11,900 11,000 10,900 11,000 16,500 16,500 15,700 32,400 31,700 32,1

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 11,500 11,800 11,500 3,700 3,600 3,600 3,700 3,700 3,500 7,200 7,000 7,0

Information 500 600 600 1,400 1,400 1,500 4,200 4,200 4,400 1,800 1,800 1,9



Educ.&HealthServices 14,900 1 4,900 14,400 15,200 15,100 14,900 21,200 21,000 20,200 57,800 57,100 56,1


OtherServices 2,400 2,400 2,300 3,300 3,200 3,200 5,300 5,300 5,100 5,900 5,800 5,6

Government 21,500 21,500 22,300 12,000 12,100 11,800 29,300 29,200 29,100 53,900 51,400 50,8

LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLENEDINBURGMISSION

MIDLAND ODESSA SANANGELO SHERMANDENISON

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONTPORTARTHUR BROWNSVILLEHARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATIONBRYAN CORPUSCHRISTI ELPASO KILLEENTEMPLEFORTHOOD


TOTAL 71,000 70,000 68,800 62,600 62,800 60,300 45,100 44,200 44,800 42,800 42,800 42,4


Manufacturing 2,600 2,600 2,600 4,300 4,400 4,200 3,800 3,700 3,600 5,200 5,200 5,1

WholesaleTrade 3,600 3,500 3,500 4,700 4,700 4,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,100 1,100 1,1

RetailTrade 7,700 7,500 7,500 6,400 6,400 6,400 5,400 5,300 5,500 5,900 5,900 5,9

Trans.,

Ware.,

&

Util. 2,600 2,500 2,500

2,200 2,200 2,100

1,100 1,000 1,000

1,100 1,100 1,1Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 600 600 600 1,100 1,100 1,200 400 400 5



Educ.&HealthServices 7,300 7,200 7,100 6,000 6,000 5,800 7,600 7,500 7,700 8,700 8,700 8,8


OtherServices 2,900 2,800 2,800 3,200 3,200 3,100 1,900 1,800 1,900 1,500 1,500 1,4

Government 8,000 8,100 7,900 9,100 9,300 8,900 8,900 8,800 8,900 6,500 6,600 6,4


TOTAL 55,600 55,000 55,600 93,100 93,400 91,000 52,000 51,300 49,100 107, 700 107, 100 106,


Manufacturing 4,100 4,100 4,000 6,600 6,500 6,400 5,500 5,500 5,500 14,700 14,600 14,3

WholesaleTrade 2,500 2,500 2,500 3,100 3,100 3,200 1,900 1,800 1,700 3,800 3,800 3,8

RetailTrade 6,900 6,700 6,900 11,800 11,800 11,600 7,100 6,800 6,400 10,600 10,600 10,5

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 3,000 2,900 3,000 3,600 3,600 3,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 3,000 3,000 2,9

Information 500 500 600 2,000 2,000 2,000 500 500 500 1,200 1,200 1,3



Educ.&HealthServices 8,900 8,800 9,200 21,200 21,200 21,200 8,000 7,900 7,400 20,700 20,500 20,4


OtherServices 2,100 2,100 2,200 4,000 4,100 4,200 1,900 1,900 1,800 3,900 3,900 3,9

Government 12,800 12,800 12,700 11,600 11,900 10,200 8,500 8,600 8,700 18,100 18,000 18,1

INDUSTRY Aug'11* July'11 Aug'10

TOTAL 58,500 57,300 58,300

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 3,900 3,900 3,700

Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,100

WholesaleTrade 1,800 1,800 1,800

RetailTrade 7,700 7,400 7,500

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,900 1,800 1,900

Information 1,100 1,000 1,100

FinancialActivities 2,700 2,600 2,700

Prof.&BusinessServices 3,700 3,500 3,500

Educ.&HealthServices 9,100 8,900 9,400

Leisure&Hospitality 6,200 6,000 6,000

OtherServices 2,700 2,600 2,700

Government 12,500 12,600 12,900

TEXARKANA TYLER VICTORIA WACO

WICHITAFALLS

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 produced by the Bureauof Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation

with the TWC.


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The Texas unemployment rate experienced a decline of two-tenths of a percentage point in August for arate of 8.5 percent. This was the second consecutive month that the Texas unemployment rate contracted.From August 2010 to August 2011, the unemployment rate increased by two-tenths of a percentage point. Thenational unemployment rate mirrored Texas in its movement by dropping two-tenths of a percentage pointfor a rate of 9.1 percent. The Texas unemployment rate has now remained below the national unemploymentrate for 50 consecutive months.

The Civilian Labor Force contracted for the third time this year, by 600 persons, for an estimated levelof 12,317,200 Texans. This level was recorded as a new all-time high for the month of August. Since

the start of this year, the Civilian Labor Force grew by 166,600 individuals. Over the year, the Civilian LaborForce increased by 150,200 people.

