The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
Updated June 29, 2022
Average weekly wages for all industries by county
Corpus Christi area, fourth quarter 2021
(U.S. = $1,418; Area = $1,100)
Source: U.S. BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
This summary presents a sampling of economic information for the area; supplemental data are provided for regions
and the nation. Subjects include unemployment, employment, wages, prices, spending, and benefits. All data are not
seasonally adjusted and some may be subject to revision. Area definitions may differ by subject. For more area
summaries and geographic definitions, see www.bls.gov/regions/economic-summaries.htm.
Corpus Christi Area Economic Summary
Unemployment rates for the nation and selected
areas
Over-the-year changes in employment on nonfarm payrolls and employment by major industry sector
6.5
4.9
5.2
5.1
3.8
3.4
8.7
6.8
7.2
7.1
5.7
5.5
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
San Patricio Co.
Nueces Co.
Aransas Co.
Corpus Christi
area
Texas
United States
May-21
May-22
Source: U.S. BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.
Unemployment rates
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
May-19
May-20
May-21
May-22
Corpus Christi area
United States
Source: U.S. BLS, Current Employment Statistics.
12-month percent changes in employment
Number Percent
Total nonfarm
190.5
6.6
3.6
Mining, logging, and construction
19.5
0.5
2.6
Manufacturing
8.2
0.2
2.5
Trade, transportation, and util ities
33.3
0.4
1.2
Information
2.7
0.2
8.0
Financial activities
8.5
0.3
3.7
Professional and business services
18.7
0.5
2.7
Education and health services
31.1
0.7
2.3
Leisure and hospitality
27.2
2.3
9.2
Other services
6.1
0.3
5.2
Government
35.2
1.2
3.5
Source: U.S. BLS, Current Employment Statistics.
May 2022
Change from May
2021 to May 2022
Corpus Christi area employment
(number in thousands)
Over-the-year change in the prices paid by urban
consumers for selected categories
Over-the-year changes in the selling prices received by
producers for selected industries nationwide
Average hourly wages for selected occupations
Over-the-year changes i