Selected Labor Force Statistics
Texas and U.S.
(Numbers in thousands)
TEXAS
U.S.
Labor
Unem-
Unempl.
Labor
Unem-
Unempl.
Force
Employed
ployed
Rate
Force
Employed
ployed
Rate
2019 Jan
13,763.2
13,248.7
514.5
3.7
163,072
156,614
6,458
4.0
Feb
13,774.0
13,272.2
501.8
3.6
163,114
156,992
6,122
3.8
Mar
13,786.0
13,297.3
488.8
3.5
163,035
156,869
6,166
3.8
Apr
13,803.4
13,324.8
478.6
3.5
162,642
156,744
5,898
3.6
May
13,827.3
13,353.2
474.2
3.4
162,803
156,868
5,935
3.6
Jun
13,856.4
13,379.7
476.7
3.4
163,029
157,123
5,906
3.6
Jul
13,887.0
13,402.5
484.6
3.5
163,472
157,488
5,984
3.7
Aug
13,914.7
13,421.6
493.1
3.5
163,774
157,780
5,993
3.7
Sep
13,939.3
13,442.5
496.7
3.6
164,015
158,249
5,766
3.5
Oct
13,961.1
13,465.8
495.3
3.5
164,336
158,356
5,980
3.6
Nov
13,979.2
13,488.9
490.3
3.5
164,434
158,504
5,930
3.6
Dec
13,985.8
13,501.6
484.2
3.5
164,633
158,772
5,861
3.6
2020 Jan
13,975.6
13,494.8
480.7
3.4
164,479
158,653
5,826
3.5
Feb
13,949.0
13,466.0
483.0
3.5
164,583
158,866
5,717
3.5
Mar
13,838.3
13,135.7
702.6
5.1
162,764
155,599
7,165
4.4
Apr
13,190.7
11,522.6
1,668.1
12.6
156,358
133,320
23,038
14.7
May
13,800.9
12,172.2
1,628.6
11.8
158,122
137,182
20,940
13.2
Jun
13,778.0
12,393.2
1,384.8
10.1
159,834
142,218
17,616
11.0
Jul
13,889.0
12,601.1
1,287.9
9.3
160,015
143,727
16,288
10.2
Aug
13,889.7
12,769.7
1,120.0
8.1
160,707
147,176
13,532
8.4
Sep
13,983.8
12,909.2
1,074.5
7.7
160,153
147,569
12,584
7.9
Oct
13,988.2
13,001.4
986.8
7.1
160,834
149,719
11,115
6.9
Nov
14,034.8
13,060.3
974.5
6.9
160,539
149,761
10,777
6.7
Dec
14,077.2
13,099.4
977.7
6.9
160,671
149,883
10,789
6.7
2021 Jan
14,084.1
13,135.7
948.4
6.7
160,184
150,004
10,180
6.4
Feb
14,108.4
13,178.8
929.7
6.6
160,359
150,367
9,992
6.2
Mar
14,138.0
13,233.7
904.3
6.4
160,631
150,940
9,691
6.0
Apr
14,170.1
13,294.1
876.0
6.2
160,978
151,259
9,719
6.0
May
14,194.3
13,353.8
840.5
5.9
160,801
151,550
9,251
5.8
Jun
14,243.4
13,405.6
837.8
5.9
161,114
151,612
9,502
5.9
Jul
14,249.6
13,455.1
794.5
5.6
161,375
152,704
8,671
5.4
Aug
14,269.1
13,500.4
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