The number of Texans in the employed population exhibited an expansion this month of 34,900 persons.The estimated level was at 11,276,200 Texans and was the second-highest seen in the series. Since

January, 161,100 individuals were added to the ranks of the employed. From year-ago levels, the number ofjobholders moved up by 119,700 persons. Those seeking employment declined by 35,500 people, producingan estimated level of 1,041,000 Texans. Since January 2011, those seeking job opportunities rose by 5,500persons. Over the year, the number of jobseekers has risen by 30,500 individuals.

Those continuing to file for unemployment benefits declined by 5,500 persons for a count of 150,200Texans. Within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), 19 MSAs contracted, five MSAs expanded,

and one MSA remained the same. The Lubbock and the Victoria MSAs experienced the largest declines

of -22.9 percent and -17.9 percent, respectively. The Tyler and the Midland MSAs experienced the largestincreases of 17.9 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively.

The unemployment rate dropped in 23 MSAs, rose in the Tyler MSA, while the Beaumont-Port ArthurMSA remained unchanged. The Lubbock MSA experienced the largest decrease in unemployment rate

this month among the MSAs, dropping six-tenths of a percentage point to 6.6 percent. The Midland MSAproduced the lowest unemployment rate among the MSAs at 4.8 percent.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. Civilian Labor Force (C.L.F.) includes wage and salary workers, self-employed, unpaid family, domesti

private households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the unemployed, all by place of residence. Employment and Unemployment data are first rounded then added toge

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 unrou

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 estim

definitions of the MSAs were updated to reflect the 2000 Census-based configurations. Please see www.tracer2.com for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is compof the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division (MD) and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical AreasNot Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands)

MSAs Ranked by Unemployment Rat

August 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjusted

August2011 July 2011 August 2010C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Ra

UnitedStates 154,344.0 140,335.0 14,008.0 9.1 154,812.0 140,384.0 14,428.0 9.3 154,678.0 139,919.0 14,759.0

StateofTexas 12,317.2 11,276.2 1,041.0 8.5 12, 31 7.8 11 ,24 1.3 1, 07 6.5 8.7 12, 16 7.0 11 ,15 6.5 1, 01 0.5

Abilene 79.3 73.6 5.7 7.2 79.5 73.6 5.9 7.5 83.0 77.4 5.6

Amarillo 132.9 125.0 7.9 5.9

132.4 124.1 8.3 6.3

131.4 123.8 7.6 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 923.9 856.0 67.9 7.3 918.2 848.2 70.0 7.6 911.2 845.6 65.6

BeaumontPortArthur 191.1 169.2 21.9 11.5 192.2 170.0 22.2 11.5 188.5 168.4 20.1 1

BrownsvilleHarlingen 159.3 139.3 20.0 12.5 160.9 140.7 20.2 12.6 158.0 139.9 18.1 1

CollegeStationBryan 113.3 105.5 7.8 6.9 114.0 105.8 8.2 7.2 111.2 103.5 7.7

CorpusChristi 215.9 198.2 17.7 8.2 217.0 198.7 18.3 8.4 211.6 194.4 17.2

DallasFortWorthArlington 3,257.4 2,984.2 273.2 8.4 3,267.2 2,985.2 282.0 8.6 3,226.9 2,957.1 269.8

DallasPlanoIrvingMD 2,177.1 1,993.4 183.7 8.4 2,183.9 1,994.4 189.5 8.7 2,155.4 1,974.7 180.7

FortWorthArlingtonMD 1,080.3 990.8 89.5 8.3 1,083.3 990.8 92.5 8.5 1,071.6 982.5 89.1

ElPaso 322.0 287.8 34.2 10.6 321.7 286.6 35.1 10.9 317.1 286.1 31.0

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 2,958.7 2,704.5 254.2 8.6 2,963.1 2,700.0 263.1 8.9 2,909.2 2,660.2 249.0

KilleenTempleFortHood 169.8 155.3 14.5 8.5 169.3 154.4 14.9 8.8 168.2 155.1 13.1

Laredo 95.8 87.7 8.1 8.5 97.5 88.9 8.6 8.8 96.3 87.9 8.4

Longview 114.1 105.9 8.2 7.2 113.5 105.1 8.4 7.4 111.9 103.6 8.3

Lubbock 149.6 139.7 9.9 6.6 149.3 138.6 10.7 7.2 145.4 135.9 9.5

McAllenEdinburgMission 310.1 271.0 39.1 12.6 304.7 264.7 40.0 13.1 301.9 264.9 37.0 1

