IN THIS ISSUE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT J UNE 2008 TEXAS A M ONTHLY N EWSLETTER OF THE T EXAS W ORKFORCE C OMMISSION L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W 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) T otal Nonagricultural Employment continued to add jobs for the 13th consecutive month, gaining 8,700 jobs in May. This followed a revised addition of 22,300 positions in April. Seven of the 11 major industries posted increases over the month with the largest growth seen in Education and Health Services. A total of 84,900 jobs have been created in Total Nonagricultural Employment since January of this year, and a total of 238,700 positions added since May 2007. The annual growth rate has gradually been on the decline, falling from a rate of 3.0 percent in May 2007 to a rate of 2.3 percent for May 2008. Education and Health Services employment increased by 5,400 jobs in May, following a gain of 700 positions in April. This was the 16th consecutive month of employment growth. The annual growth rate remained unchanged at 3.1 percent, an increase of 38,500 positions since May 2007. Some of the businesses that make up this major industry are private colleges and universities along with business schools and technical and trade schools. Hospitals, nursing care facilities and child day care services are also part of this industry. Following an increase of 8,800 jobs in April, Professional and Business Services employment posted a gain of 1,700 positions in May. This was the 13th consecutive month of employment growth with an average monthly increase greater than 5,500 jobs. The annual growth rate dropped from 5.5 percent in April to 5.0 percent in May, an increase of 64,500 positions since May 2007. Leisure and Hospitality added 1,300 jobs in May, marking eight straight months of growth. This increase followed a revised gain of 3,300 jobs in April and was in line with the five-year-average employment gain for the month of May. The over-the-year job growth stood at 38,900 positions, or 4.0 percent, in May. Employment in Construction grew by 1,100 jobs in May, following a substantial increase of 6,900 positions in April. This industry has recorded payroll expansions in nine of the past 12 months. The annual growth rate has remained in positive territory since November 2004 and posted a rate of 3.6 percent in May. A total of 8,900 jobs have been created in Construction since January 2008, while 23,300 positions were added since May 2007. Five hundred jobs were added to Other Services in May. Other Services has experienced continued growth, having gained employment in 11 of the last 13 months. The growth for May was greater than both the five-year average and the ten-year average for the month. The growth over the year stood at 4,900 positions, or 1.4 percent. Natural Resources and Mining employment expanded for the past eight consecutive months, posting a modest gain of 300 jobs in May. Since the beginning of the year, 3,600 jobs have been created in the industry. The annual growth rate dropped from 7.3 percent in April to 6.8 percent in May, for a total of 13,900 jobs gained in Natural Resources and Mining since May 2007. After a loss of 3,000 jobs in April, Trade, Transportation and Utilities added 100 jobs in May. A total of 19,100 jobs have been created in the industry since January of this year, and a total of 41,300 positions added since May 2007. The annual growth rate dropped slightly from 2.3 percent in April 2008 to 2.0 percent for May. Information employment remained unchanged in May at 220,600 jobs. Since last May, Information employment added 200 jobs. This was a 0.1 percent annual growth rate. Annual employment increased every month since November 2007. Government employment experienced a drop of 100 jobs in May, the first decline in three months. Employment in Government has grown by 5,500 positions since January as 12,300 jobs have been added in Government since last May, for a 0.7 percent annual growth rate. 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 5 000 10,000 15,000 Professional and Business Services Monthly Employment Change and Annual Growth Rate (Statewide Seasonally Adjusted) 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% Ͳ10,000 Ͳ5,000 0 5,000 AprͲ07 MayͲ07 JunͲ07 JulͲ07 AugͲ07 SepͲ07 OctͲ07 NovͲ07 DecͲ07 JanͲ08 FebͲ08 MarͲ08 AprͲ08 MayͲ08 Monthly Employment Change Annual Growth Rate
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A M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E T E X A S W O R K F O R C E C O M M I S S I O NIN THIS ISSUE
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Total Nonagricultural Employment continued to add jobs for the 13th consecutive month, gaining 8,700 jobs in May. This
followed a revised addition of 22,300 positions in April. Seven of the 11 major industries posted increases over the month with the largest growth seen in Education and Health Services. A total of 84,900 jobs have been created in Total Nonagricultural Employment since January of this year, and a total of 238,700 positions added since May 2007. The annual growth rate has gradually been on the decline, falling from a rate of 3.0 percent in May 2007 to a rate of 2.3 percent for May 2008.
