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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)

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas rose for the 10thconsecutive month in July as the momentum generated by arevised gain of 33,900 positions in June was carried forward in anestimated bump of 29,300 positions in July. Nine of the 11 majorindustries registered employment growth over the month, paced by

the addition of 15,300 jobs in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.Total Nonagricultural Employment ended the month at an estimatedlevel of 10,619,800 jobs, an increase of 269,500 jobs since July 2010.The annual growth rate for the employment series moved up to 2.6percent from a revised level of 2.1 percent in June, and was at itshighest level since April 2008.

Following a revised increase of 3,800 jobs in June, Trade,Transportation, and Utilities added 15,300 jobs in July. Retail Tradeaccounted for the majority of these gains with the addition of 8,600jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities has experienced positiveannual growth for 13 straight months. The industry continued thistrend in July with an over-the-year uptick of 56,800 jobs, whichmarked its largest yearly increase dating back to February 2008.

Employment in Leisure and Hospitality climbed to an estimated levelof 1,045,100 positions in July, a gain of 7,500 jobs over the month.The industry has added employment in 10 of the past 12 months, whichhas driven its annual growth rate up to 4.3 percent, the highest levelseen in the industry since February 2008. Leisure and Hospitalityhas expanded by 28,200 jobs so far in 2011, an increase that is morethan three times the size of the 8,900-job gain averaged through Julyin the industry over the past five years.

Education and Health Services rebounded from a revised decline5,900 jobs in June with a mirror-image hike of 5,900 positions in Juthefirst over-the-month employment growth seen in the industry sinApril. Educational Services contributed 300 of the jobs gained, whHealth Care and Social Assistance posted an increase of 5,600 jo

The annual growth rate for Education and Health Services surged2.8 percent from a revised 2.3 percent in June, falling just short recovering to its five-year average for July of 3.1 percent.

Manufacturing added 3,700 jobs in July following a revised increaof 6,500 jobs in June. The industry has expanded in nine of the p12 months. Since January, Manufacturing has added 15,700 jobs, largest year-to-date gain for July since 2006. Manufacturing pushup by 20,000 jobs on an annual basis, marking the 10th straight moof annualized employment gains in the industry.

Mining and Logging added 3,700 jobs in July for its ninth consecutmonth of growth. The industry has not experienced a month of jlosses since October 2009. Mining and Logging added 39,500 jo

over the year, resulting in an annual growth rate of 18.9 percent aits 15th straight month registering annual employment increases.

Other Services employment revived from a revised drop of 4,3positions in June and posted an advance of 3,700 jobs in July, the sixover-the-month gain recorded in Other Services so far in 2011. Tmajor industry has been experiencing positive annual growth sinAugust 2010, with a rate that has trended upward over that periodreach 2.6 percent in July. Other Services employment has scaledby 3,200 jobs so far in 2011, more than doubling the average gathrough July for the previous five years of 1,500 positions.

Information expanded by 2,200 jobs in July for its largest over-thmonth growth dating back to July 2000. Despite this surge,

industry has not experienced annualized growth since Novemb2007. Information shed 5,500 jobs over the year for a -2.8 percyearly growth rate.

Employment in Financial Activities recorded a modest gain of 1,5jobs over the month, posting its fifth consecutive month of employmgrowth. This was, however, a marked improvement over the averaloss of 500 positions that the industry had averaged in July over tpast five years. Financial Activities has now added 9,600 jobs othe year for an annual growth rate of 1.5 percent, a level not seenthe industry since the end of 2007.

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TEXASNONAGRICULTURALWAGEANDSALARYEMPLOYMENT

SEASONALLYADJUSTED+

INDUSTRYTITLE July2011* June2011 July2010 Absolute Percent Absolute Percen

Change Change Change Change

TotalNonagricultural 10,619,800 10,590,500 10,350,300 29,300 0.3 269,500 2.6

Total

Nongovernment** 8,764,700

8,726,000

8,480,700

38,700

0.4

284,000

3.3

GoodsProducing

MiningandLogging 248,000 244,300 208,500 3,700 1.5 39,500 18.9

Construction 591,400 597,400 567,600 6,000 1.0 23,800 4.2

Manufacturing 832,000 828,300 812,000 3,700 0.4 20,000 2.5

ServiceProviding

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities 2,110,300 2,095,000 2,053,500 15,300 0.7 56,800 2.8

