J ANUARY 2014 TEXAS A MONTHLY N EWSLETTER OF THE T EXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION L A B O R M A R K E T R E V I E W IN THIS ISSUE 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 . . . . . . . . . 10 County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 13 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Information employment grew by 1,600 positions in December, reversing November’s loss of 1,500 jobs. The industry added 7,400 jobs in 2013, posting its best year since 2000. Annual growth continued to gain momentum as Information employment grew by 9,500 jobs over the year. The industry’s annual growth rate of 4.8 percent in December marked the sixth consecutive month where annual growth exceeded 3.0 percent. Following a revised drop of 1,900 jobs in November, Mining and Logging employment reversed course in December with the addition of 1,100 positions. This industry has shed 800 jobs over the past three months. Mining and Logging added a total of 11,100 jobs in 2013, marking the industry’s lowest year-to-date gains since 2009. Annual growth dropped from 4.8 percent in November to 4.6 percent in December. Employment in Leisure and Hospitality edged up by 1,000 positions in December, an improvement from the revised drop of 5,500 jobs recorded in November. Employment in Accommodations and Food Services swelled by 2,900 jobs over the month, while Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation shed 1,900 jobs. The annual growth rate for Leisure and Hospitality employment was up slightly in December to 2.7 percent. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION LABOR MARKET AND CAREER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT T otal Nonagricultural Employment in Texas expanded by an estimated 17,600 positions in December on the heels of a revised gain of 20,400 jobs in November. Nine of the 11 major industries showed employment increases over the month, led by a rise of 8,100 jobs in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended the year at an estimated level of 11,277,100 jobs, an increase of 252,400 jobs over the year. The annual growth rate for the employment series edged down to 2.3 percent in December from 2.4 percent in November to reach its lowest level since December 2011. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment added 8,100 positions in December for a sixth consecutive month of gains. Over the past three months, the industry added 27,600 jobs for its strongest fourth quarter growth in series history. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities expanded by 68,200 positions over the year for its largest annual gain since June 2012. Annual job growth has been at or above 3.0 percent for four consecutive months. Retail Trade drove the majority of the industry’s over-the-year gains with the addition of 44,500 jobs. Manufacturing employment experienced its largest gain since February with the addition of 6,600 jobs in December. The industry has added jobs for three consecutive months, resulting in the gain of 10,000 positions in the final quarter of 2013. The year-to-date gain of 13,500 jobs in 2013 bested the industry’s 2012 addition of 12,200 positions. Yearly growth accelerated in December as Manufacturing employment added 12,500 positions over the year for a 1.4 percent annual growth rate. Durable Goods drove the gains with the addition of 15,900 jobs over the year, while Nondurable Goods continued to contract with an annualized loss of 3,400 positions. Education and Health Services rebounded from a revised drop of 1,900 jobs in November with the addition of an estimated 4,400 jobs in December. This monthly increase was slightly larger than the average December gain for this major industry over the prior five years of 4,100 jobs. Employment in Educational Services climbed by 1,700 positions over the month, while Health Care and Social Assistance employment rose by 2,700 jobs. Education and Health Services has gained 26,000 jobs over the past 12 months. This brought the annual growth rate in the major industry to 1.7 percent, its lowest recorded level since December 1999. Construction employment expanded by 3,400 positions in December for the industry’s largest monthly gain since April. Despite the recent additions, Construction employment has contracted by 900 jobs over the past three months. The industry added 9,400 jobs in 2013, less than half the gain seen in 2012. Yearly growth ticked up slightly in December as Construction employment grew by 13,500 jobs over the year for a 2.3 percent annual growth rate. 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 1.40 1.42 1.44 1.46 1.48 1.50 1.52 Dec '11 Apr '12 Aug '12 Dec '12 Apr '13 Aug '13 Dec '13 Annual Growth Rate Employment in Millions of Jobs Education and Health Services Employment (Statewide, Seasonally Adjusted) We will not be producing a TLMR issue in February. The next issue will be released on Friday, March 7th. R EMINDER TO OUR R EADERS
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T E X A SA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(Seasonally Adjusted)
Information employment grew by 1,600 positions in December, reversing November’s loss of 1,500 jobs. The industry added 7,400 jobs in 2013, posting its best year since 2000. Annual growth continued to gain momentum as Information employment grew by 9,500 jobs over the year. The industry’s annual growth rate of 4.8 percent in December marked the sixth consecutive month where annual growth exceeded 3.0 percent.
