Texas Labor Market Review December 2011

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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 rebounded from arevised dip of 5,500 positions seen in October with the additionof 20,800 jobs in November. Nine of the 11 major industries inTexas expanded over the month, led by a rise of 5,600 in Leisure andHospitality employment. Construction and Government were the onlymajor industries to shed jobs in November as they dipped by 2,200

jobs and 1,900 jobs respectively. Total Nonagricultural Employmenthas climbed by 226,000 jobs over the year to reach an estimated levelof 10,629,300 positions. The annual growth rate for the series wasunchanged in November from a rate of 2.2 percent in October, a ratethat exactly doubled the five-year-average annual growth rate of 1.1percent seen in the series in November.

Leisure and Hospitality employment maintained the momentumgenerated by a revised gain of 13,000 jobs in October with an increaseof 5,600 positions in November. This was the seventh over-the-monthexpansion recorded in the industry this year against four monthlydeclines. Annual growth in Leisure and Hospitality climbed to 38,500positions in November, a figure that nearly doubled the five-year-average annual growth for November in the industry of 20,000 jobs.

The estimated number of jobs in the Leisure and Hospitality sector inTexas rose to 1,053,100 in November.

Financial Activities employment recorded its largest gain of 2011 inNovember with the addition of 4,800 jobs. Finance and Insuranceadded 3,000 jobs over the month, while Real Estate, Rental, and Leasinggrew by 1,800 positions over the month. The annual growth rate forFinancial Activities as a whole jumped to 2.8 percent in November, animprovement of three percentagepoints over the annual growth rateof -0.2 percent seen as recently asFebruary of this year.

After shedding jobs in Septemberand October, Manufacturing added

3,900 jobs in November. DurableGoods led the way with the additionof 4,900 jobs, more than offsettingthe loss of 1,000 jobs in NondurableGoods. Manufacturing continued itsannual growth trend with the additionof 25,200 jobs since November 2010.This resulted in an annual growthrate of 3.1 percent, the highestannual growth rate in Manufacturingsince October 2006.

Following a slight downturn in October, employment in Professional aBusiness Services rebounded in November with the addition of 3,4

jobs. Since November 2009, this industry has experienced only thmonths of job losses. On an annual basis, Professional and BusinServices added 55,100 jobs for a 4.3 percent over-the-year growrate. The majority of annual growth has occurred in Administratand Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services, whadded 32,500 jobs over the year.

Mining and Logging employment expanded for the third consecutimonth with the addition of 2,600 jobs in November. This maindustry has experienced job growth in 23 of the past 25 months. SinNovember 2010, Mining and Logging added 42,600 jobs, marking a 1percent annual growth rate. This industry has experienced annualizemployment growth of over 10.0 percent for 15 consecutive month

Employment in Other Services inched up by 1,800 positions in Novembas the industry continued a run of increased monthly employment treached five months. The annual growth rate for employment in OthServices rose one full percentage point over that stretch, from 2.6 perc

in July to 3.6 percent in November. For the year to date, this maindustry has now added 11,700 positions.

The rate of expansion seen in Education and Health Services employmslowed in November as the industry followed up a revised gain of 7,5

jobs in October with a bump of 1,700 positions in November. Tmajor industry has expanded for five straight months, and the annugrowth rate for the industry has also stood at or above 2.5 percent f

five consecutive months. Privcolleges and private universitalong with business schools atechnical and trade schools are pof Education and Health Servic

Trade, Transportation, and Utilitemployment expanded for the thstraight month with the addition700 jobs in November. Job growwas driven by Retail Trade, whadded 5,700 jobs to offset the loof 5,300 jobs in Wholesale TraEmployment in the series grby 59,600 jobs annually for thighest over-the-year gains sinFebruary 2008.

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

Texas Mfg. Annual Growth Rate

U.S. Mfg. Annual Growth Rate

Texas and U.S. Annual Growth Rates in Manufacturing

(Seasonally Adjusted)

0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

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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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earPercentChange

TotalNonagriculturalJobsvs.CivilianLaborForce(SeasonallyAdjusted)

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4.0%

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NonagriculturalJobs

CivilianLaborForce

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

TexasandU.S.UnemploymentRates(SeasonallyAdjusted)

Texas

U.S.

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

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TEXASANDU.S.CIVILIANLABORFORCEESTIMATESTEXAS* UNITEDSTATES**

NotSeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateNovember 2011 12,344,700 11,423,800 920,900 7.5 153,683,000 141,070,000 12,613,000 8.October 2011 12,367,000 11,378,400 988,600 8.0 154,088,000 140,987,000 13,102,000 8.November 2010 12,212,300 11,207,100 1,005,200 8.2 153,698,000 139,415,000 14,282,000 9.

SeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateNovember 2011 12,361,700 11,364,500 997,200 8.1 153,883,000 140,580,000 13,303,000 8.October 2011 12,340,100 11,302,800 1,037,300 8.4 154,198,000 140,302,000 13,897,000 9.November 2010 12,193,100 11,186,600 1,006,500 8.3 153,950,000 138,909,000 15,041,000 9.

INDUSTRYTITLE Nov.2011* Oct.2011 Nov.2010 Absolute Percent Absolute Percent

Change Change Change Change

TotalNonagricultural 10,629,300 10,608,500 10,403,300 20,800 0.2 226,000 2.2

Total

Nongovernment** 8,835,200

8,812,500

8,545,300

22,700

0.3

289,900

3.4

GoodsProducing

MiningandLogging 256,600 254,000 214,000 2,600 1.0 42,600 19.9

Construction 586,700 588,900 576,100 2,200 0.4 10,600 1.8

Manufacturing 835,500 831,600 810,300 3,900 0.5 25,200 3.1

ServiceProviding

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities 2,111,800 2,111,100 2,052,200 700 0.0 59,600 2.9

Information 186,200 185,800 193,800 400 0.2 7,600 3.9

FinancialActivities 637,200 632,400 619,800 4,800 0.8 17,400 2.8

ProfessionalandBusinessServices 1,345,700 1,342,300 1,290,600 3,400 0.3 55,100 4.3

EducationandHealthServices 1,444,700 1,443,000 1,409,300 1,700 0.1 35,400 2.5

LeisureandHospitality 1,053,100 1,047,500 1,014,600 5,600 0.5 38,500 3.8

OtherServices 377,700 375,900 364,600 1,800 0.5 13,100 3.6

Government 1,794,100

1,796,000

1,858,000

1,900

0.1

63,900

3.4

TEXASNONAGRICULTURALWAGEANDSALARYEMPLOYMENT

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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.

Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Change %Change Change %Chan

TOTALNONFARM 10,720,000 10,673,600 10,492,200 46,400 0.4% 227,800 2.2

TOTALPRIVATE(totalnonfarmlessgovernment) 8,888,200 8,851,000 8,595,500 37,200 0.4% 292,700 3.4

GOODSPRODUCING 1,688,900 1,690,800 1,609,600 1,900 0.1% 79,300 4.9

MiningandLogging(NAICS21,1133) 258,800 256,400 215,800 2,400 0.9% 43,000 19.9

OilandGasExtraction(NAICS211) 89,400 88,600 82,900 800 0.9% 6,500 7.8SupportActivitiesforMining(NAICS213) 148,900 148,200 120,800 700 0.5% 28,100 23.3

Construction(NAICS

23) 591,700 598,100 580,600

6,400

1.1% 11,100 1.9ConstructionofBuildings(NAICS236) 142,900 143,600 135,400 700 0.5% 7,500 5.5

HeavyandCivilEngineeringConstruction(NAICS237) 117,600 118,700 114,100 1,100 0.9% 3,500 3.1SpecialtyTradeContractors(NAICS238) 331,200 335,800 331,100 4,600 1.4% 100 0.0Manufacturing(NAICS3133) 838,400 836,300 813,200 2,100 0.3% 25,200 3.1

DurableGoods 541,000 537,200 520,900 3,800 0.7% 20,100 3.9

WoodProductManufacturing(NAICS321) 18,600 18,100 19,000 500 2.8% 400 2.1NonmetallicMineralProductManufacturing(NAICS327) 30,800 30,800 32,700 0 0.0% 1,900 5.8PrimaryMetalManufacturing(NAICS331) 21,700 21,200 20,100 500 2.4% 1,600 8.0FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing(NAICS332) 124,400 122,500 114,300 1,900 1.6% 10,100 8.8MachineryManufacturing(NAICS333) 98,800 97,500 87,900 1,300 1.3% 10,900 12.4ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing(NAICS334) 94,500 95,200 95,600 700 0.7% 1,100 1.2ElectricEquipment,Appliance,andComponentMfg(NAICS335) 16,200 16,200 16,800 0 0.0% 600 3.6

