IN THIS ISSUE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT J UNE 2010 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 rose for the fifth consecutive month, adding 75,200 jobs in May. This was the largest over- the-month increase so far this year. Over 155,000 jobs have been added to this employment series since January of this year. Ten of the 11 major industries grew in May 2010 with a large gain coming from Professional and Business Services, up 10,200 jobs in May. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment returned to positive territory for the first time since December 2008. Since May 2009, employment grew at a rate of 0.6 percent, or 66,700 jobs. Employment in Professional and Business Services increased by 10,200 jobs in May and marked five months in a row of employment gains. Since January, this industry added 26,000 jobs. The annual employment change in Professional and Business Services was positive for the first time since November 2008 with an increase of 1,900 jobs. Although annual employment lost jobs every month since December 2008, it improved each month since August 2009. Professional and Business Services encompasses a variety of industries such as temporary help services, travel services, janitorial and landscape services, waste management services and more. Leisure and Hospitality employment increased 9,600 positions in May, following a revised decline of 5,300 jobs in April. Despite this industry losing jobs in eight of the past 12 months, a total of 15,000 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Leisure and Hospitality since May 2009. The annual growth rate was 1.5 percent for May 2010. The Leisure and Hospitality industry includes hotels and motels along with restaurants and amusement and theme parks. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added jobs for the second time this year and for the fourth time in 12 months, gaining 8,200 jobs in May. This industry was down 16,600 jobs since May 2009. The annual growth rate rose from -3.7 percent in May 2009 to -0.8 percent for May 2010. Employment in Manufacturing grew for the fifth consecutive month, expanding by 7,000 jobs in May. The last time this industry posted five straight months of job growth was in the beginning of 2007. Since January of this year, Manufacturing gained 16,400 jobs. Over the year, jobs were down a total of 13,300 in this industry. Although the annual growth rate was still in negative territory, it climbed two percentage points from -3.6 percent in April to -1.6 percent in May. This was a dramatic improvement when compared to the -9.3 percent growth rate posted one year ago. Employment in Mining and Logging rose for the fourth consecutive month, adding 6,500 jobs in May and totaled 214,600 jobs. This was the largest monthly increase in employment in over a decade. The annual growth rate moved into positive territory for the first time since January 2009 and stood at 4.3 percent. A total of 8,900 positions have been added to this industry since May 2009. Other Services employment built on the momentum of a revised increase of 6,700 positions in April as employment in this industry increased by 2,400 positions in May. Since January 2010, Other Services employment was up by 11,600 jobs. A total of 7,500 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Other Services since May 2009. Employment in the Construction industry increased by 2,000 jobs in May, following the addition of 12,700 jobs in April. This industry has recorded three months of employment gains in the last seven months. The annual growth rate, while still negative for 18 straight months, improved from -8.6 percent in April to -7.2 percent in May. Over the year, a total of 43,500 jobs have been lost in Construction. After a revised April increase of 800 jobs, Financial Activities added 1,200 jobs in May. This was the fourth monthly employment gain in the last eight months. From year-ago levels, Financial Activities lost 5,400 jobs, which brought the annual employment growth rate to -0.9 percent. Although the annual employment growth rate in this industry has been negative every month since October 2008, it has improved each month since August 2009. -6.0% -4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 0 5,000 10,000 Manufacturing Monthly Employment Change and Annual Growth Rate (Statewide, Seasonally Adjusted) Monthly Employment Change Annual Growth Rate -12.0% -10.0% -8.0% -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10
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Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(Seasonally Adjusted)
Total Nonagricultural Employment rose for the fi fth consecutive month, adding 75,200 jobs in May. This was the largest over-
the-month increase so far this year. Over 155,000 jobs have been added to this employment series since January of this year. Ten of the 11 major industries grew in May 2010 with a large gain coming from Professional and Business Services, up 10,200 jobs in May. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment returned to positive territory for the fi rst time since December 2008. Since May 2009, employment grew at a rate of 0.6 percent, or 66,700 jobs.
Employment in Professional and Business Services increased by 10,200 jobs in May and marked fi ve months in a row of employment gains. Since January, this industry added 26,000 jobs. The annual employment change in Professional and Business Services was positive for the fi rst time since November 2008 with an increase of 1,900 jobs. Although annual employment lost jobs every month since December 2008, it improved each month since August 2009. Professional and Business Services encompasses a variety of industries such as temporary help services, travel services, janitorial and landscape services, waste management services and more.
