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Labor Market Information
Produced by: Texas Workforce Commission
Geographic coverage: City, county, MSA, and state level
Dates of coverage: 1990 to 2004

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Includes:Find monthly and quarterly data for unemployment, unemployment rate, labor force, and employment.

Other Information:Interactive database

Quarterly Workforce Indicators
Produced by: US Census Bureau
Geographic coverage: MSA level
Dates of coverage: 2001 to present

Select:Metro area you want to view, the industry you want, and type of ownership. You can also specify age, gender, year, and quarter.

Includes:Statistics on employment, job creation, turnover, and earnings by industry, age and sex.

Other Information:Interactive database

Local Workforce
Produced by: US Census Bureau
Geographic coverage: County and state level
Dates of coverage: 2001 to present

Select:Determine what you want to know about the workforce from the list of 6 items, choose the state, choose the county, and industry.

Includes:Employee Distribution by Age and Sex and Occupational Sector; Employee Turnover by Age and Sex and Occupational Sector; Employee Retention Rates by Age and Sex and Occupational Sector; Employee Average Monthly Earnings and Occupational Sector; New Employee Average Monthly Earnings and Occupational Sector; and Trends in Average Monthly Earnings

Other Information:Interactive database

Top Industries
Produced by: US Census Bureau
Geographic coverage: WDA and state level
Dates of coverage: Current data

Select:Choose what information you would like to see on the top industries; select the state you want, then the region.

Includes:Total Employment; Growth in Employment; Growth in hiring; Number of new hires; Jobs added by new and expanding businesses; Average monthly earnings for all workers; Growth in average monthly earnings for all workers; Average monthly earnings for new hires

Other Information:WDA=Workforce Development Area; See the map to find yours; Interactive database

Unemployment Rates
Produced by: US Department of Labor
Geographic coverage: MSA, county, and state level

 

Select:Click on the tab you want (States (seasonally adjusted), States (not seasonally adjusted), Counties, MSAs), select the state you want and select the time period (month, year).

Includes:Unemployment rate and 12 month net change.

Other Information:Interactive database

Demographic & Socioecomonic Statistics/Indicators
Produced by: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Geographic coverage: County and state level

Economic Statistics / Indicators
Dates of coverage: 1990 to 2003

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Includes:Economic statistics includes unemployment, Texas per capita income, cost of living, Texas economic forecast from the Comptroller's Office, and Texas economic indicators from the Comptroller's Office.

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Salaries
Produced by: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Geographic coverage: Metropolitan Statistical Area level
Dates of coverage: 2003

Select:Select the MSA in Texas for which you would like data. Click on occupation category which you would like to view.

Includes:Number of persons estimated to be in that profession, median hourly wage, mean hourly wage, and mean annual wage.

Other Information:Click on the job code for a comparison to national data, other states, and other MSAs.

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