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

Oct'11toNov'11 Nov'10toNov'

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

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Jan97

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Jan00

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AnnualGrowthRates

, , , . , .FurnitureandRelatedProductManufacturing(NAICS337) 21,500 21,600 22,000 100 0.5% 500 2.3MiscellaneousManufacturing(NAICS339) 25,900 25,700 27,200 200 0.8% 1,300 4.8NondurableGoods 297,400 299,100 292,300 1,700 0.6% 5,100 1.7FoodManufacturing(NAICS311) 90,100 89,600 89,300 500 0.6% 800 0.9BeverageandTobaccoProductManufacturing(NAICS312) 11,100 11,100 10,900 0 0.0% 200 1.8PaperManufacturing(NAICS322) 17,000 17,000 17,400 0 0.0% 400 2.3PrintingandRelatedSupportManufacturing(NAICS323) 26,600 26,700 27,800 100 0.4% 1,200 4.3PetroleumandCoalProductsManufacturing(NAICS324) 23,800 23,800 23,800 0 0.0% 0 0.0ChemicalManufacturing(NAICS325) 69,500 69,700 70,300 200 0.3% 800 1.1PlasticsandRubberManufacturing(NAICS326) 37,000 37,000 36,500 0 0.0% 500 1.4

Mining

&

Logging

Construction ManufacturingWholesale

Trade

Retail

Trade

Transportation,

Warehousing,

&

Utilities

InformationFinancial

Activities

Professional

&

Business

Services

Education

&

Health

Services

Leisure

&

Hospitality

Other

ServicesGovernment

10,000

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

StatewideOvertheMonthChange(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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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.

Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Change %Change Change %Chang

SERVICEPROVIDING 9,031,100 8,982,800 8,882,600 48,300 0.5% 148,500 1.7

PrivateServiceProviding 7,199,300 7,160,200 6,985,900 39,100 0.6% 213,400 3.1

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities(NAICS42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,145,300 2,115,400 2,084,900 29,900 1.4% 6 0,400 2.9

WholesaleTrade(NAICS42) 509,700 514,300 505,300 4,600 0.9% 4,400 0.9

MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods(NAICS423) 294,400 293,800 284,500 600 0.2% 9,900 3.5

MerchantWholesalers,

Nondurable

Goods

(NAICS

424) 156,900 159,500 155,300

2,600

1.6% 1,600 1.0RetailTrade(NAICS4445) 1,197,600 1,164,600 1,155,300 33,000 2.8% 42,300 3.7

MotorVehicleandPartsDealers(NAICS441) 155,800 153,900 143,400 1,900 1.2% 12,400 8.7FurnitureandHomeFurnishingsStores(NAICS442) 36,500 36,000 38,300 500 1.4% 1,800 4.7ElectronicsandApplianceStores(NAICS443) 45,200 43,300 45,900 1,900 4.4% 700 1.5BuildingMaterialandGardenEquipmentandSupplies(NAICS444) 89,800 90,400 86,500 600 0.7% 3,300 3.8FoodandBeverageStores(NAICS445) 206,100 208,100 206,500 2,000 1.0% 400 0.2HealthandPersonalCareStores(NAICS446) 68,600 67,900 67,400 700 1.0% 1,200 1.8GasolineStations(NAICS447) 73,600 71,900 68,400 1,700 2.4% 5,200 7.6ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores(NAICS448) 131,400 121,000 117,500 10,400 8.6% 13,900 11.8SportingGoods,Hobby,Book,andMusicStores(NAICS451) 41,500 39,600 40,600 1,900 4.8% 900 2.2GeneralMerchandiseStores(NAICS452) 269,600 254,500 263,800 15,100 5.9% 5,800 2.2MiscellaneousStoreRetailers(NAICS453) 60,800 59,800 57,700 1,000 1.7% 3,100 5.4NonstoreRetailers(NAICS454) 18,700 18,200 19,300 500 2.8% 600 3.1Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities(NAICS4849,22) 438,000 436,500 424,300 1,500 0.3% 13,700 3.2

TransportationandWarehousing(NAICS48,49) 385,600 385,000 375,800 600 0.2% 9,800 2.6AirTransportation(NAICS481) 61,100 60,900 59,600 200 0.3% 1,500 2.5TruckTransportation(NAICS484) 112,300 114,200 109,800 1,900 1.7% 2,500 2.3PipelineTransportation(NAICS486) 15,900 15,800 15,500 100 0.6% 400 2.6SupportActivitiesforTransportation(NAICS488) 71,900 71,900 68,700 0 0.0% 3,200 4.7CouriersandMessengers(NAICS492) 36,400 34,500 35,700 1,900 5.5% 700 2.0WarehousingandStorage(NAICS493) 47,100 46,700 46,600 400 0.9% 500 1.1Utilities(NAICS22) 52,400 51,500 48,500 900 1.8% 3,900 8.0Information(NAICS51) 186,900 185,900 194,500 1,000 0.5% 7,600 3.9

PublishingIndustries(ExceptInternet)(NAICS511) 39,700 39,600 40,400 100 0.3% 700 1.7Telecommunications(NAICS517) 80,700 80,100 85,900 600 0.8% 5,200 6.1Dataprocessing,Hosting,andRelatedServices(NAICS518) 24,700 24,700 25,400 0 0.0% 700 2.8FinancialActivities(NAICS52,53) 640,300 636,400 622,900 3,900 0 .6% 17,400 2.8

FinanceandInsurance(NAICS52) 457,600 454,900 454,000 2,700 0.6% 3,600 0.8CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities(NAICS522) 241,600 240,100 238,800 1,500 0.6% 2,800 1.2Securities,CommoditiesContracts,andOtherFinancial(NAICS523) 50,500 49,800 47,800 700 1.4% 2,700 5.7InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities(NAICS524) 155,300 154,700 157,100 600 0.4% 1,800 1.2RealEstateandRentalandLeasing(NAICS53) 182,700 181,500 168,900 1,200 0.7% 13,800 8.2RealEstate(NAICS531) 122,000 121,800 116,100 200 0.2% 5,900 5.1RentalandLeasingServices(NAICS532) 48,200 48,100 49,800 100 0.2% 1,600 3.2ProfessionalandBusinessServices(NAICS54,55,56) 1,358,600 1,358,000 1,302,400 600 0.0% 56,200 4.3

Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices(NAICS54) 587,000 582,700 565,800 4,300 0.7% 21,200 3.8ManagementofCompaniesandEnterprises(NAICS55) 81,300 80,400 79,400 900 1.1% 1,900 2.4AdminandSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation(NAICS56) 690,300 694,900 657,200 4,600 0.7% 33,100 5.0AdministrativeandSupportServices(NAICS561) 663,900 668,600 631,600 4,700 0.7% 32,300 5.1EducationandHealthServices(NAICS61,62) 1,452,700 1,449,800 1,417,000 2,900 0.2% 35,700 2.5

EducationalServices(NAICS61) 164,800 165,600 161,400 800 0.5% 3,400 2.1HealthCareandSocialAssistance(NAICS62) 1,287,900 1,284,200 1,255,600 3,700 0.3% 32,300 2.6AmbulatoryHealthCareServices(NAICS621) 631,300 628,400 591,100 2,900 0.5% 40,200 6.8Hospitals(NAICS622) 294,800 294,100 294,900 700 0.2% 100 0.0NursingandResidentialCareFacilities(NAICS623) 174,900 176,800 175,200 1,900 1.1% 300 0.2SocialAssistance(NAICS624) 186,900 184,900 194,400 2,000 1.1% 7,500 3.9LeisureandHospitality(NAICS71,72) 1,039,600 1,039,300 1,001,400 300 0.0% 38,200 3.8

Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation(NAICS71) 102,500 107,300 106,000 4,800 4.5% 3,500 3.3Amusement,Gambling,andRecreation(NAICS713) 75,100 78,700 74,000 3,600 4.6% 1,100 1.5AccommodationandFoodServices(NAICS72) 937,100 932,000 895,400 5,100 0.6% 41,700 4.7Accommodation(NAICS721) 110,700 110,900 99,500 200 0.2% 11,200 11.3FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces(NAICS722) 826,400 821,100 795,900 5,300 0.7% 30,500 3.8OtherServices(NAICS81) 375,900 375,400 362,800 500 0.1% 13,100 3.6

RepairandMaintenance(NAICS811) 116,000 115,800 107,200 200 0.2% 8,800 8.2PersonalandLaundryServices(NAICS812) 95,700 94,700 92,200 1,000 1.1% 3,500 3.8Religious,Grantmaking,Civic,ProfOrganizations(NAICS813) 164,200 164,900 163,400 700 0.4% 800 0.5Government 1,831,800 1,822,600 1,896,700 9,200 0.5% 64,900 3.4

FederalGovernment 197,800 198,100 199,500 300 0.2% 1,700 0.9StateGovernment 372,400 370,600 385,700 1,800 0.5% 13,300 3.5LocalGovernment 1,261,600 1,253,900 1,311,500 7,700 0.6% 49,900 3.8

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

Following a revised increase of 39,900 jobs in October, the TotalNonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment in the MetropolitanStatistical Areas rose by 56,400 jobs in November. After experiencing

a seasonal decrease in July of 62,500 jobs, the series has exhibited

increases each month for a total of 157,100 jobs gained in the past four

months. This was the largest increase seen since 2007 for this four-

month period, bringing the estimated level to 9,567,800 jobs. In the

past 12 months, Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary added 206,600

jobs, more than double the five-year average of 95,900 jobs. The annual

growth rate expanded to 2.2 percent, marking thefifth consecutive month

that the rate has been at or above 2.0 percent. Nine MSAs experienced

annual growth rates above 2.2 percent with the Victoria and the Corpus

Christi MSAs leading with 6.3 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively.