Midland 79.5 75.6 3.9 4.8 78.6 74.6 4.0 5.1 77.9 73.8 4.1

Odessa 74.0 69.2 4.8 6.5 74.1 69.1 5.0 6.8 73.0 67.3 5.7

SanAngelo 55.4 51.7 3.7 6.8 54.5 50.6 3.9 7.2 54.9 51.4 3.5 SanAntonioNewBraunfels 1,005.3 926.5 78.8 7.8 1,008.7 926.2 82.5 8.2 992.6 918.2 74.4

ShermanDenison 58.1 53.0 5.1 8.8 58.0 52.7 5.3 9.1 57.6 52.7 4.9

Texarkana 64.8 59.6 5.2 8.0 64.3 59.0 5.3 8.2 64.6 59.6 5.0

Tyler 102.3 93.8 8.5 8.3 102.4 94.0 8.4 8.2 100.3 92.4 7.9

Victoria 61.9 57.5 4.4 7.1 61.1 56.5 4.6 7.6 59.3 54.8 4.5

Waco 118.5 108.9 9.6 8.1 118.1 108.2 9.9 8.4 117.1 108.1 9.0

WichitaFalls 73.0 67.5 5.5 7.6 71.9 66.1 5.8 8.1 73.4 67.6 5.8

1 Midland 4

2 Amarillo 5

3 Odessa 6

4 Lubbock 6

5 SanAngelo 6

6 CollegeStationBryan 6

7 Victoria 7

8(tie) Abilene 7

Longview 7

10 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 7

11 WichitaFalls 7

12 SanAntonioNewBraunfels 7

13 Texarkana 8

14 Waco 8

15 CorpusChristi 8

16 Tyler 8

17 DallasFortWorthArlington 8

Texas 8

18(tie) Kil leenTempleFortHood 8

Laredo 8

20 HoustonSugarLandBaytown 8

21 ShermanDenison 8UnitedStates 9

22 ElPaso 10

23 BeaumontPortArthur 11

24 BrownsvilleHarlingen 12

25 McAllenEdinburgMission 12


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Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCounties August2011County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. RAnderson 21,323 19,246 2,077 9.7 Gillespie 14,003 13,285 718 5.1 Moore 11,977 11,393 584 Andrews 7,391 6,993 398 5.4 Glasscock 655 622 33 5.0 Morris 6,329 5,585 744 1Angelina 39,909 36,645 3,264 8.2 Goliad 3,589 3,354 235 6.5 Motley 726 679 47 Aransas 11,982 11,055 927 7.7 Gonzales 9,978 9,365 613 6.1 Nacogdoches 32,513 30,054 2,459 Archer 5,046 4,729 317 6.3 Gray 11,140 10,410 730 6.6 Navarro 22,093 19,940 2,153 Armstrong 1,074 1,019 55 5.1 Grayson 58,114 52,971 5,143 8.8 Newton 5,914 5,068 846 1Atascosa 20,208 18,477 1,731 8.6 Gregg 68,164 63,383 4,781 7.0 Nolan 7,832 7,279 553 Austin 13,870 12,611 1 ,259 9.1 Grimes 12,038 11,030 1,008 8.4 Nueces 172,230 158,445 13,785

Bailey 3,417 3,165 252 7.4

Guadalupe 62,213 57,739 4,474 7 .2

Ochiltree 5,861 5,603 258 Bandera 10,159 9,431 728 7.2 Hale 17,855 16,476 1,379 7.7 Oldham 964 909 55 Bastrop 35,754 32,718 3,036 8.5 Hall 1,432 1,294 138 9.6 Orange 43,020 37,890 5,130 1Baylor 1,843 1,721 122 6.6 Hamilton 4,469 4,195 274 6.1 PaloPinto 14,144 13,005 1,139 Bee 12,582 11,388 1,194 9.5 Hansford 2,957 2,814 143 4.8 Panola 14,194 13,156 1,038 Bell 133,276 122,118 11,158 8.4 Hardeman 2,167 2,033 134 6.2 Parker 55,597 51,419 4,178 Bexar 795,543 732,171 63,372 8.0 Hardin 28,097 25,275 2,822 10.0 Parmer 4,810 4,562 248 Blanco 5,129 4,817 312 6.1 H ar ri s 2 ,05 3, 43 7 1, 87 6, 51 3 1 76 ,9 24 8. 6 Pecos 9,458 8,912 546 Borden 513 494 19 3.7 Harrison 33,487 30,583 2,904 8.7 Polk 18,336 16,460 1,876 1Bosque 8,390 7,641 749 8.9 Hartley 2,659 2,518 141 5.3 Potter 58,514 54,499 4,015 Bowie 44,870 40,865 4,005 8.9 Haskell 3,107 2,938 169 5.4 Presidio 4,011 3,357 654 1Brazoria 151,985 138,317 13,668 9.0 Hays 82,684 76,518 6,166 7.5 Rains 5,038 4,569 469 Brazos 97,907 91,315 6,592 6.7 Hemphill 2,694 2,608 86 3.2 Randall 70,042 66,389 3,653 Brewster 5,400 5,071 329 6.1 Henderson 36,062 32,802 3,260 9.0 Reagan 2,684 2,597 87 Briscoe 701 656 45 6.4 Hidalgo 310,098 270,966 39,132 12.6 Real 1,585 1,480 105 Brooks 3,267 2,917 350 10.7 Hill 16,385 14,950 1,435 8.8 RedRiver 5,855 5,127 728 1Brown 18,496 17,038 1,458 7.9 Hockley 12,421 11,649 772 6.2 Reeves 4,790 4,302 488 1Burleson 8,161 7,579 582 7.1 Hood 26,267 24,272 1,995 7.6 Refugio 4,265 3,984 281 Burnet 22,723 21,132 1,591 7.0 Hopkins 17,841 16,558 1,283 7.2 Roberts 581 558 23 Caldwell 16,467 14,969 1,498 9.1 Houston 8,926 7,864 1,062 11.9 Robertson 7,280 6,652 628 Calhoun 10,237 9,204 1,033 10.1 Howard 14,095 13,048 1,047 7.4 Rockwall 40,587 37,517 3,070