Education and Health Services employment increased by 5,400 jobs in May, following a gain of 700 positions in April. This was the 16th consecutive month of employment growth. The annual growth rate remained unchanged at 3.1 percent, an increase of 38,500 positions since May 2007. Some of the businesses that make up this major industry are private colleges and universities along with business schools and technical and trade schools. Hospitals, nursing care facilities and child day care services are also part of this industry.
Following an increase of 8,800 jobs in April, Professional and Business Services employment posted a gain of 1,700 positions in May. This was the 13th consecutive month of employment growth with an average monthly increase greater than 5,500 jobs. The annual growth rate dropped from 5.5 percent in April to 5.0 percent in May, an increase of 64,500 positions since May 2007.
Leisure and Hospitality added 1,300 jobs in May, marking eight straight months of growth. This increase followed a revised gain of 3,300 jobs in April and was in line with the fi ve-year-average employment gain for the month of May. The over-the-year job growth stood at 38,900 positions, or 4.0 percent, in May.
Employment in Construction grew by 1,100 jobs in May, following a substantial increase of 6,900 positions in April. This industry has recorded payroll expansions in nine of the past 12 months. The annual growth rate has remained in positive territory since November 2004 and posted a rate of 3.6 percent in May. A total of 8,900 jobs have been created in Construction since January 2008, while 23,300 positions were added since May 2007.
Five hundred jobs were added to Other Services in May. Other Services has experienced continued growth, having gained employment in 11 of the last 13 months. The growth for May was greater than both the fi ve-year average and the ten-year average for the month. The growth over the year stood at 4,900 positions, or 1.4 percent.
Natural Resources and Mining employment expanded for the past eight consecutive months, posting a modest gain of 300 jobs in May. Since the beginning of the year, 3,600 jobs have been created in the industry. The annual growth rate dropped from 7.3 percent in April to 6.8 percent in May, for a total of 13,900 jobs gained in Natural Resources and Mining since May 2007.
After a loss of 3,000 jobs in April, Trade, Transportation and Utilities added 100 jobs in May. A total of 19,100 jobs have been created in the industry since January of this year, and a total of 41,300 positions added since May 2007. The annual growth rate dropped slightly from 2.3 percent in April 2008 to 2.0 percent for May.
Information employment remained unchanged in May at 220,600 jobs. Since last May, Information employment added 200 jobs. This was a 0.1 percent annual growth rate. Annual employment increased every month since November 2007.
Government employment experienced a drop of 100 jobs in May, the fi rst decline in three months. Employment in Government has grown by 5,500 positions since January as 12,300 jobs have been added in Government since last May, for a 0.7 percent annual growth rate.
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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.+All elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which refl ects the basic underlying trend.
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 refl ects 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)
TEXAS NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENTSEASONALLY ADJUSTED+
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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. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
May '08* Apr '08 May '07 Change % Change Change % Change
TOTAL NONFARM 10,616,000 10,581,600 10,365,100 34,400 0.3% 250,900 2.4%
TOTAL PRIVATE (total nonfarm less government) 8,847,100 8,811,400 8,609,600 35,700 0.4% 237,500 2.8%
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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. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
May '08* Apr '08 May '07 Change % Change Change % Change
SERVICE PROVIDING 8,804,300 8,775,100 8,587,100 29,200 0.3% 217,200 2.5%
Total Nonagricultural Employment throughout the MSAs added 32,700 jobs during the month of May, for a gain of 0.3 percent.
