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Texas Labor Market Review November 1997
Highlights of Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Although the Texas actual series unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9% from
October to November, the rate is still four tenths below last year's rate of 5.3%. A robust
economy coupled with the holiday season are largely responsible for the stage rate
remaining unchanged. The statewide jobless rate for November has not been this low
since the 4.2% level of 1979. In addition, the number of insured unemployed without
earnings in Texas fell from 87,619 in October to 87,250 in November. This level is still
below the year-ago claimant count of 92,169.
* For most of this year, the Construction industry has experienced declines in the
number of claims for benefits. In November, however, the industry saw a 9.1%
increase due primarily to project completions. The Mining and Services sectors also
experienced an increase in claims. The industry having the largest decrease from
October was Manufacturing, which fell 15.6% from October due to the return of
employees from temporary factory shutdowns. Industry sectors which also
experienced a decline in claims were: Government; Trade; Transportation,
Communications, and Public Utilities (TCPU); Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
(FIRE); and Agriculture. Claims filed in Manufacturing, TCPU, and Trade are at
their lowest points since the beginning of the year.
* Of the state's 27 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), 22 had unemployment rates
which either decreased or remained unchanged over the year, while five MSAs saw
an increase in their unemployment rate. Of the 254 Texas counties, 167 had
unemployment rates that were either the same or lower than the previous year while
87 had rates that increased.
* The Bryan-College Station MSA had the state's lowest unemployment rate at 1.8%
and the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA had the highest rate at 17.7%. Borden
County had the lowest county rate at 0.7% and Presidio County had the highest rate at
27.6%.Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Ranked by Unemployment Rate
November 19972
3
4
5
6(tie)
8
9(tie)
11
12
13(tie)
15
16
17
18(tie)Austin-San Marcos2.
San Angelo3.
Amarillo3.
Fort Worth-Arlington33
Dallas3.
Lubbock3.1.8
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.5San Antonio
Sherman-Denison
Victoria
Waco
Odessa-Midland
Wichita Falls
Houston
Killeen-Temple
"Tyler
Brazoria
Corpus Christi7.1
7.1
7.3
7.6
9.1
10.0
12.2
17.720(tie) Galveston-Texas City
Longview-Marshall
22 Texarkana
23 Beaumont-Port Arthur
24 Laredo
25 El Paso
26 Brownsville-Harlingen
27 M~cAllen-Edinburg-MissionCivilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(In Thousands)3.8
g 3.8
4.0
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.4
r 4.8
6.0
6.4
6.4November 1997* October 1997** November 1996
C.L.F. Eni. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unem . Rate
State of Texas 10,013.6 9,523.4 490.2 4.9 10,006.8 9,514.5 492.3 4.9 9,846.3 9,322.1 524.2 5.3
Abilene 61.0 58.9 2.1 3.5 61.1 59.0 2.1 3.4 61.0 58.5 2.5 4.1
Amarillo 115.7 112.0 3.7 3.2 115.7 111.9 3.8 3.3 114.1 109.5 4.6 4.0
Austin-San Marcos 648.5 629.7 18.8 2.9 647.6 628.6 19.0 2.9 644.4 623.5 20.9 3.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur 181.6 167.9 13.7 7.6 181.0 167.3 13.7 7.6 180.8 165.7 15.1 8.4
Brazoria 107.8 100.9 6.9 6.4 107.8 100.9 6.9 6.4 107.2 100.1 7.1 6.6
Brownsville-Hlarlingen 128.7 112.9 15.8 12.2 128.2 113.2 15.0 11.7 124.4 109.7 14.7 11.8
Bryan-College Station 72.6 71.3 1.3 1.8 72.6 71.3 1.3 1.8 72.0 70.4 1.6 2.2
Corpus Christi 180.4 168.9 11.5 6.4 180.9 168.9 12.0 6.6 181.6 166.4 15.2 8.4
Dallas 1,842.9 1,779.9 63.0 3.4 1,839.7 1,775.4 64.3 3.5 1,786.9 1,720.6 66.3 3.7
El Paso 291.4 262.2 29.2 10.0 295.4 262.5 32.9 11.1 292.5 258.9 33.6 11.5
Fort Worth-Arlington 869.1 840.8 28.3 3.3 869.0 840.6 28.4 3.3 846.2 816.0 30.2 3.6
Galveston-Texas City 127.7 118.6 9.1 7.1 128.1 118.8 9.3 7.2 126.6 116.0 10.6 8.3
Houston 2,067.1 1,975.3 91.8 4.4 2,065.7 1,972.0 93.7 4.5 2,035.0 1,934.2 100.8 5.0
Killeen-Temple 116.5 110.9 5.6 4.8 116.7 111.0 5.7 4.9 113.5 108.2 5.3 4.7
Laredo 71.3 64.8 6.5 9.1 71.0 64.7 6.3 8.9 69.3 61.4 7.9 11.4
Longview-Marshall 103.2 95.9 7.3 7.1 103.3 96.0 7.3 7.0 103.7 96.1 7.6 7.3
Lubbock 126.5 122.2 4.3 3.4 126.4 122.1 4.3 3.4 124.0 120.0 4.0 3.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 199.1 163.9 35.2 17.7 191.3 160.2 31.1 16.2 192.9 156.7 36.2 18.8
Odessa-Midland 121.1 115.8 5.3 4.3 121.3 115.9 5.4 4.5 120.8 114.7 6.1 5.0
San Angelo 50.7 49.1 1.6 3.1 50.7 49.1 1.6 3.1 51.1 49.5 1.6 3.1
San Antonio 752.3 723.5 28.8 3.8 752.0 723.1 28.9 3.8 736.0 706.9 29.1 4.0
Sherman-Denison 49.8 47.9 1.9 3.8 50.0 48.0 2.0 3.9 50.0 47.9 2.1 4.2
Texarkana 57.2 53.0 4.2 7.3 56.7 53.0 3.7 6.5 , 57.8 53.6 4.2 7.3
Tyler 89.2 83.9 5.3 6.0 90.4 82.4 8.0 8.8 87.8 82.5 5.3 6.0
Victoria 42.9 41.2 1.7 4.0 43.1 41.3 1.8 4.1 42.2 40.2 2.0 4.8
Waco 102.6 98.3 4.3 4.2 103.2 98.8 4.4 4.3 101.1 97.0 4.1 4.0
Wichita Falls 65.9 63.1 2.8 4.3 65.7 63.1 2.6 4.0 66.0 63.3 2.7 4.1All 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, domestics in private households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the
unemployed, all by place of residence. Percent Unemployed is based upon unrounded Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment numbers. A discrepancy can occur
when rounded numbers are used to calculate the Unemployment Rate. Estimates of TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor S'atistics, U.S. Department of Labor.*Estimates for the current month are preliminary.
4 Labor Market Information Department
Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Labor Market Review
November 1997
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