Callahan 6,781 6,313 468 6.9 Hudspeth 1,863 1,744 119 6.4 Runnels 4,674 4,195 479 1Cameron 159,228 139,272 1 9,956 12.5 Hunt 38,090 34,362 3,728 9.8 Rusk 25,387 23,492 1,895 Camp 5,988 5,439 549 9.2 Hutchinson 11,345 10,518 827 7.3 Sabine 3,476 2,908 568 1Carson 3,273 3,090 183 5.6 Irion 947 897 50 5.3 SanAugustine 3,891 3,348 543 1Cass 13,530 12,036 1,494 11.0 Jack 5,045 4,752 293 5.8 SanJacinto 10,506 9,471 1,035 Castro 3,672 3,465 207 5.6 Jackson 7,144 6,624 520 7.3 SanPatricio 31,696 28,734 2,962 Chambers 15,988 14,369 1,619 10.1 Jasper 15,900 13,950 1,950 12.3 SanSaba 2,414 2,207 207 Cherokee 21,036 19,084 1,952 9.3 JeffDavis 1,208 1,142 66 5.5 Schleicher 1,503 1,405 98 Childress 3,265 3,029 236 7.2 Je ff er so n 11 9, 98 3 1 06 ,0 03 1 3, 98 0 11 .7 Scurry 8,136 7,628 508 Clay 6,058 5,685 373 6.2 JimHogg 2,988 2,775 213 7.1 Shackelford 2,253 2,155 98 Cochran 1,379 1,242 137 9.9 JimWells 21,764 20,074 1 ,690 7.8 Shelby 13,643 12,233 1,410 1Coke 1,336 1,228 108 8.1 Johnson 76,067 70,093 5,974 7.9 Sherman 1,506 1,426 80 Coleman 4,284 3,964 320 7.5 Jones 7,439 6,778 661 8.9 Smith 102,267 93,758 8,509 Collin 428,259 395,481 32,778 7.7 Karnes 5,455 4,925 530 9.7 Somervell 4,269 3,913 356 Collingsworth 1,458 1,371 87 6.0 Kaufman 48,669 44,186 4,483 9.2 Starr 25,174 20,934 4,240 1Colorado 10,946 10,031 915 8.4 Kendall 17,356 16,204 1,152 6.6 Stephens 4,661 4,281 380 Comal 59,334 55,249 4,085 6.9 Kenedy 234 223 11 4.7 Sterling 792 754 38 Comanche 6,936 6,451 485 7.0 Kent 445 419 26 5.8 Stonewall 866 824 42 Concho 1,323 1,220 103 7.8 Kerr 23,334 21,761 1,573 6.7 Sutton 2,883 2,745 138 Cooke 21,977 20,656 1,321 6.0 Kimble 1,977 1,833 144 7.3 Swisher 3,713 3,454 259 Coryell 25,523 22,979 2,544 10.0 King 213 198 15 7.0 Tarrant 920,141 842,987 77,154