Information 188,900 186,700 194,400 2,200 1.2 5,500 2.8

FinancialActivities 630,400 628,900 620,800 1,500 0.2 9,600 1.5

Professional andBusinessServices 1,324,300 1,323,100 1,276,400 1,200 0.1 47,900 3.8

EducationandHealthServices 1,425,100 1,419,200 1,386,000 5,900 0.4 39,100 2.8

LeisureandHospitality 1,045,100 1,037,600 1,001,700 7,500 0.7 43,400 4.3

OtherServices 369,200 365,500 359,800 3,700 1.0 9,400 2.6

Government 1,855,100 1,864,500 1,869,600 9,400 0.5 14,500 0.8

June'11toJuly'11 July'10toJuly'11

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.

**Total Nongovernment number is derived by subtracting the Government estimate from the Total Nonagricultural estimate.+All elements of seasonality are factored out to achieve an estimate which reflects the basic underlying trend.

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 reflects 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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NonagriculturalJobs

CivilianLaborForce

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TexasandU.S.UnemploymentRates(SeasonallyAdjusted)

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U.S.

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TEXASANDU.S.CIVILIANLABORFORCEESTIMATESTEXAS* UNITEDSTATES**

NotSeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateJuly 2011 12,318,000 11,241,200 1,076,800 8.7 154,812,000 140,384,000 14,428,000 9.June 2011 12,307,500 11,225,200 1,082,300 8.8 154,538,000 140,129,000 14,409,000 9.July 2010 12,190,600 11,160,700 1,029,900 8.4 155,270,000 140,134,000 15,137,000 9.

SeasonallyAdjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateJuly 2011 12,241,600 11,218,400 1,023,200 8.4 153,228,000 139,296,000 13,931,000 9.June 2011 12,264,000 11,261,200 1,002,800 8.2 153,421,000 139,334,000 14,087,000 9.July 2010 12,127,600 11,141,900 985,700 8.1 153,628,000 138,991,000 14,637,000 9.


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*Estimates for the current month are preliminary. All estimates are subject to revision. Te number of nonagricultural jobs in exas is without reference to place of residence of workers. Estimates producthe Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the WC.

July'11* June'11 July'10 Change %Change Change %Chan

TOTALNONFARM 10,571,200 10,625,700 10,293,100 54,500 0.5% 278,100 2.7

TOTALPRIVATE(totalnonfarmlessgovernment) 8,804,400 8,778,900 8,511,700 25,500 0.3% 292,700 3.4

GOODSPRODUCING 1,683,000 1,678,900 1,594,600 4,100 0.2% 88,400 5.5

MiningandLogging(NAICS21,1133) 249,000 243,200 208,500 5,800 2.4% 40,500 19.4

OilandGasExtraction(NAICS211) 87,200 86,400 82,500 800 0.9% 4,700 5.7SupportActivitiesforMining(NAICS213) 143,200 138,600 114,800 4,600 3.3% 28,400 24.7Construction(NAICS23) 601,700 606,100 572,900 4,400 0.7% 28,800 5.0ConstructionofBuildings(NAICS236) 138,300 138,200 132,600 100 0.1% 5,700 4.3HeavyandCivilEngineeringConstruction(NAICS237) 121,300 123,400 111,000 2,100 1.7% 10,300 9.3SpecialtyTradeContractors(NAICS238) 342,100 344,500 329,300 2,400 0.7% 12,800 3.9Manufacturing(NAICS3133) 832,300 829,600 813,200 2,700 0.3% 19,100 2.4