Retail Trade continued its momentum into November with the addition

of 33,400 jobs as retailers embraced the holiday shopping season.

With a revised growth of 10,300 jobs in October, this industry has

posted 43,700 jobs during the last two months, recording the largest

gain seen since 2007 for that time period. The monthly gain exceededthe five-year average for November of 27,900 jobs. The Houston-

Sugar Land-Baytown MSA along with the Fort Worth-Arlington area

accounted for over 43 percent of the monthly increase. The Corpus

Christi MSA recorded the largest monthly percentage increase with 5.5

percent followed by the Abilene MSA with 5.4 percent. Retail Trade

has expanded by 41,400 jobs over the year, remarkably higher than the

five-year-average increase of 900 jobs. The annual growth rate jumped

from 2.9 percent in October to 4.0 percent in November. The last time

this industry witnessed an annual growth rate greater than 4.0 percent

was in October 1999. The Corpus Christi MSA posted the largest annual

growth rate with 13.7 percent with a total of 11 areas exceeding the 4.0

percent growth rate.

The seasonal expansion of 9,000 jobs in November for Government wasin line with the November average of 9,200 jobs for the major industry.

While both State Government and Local Government gained jobs in

November, Local Government accounted for 81.1 percent of the increase.

Federal Government posted a slight decrease of 200 jobs. The Austin-

Round Rock-San Marcos MSA displayed the largest monthly numeric

increase of 3,100 jobs while the Tyler MSA posted the largest percentage

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

MetropolitanStatisticalAreaOvertheMonthEmploymentChange

October2011toNovember2011(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

-10,000

-5,000

Mining,Logging,&Construction Manufacturing WholesaleTrade RetailTrade Transportation,Warehousing,&

Utilities

Information FinancialActivities

Professional&BusinessServices

Education&HealthServices Leisure&Hospitality OtherServices Government

increase with 2.2 percent. Since November 2010, Government has l

22,200 jobs, resulting in an annual growth rate of -1.4 percent. With

percent, the San Angelo MSA posted the largest annual growth rate w

the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA following with 3.9 percent.

Employment in Education and Health Services grew by 5,200 jobs

November, slightly behind last years pace of 5,800 jobs. Howev

the growth surpassed the five-year-average increase of 4,100 jobs. T

Dallas-Plano-Irving area recorded the largest numeric gain with 3,4

jobs added. From year-ago levels, Education and Health Servi

expanded by 33,800 jobs for an annual growth rate of 2.6 percent. T

San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA held the top spot for the annual grow

rate with 5.8 percent.

After registering four consecutive months of job losses, employme

in Leisure and Hospitality rebounded with the addition of 3,900 jobs

November. This was in sharp contrast to the five-year-average decre

of 2,800 jobs. Since January, this industry has added 54,100 jobs, wh

was comparable to the 53,000 jobs added in 2007 for the same time periyet definitely larger than those seen from 2008 through 2010. Dur

the past 12 months, Leisure and Hospitality employment advanced

33,200 jobs. The annual growth rate rose to 3.6 percent, marking

second time this year that the rate has been above 3.0 percent. The r

has ranged from 1.4 percent to 3.6 percent during 2011 and has remain

positive for 16 consecutive months. Two MSAs noted double-di

annual growth rates. The Corpus Christi MSA and the Victoria M

recorded rates of 14.1 percent and 10.0 percent, respectively.

After posting 13 months of job gains within the last 14 months, t

estimated employment level for Financial Activities reached 589,5

jobs, a level equaling those seen in 2008. The increase of 3,300 jobs

November strongly exceeded the five-year-average increase of 300 jo

The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA and the Fort Worth-Arlingarea combined to account for 63.6 of the total monthly increase. Sin

last year, Financial Activities has added 16,800 jobs for an annu

growth rate of 2.9 percent. The rate has been above 2.0 percent for th

consecutive months. Three MSAs recorded annual growth rates abo

5.0 percent. The Victoria MSA led with 9.5 percent. The Laredo M

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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.

Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'1

TOTALNONFARM 2,961,400 2,941,200 2,904,100 2,090,400 2,076,800 2,050,300 2,646,200 2,626,000 2,558,30

GOODSPRODUCING 409,900 410,800 407,100 268,700 2 68,900 268,300 501,600 501,700 473,50

Mining,Logging,&Construction 158,500 160,000 159,400 103,800 104,800 106,400 270,800 272,400 255,30

Manufacturing 251,400 250,800 247,700 164,900 164,100 161,900 230,800 229,300 218,20DurableGoods 179,200 178,100 173,600 116,200 115,100 111,900 151,100 150,100 141,30FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing 49,800 49,100 45,90ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing 40,300 40,600 40,900 37,400 37,600 37,900 18,700 18,800 18,60NondurableGoods 72,200 72,700 74,100 48,700 49,000 50,000 79,700 79,200 76,90SERVICEPROVIDING 2,551,500 2,530,400 2,497,000 1,821,700 1,807,900 1,782,000 2,144,600 2,124,300 2,084,80

PrivateServiceProviding 2,155,500 2,135,100 2,094,100 1,547,000 1,533,600 1,505,700 1,762,500 1,743,800 1,697,20

WholesaleTrade 161,600 161,700 158,300 122,800 122,800 119,500 136,500 136,900 132,40MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods 93,800 93,500 90,900 70,200 70,000 67,400 82,300 81,400 78,20MerchantWholesalers,NondurableGoods 46,900 47,100 47,200 35,600 35,700 35,700 37,300 37,600 37,60RetailTrade 315,700 307,000 307,200 209,900 206,200 206,800 280,100 270,700 268,10MotorVehicleandPartsDealers 25,100 25,100 24,400 32,600 32,600 31,90Bldng.MaterialandGardenEqpmnt.andSuppliesDlrs. 22,000 22,200 22,000 15,000 15,100 14,900 19,200 19,400 18,60FoodandBeverageStores 47,600 47,600 47,500 32,500 32,500 32,300 55,900 56,000 55,40ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores 25,200 22,900 23,400 33,000 29,800 29,50GeneralMerchandiseStores 72,200 68,100 71,200 46,500 44,200 46,600 61,200 57,900 60,10Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 141,700 140,200 136,400 77,800 76,200 73,800 123,800 122,300 124,90Utilities 7,000 6,900 6,400 17,100 16,900 16,20Information 74,100 74,000 78,200 61,200 61,100 64,500 29,600 29,400 31,30Telecommunications 36,100 36,100 38,200 29,500 29,500 31,300 15,100 15,000 16,10FinancialActivities 241,400 239,500 230,500 188,200 187,300 179,100 137,500 136,400 135,10FinanceandInsurance 183,300 182,500 175,700 143,300 142,700 136,400 89,100 88,100 86,90CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 97,300 96,700 93,800 72,300 71,900 69,300 41,900 41,600 41,40InsuranceCarriers andRelatedActivities 48,800 48,600 47,300 29,000 29,000 29,00RealEstateandRentalandLeasing 44,900 44,600 42,700 48,400 48,300 48,20ProfessionalandBusinessServices 458,500 457,800 438,700 360,700 360,500 346,100 387,700 383,800 366,80Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 191,900 190,100 184,900 154,300 152,900 150,800 182,800 181,100 175,60Admin.SupportandWasteMgmt.andRemediation 226,000 228,200 218,300 172,800 174,700 165,000 186,100 183,700 170,70EducationandHealthServices 368,400 364,600 363,500 259,600 256,200 255,200 324,200 325,300 312,50HealthCareandSocialAssistance 314,300 310,200 310,600 221,300 217,800 216,600 279,600 280,700 268,90AmbulatoryHealthCareServices 112,800 110,000 108,400 133,900 134,200 124,00Hospitals 74,400 74,300 73,500 48,300 48,100 47,500 72,800 72,400 72,60LeisureandHospitality 293,200 289,500 280,900 197,400 194,100 191,700 245,200 241,300 234,20Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation 22,300 23,800 21,500 25,600 26,000 25,90AccommodationandFoodServices 256,100 251,300 246,500 175,100 170,300 170,200 219,600 215,300 208,30FoodServices andDrinkingPlaces 224,900 219,900 217,200 154,100 149,100 149,500 198,900 194,700 188,20OtherServices 100,900 100,800 100,400 69,400 69,200 69,000 97,900 97,700 91,90