Following a revised drop of 1,900 jobs in November, Mining and Logging employment reversed course in December with the addition of 1,100 positions. This industry has shed 800 jobs over the past three months. Mining and Logging added a total of 11,100 jobs in 2013, marking the industry’s lowest year-to-date gains since 2009. Annual growth dropped from 4.8 percent in November to 4.6 percent in December.
Employment in Leisure and Hospitality edged up by 1,000 positions in December, an improvement from the revised drop of 5,500 jobs recorded in November. Employment in Accommodations and Food Services swelled by 2,900 jobs over the month, while Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation shed 1,900 jobs. The annual growth rate for Leisure and Hospitality employment was up slightly in December to 2.7 percent.
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Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas expanded by an estimated 17,600 positions in December on the heels of a revised gain of
20,400 jobs in November. Nine of the 11 major industries showed employment increases over the month, led by a rise of 8,100 jobs in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended the year at an estimated level of 11,277,100 jobs, an increase of 252,400 jobs over the year. The annual growth rate for the employment series edged down to 2.3 percent in December from 2.4 percent in November to reach its lowest level since December 2011.
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment added 8,100 positions in December for a sixth consecutive month of gains. Over the past three months, the industry added 27,600 jobs for its strongest fourth quarter growth in series history. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities expanded by 68,200 positions over the year for its largest annual gain since June 2012. Annual job growth has been at or above 3.0 percent for four consecutive months. Retail Trade drove the majority of the industry’s over-the-year gains with the addition of 44,500 jobs.
Manufacturing employment experienced its largest gain since February with the addition of 6,600 jobs in December. The industry has added jobs for three consecutive months, resulting in the gain of 10,000 positions in the fi nal quarter of 2013. The year-to-date gain of 13,500 jobs in 2013 bested the industry’s 2012 addition of 12,200 positions. Yearly growth accelerated in December as Manufacturing employment added 12,500 positions over the year for a 1.4 percent annual growth rate. Durable Goods drove the gains with the addition of 15,900 jobs over the year, while Nondurable Goods continued to contract with an annualized loss of 3,400 positions.
Education and Health Services rebounded from a revised drop of 1,900 jobs in November with the addition of an estimated 4,400 jobs in December. This monthly increase was slightly larger than the average December gain for this major industry over the prior fi ve years of 4,100 jobs. Employment in Educational Services climbed by 1,700 positions over the month, while Health Care and Social Assistance employment rose by 2,700 jobs. Education and Health Services has gained 26,000 jobs over the past 12 months. This brought the annual growth rate in the major industry to 1.7 percent, its lowest recorded level since December 1999.
Construction employment expanded by 3,400 positions in December for the industry’s largest monthly gain since April. Despite the recent additions, Construction employment has contracted by 900 jobs over the past three months. The industry added 9,400 jobs in 2013, less than half the gain seen in 2012. Yearly growth ticked up slightly in December as Construction employment grew by 13,500 jobs over the year for a 2.3 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. Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.
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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*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 produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.
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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 produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.
Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas increased by 13,700 jobs in December after posting a
revised increase of 52,600 jobs in November. The over-the-month gain for December placed industry employment at 10,172,600 jobs. December’s bump also marked the 10th monthly jobs addition for 2013, as the increase contributed to a three-month gain of 127,300 jobs. Since January 2013, employment in the MSAs expanded by 371,100 positions, an amount behind last year’s pace of 472,500 jobs but in line with the 2011 total of 390,500 jobs. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA led all areas, as it added 13,100 positions over the month. The Wichita Falls MSA led all areas percentage-wise with over-the-month growth of 0.9 percent. Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary jobs continued to be added annually with a 2.2 percent increase for all areas, which marked 44 consecutive months of growth. The Midland and the Odessa MSAs led the 23 areas showing annual employment gains at 5.7 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively.
Retail Trade expanded for the third consecutive month as businesses netted 17,800 jobs in December, largely due to the holiday shopping season. The three-month-total job expansion of 63,000 positions closely mirrored the prior three years for the same time frame. Since the beginning of 2013, Retail Trade added 74,500 jobs. For December, 24 areas grew in Retail Trade employment, led in terms of percentage growth by the Abilene MSA with a 2.4 percent increase over the month. The industry posted a 1.4 percent increase statewide in December. Annually, Retail Trade employment in the MSAs rose by 33,800 positions in December. This was the highest annual gain for December since 2005 when 33,900 jobs were added. This growth was refl ected in 24 areas, led percentage-wise by the Victoria MSA with a 7.1 percent annual increase. This was followed closely by the College Station-Bryan MSA at 7.0 percent and the Lubbock MSA with a 5.8 percent annual growth rate.
Employment in the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities edged up another 6,800 jobs in December after the industry posted a revised gain of 6,600 jobs in November. These changes marked eight consecutive months of employment expansion to end 2013. Six areas posted monthly job increases in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities with the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA leading all areas percentage-wise at 4.2 percent. Since December 2012, 10,800 jobs were added to industry totals in all areas, equaling a 2.6 percent annual growth rate. The current annualized rate marked 42 consecutive months of positive job growth. All 14 areas that added employment over the
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year bested the industry’s statewide annual growth rate of 1.0 percent. The Midland MSA led all areas with a 7.3 percent annual growth rate.The Corpus Christi and the Wichita Falls MSAs followed at 5.8 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively.
Employment in Financial Activities, which includes commercial banks as well as insurance agencies and brokers, partially reversed November’s revised job loss of 2,800 jobs with the addition of 700 positions in December. The current over-the-month increase brought the year-to-date job gain to 9,900 positions and ended the year at 618,200 in employment. Eight areas added employment over the month, led in terms of percentage increase by the Wichita Falls MSA at 3.7 percent. This was followed by the Brownsville-Harlingen and the Corpus Christi MSAs with gains of 1.9 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively. Financial Activities continued to grow over the year as December marked 39 consecutive months of positive annualized growth. This annual growth was refl ected in nine areas, led by the Dallas-Plano-Irving area with 9,100 jobs added. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA followed with 500 jobs. In terms of percentage growth, the Midland MSA and the Dallas-Plano-Irving area added the most jobs, each with a 4.8 percent gain over the year.
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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 produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC. **Metropolitan Division (MD). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.
Dec '13* Nov '13 Dec '12 Dec '13* Nov '13 Dec '12 Dec '13* Nov '13 Dec '12TOTAL NONFARM 2,837,200 2,824,100 2,755,200 2,214,700 2,217,700 2,172,500 945,300 946,500 920,400GOODS PRODUCING 545,600 544,500 535,200 277,000 279,100 278,600 161,000 162,300 154,800Mining, Logging, & Construction 293,100 292,800 286,100 116,000 117,700 113,800 63,000 63,600 61,600Manufacturing 252,500 251,700 249,100 161,000 161,400 164,800 98,000 98,700 93,200
Financial Activities 139,200 140,200 140,000 200,500 200,300 191,400 55,400 55,000 55,600Finance and Insurance 87,900 88,800 89,700 153,800 153,900 147,000 42,400 42,100 43,000Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 42,500 42,800 42,600 75,600 76,000 75,700 26,200 26,300 26,200Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 29,400 29,400 29,100 53,500 53,200 51,100
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51,300 51,400 50,300 46,700 46,400 44,400Professional and Business Services 428,000 428,200 407,900 399,100 401,200 383,300 110,800 110,300 104,300
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 203,700 200,000 196,100 170,900 169,200 169,200 42,600 42,100 37,200Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 200,200 204,400 188,600 197,600 203,400 183,400 64,400 63,600 61,300
Education and Health Services 348,200 346,400 336,300 270,600 270,500 272,600 121,600 123,500 118,100Health Care and Social Assistance 299,600 297,700 289,500 229,600 228,900 232,100 107,000 107,900 104,200Ambulatory Health Care Services 145,500 144,000 137,900 118,500 118,900 122,400Hospitals 78,600 78,700 76,000 51,500 51,200 51,200 27,800 27,700 27,600
Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)DALLAS PLANO IRVING MD** FORT WORTH ARLINGTONMD**
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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 produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.
Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)BROWNSVILLE HARLINGEN
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Job Growth RatesTexas: 2.3%
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CES - A Bureau of Labor Statistics program that relies on employersurveys to estimate monthly, nonagricultural payroll employment.
Source: Current Employment Statistics. Estimates produced by theBureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminatedin cooperation with the TWC. Prepared by the Labor Market and CareerInformation Department, TWC. (1/24/2013)
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Unemployment RatesTexas: 5.6%*
4.4% and below (6)4.5% to 5.1% (5)5.2% to 5.5% (5)5.6% to 6.8% (5)6.9% and above (4)
*Not Seasonally AdjustedSource: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) ProgramPrepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (01/24/2014)
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The Texas unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.6 percent. This was the third consecutive monthly rate decline for Texas. Over the past three months, the unemployment
rate experienced an average drop of 0.2 percentage points. The December rate was the lowest seen since November 2008. The unemployment rate has fallen 1.3 percentage points since January 2013. For the United States, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 6.5 percent. The Texas unemployment rate of 5.6 percent was at or below the national rate for the 85th consecutive month.
The Civilian Labor Force increased by 9,600 individuals over the month to a total of 12,864,400 Texans. The last three months have shown an average increase of 10,200 Texans in the labor force.
Over the year, the Texas labor force has shown a growth rate of 1.8 percent, or 229,900 persons.
The number of employed Texans grew by 31,500 people over the month to a total of 12,141,700 persons. This was the largest number of jobholders since the beginning of the series. The number
of working Texans has grown by 359,200 individuals since the beginning of the year. The number of jobseekers dropped by 21,900 persons over the month to a level of 722,700 people. This was the lowest number of unemployed Texans since December 2008. The number of Texans seeking work has declined by 41,500 individuals over the year.
The unemployment rate fell in 22 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), with the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA, the Tyler MSA, and the Waco MSA sharing the largest over-the-month
decline of 0.3 percentage points. Two MSAs maintained the same unemployment rate, while one MSA increased. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA had the highest unemployment rate at 10.4 percent. The Midland MSA had the lowest unemployment rate at 2.8 percent.
The number of individuals continuing to seek unemployment insurance benefi ts increased in December by 1,700 persons to reach a total of 123,400 Texans.
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.
