View notes on CPS data TWC Labor Market Information 7 Other Categories (age 18+) Aug 2024 July 2024 Aug 2023 Veterans 1.9% 2.1% 3.4% Education (age 25+) Aug 2024 July 2024 Aug 2023 Less than High School 4.9% 5.1% 4.5% High School Diploma 4.0% 4.1% 3.7% Some College/Associate Degree 3.7% 3.7% 3.3% Bachelor's Degree or Higher 2.1% 2.1% 2.4% Race (age 16+) Aug 2024 July 2024 Aug 2023 White 3.6% 3.5% 3.8% Black 5.6% 5.7% 6.2% Hispanic 4.4% 4.4% 4.9% Age (16+) Aug 2024 July 2024 Aug 2023 Age 16-19 12.0% 11.2% 12.2% Age 20-24 6.6% 6.6% 8.4% Age 25-34 4.3% 4.4% 4.2% Age 35-44 2.9% 2.9% 2.7% Age 45-54 2.5% 2.5% 2.8% Age 55-64 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% Age 65+ 3.4% 3.5% 3.6% Gender (age 16+) Aug 2024 July 2024 Aug 2023 Female 3.8% 3.8% 4.3% Male 4.0% 4.0% 3.8% Unemployment Rates by Demographic Unemployment Rates by Education Unemployment Rates by Race Highlights • The unemployment rate for males increased by 0.2 percentage points over the year to a rate of 4.0 percent, while the rate for women decreased by 0.5 percentage points to 3.8 percent. • The veteran unemployment rate decreased over the month by 0.2 percentage points to 1.9 percent in August. • Individuals with some college education or associate degree had an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. Those with a bachelor’s degree and higher had an unemployment rate of 2.1 percent and those with a high school diploma had a rate of 4.0 percent. • Of the new entrants into Texas’ labor force in August, more were men (32,400) than women (21,600). CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY 12-Month Moving Average State Unemployment Rates 43 DEALERS’ CHOICE
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