Download LAUS data in Excel TWC Labor Market Information 6 Metro Area Highlights • Over the month, 23 MAs experienced a decrease in their unemployment rates while three experienced an increase. • Over the year, four MAs saw a decrease in unemployment rates, while 14 experienced an increase and eight experienced no change. The Eagle Pass MSA experienced the largest over the year change, rising 2.0 percentage points. Rank Area Rate Rank Area Rate 1 Midland 2.9 15 Wichita Falls 3.9 2 Amarillo 3.1 Texas 4.0 2 San Angelo 3.1 16 Texarkana 4.0 4 Abilene 3.3 United States 4.2 4 College Station-Bryan 3.3 17 Corpus Christi 4.2 4 Lubbock 3.3 17 El Paso 4.2 7 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 3.4 17 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands 4.2 8 Odessa 3.5 20 Killeen-Temple 4.4 9 San Antonio-New Braunfels 3.7 20 Longview 4.4 9 Sherman-Denison 3.7 22 Laredo 4.7 9 Tyler 3.7 23 Beaumont-Port Arthur 4.9 9 Waco 3.7 24 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 5.9 13 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 3.8 25 Brownsville-Harlingen 6.2 13 Victoria 3.8 26 Eagle Pass 10.7 Texas Metro Areas Ranked by Unemployment Rate County Unemployment Rates 3.9% and below 4.0% to 4.9% 5.0% to 5.9% 6.0% to 6.9% 7.0% and above County Highlights • Unemployment rates varied considerably across counties, ranging from a low of 1.3 percent in Loving County to a high of 10.7 percent in Maverick County. • Thirty-two counties had an unemployment rate of 3.0 percent or less. • McMullen County experienced the largest unemployment rate decrease of 1.0 percentage points over the year. • Over the month, ten counties experienced an increase in their unemployment rates, while 238 counties experienced a decrease and six experienced no change. • Over the year, the civilian labor force increased in 202 counties, while 52 counties in the state experienced a decline. LOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Substate Areas (Not Seasonally Adjusted) DEALERS’ CHOICE 44
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