Leisure and Hospitality employment increased 9,600 positions in May, following a revised decline of 5,300 jobs in April. Despite this industry losing jobs in eight of the past 12 months, a total of 15,000 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Leisure and Hospitality since May 2009. The annual growth rate was 1.5 percent for May 2010. The Leisure and Hospitality industry includes hotels and motels along with restaurants and amusement and theme parks.
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added jobs for the second time this year and for the fourth time in 12 months, gaining 8,200 jobs in May. This industry was down 16,600 jobs since May 2009. The annual growth rate rose from -3.7 percent in May 2009 to -0.8 percent for May 2010.
Employment in Manufacturing grew for the fi fth consecutive month, expanding by 7,000 jobs in May. The last time this industry posted fi ve straight months of job growth was in the beginning of 2007. Since January of this year, Manufacturing gained 16,400 jobs. Over the year, jobs were down a total of 13,300 in this industry. Although the annual growth rate was still in negative territory, it climbed two percentage points from -3.6 percent in April to -1.6 percent in May. This was a dramatic improvement when compared to the -9.3 percent growth rate posted one year ago.
Employment in Mining and Logging rose for the fourth consecutive month, adding 6,500 jobs in May and totaled 214,600 jobs. This was the largest monthly increase in employment in over a decade. The annual growth rate moved into positive territory for the fi rst time since January 2009 and stood at 4.3 percent. A total of 8,900 positions have been added to this industry since May 2009.
Other Services employment built on the momentum of a revised increase of 6,700 positions in April as employment in this industry increased by 2,400 positions in May. Since January 2010, Other Services employment was up by 11,600 jobs. A total of 7,500 jobs have been added to the payrolls of Other Services since May 2009.
Employment in the Construction industry increased by 2,000 jobs in May, following the addition of 12,700 jobs in April. This industry has recorded three months of employment gains in the last seven months. The annual growth rate, while still negative for 18 straight months, improved from -8.6 percent in April to -7.2 percent in May. Over the year, a total of 43,500 jobs have been lost in Construction.
After a revised April increase of 800 jobs, Financial Activities added 1,200 jobs in May. This was the fourth monthly employment gain in the last eight months. From year-ago levels, Financial Activities lost 5,400 jobs, which brought the annual employment growth rate to -0.9 percent. Although the annual employment growth rate in this industry has been negative every month since October 2008, it has improved each month since August 2009.
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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)
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Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312) 11,500 11,300 11,400 200 1.8% 100 0.9% Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) 17,000 17,000 18,000 0 0.0% -1,000 -5.6% Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS 323) 26,700 26,700 29,900 0 0.0% -3,200 -10.7% Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324) 25,400 25,200 25,000 200 0.8% 400 1.6% Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) 70,100 69,900 73,500 200 0.3% -3,400 -4.6% Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 326) 35,500 35,600 39,000 -100 -0.3% -3,500 -9.0%
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'10 May '09 Change % Change Change % Change SERVICE PROVIDING 8,813,400 8,742,000 8,704,600 71,400 0.8% 108,800 1.3%Private Service Providing 6,903,200 6,858,000 6,861,500 45,200 0.7% 41,700 0.6% Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,040,300 2,027,700 2,052,800 12,600 0.6% -12,500 -0.6% Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 483,500 484,600 499,800 -1,100 -0.2% -16,300 -3.3% Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 271,600 271,100 284,200 500 0.2% -12,600 -4.4% Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 153,400 153,100 158,000 300 0.2% -4,600 -2.9% Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) 1,140,500 1,129,300 1,134,300 11,200 1.0% 6,200 0.6% Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 145,700 143,700 141,800 2,000 1.4% 3,900 2.8% Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 36,700 36,700 38,500 0 0.0% -1,800 -4.7% Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 39,400 39,600 38,800 -200 -0.5% 600 1.6% Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 96,200 95,000 94,100 1,200 1.3% 2,100 2.2% Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 205,500 204,000 204,000 1,500 0.7% 1,500 0.7% Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 65,000 64,200 63,900 800 1.3% 1,100 1.7% Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 70,800 69,000 69,700 1,800 2.6% 1,100 1.6% Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 111,400 110,400 108,100 1,000 0.9% 3,300 3.1% Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 36,700 36,000 38,500 700 1.9% -1,800 -4.7% General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 258,700 256,900 261,100 1,800 0.7% -2,400 -0.9% Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 55,400 54,700 56,700 700 1.3% -1,300 -2.3% Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 19,000 