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Alamo 5.3 5.5 5.7 0.2 0.4 Middle Rio Grande 8.1 8.1 8.5 0.0 0.4Brazos Valley 4.7 4.8 5.1 0.1 0.4 North Central Texas 5.0 5.2 5.5 0.2 0.5Cameron County 9.5 9.5 9.9 0.0 0.4 North East Texas 6.6 6.9 6.8 0.3 0.2Capital Area 4.5 4.6 5.0 0.1 0.5 North Texas 4.7 4.9 5.1 0.2 0.4Central Texas 6.3 6.6 6.7 0.3 0.4 Panhandle 4.0 4.2 4.2 0.2 0.2Coastal Bend 5.2 5.3 5.5 0.1 0.3 Permian Basin 3.5 3.6 3.6 0.1 0.1Concho Valley 4.3 4.5 4.5 0.2 0.2 Rural Capital 4.6 4.8 5.1 0.2 0.5Dallas 5.9 6.1 6.3 0.2 0.4 South East Texas 9.0 9.1 9.9 0.1 0.9Deep East Texas 6.9 7.0 7.5 0.1 0.6 South Plains 4.9 5.1 4.9 0.2 0.0East Texas 5.6 5.8 6.2 0.2 0.6 South Texas 5.9 5.9 6.1 0.0 0.2Golden Crescent 4.4 4.6 4.8 0.2 0.4 Tarrant County 5.3 5.5 5.7 0.2 0.4Gulf Coast 5.5 5.7 6.0 0.2 0.5 Texoma 5.5 5.7 6.3 0.2 0.8Heart Of Texas 5.4 5.6 5.8 0.2 0.4 Upper Rio Grande 7.9 8.1 8.5 0.2 0.6Lower Rio Grande Valley 10.9 10.7 10.9 0.2 0.0 West Central Texas 4.5 4.7 4.8 0.2 0.3
Unemployment Rates for Texas WDAs
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San Augustine
New
ton
Sabine
Shelby
JasperTyler
Morris Cass
Marion
Titus
Bowie
Upshur
Red River
Camp
Smith
PanolaRusk
Harrison
Cherokee
Gregg
TrinityAngelina
Nacog-doches
Polk
Houston
Delta
Wood
Hopkins
Rains
Franklin
LamarFannin
Rockwall
Hunt
Navarro
Freestone
Anderson
Henderson
Kaufman
VanZandt
Montague
Wise Denton Collin
CookeGrayson
Lime- stone
Hill
McLennan
Bosque
Somervell
Parker
EllisJohnson
Tarrant Dallas
Comanche
Coryell
Burnet
Lampasas
Hamilton
Erath Hood
Mills
Chambers
Hardin
Orange
Jefferson
Montgomery Liberty
Harris
San Jacinto
Waller
Grimes
Walker
Brazoria
Galveston
Matagorda
Wharton
Fort Bend
Brazos
Leon
Madison
Burleson
Robertson
Washington
Colorado
Austin
GoliadVictoria
Refugio
Calhoun
Jackson
Williamson
Bell
Milam
Falls
LeeTravis
Hays
Guadalupe
Fayette
Bastrop
Gonzales
Caldwell
Lavaca
WilsonDeWitt
JimWells
Kleberg
Nueces
SanPatricio Aransas
Brooks
LiveOak
Duval
Hidalgo
Cameron
Willacy
KenedyZapata JimHogg
Starr
KendallComal
BlancoGillespie
MedinaBexar
Bandera
LaSalle
Karnes
Bee
Atascosa
Frio
McMullen
Webb
Zavala
Dimmit
Uvalde
KerrEdwards
Kinney
Real
Maverick
Kimble
Wichita
Young Jack
Wilbarger
ArcherBaylor
Clay
Throck-morton
Jones PaloPinto
Stephens
Eastland
Shackel- ford
Taylor
Coleman
McCulloch
Callahan
Brown
SanSaba
Mason Llano
King
Cottle
Foard
Hardeman
Knox
Stonewall Haskell
Hemphill
Ochiltree Lipscomb
Roberts
Gray
Sutton
Concho
Schleicher Menard
Tom Green
Coke Runnels
Hall
Collings- worth
Childress
Wheeler
Donley
Briscoe
FisherScurry
Mitchell
Borden
Howard Nolan
Crosby
Floyd Motley
Dickens
Garza Kent
Sherman Hansford
Hutchinson
Carson
Moore
Potter
Glasscock
Upton
Midland
ReaganIrion
Sterling
Crockett
Terrell
Val Verde
Castro
Armstrong
Swisher
Randall
Parmer
Hockley Lubbock
Hale
Lynn
Bailey Lamb
Terry
Cochran
Yoakum
Andrews
Dawson
Martin
Gaines
Hartley
Dallam
Oldham
Deaf Smith
Loving
Crane
Winkler Ector
Ward
Pecos
BrewsterPresidio
Reeves
Jeff Davis
CulbersonEl Paso Hudspeth
Unemployment RatesTexas: 5.6%*
0.0% to 4.5% (6)4.6% to 5.2% (6)5.3% to 5.5% (5)5.6% to 6.9% (6)7.0% and over (5)
Unemployment Rates by WDADecember 2013
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally AdjustedPrepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (01/24/2014)
Alamo-20Brazos Valley-16Cameron County-24Capital Area-14Central Texas-26Coastal Bend-22Concho Valley-12Dallas-6Deep East Texas-17East Texas-8Golden Crescent-19Gulf Coast-28Heart Of Texas-13Lower Rio Grande Valley-23