All of the major industries exhibited positive monthly growth, with Leisure and Hospitality leading the way with an increase of 11,000 jobs. Education and Health Services and Mining and Construction each added 4,900 jobs in May. The areas with the largest monthly percentage growth were the Midland MSA at 0.6 percent followed closely by the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA, the Fort Worth-Arlington area, and the Wichita Falls MSA, each at 0.5 percent. Since last May, the Total Nonagricultural Employment for the MSAs added 197,200 jobs, for an annual growth rate of 2.1 percent. The annual growth rate has remained at or above 2.0 percent since February 2005. Three MSAs experienced annual growth rates above 3.0 percent: Odessa at 3.7 percent, Longview at 3.3 percent, and Midland at 3.1 percent.
Leisure and Hospitality added 11,000 jobs over the month in the MSAs and made up the majority of the statewide increase of 12,600 jobs. Historically, May has been a strong month for job growth in Leisure and Hospitality as the summer vacation season begins. However, this month’s employment addition was less than the fi ve-year-average increase of 13,000 jobs. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA had the largest over-the-month job increase with 3,200 jobs added in May, followed by the San Antonio MSA with 1,900 jobs. The Tyler MSA had the largest percentage increase at 2.1 percent. Over the year, Leisure and Hospitality grew by 21,600 jobs. The annual growth rate was 2.4 percent. The Wichita Falls MSA experienced the largest over-the year increase at 8.6 percent.
Education and Health Services within the MSAs added 4,900 jobs in May. The largest increases were seen in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA and the Dallas-Plano-Irving area, with gains of 1,700 and 600 jobs, respectively. Over the year, a gain of 41,100 jobs gave Education and Health Services an annual growth rate of 3.7 percent. During the fi rst fi ve months of 2008, the over-the-year gains in Education and Health Services have surpassed the fi ve-year averages. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area led the over-the-year growth in the MSAs with an annual growth rate of 5.2 percent in May, followed by the Laredo MSA with an annual growth rate of 5.0 percent.
Employment in Mining and Construction continued to expand with a gain of 4,900 jobs in May. The largest increases were seen in the Dallas-Plano-Irving area and the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA, with gains of 1,800 and 900 jobs, respectively. Since last May, the MSAs added 32,200 jobs in Mining and Construction, for a growth rate of 4.4 percent. The annual growth rate has remained above 4.0 percent for this industry since April 2005. Over the year, the Odessa MSA, with 13.9 percent, and the Lubbock MSA, with 10.9 percent, had the largest percentage gains in Texas.
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities grew by 4,300 jobs in May. Within this industry, Wholesale Trade throughout the MSAs accounted for over 40 percent of the increase, adding 1,800 jobs. Within Wholesale Trade, the Fort Worth-Arlington area, the Dallas-Plano-Irving area, and the San Antonio MSA each grew by 0.7 percent in May. Over the year, Wholesale Trade added 13,000 jobs throughout the MSAs, for an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent. The areas that posted a high percentage of annual job growth were the Midland MSA, the College Station-Bryan MSA, the Fort Worth-Arlington area, and the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA, with 6.1 percent, 5.9 percent, 5.6 percent, and 5.4 percent, respectively.
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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. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.
May '08* Apr '08 May '07 May '08* Apr '08 May '07 May '08* Apr '08 May '07
Largest Four MSAs Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)DALLAS FT. WORTH ARLINGTON DALLAS PLANO IRVING MD** HOUSTON SUGAR LAND BAYTOWN
AUSTIN ROUND ROCK FORT WORTH ARLINGTONMD** SAN ANTONIO
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INDUSTRY May '08* Apr '08 May '07 May '08* Apr '08 May '07 May '08* Apr '08 May '07 May '08* Apr '08 May '07TOTAL 88,400 88,200 86,100 98,400 98,100 95,300 129,600 129,400 128,100 217,000 216,800 211,500Mining & Construction 4,500 4,500 4,400 13,000 13,000 12,400 6,100 6,000 5,500 11,700 11,600 11,100Manufacturing 1,500 1,500 1,600 14,000 14,000 13,900 5,200 5,200 5,200 7,900 7,900 8,100Wholesale Trade 3,100 3,100 3,100 4,300 4,300 4,100 6,100 6,100 6,000 6,700 6,800 6,700Retail Trade 13,300 13,200 12,800 11,800 11,800 11,400 16,000 16,100 16,100 32,000 32,200 31,500
LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLEN EDINBURG MISSION
Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)+ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR BROWNSVILLE HARLINGEN
COLLEGE STATION BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI EL PASO KILLEEN TEMPLE FORT HOOD
INDUSTRY May '08* Apr '08 May '07 May '08* Apr '08 May '07 May '08* Apr '08 May '07 TOTAL 45,500 45,600 45,300 45,600 45,500 44,300 51,700 51,500 51,400
WACO WICHITA FALLS
Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Summary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)++SAN ANGELO SHERMAN-DENISON VICTORIA
MIDLAND ODESSA TEXARKANA TYLER
+Estimates of the TWC are in cooperationwith the Bureauof Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. Allestimates are subject to revision. The number ofnonagricultural jobs in each MSA is without reference toplace of residence of workers.