19,100 19,100 -100 -0.5% -100 -0.5% Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48-49,22) 416,300 413,800 418,700 2,500 0.6% -2,400 -0.6% Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 367,500 364,900 370,800 2,600 0.7% -3,300 -0.9% Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 59,800 59,800 61,400 0 0.0% -1,600 -2.6% Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 102,600 101,300 106,600 1,300 1.3% -4,000 -3.8% Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 14,000 14,000 13,500 0 0.0% 500 3.7% Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 66,200 66,200 67,700 0 0.0% -1,500 -2.2% Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 33,000 33,000 34,900 0 0.0% -1,900 -5.4% Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 48,400 48,200 46,900 200 0.4% 1,500 3.2% Utilities (NAICS 22) 48,800 48,900 47,900 -100 -0.2% 900 1.9% Information (NAICS 51) 191,500 193,700 206,800 -2,200 -1.1% -15,300 -7.4% Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 41,200 41,600 44,000 -400 -1.0% -2,800 -6.4% Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 87,500 88,500 93,100 -1,000 -1.1% -5,600 -6.0% Data processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 23,900 24,100 26,300 -200 -0.8% -2,400 -9.1% Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 622,700 620,500 629,600 2,200 0.4% -6,900 -1.1% Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 451,500 449,700 453,100 1,800 0.4% -1,600 -0.4% Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 241,100 240,000 236,600 1,100 0.5% 4,500 1.9% Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 45,000 44,700 48,100 300 0.7% -3,100 -6.4% Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 154,400 154,400 158,800 0 0.0% -4,400 -2.8% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 171,200 170,800 176,500 400 0.2% -5,300 -3.0% Real Estate (NAICS 531) 119,100 118,400 119,100 700 0.6% 0 0.0% Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 51,700 52,100 55,100 -400 -0.8% -3,400 -6.2% Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,250,300 1,242,100 1,248,800 8,200 0.7% 1,500 0.1% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 546,600 550,600 556,100 -4,000 -0.7% -9,500 -1.7% Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 78,400 78,200 76,900 200 0.3% 1,500 2.0% Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 625,300 613,300 615,800 12,000 2.0% 9,500 1.5% Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 600,400 588,700 590,400 11,700 2.0% 10,000 1.7% Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,389,400 1,388,100 1,329,900 1,300 0.1% 59,500 4.5% Educational Services (NAICS 61) 160,100 163,000 153,500 -2,900 -1.8% 6,600 4.3% Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,229,300 1,225,100 1,176,400 4,200 0.3% 52,900 4.5% Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 583,500 580,800 550,200 2,700 0.5% 33,300 6.1% Hospitals (NAICS 622) 289,100 290,000 282,400 -900 -0.3% 6,700 2.4% Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 167,200 165,700 162,500 1,500 0.9% 4,700 2.9% Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 189,500 188,600 181,300 900 0.5% 8,200 4.5% Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,040,200 1,019,600 1,029,600 20,600 2.0% 10,600 1.0% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 114,500 111,900 115,600 2,600 2.3% -1,100 -1.0% Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 77,100 73,400 84,100 3,700 5.0% -7,000 -8.3% Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 925,700 907,700 914,000 18,000 2.0% 11,700 1.3% Accommodation (NAICS 721) 104,300 102,900 100,700 1,400 1.4% 3,600 3.6% Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 821,400 804,800 813,300 16,600 2.1% 8,100 1.0% Other Services (NAICS 81) 368,800 366,300 364,000 2,500 0.7% 4,800 1.3% Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 108,900 108,800 105,800 100 0.1% 3,100 2.9% Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 95,000 94,700 95,600 300 0.3% -600 -0.6% Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 164,900 162,800 162,600 2,100 1.3% 2,300 1.4% Government 1,910,200 1,884,000 1,843,100 26,200 1.4% 67,100 3.6% Federal Government 240,000 207,300 199,300 32,700 15.8% 40,700 20.4% State Government 374,000 379,100 370,400 -5,100 -1.4% 3,600 1.0% Local Government 1,296,200 1,297,600 1,273,400 -1,400 -0.1% 22,800 1.8%
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Total Nonagricultural Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) grew by 62,500 jobs, or 0.7 percent, in May, due
partly to gains in Government related to the 2010 Census. Within the private industries, Leisure and Hospitality posted the largest employment growth, followed by Manufacturing. This month’s increase in Total Nonagricultural Employment was almost double that of the fi ve-year average of 33,400 jobs. The largest numeric monthly gain was in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA with 20,200 jobs while the largest percentage increase occurred in the San Angelo MSA with 2.5 percent. The annual growth rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment was -0.1 percent, accounting for a loss of 9,800 jobs since May 2009. After staying above -3.0 percent for the last seven months of 2009, the annual growth rate has steadily improved each month within the MSAs during the fi rst fi ve months of this year. The College Station-Bryan and the San Angelo MSAs posted the largest annual growth rates at 3.3 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively.