Government 396,000 395,300 402,900 274,700 274,300 276,300 382,100 380,500 387,60Federal 44,900 45,200 45,900 30,100 30,200 31,000 27,400 27,600 27,80State 50,500 50,400 49,200 37,500 37,500 36,800 71,500 71,300 73,20Local 300,600 299,700 307,800 207,100 206,600 208,500 283,200 281,600 286,60Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'1

TOTALNONFARM 784,900 785,500 775,300 871,000 864,400 853,800 855,100 852,000 844,70

GOODSPRODUCING 87,500 89,700 86,800 141,200 141,900 138,800 94,200 93,100 89,90

Mining,Logging,&Construction 38,300 40,700 39,100 54,700 55,200 53,000 47,900 47,000 45,20

Manufacturing 49,200 49,000 47,700 86,500 86,700 85,800 46,300 46,100 44,70

SERVICEPROVIDING 697,400 695,800 688,500 729,800 7 22,500 715,000 760,900 758,900 754,80

PrivateServiceProviding 524,100 525,600 514,700 608,500 601,500 588,400 601,200 599,800 590,10

WholesaleTrade 40,300 40,600 39,800 38,800 38,900 38,800 28,400 28,400 28,30

RetailTrade 88,300 84,000 83,900 105,800 100,800 100,400 100,400 98,500 95,30FoodandBeverageStores 16,400 16,300 16,200 15,100 15,100 15,200 18,400 18,300 18,20GeneralMerchandiseStores 17,000 15,800 15,800 25,700 23,900 24,600 19,900 19,000 19,90Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 13,500 13,200 13,000 63,900 64,000 62,600 20,200 20,300 19,80

Information 19,300 19,200 19,600 12,900 12,900 13,700 17,200 17,100 18,00Telecommunications 4,900 5,000 5,200 6,600 6,600 6,900 4,300 4,400 5,00FinancialActivities 44,000 43,500 42,200 53,200 52,200 51,400 65,300 65,700 65,50FinanceandInsurance 30,100 30,000 29,800 40,000 39,800 39,300 52,300 52,600 52,30CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 12,400 12,300 12,200 25,000 24,800 24,500 23,700 23,800 23,60ProfessionalandBusinessServices 106,200 110,100 109,800 97,800 97,300 92,600 97,100 97,000 100,00

Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 58,300 58,400 58,200 37,600 37,200 34,100 38,100 38,200 38,20AdminSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediationSvcs 47,400 50,700 48,500 53,200 53,500 53,300 51,900 50,700 53,20EducationandHealthServices 92,400 92,100 89,300 108,800 108,400 108,300 139,200 138,900 131,60HealthCareandSocialAssistance 80,700 80,400 77,400 93,000 92,400 94,000 120,300 119,600 115,20Hospitals 20,100 20,000 19,800 26,100 26,200 26,000 22,700 22,600 22,50LeisureandHospitality 85,200 88,100 83,300 95,800 95,400 89,200 101,300 102,100 99,90AccommodationandFoodServices 75,300 78,200 73,200 81,000 81,000 76,300 92,600 93,000 89,50OtherServices 34,900 34,800 33,800 31,500 31,600 31,400 32,100 31,800 31,70

Government 173,300 170,200 173,800 121,300 121,000 126,600 159,700 159,100 164,70Federal 10,900 10,700 11,000 14,800 15,000 14,900 34,600 34,600 34,10State 74,100 73,300 74,800 13,000 12,900 12,400 21,000 20,600 20,50Local 88,300 86,200 88,000 93,500 93,100 99,300 104,100 103,900 110,10

LargestFourMSAsNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)DALLASFT.WORTHARLINGTON DALLASPLANOIRVINGMD** HOUSTONSUGARLANDBAYTOWN

AUSTINROUNDROCKSANMARCOS FORTWORTHARLINGTONMD** SANANTONIONEWBRAUNFELS


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INDUSTRY Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10 Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov

TOTAL 62,500 61,700 65,400 113, 400 112, 600 111, 100 161, 900 161, 100 159, 800 128, 100 127, 600 127,

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 4,600 4,600 4,400 6,400 6,500 6,100 20,900 21,000 19,900 3,300 3,300 3,1

Manufacturing 2,900 2,900 2,800 13,500 13,500 13,100 20,500 20,400 19,800 5,400 5,400 5,4

WholesaleTrade 2,000 2,000 2,200 5,000 5,000 4,900 4,900 4,900 4,900 3,000 3,000 3,0

RetailTrade 7,800 7,400 8,000 14,500 14,000 13,900 20,200 19,600 19,400 16,600 16,100 16,1

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,600 1,600 1,700 4,300 4,300 4,200 5,500 5,500 5,300 5,000 5,000 5,0

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

FinancialActivities 3,400 3,300 3,600 6,800 6,800 6,700 5,600 5,600 5,500 5,300 5,300 5,1

Prof.

&

Business

Services 4,100 4,100 4,600

8,600 8,500 8,200

14,200 14,200 13,800

9,100 9,000 8,9

Educ.&HealthServices 12,900 12,700 13,900 16,100 16,000 16,000 23,200 23,200 23,300 32,000 32,000 32,2

Leisure&Hospitality 6,400 6,300 6,800 11,900 11,900 11,600 14,200 14,200 13,900 11,500 11,600 11,7

OtherServices 2,200 2,200 2,500 4,700 4,700 4,700 5,400 5,500 5,500 3,600 3,600 3,6

Government 13,700 13,700 13,800 20,200 20,000 20,200 25,900 25,600 27,000 31,500 31,500 31,8


TOTAL 99,300 99,100 99,800 187, 800 186, 000 179, 700 285, 500 283, 500 282, 400 128, 600 129, 100 129,


Manufacturing 5,300 5,200 5,100 9,500 9,400 9,300 16,700 16,700 16,800 7,600 7,600 7,4

WholesaleTrade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,800 5,800 5,400 10,000 10,000 9,900 3,700 3,800 3,8

RetailTrade 11,200 11,000 10,900 23,200 22,000 20,400 36,500 35,200 34,700 15,200 14,900 15,2

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,500 1,500 1,400 6,400 6,300 5,700 12,600 12,600 12,300 4,800 4,800 4,9

Information 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,800 1,800 2,100 4,700 4,700 5,000 2,200 2,200 2,3


Prof.&BusinessServices 6,200 6,200 5,900 15,500 15,500 15,300 32,700 32,700 31,300 9,800 10,100 10,0

Educ.&HealthServices 11,400 1 1,500 11,100 31,900 31,900 31,100 37,400 37,200 36,300 19,100 19,200 19,5


OtherServices 3,200 3,200 3,100 7,000 7,000 6,800 9,700 9,600 9,500 4,700 4,800 5,0

Government 36,900 36,800 39,400 35,000 34,600 36,100 69,400 69,000 72,300 38,400 38,400 38,2

INDUSTRY Nov

'11* Oct

'11 Nov

'10

Nov

'11* Oct

'11 Nov

'10

Nov

'11* Oct

'11 Nov

'10

Nov

'11* Oct

'11 Nov

TOTAL 91,800 92,100 88,700 98,700 98,700 97,100 135, 000 133, 900 130, 200 232,400 227,600 223,5


Manufacturing 900 900 800 11,200 11,200 10,800 5,100 5,100 5,000 6,100 6,100 5,9

WholesaleTrade 2,600 2,700 2,600 4,400 4,400 4,200 6,100 6,200 6,000 5,900 5,800 6,2

RetailTrade 12,800 12,500 12,100 11,000 10,700 11,100 17,100 16,600 16,100 33,900 32,500 32,8

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 12,100 12,500 11,500 3,700 3,700 3,600 3,800 3,700 3,600 7,400 7,300 7,0

Information 500 500 600 1,300 1,300 1,500 4,400 4,200 4,400 1,900 1,800 1,9



Educ.&HealthServices 15,200 1 5,300 14,600 15,300 15,300 15,300 21,500 21,400 20,500 60,800 59,600 57,8


OtherServices 2,400 2,400 2,300 3,200 3,200 3,200 5,300 5,300 5,200 6,000 5,900 5,8