Cottle 765 711 54 7.1 Kinney 1,494 1,377 117 7.8 Taylor 65,113 60,519 4,594 Crane 1,689 1,552 137 8.1 Kleberg 17,313 16,003 1,310 7.6 Terrell 406 371 35 Crockett 2,128 2,006 122 5.7 Knox 1,827 1,716 111 6.1 Terry 5,894 5,437 457 Crosby 2,712 2,454 258 9.5 Lamar 23,793 21,348 2,445 10.3 Throckmorton 1,063 999 64 Culberson 1,697 1,624 73 4.3 Lamb 6,989 6,473 516 7.4 Titus 14,460 13,301 1,159 Dallam 3,994 3,831 163 4.1 Lampasas 10,974 10,190 784 7.1 TomGreen 54,525 50,830 3,695 Dallas 1,183,071 1,077,954 105,117 8.9 LaSalle 3,370 3,149 221 6.6 Travis 570,869 529,984 40,885 Dawson 5,463 4,987 476 8.7 Lavaca 10,004 9,397 607 6.1 Trinity 5,846 5,294 552 DeafSmith 9,227 8,685 542 5.9 Lee 9,824 9,153 671 6.8 Tyler 8,573 7,546 1,027 1Delta 2,337 2,116 221 9.5 Leon 8,107 7,424 683 8.4 Upshur 20,564 19,068 1,496 Denton 362,396 334,671 27,725 7.7 Liberty 32,681 29,105 3,576 10.9 Upton 1,961 1,868 93 DeWitt 9,261 8,587 674 7.3 Limestone 12,101 11,210 891 7.4 Uvalde 12,043 10,798 1,245 1Dickens 992 841 151 15.2 Lipscomb 1,642 1,559 83 5.1 ValVerde 20,854 19,000 1,854 Dimmit 4,750 4,332 418 8.8 LiveOak 5,559 5,195 364 6.5 VanZandt 25,959 23,886 2,073 Donley 1,929 1,799 130 6.7 Llano 8,349 7,675 674 8.1 Victoria 48,085 44,985 3,100 Duval 5,450 4,930 520 9.5 Loving 51 47 4 7.8 Walker 27,999 25,489 2,510 Eastland 8,856 8,155 701 7.9 Lubbock 146,857 137,218 9,639 6 .6 Waller 17,247 15,535 1,712 Ector 74,039 69,243 4,796 6.5 Lynn 2,888 2,646 242 8.4 Ward 4,919 4,565 354 Edwards 1,007 933 74 7.3 McCulloch 4,273 3,999 274 6.4 Washington 17,276 16,127 1,149 Ellis 73,722 67,099 6,623 9.0 McLennan 118,485 108,887 9,598 8.1 Webb 95,816 87,683 8,133 ElPaso 322,036 287,845 34,191 10.6 McMullen 420 392 28 6.7 Wharton 21,100 19,119 1,981

Erath 18,958 17,673 1,285 6.8 Madison 5,731 5,245 486 8.5 Wheeler 3,419 3,282 137 Falls 6,819 6,132 687 10.1 Marion 5,159 4,651 508 9.8 Wichita 61,891 57,061 4,830 Fannin 13,916 12,486 1,430 10.3 Martin 2,366 2,231 135 5.7 Wilbarger 7,804 7,331 473 Fayette 12,118 11,372 746 6.2 Mason 2,361 2,233 128 5.4 Willacy 9,661 8,156 1,505 1Fisher 2,009 1,874 135 6.7 Matagorda 18,197 15,944 2,253 12.4 Williamson 218,151 201,846 16,305 Floyd 3,110 2,832 278 8.9 Maverick 22,710 19,583 3,127 13.8 Wilson 19,808 18,164 1,644 Foard 720 673 47 6.5 Medina 20,685 19,067 1,618 7.8 Winkler 3,282 3,061 221 FortBend 287,979 264,708 23,271 8.1 Menard 1,040 967 73 7.0 Wise 28,457 26,277 2,180 Franklin 5,279 4,852 427 8.1 Midland 79,434 75,584 3,850 4.8 Wood 18,331 16,679 1,652 Freestone 10,352 9,646 706 6.8 Milam 10,984 9,868 1,116 10.2 Yoakum 4,028 3,796 232 Frio 7,912 7,296 616 7.8 Mills 2,371 2,214 157 6.6 Young 9,649 9,011 638 Gaines 7,417 6,987 430 5.8 Mitchell 3,589 3,267 322 9.0 Zapata 5,628 5,047 581 1Galveston 146,758 132,784 13,974 9.5 Montague 10,366 9,689 677 6.5 Zavala 4,053 3,304 749 1Garza 2,569 2,409 160 6.2 Montgomery 228,247 211,116 17,131 7.5 Texas(Actual) 12,317,192 11,276,205 1,040,987


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EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCities August2011City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp R