Middle Rio Grande-27North Central Texas-4North East Texas-7North Texas-3Panhandle-1Permian Basin-11Rural Capital-15South East Texas-18South Plains-2South Texas-21Tarrant County-5Texoma-25Upper Rio Grande-10West Central Texas-9
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GLOSSARY OF LABOR MARKET TERMS
Actual 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.
Nalco Champion to Build HeadquartersHOUSTON, TX (Houston Chronicle)—Energy services company Nalco Champion announced plans to build a new headquarters in Sugar Land to house 1,000 employees. The 133,000-square-foot building will be next to the company’s current Sugar Land operations. Employees working at Nalco Champion sites in Houston and Fresno will relocate to the location once it is completed in 2015.
The project will also include renovations to the company’s existing 45,000-square-foot Sugar Land building, where the company plans to expand research, development, and engineering lab facilities. Nalco Champion provides chemical solutions and technologies for upstream and downstream oil and gas companies.
Skinner Bakery to Expand FacilitiesPARIS, TX (eParis Extra)—The Paris City Council voted unanimously to ratify the Paris Economic Development Corporation’s cash incentive offer of $1.2 million to J. Skinner Bakery in exchange for the company’s plan to invest $25 million and create 393 jobs over the next fi ve years. Audie Keeton, chief executive offi cer for the Omaha-based company, said, “We are beginning a 24-to-36 month plan to put in what will be the largest distribution center freezer, right here, on our site, and we’re very excited about that.” Four companies from Omaha will be working with Skinner in conjunction with the distribution center freezer. The former Sara Lee plant in Paris that Skinner purchased a year ago will fi gure prominently in Skinner Bakings operations, Keeton said.
TopGolf Plans Openings in TexasSAN ANTONIO/HOUSTON, TX (San Antonio Business Journal)—TopGolf, based in Dallas, is expanding to San Antonio. The company plans to begin construction on a 65,000-square-foot golf entertainment facility on the city’s far Northwest Side. The three-level facility will house up to 2,900 square feet of private event space and 102 climate-controlled hitting bays. TopGolf’s chief development offi cer, Randy Starr, estimates the facility will serve approximately 400,000 visitors in its fi rst year of operation. TopGolf plans to hire about 450 personnel for the San Antonio Center. Roughly 100 of those hires will be full-time positions.
According to the Houston Business Journal, TopGolf plans on opening a second Houston area facility. The company plans on building a similar facility off of Interstate 45 in Spring, Texas north of Houston. The company anticipates hiring 450 people for the location expected to open in April. The fi rst TopGolf facility in west Houston, located off of Interstate 10, has welcomed more than 250,000 guests in its fi rst six months of operation. Solix Will Add Jobs in Downtown KilleenKILLEEN, TX (KWKT Channel 44-Waco)—The Killen Economic Development Corporation signed a performance agreement with Solix Inc. to help facilitate the opening of a location in downtown Killeen. Solix will lease a downtown building and is expected to employee up to 175 employees within the fi rst fi ve years of business. The location will serve as a customer care center and will include call center operations. Company CEO Jack Miller said Solix looks forward to becoming an active member of the Killeen community and a part of downtown’s resurgence.