Government 22,600 22,500 22,600 12,500 12,600 12,400 32,000 31,600 31,300 58,900 58,200 56,7

LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLENEDINBURGMISSION

MIDLAND ODESSA SANANGELO SHERMANDENISON

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONTPORTARTHUR BROWNSVILLEHARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATIONBRYAN CORPUSCHRISTI ELPASO KILLEENTEMPLEFORTHOOD


TOTAL 71,000 71,300 69,400 63,400 64,000 62,000 46,100 45,600 45,100 43,000 43,100 42,5


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

WholesaleTrade 3,600 3,600 3,500 4,500 4,800 4,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,100 1,100 1,1

RetailTrade 7,900 7,800 7,600 6,400 6,500 6,400 5,600 5,400 5,500 6,000 5,900 5,9

Trans.,

Ware.,

&

Util. 2,600 2,600 2,500

2,200 2,200 2,200

1,100 1,100 1,000

1,100 1,100 1,1Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 500 500 600 1,100 1,100 1,200 400 400 5





OtherServices 2,800 2,900 2,800 3,200 3,200 3,100 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,400 1,500 1,4

Government 8,000 8,100 8,500 10,100 10,100 9,900 9,800 9,700 9,200 6,600 6,600 6,5


TOTAL 57,600 56,800 57,100 95,900 95,600 93,600 52,400 51,700 49,300 108, 100 107, 800 106,


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

WholesaleTrade 2,600 2,500 2,500 3,100 3,100 3,100 1,800 1,800 1,700 3,700 3,700 3,8

RetailTrade 7,000 6,700 7,000 12,200 11,900 11,800 7,200 6,900 6,400 10,900 10,600 10,5

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,700 3,700 3,500 1,400 1,500 1,400 3,000 3,100 3,0

Information 500 500 600 2,000 2,000 2,100 500 500 500 1,200 1,200 1,3





OtherServices 2,100 2,100 2,200 3,800 3,800 3,800 1,900 1,900 1,700 3,900 3,900 3,9

Government 14,100 14,100 14,100

13,800 13,500 13,700

9,300 9,200 9,100

18,500 18,400 18,4

INDUSTRY Nov'11* Oct'11 Nov'10

TOTAL 57,700 57,800 58,500

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

Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,100

WholesaleTrade 1,800 1,800 1,800

RetailTrade 7,600 7,500 7,600

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

Information 1,000 1,000 1,100

FinancialActivities 2,600 2,700 2,700

Prof.&BusinessServices 3,600 3,600 3,600

Educ.&HealthServices 9,000 9,000 9,400

Leisure&Hospitality 5,900 5,900 5,900

OtherServices 2,500 2,600 2,700

Government 12,700 12,700 13,000

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 withoutreference 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 posted its second consecutive monthly decline, moving down five-tenthsof a percentage point in November to 7.5 percent. The unemployment rate was the lowest seen sinceMay 2009 and the October-to-November decline was the largest on record since 1990. Since the beginningof this year, the unemployment rate decreased by 1.0 percent. From year-ago levels, the unemploymentrate declined by seven-tenths of a percentage point. The national unemployment rate fell by three-tenths ofa percentage point for an unemployment rate of 8.2 percent. The Texas unemployment rate has remainedbelow the national unemployment rate for 53 consecutive months.

The Civilian Labor Force contracted this month by 22,300 persons for an estimated level of 12,344,700Texans. The monthly decline was the first seen for the October-to-November period since 2002. From

last years estimate, the Civilian Labor Force expanded by 132,400 persons. From January 2011, the CivilianLabor Force grew by 194,100 people.

The number of jobholders recorded a new all-time high this month at an estimated level of 11,423,800Texans. Texas added 45,400 persons into the ranks of the employed. This was the highest October-to-

November change since 2007. Since January, Texas added 308,700 individuals into the ranks of the employed.Those seeking employment opportunities dropped by 67,700 people for an estimate of 920,900 Texans. Thiswas the largest October-to-November decline in the series.

The number of those continuing to file unemployment insurance claims this month declined by 600persons for a count of 138,900 Texans. Since November 2010, those continuing to file unemployment

benefits declined by 16,200 individuals. Among the MSAs, 13 showed a decline in continued claim activitywhile 12 displayed an increase in continued claim activity. The Midland and Longview MSAs posted thelargest drop in continued claim activity among the MSAs at 9.0 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively.

The unemployment rate for all 25 MSAs declined this month. The Brownsville-Harlingen MSA postedthe largest decline by seven-tenths of a percentage point for an unemployment rate of 11.2 percent. The

lowest unemployment rate among the MSAs was the Midland MSA at 4.1 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

November 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjuste

November2011 October 2011 November 2010C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. R

UnitedStates 153,683.0 141,070.0 12,613.0 8.2 1 54 ,0 88 .0 1 40 ,9 87 .0 1 3, 10 2. 0 8 .5 1 53 ,6 98 .0 1 39 ,4 15 .0 1 4, 28 2. 0

StateofTexas 12,344.7 11,423.8 920.9 7.5 12,367.0 11,378.4 988.6 8.0 12,212.3 11,207.1 1,005.2

Abilene 80.0 75.1 4.9 6.2 78.8 73.4 5.4 6.8 83.3 77.8 5.5

Amarillo 135.0 128.1 6.9 5.1

134.0 126.5 7.5 5 .6

132.4 124.9 7.5 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 919.7 859.4 60.3 6.6 923.5 858.0 65.5 7.1 911.4 846.5 64.9

BeaumontPortArthur 189.4 169.8 19.6 10.3 190.5 170.0 20.5 10.8 188.9 168.4 20.5 1

BrownsvilleHarlingen 159.6 141.7 17.9 11.2 159.4 140.4 19.0 11.9 159.4 140.8 18.6 1

CollegeStationBryan 115.6 108.9 6.7 5.8 117.0 109.7 7.3 6 .2 117.8 110.3 7.5

CorpusChristi 219.9 204.4 15.5 7.1 220.1 203.5 16.6 7.5 213.9 196.2 17.7

DallasFortWorthArlington 3,268.7 3,026.5 242.2 7.4 3,273.0 3,011.5 261.5 8.0 3,237.3 2,970.7 266.6

DallasPlanoIrvingMD 2,188.2 2,024.6 163.6 7.5 2,186.9 2,010.4 176.5 8.1 2,162.8 1,984.0 178.8

FortWorthArlingtonMD 1,080.5 1,001.9 78.6 7.3 1,085.9 1,001.0 84.9 7.8 1,074.5 986.7 87.8

ElPaso 324.0 293.0 31.0 9.6 326.4 293.1 33.3 10.2 323.1 291.1 32.0

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 2,977.0 2,751.6 225.4 7.6 2,987.6 2,746.6 241.0 8.1 2,919.2 2,670.8 248.4

KilleenTempleFortHood 168.4 155.1 13.3 7.9 169.6 155.3 14.3 8.4 169.2 155.6 13.6

Laredo 98.4 91.3 7.1 7.2 99.0 91.4 7.6 7.7 96.0 88.0 8.0

Longview 113.4 106.2 7.2 6.4 114.1 106.3 7.8 6 .8 112.7 104.6 8.1

Lubbock 151.7 143.3 8.4 5.5 150.6 141.5 9.1 6 .0 147.0 137.8 9.2

McAllenEdinburgMission 319.3 284.1 35.2 11.0 314.4 278.1 36.3 11.5 310.6 273.1 37.5 1

Midland 79.4 76.2 3.2 4.1 79.4 75.8 3.6 4.5 77.7 73.8 3.9

Odessa 73.8 69.9 3.9 5.3 75.4 71.1 4.3 5.7 74.0 68.7 5.3

San

Angelo 56.2 53.0 3.2 5.7

55.3 51.8 3.5 6.3

54.8 51.3 3.5

SanAntonioNewBraunfels 994.1 924.4 69.7 7.0 1,001.5 926.0 75.5 7.5 990.9 916.3 74.6