Abilene 56,540 52,349 4,191 7.4 Garland 110,352 100,769 9,583 8.7 Paris 11,882 10,563 1,319 11Allen 44,176 41,047 3,129 7.1 Georgetown 23,067 21,346 1,721 7.5 Pasadena 68,067 60,967 7,100 10Amarillo 102,444 96,392 6,052 5.9 GrandPrairie 79,766 72,791 6,975 8.7 Pearland 47,431 44,170 3,261 6Arlingt on 208,297 191,695 16,602 8.0 Grapevine 29,397 27,502 1,895 6.4 Pflugerville 23,984 22,461 1,523 6Austin 440,194 410,284 29,910 6.8 Greenville 11,332 10,301 1,031 9.1 Pharr 26,666 23,730 2,936 11Baytown 33,770 29,659 4,111 12.2 HaltomCity 21,147 19,437 1,710 8.1 Plano 148,969 138,205 10,764 7Beaumont 57,032 50,889 6,143 10.8 HarkerHeightsCity 12,518 11,601 917 7.3 PortArt hur 25,119 21,382 3,737 14Bedford 30,862 28,629 2,233 7.2 Harlingen 27,323 24,303 3,020 11.1 Richardson 55,593 51,510 4,083 7BigSpring 9,682 8,898 784 8.1 Houston 1,097,233 1,004,886 92,347 8.4 Rockwall 19,227 17,828 1,399 7Brownsville 69,101 60,309 8,792 12.7 Huntsville 16,276 14,812 1,464 9.0 Rosenberg 16,506 15,074 1,432 8Bryan 40,084 37,388 2,696 6.7 Hurst 20,954 19,383 1,571 7.5 RoundRock 55,134 51,326 3,808 6Burleson 18,918 1 7,523 1,395 7.4 Irving 112,383 103,249 9,134 8.1 Rowlett 29,333 26,993 2,340 8Carrollton 72,497 67,196 5,301 7 .3 Keller 20,837 19,417 1,420 6.8 SanAngelo 45,912 42,796 3,116 6CedarHill 24,119 21,841 2,278 9.4 Killeen 51,212 4 6,436 4,776 9.3 SanAntonio 657,629 607,732 49,897 7CedarPark 33,707 31,631 2,076 6.2 Kingsville 13,802 12,773 1,029 7.5 SanBenito 9,964 8,818 1,146 11Cleburne 13,552 1 2,429 1,123 8.3 KyleCity 13,470 1 2,657 813 6.0 SanJuan 13,822 12,189 1,633 11CollegeSt ation 46, 755 43, 635 3,120 6.7 LakeJackson 14,453 13,329 1,124 7.8 SanMarcos 28,799 27,062 1,737 6Conroe 28,827 26,805 2,022 7.0 Lancaster 17,364 15,338 2,026 11.7 Schertz 16,575 15,558 1,017 6Coppell 20,489 19,138 1,351 6.6 LaPorte 18,813 17,071 1,742 9.3 Seguin 12,325 11,344 981 8CopperasCove 13,774 12,683 1,091 7.9 Laredo 90,915 83,602 7,313 8.0 Sherman 17,943 16,336 1,607 9CorpusChristi 154,951 142,948 12, 003 7.7 LeagueCity 40,106 36,953 3,153 7.9 Socorro 12,388 10,962 1,426 11Corsicana 11,117 10,001 1,116 10.0 LeanderCity 13,221 12,421 800 6.1 Southlake 12,634 11,801 833 6Dallas 607,733 553,790 53,943 8.9 Lewisville 61,459 57,263 4,196 6.8 SugarLand 43,157 40,398 2,759 6DeerPark 17,201 1 5,716 1,485 8.6 LittleElm 13,434 1 2,616 818 6.1 Temple 32,068 29,813 2,255 7DelRio 16,433 15,038 1,395 8.5 Longview 43,587 40,412 3,175 7.3 Texarkana 17,103 15,611 1,492 8Denton 65,736 60,973 4,763 7.2 Lubbock 123,315 115,324 7,991 6.5 TexasCity 20,805 18,261 2,544 12DeSoto 25,812 2 3,231 2,581 10.0 Lufkin 16,460 15,084 1,376 8.4 TheColony 24,326 22,535 1,791 7

Duncanville 18,564 16,773 1,791 9.6 McAllen 63,410 58,153 5,257 8.3 Tyler 49,536 45,503 4,033 8EaglePass 13,062 11,256 1,806 13.8 McKinney 63,464 57,948 5,516 8.7 UniversityPark 10,811 10,036 775 7Edinburg 33,477 3 0,301 3,176 9.5 Mansfield 25,491 23,665 1,826 7.2 Victoria 34,660 32,401 2,259 6ElPaso 273,967 247,098 26,869 9.8 Mesquite 69,585 63,620 5,965 8.6 Waco 59,095 53,762 5,333 9Euless 31,750 29,437 2,313 7.3 Midland 65,432 62,250 3,182 4.9 Waxahachie 14,016 12,643 1,373 9FarmersB ranch 14,052 12,871 1, 181 8.4 Mission 28,997 25,995 3,002 10.4 We athe rfo rd 1 3,00 5 1 1,94 6 1 ,0 59 8FlowerMound 36,450 34,098 2,352 6.5 MissouriCity 41,988 38,623 3,365 8.0 Weslaco 14,834 12,852 1,982 13FortWorth 342,293 312,335 29,958 8.8 Nacogdoches 17,175 15,802 1,373 8.0 WichitaFalls 47,118 43,250 3,868 8Friendswood 18, 227 16, 887 1,340 7.4 NewBraunfels 28,724 26,906 1,818 6.3 Wylie 20,615 19,070 1,545 7Frisco 54,699 51,146 3,553 6.5 NorthRichlandHills 36,878 34,183 2,695 7.3Galveston 26,031 23,819 2,212 8.5 Odessa 55,688 52,102 3,586 6.4