Government employment increased by 23,800 jobs, or 1.5 percent, in May. Much of the increase was seen in Federal Government as a result of the decennial census. This month’s increase in Government was in line with the gain in May 2000 of 19,700 jobs within the MSAs. Twenty-one areas posted monthly growth. In the past 12 months, Government has gained 58,200 jobs for an annual growth rate of 3.7 percent. Two MSAs registered double-digit annual growth rates in Government. The San Angelo MSA led with 12.1 percent followed by the Waco MSA with 10.8 percent.
Leisure and Hospitality rose by 16,700 jobs in May due to seasonal hiring, remaining slightly ahead of the fi ve-year-average pace of 13,700 jobs. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA gained 4,400 jobs this month, followed by the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA with 2,600 jobs. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSAs posted the highest percentage gains with 2.9 and 2.5 percent, respectively. Since May 2009, Leisure and Hospitality gained 6,100 jobs for an annual growth rate of 0.6 percent. The annual growth rate continued to remain positive for the third consecutive month. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and the Tyler MSAs had the highest annual growth rates at 8.9 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively.
Manufacturing added 7,200 jobs in May among the MSAs for its fourth consecutive month of growth. This was the largest monthly increase witnessed in this industry in several years. The nearest monthly expansion of comparable magnitude occurred in June 2006 with the addition of 7,000 jobs. Since the beginning of this year, Manufacturing has grown by 10,700 jobs compared to a loss of 39,000 jobs for this same time period in 2009. Seventeen areas exhibited increases in manufacturing jobs this month, with the remainder holding steady. Despite the recent upturn, Manufacturing has shed 16,400 jobs in the past year for a -2.2 percent annual growth rate. After starting the year with an annual growth rate of -8.5 percent, the annual growth rate has steadily improved each month. Contrary to the industry, three areas posted positive annual growth rates. The San Angelo MSA posted the highest annual growth rate at 3.0 percent. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area and the Waco MSA followed with annual growth rates of 1.1 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively.
Retail Trade employment in the MSAs grew by 5,000 jobs, or 0.5 percent, over the month. May’s employment growth was driven by seasonal increases as retailers hired staff. Twenty-two areas experienced growth while the rest remained constant over the month. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA noted the largest numeric increase of 1,200 jobs. Retail Trade continued to exhibit negative annual growth rates; however, the rate of -0.4 percent in May has improved since the beginning of the year, which started with a rate of -2.5 percent. The College Station-Bryan MSA recorded the largest annual growth rate at 4.1 percent. The San Angelo and the El Paso MSAs followed with 3.6 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.
Mining, Logging, and Construction added 3,200 jobs in May within the MSAs for an estimate level of 656,400. This industry has now exhibited growth in three of the past four months. The Sherman-Denison MSA reported the largest monthly percentage gain with 4.4 percent while the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA added 1,400 jobs for the largest monthly numeric increase. Despite the recent additions in job growth, Mining, Logging, and Construction experienced an over-the-year decline, shedding 46,400 jobs for a -6.6 percent annual growth rate.
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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.