ShermanDenison 57.8 53.2 4.6 8.0 58.1 53.2 4.9 8.5 57.5 52.6 4.9

Texarkana 65.9 61.4 4.5 6.9 65.5 60.6 4.9 7.4 65.5 60.8 4.7

Tyler 105.3 96.8 8.5 8.1 105.4 96.4 9.0 8.5 102.5 94.4 8.1

Victoria 61.5 57.6 3.9 6.4 60.7 56.6 4.1 6.8 58.8 54.4 4.4

Waco 117.1 108.8 8.3 7.1 118.1 109.1 9.0 7 .6 116.3 107.5 8.8

WichitaFalls 71.4 6 6.6 4.8 6.7 71.6 66.4 5.2 7.2 72.6 67.1 5.5

1 Midland 4

2 Amarillo 5

3 Odessa 5

4 Lubbock 5

5 SanAngelo 5

6 CollegeStationBryan 5

7 Abilene 6

8(tie) Longview 6

Victoria 6

10 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 6

11 WichitaFalls 6

12 Texarkana 6

13 SanAntonioNewBraunfels 7

14(ti e) Cor pu sChristi 7

Waco 7

16 Laredo 7

17 DallasFortWorthArlington 7

Texas 7

18 HoustonSugarLandBaytown 7

19 KilleenTempleFortHood 7

20 ShermanDenison 8

21

Tyler 8

UnitedStates 822 ElPaso 9

23 BeaumontPortArthur 10

24 McAllenEdinburgMission 1

25 BrownsvilleHarlingen 1


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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 November2011County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. RAnderson 21,398 19,643 1,755 8.2 Gillespie 14,128 13,522 606 4.3 Moore 11,874 11,381 493 Andrews 7,480 7,148 332 4.4 Glasscock 628 600 28 4.5 Morris 6,298 5,624 674 1Angelina 39,426 36,588 2,838 7.2 Goliad 3,586 3,358 228 6.4 Motley 684 640 44 Aransas 12,271 11,400 871 7.1 Gonzales 9,791 9,280 511 5.2 Nacogdoches 32,534 30,473 2,061 Archer 4,950 4,665 285 5.8 Gray 11,147 10,530 617 5.5 Navarro 22,329 20,496 1,833 Armstrong 1,094 1,044 50 4.6 Grayson 57,840 53,199 4,641 8.0 Newton 5,766 4,991 775 1Atascosa 19,859 18,436 1,423 7.2 Gregg 67,677 63,510 4,167 6.2 Nolan 7,859 7,379 480 Austin 13,936 12,831 1 ,105 7.9 Grimes 12,138 11,239 899 7.4 Nueces 175,370 163,379 11,991 Bailey 3,216 3,011 205 6.4 Guadalupe 61,807 57,611 4,196 6 .8 Ochiltree 5,769 5,550 219 Bandera 10,066 9,410 656 6.5

Hale 17,462 16,282 1,180 6.8

Oldham 911 863 48

Bastrop 35,496 32,847 2,649 7.5 Hall 1,368 1,244 124 9.1 Orange 42,349 38,025 4,324 1Baylor 1,862 1,753 109 5.9 Hamilton 4,325 4,093 232 5.4 PaloPinto 14,045 13,057 988 Bee 12,437 11,415 1,022 8.2 Hansford 2,783 2,669 114 4.1 Panola 14,103 13,182 921 Bell 132,253 1 21,989 10,264 7.8 Hardeman 2,139 2,033 106 5.0 Parker 55,637 51,994 3,643 Bexar 786,562 730,547 56,015 7.1 Hardin 27,742 25,365 2,377 8.6 Parmer 4,534 4,328 206 Blanco 5,074 4,803 271 5.3 H ar ri s 2 ,06 4, 84 6 1 ,9 09 ,1 71 15 5, 675 7 .5 Pecos 8,937 8,489 448 Borden 527 507 20 3.8 Harrison 33,137 30,631 2,506 7.6 Polk 18,317 16,637 1,680 Bosque 8,257 7,630 627 7.6 Hartley 2,583 2,482 101 3.9 Potter 59,357 55,872 3,485 Bowie 45,495 42,164 3,331 7.3 Haskell 3,113 2,965 148 4.8 Presidio 3,822 3,339 483 1Brazoria 153,638 140,724 12,914 8.4 Hays 82,279 76,819 5,460 6.6 Rains 5,122 4,687 435 Brazos 99,779 94,228 5,551 5.6 Hemphill 2,850 2,772 78 2.7 Randall 71,266 68,062 3,204 Brewster 5,166 4,892 274 5.3 Henderson 36,188 33,217 2,971 8.2 Reagan 2,762 2,690 72 Briscoe 672 632 40 6.0 Hidalgo 319,317 284, 134 35,183 11.0 Real 1,446 1,356 90 Brooks 3,273 2,991 282 8.6 Hill 16,264 14,990 1,274 7.8 RedRiver 5,698 5,056 642 1Brown 18,376 17,111 1,265 6.9 Hockley 12,656 11,995 661 5.2 Reeves 4,615 4,167 448 Burleson 8,319 7,821 498 6.0 Hood 26,342 24,618 1,724 6.5 Refugio 4,221 3,984 237 Burnet 22,199 20,811 1,388 6.3 Hopkins 18,044 16,879 1,165 6.5 Roberts 588 564 24 Caldwell 16,282 15,028 1,254 7.7 Houston 8,811 7,896 915 10.4 Robertson 7,468 6,864 604 Calhoun 10,156 9,216 940 9.3 Howard 13,834 12,944 890 6.4 Rockwall 40,795 38,105 2,690

Callahan 6,825 6,438 387 5.7

Hudspeth 1,847 1,748 99 5.4

Runnels 4,509 4,194 315 Cameron 159,614 141,691 1 7,923 11.2 Hunt 37,994 34,900 3,094 8.1 Rusk 25,202 23,539 1,663 Camp 5,877 5,396 481 8.2 Hutchinson 11,284 10,577 707 6.3 Sabine 3,279 2,776 503 1Carson 3,314 3,168 146 4.4 Irion 968 918 50 5.2 SanAugustine 3,729 3,303 426 1Cass 13,403 12,053 1,350 10.1 Jack 5,251 4,991 260 5.0 SanJacinto 10,598 9,636 962 Castro 3,468 3,297 171 4.9 Jackson 7,004 6,558 446 6.4 SanPatricio 32,296 29,629 2,667 Chambers 15,996 14,619 1,377 8.6 Jasper 15,632 13,904 1,728 11.1 SanSaba 2,374 2,189 185 Cherokee 21,016 19,199 1,817 8.6 JeffDavis 1,177 1,109 68 5.8 Schleicher 1,543 1,465 78 Childress 3,183 2,987 196 6.2 Je ff er so n 11 9, 23 4 1 06 ,3 81 1 2, 85 3 10 .8 Scurry 8,173 7,759 414 Clay 5,945 5,608 337 5.7 JimHogg 3,100 2,926 174 5.6 Shackelford 2,280 2,195 85 Cochran 1,286 1,172 114 8.9 JimWells 22,031 20,606 1 ,425 6.5 Shelby 13,026 12,101 925 Coke 1,304 1,216 88 6.7 Johnson 76,204 70,878 5,326 7.0 Sherman 1,440 1,371 69 Coleman 4,185 3,920 265 6.3 Jones 7,520 6,913 607 8.1 Smith 105,269 96,753 8,516 Collin 430,293 401,683 28,610 6.6 Karnes 5,430 4,995 435 8.0 Somervell 4,298 3,968 330 Collingsworth 1,431 1,363 68 4.8 Kaufman 48,634 44,879 3,755 7.7 Starr 25,453 21,405 4,048 1Colorado 10,840 10,062 778 7.2 Kendall 17,199 16,168 1,031 6.0 Stephens 4,638 4,316 322 Comal 58,846 55,126 3,720 6.3 Kenedy 240 226 14 5.8 Sterling 772 740 32 Comanche 6,654 6,256 398 6.0 Kent 429 404 25 5.8 Stonewall 803 768 35 Concho 1,300 1,208 92 7.1 Kerr 23,413 22,042 1,371 5.9 Sutton 2,831 2,719 112 Cooke 22,326 21,144 1,182 5.3 Kimble 1,962 1,845 117 6.0 Swisher 3,520 3,310 210 Coryell 25,314 22,955 2,359 9.3 King 196 183 13 6.6 Tarrant 920,126 852,427 67,699