CLF Emp. Unemp. RateAlamo 1,056,010

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BrazosValley 156,500 145,372 11 ,1 28 7 .1CameronCounty 159,228 139,272 19,956 12.5CapitalArea 570,869 529,984 40 ,8 85 7 .2CentralTexas 190,011 173,771 16 ,2 40 8 .5CoastalBend 286,762 263,340 23 ,4 22 8 .2ConchoValley 77,772 72,714 5,058 6.5Dallas 1,183,071 1,077,954 1 05 ,1 17 8 .9DeepEastTexas 167,433 150,841 16 ,5 92 9 .9EastTexas 402,959 369,796 33 ,1 63 8 .2GoldenCrescent 98,298 91,516 6,782 6.9GulfCoast 3,026,434 2,765,641 2 60 ,7 93 8 .6HeartOfTexas 172,532 158,466 14 ,0 66 8 .2LowerRioGrandeValley 344,933 300,056 44,877 13.0MiddleRioGrande 71,866 63,956 7,910 11.0NorthCentralTexas 1,237,575 1,139,908 97 ,6 67 7 .9NorthEastTexas 134,294 121,788 12 ,5 06 9 .3NorthTexas 111,354 103,396 7,958 7.1Panhandle 223,849 210,741 13 ,1 08 5 .9PermianBasin 217,929 204,867 13 ,0 62 6 .0RuralCapital 411,199 380,200 30 ,9 99 7 .5SouthEastTexas 191,100 169,168 21,932 11.5SouthPlains 212,050 197,515 14 ,5 35 6 .9SouthTexas 104,432 95,505 8,927 8.5TarrantCounty 920,141 842,987 77 ,1 54 8 .4Texoma 94,007 86,113 7,894 8.4UpperRioGrande 336,215 300,783 35,432 10.5WestCentralTexas 158,367 146,793 11 ,5 74 7 .3

CivilianLaborForceEstimatesforWDAsAugust2011 AverageHoursandEarningsofProductionorNonsupervisoryWorkersforTexasAverageWeeklyEarnings AverageWeeklyHours AverageHourlyEarnin

Aug.'11 Jul.' 11 Aug.'10 Aug.' 11 J ul .'11 Aug.'10 Aug.' 11 J ul .'11 AugMiningandLogging $1017.36 $933.57 $680.17 47.1 45.1 40.9 $21.60 $20.70 $1Mining $972.13 $915.08 $730.52 47.7 45.8 42.3 $20.38 $19.98 $1Manufacturing $733.10 $709.29 $617.02 43.2 42.6 42.7 $16.97 $16.65 $1DurableGoods $768.69 $747.30 $604.00 43.8 43.6 43.8 $17.55 $17.14 $1FabricatedMetalProductMfg $714.40 $712.11 $660.81 44.4 44.9 46.7 $16.09 $15.86 $1NondurableGoods $666.44 $638.52 $639.86 42.1 40.8 40.6 $15.83 $15.65 $1Trade,Transportation,andUtilitiesWholesaleTrade $663.89 $676.35 $666.26 39.4 39.3 40.7 $16.85 $17.21 $1Machinery,Equipment,andSupplies $693.77 $670.40 $589.57 42.2 41.9 41.2 $16.44 $16.00 $1RetailTradeMotorVehicleandPartsDealers $660.44 $668.46 $648.84 38.0 39.0 39.3 $17.38 $17.14 $1Bldg.MaterialandGardenEquipment $413.95 $422.62 $408.92 33.6 34.0 35.1 $12.32 $12.43 $1FoodandBeverageStores $355.44 $345.10 $332.08 33.5 33.8 31.9 $10.61 $10.21 $1GasolineStations $317.18 $312.18 $354.93 33.6 33.0 37.4 $9.44 $9.46 $ClothingandAccessoriesStores $219.02 $221.54 $225.50 21.6 22.0 22.0 $10.14 $10.07 $1InformationTelecommunications $770.25 $792.81 $648.67 35.3 34.5 35.7 $21.82 $22.98 $1

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

Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 andolder who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed,

a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and activelyseeking work.