DurableGoods 536,200 536,500 518,500 300 0.1% 17,700 3.4

WoodProductManufacturing(NAICS321) 18,400 18,700 19,700 300 1.6% 1,300 6.6NonmetallicMineralProductManufacturing(NAICS327) 31,400 31,700 33,200 300 1.0% 1,800 5.4PrimaryMetalManufacturing(NAICS331) 21,200 20,900 19,900 300 1.4% 1,300 6.5FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing(NAICS332) 120,900 121,100 112,500 200 0.2% 8,400 7.5MachineryManufacturing(NAICS333) 94,900 94,600 85,900 300 0.3% 9,000 10.5ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing(NAICS334) 97,600 97,500 95,100 100 0.1% 2,500 2.6ElectricEquipment,Appliance,andComponentMfg(NAICS335) 16,200 16,200 17,000 0 0.0% 800 4.7

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

June'11toJuly'11 July'10toJuly'

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4.0%

2.0%

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6.0%

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AnnualGrowthRates

, , , . , .FurnitureandRelatedProductManufacturing(NAICS337) 22,800 22,600 23,000 200 0.9% 200 0.9MiscellaneousManufacturing(NAICS339) 25,900 26,200 27,100 300 1.2% 1,200 4.4Nondurable Goods 296,100 293,100 294,700 3,000 1.0% 1,400 0.5

FoodManufacturing(NAICS311) 88,100 88,100 87,600 0 0.0% 500 0.6BeverageandTobaccoProductManufacturing(NAICS312) 11,300 11,200 11,300 100 0.9% 0 0.0PaperManufacturing(NAICS322) 17,200 17,300 17,700 100 0.6% 500 2.8PrintingandRelatedSupportManufacturing(NAICS323) 26,900 27,100 28,400 200 0.7% 1,500 5.3PetroleumandCoalProductsManufacturing(NAICS324) 23,900 23,900 24,300 0 0.0% 400 1.7ChemicalManufacturing(NAICS325) 69,900 69,800 71,100 100 0.1% 1,200 1.7PlasticsandRubberManufacturing(NAICS326) 37,000 36,400 37,500 600 1.7% 500 1.3

Mining

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Construction ManufacturingWholesale

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InformationFinancial

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Services

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ServicesGovernment

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StatewideOvertheMonthChange(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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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. Estimproduced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the TWC.

July'11* June'11 July'10 Change %Change Change %Chang

SERVICEPROVIDING 8 ,8 88 ,2 00 8 ,9 46 ,8 00 8 ,6 98 ,5 00 58,600 0.7% 189,700 2.2

PrivateServiceProviding 7,121,400 7,100,000 6,917,100 21,400 0.3% 204,300 3.0

Trade,Transportation,andUtilities(NAICS42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,107,100 2,093,300 2,049,200 13,800 0.7% 57,900 2.8

WholesaleTrade(NAICS42) 515,400 511,100 500,100 4,300 0.8% 15,300 3.1

MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods(NAICS423) 294,000 293,000 282,600 1,000 0.3% 11,400 4.0

MerchantWholesalers,

Nondurable

Goods

(NAICS

424) 160,400 158,000 154,900 2,400 1.5% 5,500 3.6

RetailTrade(NAICS4445) 1,162,800 1,156,600 1,130,400 6,200 0.5% 32,400 2.9

MotorVehicleandPartsDealers(NAICS441) 153,200 149,700 143,100 3,500 2.3% 10,100 7.1FurnitureandHomeFurnishingsStores(NAICS442) 35,600 35,700 37,200 100 0.3% 1,600 4.3ElectronicsandApplianceStores(NAICS443) 42,100 41,900 42,600 200 0.5% 500 1.2BuildingMaterialandGardenEquipmentandSupplies(NAICS444) 92,400 94,800 89,000 2,400 2.5% 3,400 3.8FoodandBeverageStores(NAICS445) 209,600 208,200 204,400 1,400 0.7% 5,200 2.5HealthandPersonalCareStores(NAICS446) 66,900 67,200 65,800 300 0.5% 1,100 1.7GasolineStations(NAICS447) 72,900 73,000 69,200 100 0.1% 3,700 5.4ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores(NAICS448) 119,800 118,000 112,200 1,800 1.5% 7,600 6.8SportingGoods,Hobby,Book,andMusicStores(NAICS451) 38,400 37,900 38,000 500 1.3% 400 1.1GeneralMerchandiseStores(NAICS452) 256,600 255,000 253,800 1,600 0.6% 2,800 1.1MiscellaneousStoreRetailers(NAICS453) 57,700 57,500 56,600 200 0.4% 1,100 1.9NonstoreRetailers(NAICS454) 17,600 17,700 18,500 100 0.6% 900 4.9Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities(NAICS4849,22) 428,900 425,600 418,700 3,300 0.8% 10,200 2.4