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INDICATORS
DEC 2013 5.6% DEC 2013 6.0%NOV 2013 5.8% NOV 2013 6.1%DEC 2012 6.0% DEC 2012 6.2%
DEC 2013 6.5% DEC 2013 6.7%NOV 2013 6.6% NOV 2013 7.0%DEC 2012 7.6% DEC 2012 7.9%
DEC 2013 11,356,000 DEC 2013 11,277,100NOV 2013 11,338,500 NOV 2013 11,259,500DEC 2012 11,100,700 DEC 2012 11,024,700OTM Change 17,500 OTM Change 17,600OTY Change 255,300 OTY Change 252,400
DEC 2013 76,030 DEC 2013 779,881NOV 2013 71,793 NOV 2013 622,288DEC 2012 73,298 DEC 2012 767,250
Annual ChangeU.S. DEC 2013 1.5% DEC 2013 292,000Dallas Fort Worth NOV 2013 1.2% NOV 2013 297,400Houston Galveston DEC 2013 3.6% DEC 2012 283,100
U.S. Unemployment RateActual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted
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QUARTERLY CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES (QCEW)MULTIPLE WORKSITE REPORT
The Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) is used to collect employment, wages, and business identifi cation for each worksite from large employers, allowing us to have more detailed and accurate data at the industry and county level. This information supplements the data collected from the State’s Unemployment Insurance to make up the QCEW program, a near census of monthly employment and wage data. These data enable our agency to prepare reports on the Texas economic condition of business activities by geographic area and industry.
The LMCI department needs your help to develop these detailed data. If you receive a form that looks like the example shown at the right, we would appreciate if you would complete the form and return it to the LMCI department promptly. The QCEW staff is available to answer any questions you may have about accurately reporting this information. Contact them at 1-800-227-7816 for additional questions about this form.
Multiple Worksite Report Pages _____ of _____Form Approved O.M.B. No. 1220-0134Time of Completion onreverse
SUPPLEMENT TO EMPLOYER'S QUARTERLY REPORTA. EMPLOYER NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS B. QUARTERLY REPORT INFORMATION
U.I NUMBER: 00-000000-1QUARTER ENDING: December 31, 2010DUE DATE: January 31, 2011
C. CONTACT PERSONNAME: Joe SampleTITLE: Payroll Manager
PHONE: (800) 555-5555
D. WORKSITES
(1) (3) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (4) TOTAL QUARTERLY DO WAGES OF WORKSITE
NOTUSE
00001 XYZ AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY 13 17 16 $63,030025 123 A STREET COMMENTS :
00003 ABC AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR 12 0 0 $6,2346 531 SOUTH STREET COMMENTS :
811111 ANYTOWN TX 77777113 LOCATION 3
00004 RAY'S BRAKE AND SHOCK SHOP 19 18 11 $70,93011 33 EAST 1ST STREET COMMENTS :
441310 THEIRTOWN TX 77777453 RETAIL STORE
COMMENTS :
COMMENTS :
COMMENTS :
TOTALS
BLS 3020
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INCLUDE THE TOTAL FOR ALL WORKSITES ON THE LAST PAGE ONLY
This report is authorized by law 29 U.S.C. 2. Your voluntary cooperation is needed to make the results of this survey comprehensive, accurate and timely.
NOTE: The total must agree (except for rounding) with the Employer's Quarterly Report (C-3)
The information collected on this form by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the State agencies cooperating in its statistical programs will be used for statistical and Unemployment Insurance programs purposes, and other purposes in accordance with the law.
During the Pay Period Which(2) NAME (division, subsidiary, etc.) STREET ADDRESS (physical Location) CITY, STATE AND ZIP CODE WORKSITE DESCRIPTION (store number, plant name, etc.)