++Estimates for these areas areproduced independently of the BLS.
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The Texas unemployment rate increased four-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3 percent in May 2008. The current rate was above the state’s year-ago level of 4.0 percent and was the third lowest May
unemployment rate since 1976. The United States unemployment rate for May was 5.2 percent, up four-tenths of a percentage point from the April level. This makes 11 consecutive months that the Texas unemployment rate has been below the national rate.
The Texas Civilian Labor Force increased by 46,300 individuals in May for a current estimate of 11,675,100; annually, it has increased by 267,500 people. The May 2008 Civilian Labor Force was
the largest recorded since January 1976, the beginning of the data series. The Civilian Labor Force annual growth rate was 2.3 percent in May 2008.
The number of jobholders decreased in May by 5,000 workers for an estimate of 11,175,000 employed individuals. Over the year, the number of employed workers grew by 223,000 individuals. The number
of people seeking employment opportunities in Texas was estimated to be 500,100 in May, an increase of 51,300 jobseekers from the month-ago estimate. Since January 2008, the number of jobseekers has declined by 35,900 individuals.
The number of individuals that were receiving unemployment insurance in Texas for May 2008 was 91,700. This was an increase of 2,800 people from the April count. Fourteen Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (MSAs) recorded an increase in claims activity over the month. Ten MSAs showed a decrease in claims activity and one remained unchanged for May 2008. The Laredo MSA claims activity was down 17.8 percent from month-ago levels. The Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA and the Longview MSA tied in over-the-month gains in people receiving unemployment benefi ts with an increase of 9.7 percent.
For the month of May 2008, the Midland MSA continued to hold on to its impressive lead in the Texas Labor Market with an unemployment rate of 2.7 percent. All of the MSAs in Texas recorded an increase
in their unemployment rate from April 2008 to May 2008.
Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates refl ect 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. Employment and Unemployment data are fi rst rounded then added together 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 unrounded 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 estimates, defi nitions of the MSAs were updated to refl ect the 2000 Census-based confi gurations. Please see www.tracer2.com for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of 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 RateApril 2008 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
May 2008 April 2008 May 2007C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate
Victoria 3.58 San Angelo 3.69 Austin Round Rock 3.710 (tie) Longview 3.8
Wichita Falls 3.812 Waco 3.913 San Antonio 4.014 Houston Sugar Land Baytown 4.2
Texas 4.315 (tie) Corpus Christi 4.3
Texarkana 4.3Tyler 4.3
18 (tie) Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 4.4Killeen Temple Fort Hood 4.4
20 Sherman Denison 4.621 Laredo 4.8
United States 5.222 El Paso 5.523 Beaumont Port Arthur 5.624 Brownsville Harlingen 5.925 McAllen Edinburg Mission 6.1
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Estimates refl ect 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 Labor.
Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Estimates refl ect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision.
Employment and Unemployment Estimates for Texas Cities May 2008City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate
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GLOSSARY OF LABOR MARKET TERMSActual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data series not subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of regular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.
Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 and older who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed, a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and actively seeking work.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - Is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare what the market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the same market basket cost a month or a year ago.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) - A monthly survey of nonfarm business establishments used to collect wage and salary employment, workers hours, and payroll, by industry and area. It is sometimes known as Nonagricultural Employment.
Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutional population who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least 1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not working but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - The Federal/State cooperative program which produces employment and unemployment estimates for states
and local areas. These estimates are developed by State Employment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) defi nitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetary purposes as an indication of need for employment and training services programs. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.
Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which contains a single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdivided into smaller groupings of counties referred to as Metropolitan Divisions. Titles of Metropolitan Divisions are typically based on principal city names. Texas has two Metropolitan Divisions, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that contains at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urban area. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Offi ce of Management and Budget defi nes metropolitan areas according to published standards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs and two Metropolitan Divisions (MD).
Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effects of events that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movements in a data series.
Unemployed (Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specifi c efforts to fi nd employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classifi ed as unemployed.
“HAPPENINGS AROUND THE STATE”Houston Named Best CityHOUSTON, TX (Houston Business Journal)—Houston is the best city in the United States in which to live, work and play, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. The Bayou City—billed by the magazine as the Comeback Kid—ranks No. 1 on the magazine’s Best Cities of 2008 list, which focuses on strong economies, abundant jobs, reasonable living costs, and fun things to do.
“Back with a roar after the oil bust of the 1980’s, Houston has reclaimed its title as energy capital of the U.S. and added aerospace, technology and medical companies to the mix, generating more than 100,000 jobs in 2007,” said the report which will appear in the magazine’s July issue. Austin is the only other Texas city to feature in the Top 10 list, coming in at No. 6.
Facility to Bring Energy JobsABILENE, TX (Abilene Reporter-News)—Tower Tech Systems, a subsidiary of multi-tiered wind energy company Broadwind Energy Inc., announced it would construct a wind-tower manufacturing facility in Abilene’s Five Points Business Park, bringing with it more than 150 jobs. According to the Development Corporation of Abilene, 70 percent of the jobs will pay from $40,000 to $50,000 a year.
“It’s about jobs and it’s about a new—for most of us over the past several years—a new technology and energy source that has really pervaded our
countryside,” said Abilene Mayor Norm Archibald. “All you have to do is drive around to know that.” Offi cials said the facility is expected to open in early 2009.
Coastal Plant Bringing JobsPORT ISABEL, TX (Valley Morning Star)—Subsea 7, a Norwegian engineering and construction company, has signed on to build a pipe assembly plant on a 58-acre site at the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District’s turning basin. The $32-million plant will help attract offshore oil and gas industry suppliers to the area, and it is expected to create about 100 welding and heavy equipment operation jobs. The company will begin shipping in mid 2009.
Drilling Permits IncreaseWICHITA FALLS, TX (Wichita Falls Times Record News—Lee Anderson)—The number of drilling permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas in April jumped 468 from the same month last year. “It appears that for the fi rst time in 30 years the decline in oil production in Texas has stopped,” said Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President Alex Mills. Mills also pointed out after examining Railroad Commission statistics, “The fi rst three months of 2008 (Texas oil production) has increased over the same months in 2007.”
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L A B O R M A R K E T A N D C A R E E R I N F O R M A T I O N D E P A R T M E N T
Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted
MAY 2008 4.3% MAY 2008 4.5%APR 2008 3.9% APR 2008 4.1%MAY 2007 4.0% MAY 2007 4.4%
Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted
MAY 2008 5.2% MAY 2008 5.5%APR 2008 4.8% APR 2008 5.0%MAY 2007 4.3% MAY 2007 4.5%
Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted
MAY 2008 10,616,000 MAY 2008 10,570,400APR 2008 10,581,600 APR 2008 10,561,700MAY 2007 10,365,100 MAY 2007 10,331,700OTM Change 34,400 OTM Change 8,700OTY Change 250,900 OTY Change 238,700
Initial Claims Continued Claims
MAY 2008 63,522 MAY 2008 445,527APR 2008 65,901 APR 2008 463,673MAY 2007 60,405 MAY 2007 415,259
Help Wanted Index Texas
Annual ChangeU.S. MAY 2008 4.2% MAY 2008 N/ADallas Fort Worth MAY 2008 5.0% APR 2008 41.0Houston Galveston APR 2008 2.5% MAY 2007 52.5