Cottle 727 666 61 8.4

Kinney 1,471 1,365 106 7.2

Taylor 65,663 61,719 3,944 Crane 1,721 1,608 113 6.6 Kleberg 17,348 16,262 1,086 6.3 Terrell 396 365 31 Crockett 2,073 1,970 103 5.0 Knox 1,771 1,675 96 5.4 Terry 5,818 5,406 412 Crosby 2,764 2,519 245 8.9 Lamar 23,734 21,589 2,145 9.0 Throckmorton 995 940 55 Culberson 1,604 1,536 68 4.2 Lamb 6,689 6,243 446 6.7 Titus 14,253 13,263 990 Dallam 3,938 3,778 160 4.1 Lampasas 10,881 10,179 702 6.5 TomGreen 55,198 52,056 3,142 Dallas 1,190,494 1,094,858 95,636 8 .0 LaSalle 3,705 3,513 192 5.2 Travis 568,308 532,067 3 6,241 Dawson 5,624 5,213 411 7.3 Lavaca 9,966 9,458 508 5.1 Trinity 5,693 5,180 513 DeafSmith 9,149 8,680 469 5.1 Lee 9,667 9,102 565 5.8 Tyler 8,409 7,514 895 1Delta 2,328 2,149 179 7.7 Leon 7,867 7,288 579 7.4 Upshur 20,473 19,106 1,367 Denton 364,043 339,919 24,124 6.6 Liberty 32,892 29,612 3,280 10.0 Upton 1,907 1,828 79 DeWitt 9,368 8,771 597 6.4 Limestone 11,895 11,154 741 6.2 Uvalde 11,754 10,708 1,046 Dickens 970 846 124 12.8 Lipscomb 1,697 1,621 76 4.5 ValVerde 21,044 19,365 1,679 Dimmit 5,154 4,815 339 6.6 LiveOak 5,731 5,423 308 5.4 VanZandt 25,889 24,077 1,812 Donley 1,952 1,849 103 5.3 Llano 8,302 7,722 580 7.0 Victoria 47,783 45,044 2,739 Duval 5,440 4,974 466 8.6 Loving 52 48 4 7.7 Walker 27,735 25,665 2,070 Eastland 9,023 8,431 592 6.6 Lubbock 148,956 140,820 8,136 5 .5 Waller 17,150 15,805 1,345 Ector 73,830 69,899 3,931 5.3 Lynn 2,751 2,567 184 6.7 Ward 4,942 4,645 297 Edwards 950 891 59 6.2 McCulloch 4,330 4,079 251 5.8 Washington 17,302 16,360 942 Ellis 73,667 68,151 5,516 7.5 McLennan 117,072 108,804 8,268 7.1 Webb 98,354 91,294 7,060 ElPaso 323,969 292,976 30,993 9.6 McMullen 477 452 25 5.2 Wharton 20,789 19,052 1,737

Erath 19,269 18,209 1,060 5.5

Madison 5,564 5,156 408 7.3

Wheeler 3,374 3,254 120 Falls 6,714 6,083 631 9.4 Marion 5,056 4,618 438 8.7 Wichita 60,476 56,290 4,186 Fannin 13,789 12,511 1,278 9.3 Martin 2,320 2,200 120 5.2 Wilbarger 7,752 7,365 387 Fayette 12,038 11,386 652 5.4 Mason 2,304 2,198 106 4.6 Willacy 9,332 8,057 1,275 1Fisher 1,934 1,825 109 5.6 Matagorda 17,945 15,971 1,974 11.0 Williamson 217,347 202,639 14,708 Floyd 2,939 2,720 219 7.5 Maverick 23,540 20,643 2,897 12.3 Wilson 19,372 18,123 1,249 Foard 683 638 45 6.6 Medina 20,478 19,025 1,453 7.1 Winkler 3,391 3,207 184 FortBend 289,617 269,315 20,302 7.0 Menard 957 893 64 6.7 Wise 28,476 26,571 1,905 Franklin 5,243 4,866 377 7.2 Midland 79,440 76,191 3,249 4.1 Wood 18,415 16,931 1,484 Freestone 10,159 9,552 607 6.0 Milam 10,784 9,820 964 8.9 Yoakum 4,088 3,899 189 Frio 7,772 7,267 505 6.5 Mills 2,326 2,189 137 5.9 Young 9,584 9,047 537 Gaines 7,390 7,023 367 5.0 Mitchell 3,486 3,218 268 7.7 Zapata 5,884 5,403 481 Galveston 148,304 135,095 13,209 8.9 Montague 10,530 9,938 592 5.6 Zavala 4,129 3,539 590 1Garza 2,530 2,393 137 5.4 Montgomery 230,004 214,790 15,214 6.6 Texas(Actual) 12,344,777 11,423,828 920,949


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EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCities November2011City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp R

Abilene 56,914 53,387 3,527 6.2 Garland 110,945 102,349 8,596 7.7 Paris 11,865 10,682 1,183 10Allen 44,530 41,690 2,840 6.4 Georgetown 22,976 21,429 1,547 6.7 Pasadena 68,248 62,029 6,219 9Amarillo 104,102 9 8,820 5,282 5.1 GrandPrairie 80,086 73,844 6,242 7.8 Pearland 48,028 44,940 3,088 6Arlingt on 208,440 193, 842 14,598 7.0 Grapevine 29,489 27,809 1,680 5.7 Pflugerville 23, 899 22, 550 1, 349 5Austin 438,211 411,897 26,314 6 .0 Greenville 11,430 10,462 968 8.5 Pharr 27,521 24,883 2,638 9Baytown 33,590 3 0,175 3,415 10.2 HaltomCity 21,039 19,654 1,385 6.6 Plano 149,889 140,373 9,516 6Beaumont 56,692 51,071 5,621 9 .9 HarkerHeightsCity 12,441 11,589 852 6.8 PortArthur 25,107 21,458 3,649 14Bedford 30,798 28,950 1,848 6.0 Harlingen 27,442 24,725 2,717 9.9 Richardson 55,888 52,318 3,570 6

BigSpring 9,505 8,827 678 7.1

Houston 1,103,507 1,022,375 81,132 7.4

Rockwall 19,355 18,107 1,248 6

Brownsville 69,154 61,356 7,798 11.3 Huntsville 16,103 14,915 1,188 7.4 Rosenberg 16,494 15,336 1,158 7Bryan 40,908 38,580 2,328 5.7 Hurst 21,033 19,600 1,433 6.8 RoundRock 54,877 51,527 3,350 6Burleson 18,895 1 7,719 1,176 6.2 Irving 112,871 104,868 8,003 7.1 Rowlett 29,544 27,417 2,127 7Carrollton 73,091 68,250 4,841 6 .6 Keller 20,823 19,634 1,189 5.7 SanAngelo 46,436 43,828 2,608 5CedarHill 24,089 2 2,184 1,905 7.9 Killeen 50,709 4 6,387 4,322 8.5 SanAntonio 650,220 606,384 43,836 6CedarPark 33,557 31,755 1,802 5.4 Kingsville 13,804 12,980 824 6.0 SanBenito 9,998 8,971 1,027 10Cleburne 13,520 12,569 951 7.0 KyleCity 13,445 1 2,707 738 5.5 SanJuan 14,345 12,782 1,563 10CollegeSt ation 47,626 45, 027 2,599 5.5 LakeJackson 14,690 13,561 1,129 7.7 SanMarcos 28,634 27,169 1,465 5Conroe 29,008 27,272 1,736 6.0 Lancaster 17,349 15,579 1,770 10.2 Schertz 16,519 15,524 995 6Coppell 20,653 19,438 1,215 5.9 LaPorte 18,911 17,368 1,543 8.2 Seguin 12,146 11,319 827 6CopperasCove 13,707 12,670 1,037 7.6 Laredo 93,445 87,045 6,400 6.8 Sherman 17,820 16,406 1,414 7CorpusChr is ti 1 57 ,7 45 1 47 ,3 99 1 0,34 6 6 .6 LeagueCity 40,602 37,596 3,006 7.4 Socorro 12,500 11,157 1,343 10Corsicana 11,187 10,280 907 8.1 LeanderCity 13,174 12,470 704 5.3 Southlake 12,668 11,934 734 5Dallas 612,153 562,474 49,679 8.1 Lewisville 61,927 58,161 3,766 6.1 SugarLand 43,570 41,102 2,468 5DeerPark 17,233 1 5,990 1,243 7.2 LittleElm 13,481 1 2,814 667 4.9 Temple 31,796 29,781 2,015 6DelRio 16,613 15,327 1,286 7.7 Longview 43,189 40,494 2,695 6.2 Texarkana 17,359 16,107 1,252 7Denton 65,790 61,929 3,861 5.9 Lubbock 125,111 118,352 6,759 5.4 TexasCity 20,857 18,579 2,278 10DeSoto 25,983 23,596 2,387 9.2 Lufkin 16,330 15,061 1,269 7.8 TheColony 24,462 22,888 1,574 6

Duncanville 18,718 17,036 1,682 9.0

McAllen 65,694 60,979 4,715 7.2

Tyler 50,984 46,957 4,027 7EaglePass 13,514 11,866 1,648 12.2 McKinney 63,409 58,857 4,552 7.2 UniversityPark 10,831 10,193 638 5Edinburg 34,516 3 1,774 2,742 7.9 Mansfield 25,650 23,932 1,718 6.7 Victoria 34,483 32,444 2,039 5ElPaso 275,511 251,503 24,008 8.7 Mesquite 70,124 64,618 5,506 7.9 Waco 58,155 53,721 4,434 7Euless 31,864 29,766 2,098 6.6 Midland 65,434 62,750 2,684 4.1 Waxahachie 13,864 12, 841 1, 023 7FarmersB ra nch 14,121 13,073 1, 048 7.4 Mission 29,874 27,259 2,615 8.8 Weatherford 12, 952 12, 080 872 6FlowerMound 36,674 34,633 2,041 5.6 MissouriCity 42,208 39,296 2,912 6.9 Weslaco 15,332 13,477 1,855 12FortWort h 341,883 315,837 26,046 7.6 Nacogdoches 17,141 16,023 1 ,118 6.5 WichitaFalls 45,955 42,665 3,290 7Friendswood 18,501 17, 180 1,321 7.1 NewBraunfels 28,512 26,846 1,666 5.8 Wylie 20,844 19,369 1,475 7Frisco 55,117 51,948 3,169 5.7 NorthRichlandHills 36,982 34,566 2,416 6.5Galveston 26,459 24,234 2,225 8 .4 Odessa 55,482 52,594 2,888 5.2