INDUSTRY May '10* Apr. '10 May '09 TOTAL 58,200 57,700 59,200 Mining, Logging, & Construction 3,600 3,600 3,900 Manufacturing 5,800 5,700 6,300 Wholesale Trade 1,800 1,800 1,900 Retail Trade 7,700 7,600 7,700 Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,300 1,300 1,400 Information 1,100 1,100 1,200 Financial Activities 2,700 2,700 2,800 Prof. & Business Services 2,900 2,900 3,100 Educ. & Health Services 9,400 9,400 9,200 Leisure & Hospitality 6,100 6,000 6,100 Other Services 2,600 2,600 2,600 Government 13,200 13,000 13,000
TEXARKANA TYLER VICTORIA WACO
WICHITA FALLS
Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. The number of nonagricultural jobs in each MSA is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
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The Texas unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point in May 2010 for an estimate of 8.0 percent. The 10-year-average April-to-May change was an increase of one-tenth of a percentage
point. Since January 2010, the unemployment rate dropped six-tenths of a percentage point. The national unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.3 percent. The Texas unemployment rate has been below the national unemployment rate for 35 consecutive months.
The Civilian Labor Force was reduced by 48,200 for a May 2010 estimate of 12,162,200 Texans. In the past 12 months, the Civilian Labor Force expanded by 289,800 persons. Since January 2010, the Civilian
Labor Force has added 67,800 people. This was 12,800 people more than the 10-year-average January-to-May change. This month’s Civilian Labor Force level was ranked as the second highest in the time series.
The number of jobholders decreased by 34,300 persons for an estimate of 11,186,900. This was the third consecutive year where the number of jobholders declined in May. Since January 2010, Texas
has added 137,200 people to the ranks of the employed. The number of jobseekers contracted this month by 13,900 for an estimate of 975,300 people. This was the fi rst May since 2002 that the over-the-month change in jobseekers was negative. In the fi rst fi ve months of this year, those looking for work dropped by 69,400 persons. The year-to-date decline was 36,700 greater than the 10-year-average January-to-May change.
The number of persons continuing to fi le for unemployment insurance benefi ts declined by 11,300 for a total of 171,900 Texans. Within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), 22 MSAs recorded a
decline in unemployment insurance activity and three increased. The Laredo MSA, the San Angelo MSA, and the Odessa MSA posted the sharpest contraction in activity for May with -17.8 percent, -14.2 percent, and -13.3 percent, respectively.
The May unemployment rate dropped in 18 MSAs, six remained the same, and one increased. The Amarillo and the Midland MSAs tied for the lowest unemployment rate among the MSAs at 5.4 percent.
The San Angelo MSA experienced the sharpest decline over the month at four-tenths of a percentage point for an unemployment rate of 6.1 percent.
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 RateMay 2010 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
May 2010 April 2010 May 2009C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate
16 Corpus Christi 8.0 17 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 8.1 18 Odessa 8.2 19 (tie) Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 8.3
Sherman-Denison 8.3 21 Laredo 8.5
United States 9.3 22 El Paso 9.3 23 Beaumont-Port Arthur 10.6 24 Brownsville-Harlingen 10.9 25 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 11.2
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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.
CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate Alamo 1,030,094 957,281 72,813 7.1 Brazos Valley 162,098 152,034 10,064 6.2 Cameron County 157,158 140,089 17,069 10.9 Capital Area 564,562 526,485 38,077 6.7 Central Texas 188,016 174,026 13,990 7.4 Coastal Bend 283,299 260,455 22,844 8.1 Concho Valley 77,372 72,543 4,829 6.2 Dallas 1,180,727 1,078,926 101,801 8.6 Deep East Texas 164,805 149,886 14,919 9.1 East Texas 401,058 369,275 31,783 7.9 Golden Crescent 95,151 88,111 7,040 7.4 Gulf Coast 2,965,206 2,718,612 246,594 8.3 Heart Of Texas 172,560 160,263 12,297 7.1 Lower Rio Grande Valley 342,421 302,397 40,024 11.7 Middle Rio Grande 72,217 64,314 7,903 10.9 North Central Texas 1,217,949 1,125,283 92,666 7.6 North East Texas 135,430 123,660 11,770 8.7 North Texas 113,334 105,155 8,179 7.2 Panhandle 222,378 209,910 12,468 5.6 Permian Basin 207,774 193,336 14,438 6.9 Rural Capital 403,973 375,108 28,865 7.1 South East Texas 186,938 167,030 19,908 10.6 South Plains 210,109 197,339 12,770 6.1 South Texas 104,438 95,444 8,994 8.6 Tarrant County 916,426 842,300 74,126 8.1 Texoma 93,744 86,221 7,523 8.0 Upper Rio Grande 329,154 298,547 30,607 9.3 West Central Texas 163,778 152,880 10,898 6.7
Average Hours and Earnings of Production or Nonsupervisory Workers for TexasAverage Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Average Hourly EarningsMay '10 Apr. '10 May '09 May '10 Apr. '10 May '09 May '10 Apr. '10 May '09
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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.