TransportationandWarehousing(NAICS48,49) 378,300 375,600 370,200 2,700 0.7% 8,100 2.2AirTransportation(NAICS481) 61,000 61,000 60,300 0 0.0% 700 1.2TruckTransportation(NAICS484) 112,800 112,800 108,900 0 0.0% 3,900 3.6PipelineTransportation(NAICS486) 15,900 15,800 15,600 100 0.6% 300 1.9SupportActivitiesforTransportation(NAICS488) 70,900 69,700 68,600 1,200 1.7% 2,300 3.4CouriersandMessengers(NAICS492) 34,500 34,600 33,200 100 0.3% 1,300 3.9WarehousingandStorage(NAICS493) 45,900 45,900 45,900 0 0.0% 0 0.0Utilities(NAICS22) 50,600 50,000 48,500 600 1.2% 2,100 4.3Information(NAICS51) 188,500 187,300 194,800 1,200 0.6% 6,300 3.2

PublishingIndustries(ExceptInternet)(NAICS511) 39,700 39,700 40,900 0 0.0% 1,200 2.9Telecommunications(NAICS517) 82,400 82,200 85,700 200 0.2% 3,300 3.9Dataprocessing,Hosting,andRelatedServices(NAICS518) 24,200 24,300 25,300 100 0.4% 1,100 4.4FinancialActivities(NAICS52,53) 632,400 631,200 624,300 1,200 0.2% 8,100 1.3

FinanceandInsurance(NAICS52) 454,000 455,100 453,000 1,100 0.2% 1,000 0.2CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities(NAICS522) 239,900 239,800 237,300 100 0.0% 2,600 1.1Securities,CommoditiesContracts,andOtherFinancial(NAICS523) 49,500 49,400 48,200 100 0.2% 1,300 2.7InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities(NAICS524) 155,100 155,700 158,000 600 0.4% 2,900 1.8RealEstateandRentalandLeasing(NAICS53) 178,400 176,100 171,300 2,300 1.3% 7,100 4.1RealEstate(NAICS531) 122,300 119,600 118,300 2,700 2.3% 4,000 3.4RentalandLeasingServices(NAICS532) 49,000 49,500 50,800 500 1.0% 1,800 3.5ProfessionalandBusinessServices(NAICS54,55,56) 1,332,200 1,332,400 1,278,800 200 0.0% 53,400 4.2

Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices(NAICS54) 569,500 571,100 564,000 1,600 0.3% 5,500 1.0ManagementofCompaniesandEnterprises(NAICS55) 79,200 80,000 79,500 800 1.0% 300 0.4AdminandSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediation(NAICS56) 683,500 681,300 635,300 2,200 0.3% 48,200 7.6AdministrativeandSupportServices(NAICS561) 656,800 654,800 609,900 2,000 0.3% 46,900 7.7EducationandHealthServices(NAICS61,62) 1,416,400 1,414,700 1,381,500 1,700 0.1% 34,900 2.5

EducationalServices(NAICS61) 143,700 145,400 150,000 1,700 1.2% 6,300 4.2HealthCareandSocialAssistance(NAICS62) 1,272,700 1,269,300 1,231,500 3,400 0.3% 41,200 3.4AmbulatoryHealthCareServices(NAICS621) 617,300 608,400 582,200 8,900 1.5% 35,100 6.0Hospitals(NAICS622) 294,600 294,200 290,300 400 0.1% 4,300 1.5NursingandResidentialCareFacilities(NAICS623) 178,100 179,700 170,800 1,600 0.9% 7,300 4.3SocialAssistance(NAICS624) 182,700 187,000 188,200 4,300 2.3% 5,500 2.9LeisureandHospitality(NAICS71,72) 1,069,700 1,069,400 1,024,800 300 0.0% 44,900 4.4

Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation(NAICS71) 120,500 122,000 120,600 1,500 1.2% 100 0.1Amusement,Gambling,andRecreation(NAICS713) 87,700 88,100 89,100 400 0.5% 1,400 1.6AccommodationandFoodServices(NAICS72) 949,200 947,400 904,200 1,800 0.2% 45,000 5.0Accommodation(NAICS721) 110,700 109,900 105,000 800 0.7% 5,700 5.4FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces(NAICS722) 838,500 837,500 799,200 1,000 0.1% 39,300 4.9OtherServices(NAICS81) 375,100 371,700 363,700 3,400 0.9% 11,400 3.1

RepairandMaintenance(NAICS811) 111,800 110,400 106,000 1,400 1.3% 5,800 5.5PersonalandLaundryServices(NAICS812) 95,200 93,900 92,200 1,300 1.4% 3,000 3.3Religious,Grantmaking,Civic,ProfOrganizations(NAICS813) 168,100 167,400 165,500 700 0.4% 2,600 1.6Government 1,766,800 1,846,800 1,781,400 80,000 4.3% 14,600 0.8

FederalGovernment 199,400 199,200 216,300 200 0.1% 16,900 7.8StateGovernment 362,500 365,200 367,300 2,700 0.7% 4,800 1.3LocalGovernment 1 ,2 04 ,9 00 1 ,2 82 ,4 00 1 ,1 97 ,8 00 77,500 6.0% 7,100 0.6

TexasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Following a revised increase of 36,600 jobs in June, TotalNonagricultural Employment in the Metropolitan Statistical Areasin Texas declined by 66,900 jobs in July. This drop was typical ofwhat occurs every year in July due primarily to seasonal fluctuations inLocal Government as the school season draws to a close. However, the

decrease of 66,900 jobs was smaller than those experienced the prior fiveyears for this month, with the five-year average demonstrating a declineof 84,900 jobs. As a result, the jobs that have been added within theMSAs since January are estimated to be at 165,000 jobs, slightly aheadof last years pace of 149,200 jobs. While the majority of the areasexhibited payroll employment losses in July, four MSAs demonstratedgains. The Lubbock MSA and the Brownsville-Harlingen MSA postedthe highest additions with 1,200 jobs and 800 jobs, respectively. In thepast 12 months, Total Nonagricultural Employment has added 196,700jobs, an annual growth rate of 2.1 percent. The annual growth rate hasremained positive since May 2010. During 2011, the rate has been ator above 2.0 percent three times. Thirteen areas posted annual growthrates at or above 2.0 percent. The Lubbock MSA led with 4.0 percentfollowed by the Odessa, the Tyler, and the Corpus Christi MSAs allposting rates above 3.0 percent.

Manufacturing employment noted an increase of 3,300 jobs, markingfive consecutive months of job growth. After registering only twoconsecutive employment decreases at the start of the year, this industrygained steam in the following months. Since January, Manufacturinghas added 18,700 jobs, a level which the prior four years did not evenreach by the end of those respective years. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA posted the highest increase for July with 1,700 jobs. Theannual growth rate for Manufacturing rose to 2.3 percent, the highestrate seen thus far this year. Since last year, this industry has added16,200 jobs. The Laredo MSA posted the highest annual growth rateamong the areas with 12.5 percent.

With a current estimated employment level of 583,900 jobs, FinancialActivities increased by 2,500 jobs in July, recording six consecutivemonths of job gains. This months gain solidly surpassed thefive-year-average decline of 600 jobs. At the top of the monthly job growth, theDallas-Plano-Irving area led with 1,900 jobs while the Austin-RoundRock and the Brownsville-Harlingen MSAs each added 300 jobs.Financial Activities has posted positive annual growth rates for nineconsecutive months, with the rate rising from 1.3 percent in June to 1.8percent in July. Over the year, this major industry increased by 10,600jobs. Eight areas exhibited annual growth rates above 2.0 percent, withthe Dallas-Plano-Irving area leading at 6.3 percent.