CivilianLaborForceEstimatesforWDAsNovember2011

CLF Emp. Unemp. RateAlamo 1,044,932 972,272 72, 660 7. 0BrazosValley 158,437 148,956 9,481 6.0CameronCounty 159,614 141,691 17,923 11.2CapitalArea 568,308 532,067 36, 241 6. 4CentralTexas 188,257 173,414 14, 843 7. 9CoastalBend 291,135 270,741 20, 394 7. 0ConchoValley 78,304 73,997 4,307 5.5Dallas 1,190,494 1,094,858 95, 636 8. 0DeepEastTexas 165,220 150,999 14, 221 8. 6EastTexas 404,822 374,489 30, 333 7. 5GoldenCrescent 97,654 91,685 5,969 6.1GulfCoast 3,043,692 2,812,712 230,980 7.6HeartOfTexas 170,361 158,213 12, 148 7. 1LowerRioGrandeValley 354,102 313,596 40,506 11.4MiddleRioGrande 73,193 66,195 6,998 9.6NorthCentralTexas 1,242,026 1,157,428 84, 598 6. 8NorthEastTexas 134,496 123,643 10, 853 8. 1NorthTexas 109,899 102,994 6,905 6.3Panhandle 224,546 213,248 11, 298 5. 0PermianBasin 217,034 206,082 10, 952 5. 0RuralCapital 408,684 381,157 27, 527 6. 7SouthEastTexas 189,325 169,771 19,554 10.3SouthPlains 213,005 200,696 12, 309 5. 8SouthTexas 107,338 99,623 7,715 7.2TarrantCounty 920,126 852,427 67, 699 7. 4Texoma 93,955 86,854 7,101 7.6UpperRioGrande 337,585 305,600 31, 985 9. 5WestCentralTexas 158,236 148,426 9,810 6.2

AverageHoursandEarningsofProductionorNonsupervisory WorkersforTexasAverageWeeklyEarnings AverageWeeklyHours AverageHourlyEarning

Nov.'11 Oct.' 11 Nov.'10 Nov.' 11 O ct.'11 Nov.'10 Nov.' 11 O ct.'11 NovMiningandLogging $1096.10 $1077.82 $726.62 45.5 46.1 43.2 $24.09 $23.38 $16Mining $1011.54 $997.78 $761.61 46.0 46.8 44.1 $21.99 $21.32 $17Manufacturing $789.39 $759.89 $605.07 44.1 43.2 41.7 $17.90 $17.59 $14DurableGoods $852.54 $824.33 $596.74 44.8 44.2 42.9 $19.03 $18.65 $13FabricatedMetalProductMfg $808.31 $793.48 $631.61 48.2 47.8 44.7 $16.77 $16.60 $14Nondurable Goods $673.10 $642.11 $621.34 42.9 41.4 39.4 $15.69 $15.51 $15Trade,Transportation,andUtilitiesWholesaleTrade $712.76 $730.43 $634.53 38.8 40.4 39.0 $18.37 $18.08 $16Machinery,Equipment,andSupplies $692.12 $717.38 $574.96 42.1 42.6 39.9 $16.44 $16.84 $14RetailTradeMotorVehicleandPartsDealers $676.80 $676.45 $644.18 37.6 38.5 38.9 $18.00 $17.57 $16Bldg.MaterialandGardenEquipment $432.64 $426.33 $422.05 33.8 33.1 35.2 $12.80 $12.88 $11FoodandBeverageStores $365.40 $353.51 $327.85 33.4 33.1 32.3 $10.94 $10.68 $10GasolineStations $344.96 $341.50 $342.24 34.6 34.6 36.8 $9.97 $9.87 $9ClothingandAccessoriesStores $217.43 $214.66 $232.93 21.7 20.8 22.1 $10.02 $10.32 $10InformationTelecommunications $815.61 $853.53 $666.83 34.9 37.7 36.3 $23.37 $22.64 $18

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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.

Oil Companies Bring Jobs to South San AntonioSAN ANTONIO, TX (San Antonio Business Journal)Four companies willbring over 2,000 jobs to San Antonio because of Eagle Ford Shale drillingprojects. In November, oilfield services giant Halliburton Co. broke groundnear the intersection of I-37 and Loop 1604 in South Bexar County. The$50 million operations center will house 1,500 workers. The facility is oneof four sprouting up in the areaall by major oilfield-services companiesworking in the Eagle Ford Shale.

Across from Halliburtons campus, Switzerlands Weatherford InternationalInc. is developing a 150-employee facility that will service hydraulicfracking gear. At I-37 and U.S. Highway 181, Houstons Baker HughesInc. is building a $30 million campus to employ 400. Additionally,Schlumberger is scouting South Bexar County for a super-site to service

drilling operations in the shale. Joe Foster, vice president for HalliburtonsSouth Texas operations said, Bexar County and San Antonio have thesupport infrastructure that will attract suppliers. We expect to see some ofour suppliers locate near us. I think restaurants and hotels will be expandinginto this area as well.

Etech Plans to Add 200 JobsLUFKIN, TX (Lufkin Daily News)Etech has announced it will behiring 200 new employees at the Lufkin branch of the Nacogdoches-basedcompany. The new jobs will be contact center positions ranging from part-time to full-time and are expected to befilled by early February. EmploymentCoordinator Jeanne Schuell said the companys boost in business has led

to the need for more workers. The Nacogdoches and Rusk branches walso be hiring 200 new workers. Etech President Matt Rocco said, We thrilled to be able to add so many new jobs in rural East Texas.

Landrys Has Appetite for HiringHOUSTON, TX (Houston Chronicle--Purva Patel)After seveacquisitions, Houston-based Landrys is trying to fill 175 positions atcorporate headquarters by years end. Many of the positions opened afLandrys closed out-of state offices of recent chains it acquired since Octoof 2010. With purchases of Claim Jumper restaurants, Bubba Gump ShriCo., and Oceanaire Seafood when their offices in California and Minneswere closed, most of the employees chose not to relocate to Houston.

Landrys chairman and CEO Tilman Fertitta said, We have a lot of orga

growth going on, noting plans to open more Vic & Anthonys steakhounationwide. Fertitta owns hundreds of other restaurants under such braas Landrys Seafood House, Saltgrass Steakhouse, and Rainforest Caf

Company Will Open Base at AirportARLINGTON, TX (Dallas Business Journal)AgustaWestland, an Italhelicopter company, plans to build an operations base at the ArlingtMunicipal Airport. The new facility will employ 125 people, accordingthe airport. AgustaWestland announced in June that it would manageUnited States tiltrotor operations in Arlington. A tiltrotor aircraft has blathat rotate so it can take off like a helicopter and fly like an airplane.

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Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

NOV 2011 7.5% NOV 2011 8.1%

OCT 2011 8.0% OCT 2011 8.4%

NOV 2010 8.2% NOV 2010 8.3%

Actual(NotSeasonallyAdjusted) SeasonallyAdjusted

NOV 2011 8.2% NOV 2011 8.6%

OCT 2011 8.5% OCT 2011 9.0%

NOV 2010 9.3% NOV 2010 9.8%

NotSeasonallyAdjusted SeasonallyAdjusted

NOV 2011 10,720,000 NOV 2011 10,629,300

OCT 2011 10,673,600 OCT 2011 10,608,500

NOV 2010 10,492,200 NOV 2010 10,403,300

OTMChange 46,400 OTMChange 20,800

OTYChange 227,800 OTYChange 226,000

InitialClaims ContinuedClaims

NOV 2011 86,141 NOV 2011 785,704

OCT 2011 85,204 OCT 2011 807,989

NOV 2010 85,666 NOV 2010 887,513

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2011 3.4% NOV 2011 257,400DallasFortWorth NOV2011 4.0% OCT 2011 264,600

HoustonGalveston OCT2011 3.2% NOV 2010 241,800

OTMChange 7,200

OTYChange 15,600

NOV 2011 $97.21 OTMChange $10.80

OCT 2011 $86.41 OTYChange $13.07

NOV 2010 $84.14

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