Samsung Plans $3.6 Billion UpgradeAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman--Kirk Ladendorf)—Samsung Electronics Corporation recently unveiled plans for a $3.6 billion expansion project to its Fab 2 semiconductor manufacturing plant in Northeast Austin. The project will provide temporary construction jobs for nearly 3,000 workers and will add about 500 permanent employees to Samsung’s Austin operation by late next year. Samsung also disclosed that it is creating a 50-person engineering center.
“This investment, along with the creation of Samsung Austin’s fi rst research and development facility \u2026 ensures Austin’s premier status as a center for semiconductor research and manufacturing,” said W.S. Han, president of the company’s Austin subsidiary. Samsung, the world’s second largest chip company, said its Austin payroll will expand to about $105 million a year. The project is the most expensive in Austin history, surpassing the $3.5 billion spent on the company’s Fab 2 project, which was fi nished in 2007.
Energy Company Breaks GroundAMARILLO, TX (Alstom Power)—Alstom, a global leader in power generation, held a ceremony with officials of the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation and other area government offi cials to commemorate the construction of their 115,000-square-foot wind turbines nacelle assembly facility in Amarillo. The Alstom wind turbine facility, which is scheduled to be operational in 2011, will create 275 full time engineering, production, and technical support jobs in Amarillo when the plant is at full capacity.
Alfonso Faubel, Alstom Wind Vice President, said, “Amarillo is the ideal location for Alstom’s wind power manufacturing hub in North America because it is centrally located in an area that is expected to create a substantial number of new wind power projects over the next several years.” Workers at the Amarillo facility will assemble the “nacelles”—i.e. the generator, gearbox, and control systems that make up a wind turbine.
More Jobs to TCIMPARIS, TX (Paris News)—TCIM President and Chief Operating Offi cer Bryan Gross was in Paris announcing the local plant will add 150 workers in June. That will bring the employment to 600, its highest since coming to Paris 10 years ago. Gross said, “One of the things we have done is committed to bringing in other clients here so we could have fl exible hours and the opportunity for more folks to work the expanded work day.” Gross added the work day has been expanded to begin at 7 a.m. and run to 11 p.m. Earlier this year, TCIM announced an additional 50 to 75 jobs being added to the plant.
Cabela’s to Open in AllenALLEN, TX (Dallas Morning News)—Cabela’s Inc. will open a massive hunting, fi shing and outdoor store in Allen next year. The store is expected to create 120 full-time jobs. In exchange for $12 million dollars in incentives from the city of Allen and the Allen Economic Development Corporation, Cabela’s has committed to keeping the store open for 15 years and promised annual sales of at least $40 million. Allen Mayor Stephen Terrell said his city beat competing proposals from neighboring Fairview and McKinney.
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MSAMAY 2010
Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally AdjustedMAY 2010 8.0% MAY 2010 8.3%APR 2010 8.1% APR 2010 8.3%MAY 2009 7.3% MAY 2009 7.5%
Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally AdjustedMAY 2010 9.3% MAY 2010 9.7%APR 2010 9.5% APR 2010 9.9%MAY 2009 9.1% MAY 2009 9.4%
Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally AdjustedMAY 2010 10,408,300 MAY 2010 10,386,900APR 2010 10,320,700 APR 2010 10,311,700MAY 2009 10,352,300 MAY 2009 10,320,200OTM Change 87,600 OTM Change 75,200OTY Change 56,000 OTY Change 66,700
Initial Claims Continued ClaimsMAY 2010 88,051 MAY 2010 1,004,012APR 2010 96,295 APR 2010 954,091MAY 2009 115,591 MAY 2009 1,320,400
Personnel SupplyAnnual ChangeU.S. MAY 2010 2.0% MAY 2010 207,800Dallas-Fort Worth MAY 2010 1.4% APR 2010 201,600
Texas Unemployment Rate
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed
Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment
U.S. Unemployment Rate
Dallas-Fort Worth MAY 2010 1.4% APR 2010 201,600Houston-Galveston APR 2010 2.3% MAY 2009 202,600