Selected Labor Force Statistics
Texas and U.S.
Source: BLS-Dallas, 972-850-4800
U.S. seasonally adjusted data revised from 2016-2020.
Last Updated: 1-26-2021
(Numbers in thousands)
TEXAS
U.S.
Labor
Unem-
Unempl.
Labor
Unem-
Unempl.
Force
Employed
ployed
Rate
Force
Employed
ployed
Rate
2018 Jan
13,707.9
13,156.4
551.5
4.0
160,992
154,495
6,496
4.0
Feb
13,735.4
13,182.9
552.4
4.0
161,764
155,174
6,590
4.1
Mar
13,763.0
13,211.0
552.0
4.0
161,765
155,266
6,499
4.0
Apr
13,784.5
13,236.2
548.3
4.0
161,914
155,363
6,551
4.0
May
13,798.1
13,256.2
542.0
3.9
161,897
155,688
6,209
3.8
Jun
13,807.3
13,273.4
533.9
3.9
162,200
155,768
6,432
4.0
Jul
13,815.8
13,290.9
524.9
3.8
162,316
156,186
6,130
3.8
Aug
13,829.3
13,311.2
518.1
3.7
161,735
155,567
6,167
3.8
Sep
13,850.2
13,334.9
515.3
3.7
161,985
155,948
6,037
3.7
Oct
13,876.6
13,360.9
515.7
3.7
162,471
156,306
6,164
3.8
Nov
13,903.8
13,387.0
516.8
3.7
162,713
156,598
6,115
3.8
Dec
13,925.2
13,409.6
515.6
3.7
163,124
156,745
6,379
3.9
2019 Jan
13,936.8
13,426.6
510.3
3.7
163,067
156,625
6,442
4.0
Feb
13,939.3
13,438.0
501.3
3.6
163,032
156,904
6,128
3.8
Mar
13,939.7
13,447.8
491.9
3.5
163,010
156,809
6,201
3.8
Apr
13,946.4
13,461.9
484.5
3.5
162,737
156,741
5,995
3.7
May
13,964.6
13,483.9
480.7
3.4
162,848
156,883
5,965
3.7
Jun
13,996.2
13,514.4
481.8
3.4
163,046
157,131
5,914
3.6
Jul
14,042.6
13,555.6
487.0
3.5
163,586
157,617
5,969
3.6
Aug
14,091.0
13,598.5
492.5
3.5
163,861
157,861
6,000
3.7
Sep
14,133.2
13,637.4
495.8
3.5
163,958
158,230
5,728
3.5
Oct
14,160.9
13,663.8
497.1
3.5
164,278
158,356
5,922
3.6
Nov
14,161.2
13,664.9
496.3
3.5
164,447
158,540
5,907
3.6
Dec
14,155.9
13,660.1
495.8
3.5
164,579
158,735
5,844
3.6
2020 Jan
14,180.8
13,686.4
494.4
3.5
164,455
158,659
5,796
3.5
Feb
14,199.6
13,707.1
492.5
3.5
164,448
158,732
5,717
3.5
Mar
14,004.5
13,288.7
715.8
5.1
162,721
155,536
7,185
4.4
Apr
12,960.7
11,216.7
1,744.0
13.5
156,478
133,370
23,109
14.8
May
13,498.3
11,745.0
1,753.2
13.0
158,200
137,224
20,975
13.3
Jun
13,794.3
12,639.4
1,154.9
8.4
159,797
142,1