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

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

Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutionalpopulation who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or ontheir own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterpriseoperated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not workingbut who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absentbecause of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternityor paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other familyor personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or wereseeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if heor she holds more than one job.

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

estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by StEmployment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statist(BLS) definitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetpurposes as an indication of need for employment and training servicprograms. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.

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

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that containleast one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territthat has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urbarea. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Offiof Management and Budget defines metropolitan areas according to publishstandards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs atwo Metropolitan Divisions (MD).

Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effectsevents that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustmemake it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movementa data series.

Unemployed(Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employmduring the reference week, were available for work, except for temporillness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime durthe 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waitto be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have belooking for work to be classified as unemployed.

Chase to Add Jobs in LewisvilleDALLAS, TX (Dallas Morning News--Brendan Case)New York-basedbanking giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said it plans to hire 700 employeesin mortgage-loan servicing and operations at its Lewisville site. The new

jobswhich include customer support, business analysis and managerialpositionswill be concentrated on servicing delinquent loans for customersnationwide.

Chase has been beefing up its mortgage operations in North Texas, recentlyhiring 500 modification underwriting employees in Coppell and 125 recordsmanagement people in Fort Worth. According to Greg Hassell, a spokesmanfor Chase, Dallas is a key market for Chase and, in particular, for ChaseHome Lending, which has several large employment centers in the area.Chase already has 13,500 employees in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Outlet Center Project Under WayTEXAS CITY, TX (Galveston Daily News)Construction has begun forTanger Outlet Center, a $70-million project billed as one of the largestcommercial retail developments under way in the state this year. Texas CityMayor Matt Doyle, along with company officials, attended the groundbreakingceremony for the 350,000-square-foot first phase of the project on 55 acreswest of Interstate 45.

John R. Klein, president of Simon Premium Outlets, predicted the Texas Citymall, which will be branded a Tanger Outlet Center, would generate about $8million in yearly sales tax revenue, create 400 construction jobs, 900 full- andpart-time retail and management positions, and be as successful as the San

Marcos outlet centers. That location attracts about 10 million visitors a yeMayor Doyle added, This is what economic development is all about.

Marriott Marquis to Open in AustinAUSTIN, TX (Austin Business Journal--Cody Lyon)Marriott Hotels aResorts will open a 1,003-room Marriott Marquis hotel in downtown Austin2015. The Austin Marriott Marquis is scheduled to break ground in mid-20The hotels construction should generate more than 545 full-time construct

jobs, and the hotel will employ 750 when it opens, Marriott said. The hoat Congress Avenue and Second Street, will be two blocks from the AusConvention Center. Plans call for multiple food and beverage venues a374 underground parking spaces.

Investors Business Daily to Add JobsPLANO, TX (Plano Star Courier)The Plano City Council has approvedincentive agreement that will add up to 250 jobs in the city. The agreemmade with ONeil Digital Solutions includes William ONeil and CompaONeil Data Systems, and Investors Business Daily. We believe thigoing to be a great expansion for us, said Jim Lucanish, president of ONDigital Solutions. For ONeil Digital Solutions, being centrally locatedthe country is extremely important to all of our health care clients. Thlike the distribution from the center of the country for the speed they can their products, he added. In the agreement, ONeil must use Plano hotor facilities for business activities, if possible, and Investors Business Damust place printed in Plano, Texas on the mast head of its newspaper. Mof the jobs will be new positions created within the company.

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Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

AUG 2011 8.5% AUG 2011 8.5%

JUL 2011 8.7% JUL 2011 8.4%

AUG 2010 8.3% AUG 2010 8.2%

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

AUG 2011 9.1% AUG 2011 9.1%

JUL 2011 9.3% JUL 2011 9.1%

AUG 2010 9.5% AUG 2010 9.6%

NotSeasonallyAdjusted SeasonallyAdjusted

AUG 2011 10,593,200 AUG 2011 10,615,000

JUL 2011 10,568,200 JUL 2011 10,616,300

AUG 2010 10,321,800 AUG 2010 10,361,800

OTMChange 25,000 OTMChange 1,300

OTYChange 271,400 OTYChange 253,200

InitialClaims ContinuedClaims

AUG 2011 89,848 AUG 2011 885,556

JUL 2011 90,111 JUL 2011 865,252

AUG 2010 91,613 AUG 2010 1,064,768

PersonnelSupply

AnnualChangeU.S. AUG2011 3.8% AUG 2011 253,400

DallasFortWorth JUL2011 4.2% JUL 2011 250,600

HoustonGalveston AUG2011 3.7% AUG 2010 233,300

OTMChange 2,800

OTYChange 20,100

AUG 2011 $86.33 OTMChange $10.86

JUL 2011 $97.19 OTYChange $9.51

AUG 2010 $76.82

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