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Utilities

Information FinancialActivities

Professional&BusinessServices

Education&HealthServices Leisure&Hospitality OtherServices Government

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Wholesale Trade registered an increase of 1,700 jobs in July, witnessifive months of monthly increases for this year. Since January, tindustry has gained 12,800 jobs, outpacing the gains seen in the prthree years for the same time period. In the past 12 months, this indusrose by 9,800 jobs, over five times the five-year-average pace of 1,8jobs. The annual growth rate remained above 2.0 percent for the fouconsecutive month, with the current rate at 2.2 percent. The rate hremained positive for 13 consecutive months.

Government declined by 69,900 jobs in July, a seasonal decreadisplayed particularly in Local Government. Each of the thrclassifications within Government experienced declines. FedeGovernment and State Government dropped by 400 jobs and 3,3jobs, respectively, while Local Government saw the largest decreaof 66,200 jobs. All of the areas demonstrated monthly dropsGovernment, with the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA postithe largest decline with 14,300 jobs. Since January, this industry l79,000 jobs compared to the drop of 49,800 jobs seen in 2010 for tsame time period. Regarding the annual growth rate, Government hwitnessed three consecutive months of negative rates, currently at -0percent. This represented the loss of 3,100 jobs in Government in past 12 months. The Tyler MSA had the highest annual growth rat 19.0 percent followed by the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA5.5 percent.


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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. Estim

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 MSAcomprised of the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and the Fort Worth-Arlington MD.

July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'1

TOTALNONFARM 2,922,700 2,943,900 2,857,300 2,062,100 2,077,900 2,014,800 2,591,200 2,600,400 2,526,10

GOODSPRODUCING 415,800 415,700 411,800 273,900 273,700 271,500 500,100 497,400 472,20

Mining,Logging,&Construction 165,100 165,900 160,600 109,600 109,800 106,300 270,600 269,600 254,00

Manufacturing 250,700 249,800 251,200 164,300 163,900 165,200 229,500 227,800 218,20DurableGoods 177,900 177,200 176,400 115,200 114,700 114,700 149,800 148,900 140,60FabricatedMetalProductManufacturing 48,300 48,300 45,60ComputerandElectronicProductManufacturing 41,400 41,300 41,000 38,300 38,300 38,000 19,100 19,100 18,40NondurableGoods 72,800 72,600 74,800 49,100 49,200 50,500 79,700 78,900 77,60SERVICEPROVIDING 2,506,900 2,528,200 2,445,500 1,788,200 1,804,200 1,743,300 2,091,100 2,103,000 2,053,90

PrivateServiceProviding 2,125,900 2,129,900 2,062,500 1,526,500 1,532,600 1,479,900 1,728,200 1,725,800 1,688,20

WholesaleTrade 159,700 160,500 157,700 120,800 121,900 119,000 137,700 136,100 132,10MerchantWholesalers,DurableGoods 92,700 92,700 91,200 69,200 69,300 67,800 82,100 81,100 77,80MerchantWholesalers,NondurableGoods 47,000 47,000 47,100 35,600 35,600 35,700 37,700 37,700 37,50RetailTrade 305,000 303,300 297,800 205,200 203,500 200,900 266,800 268,500 260,90MotorVehicleandPartsDealers 25,100 24,900 24,700 32,800 32,700 32,30Bldng.MaterialandGardenEqpmnt.andSuppliesDlrs. 22,700 23,000 23,100 15,400 15,500 15,700 19,500 20,200 18,80FoodandBeverageStores 47,900 47,800 46,900 32,700 32,600 32,100 56,000 55,800 54,50ClothingandClothingAccessoriesStores 22,700 22,600 22,100 29,300 29,100 28,10GeneralMerchandiseStores 68,300 68,100 67,000 44,100 44,000 44,100 57,600 57,700 57,00Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 136,800 136,700 134,400 73,900 74,100 72,000 123,500 122,800 123,00Utilities 6,700 6,700 6,300 16,600 16,400 16,20Information 74,200 74,200 78,600 61,000 61,000 64,600 29,900 30,000 32,00Telecommunications 36,500 36,500 38,200 29,800 29,800 31,300 15,100 15,200 16,20FinancialActivities 239,700 238,100 229,000 188,400 186,500 177,300 135,300 135,100 135,90FinanceandInsurance 183,600 181,800 174,100 143,900 142,200 134,800 87,200 87,000 87,00CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 96,700 96,000 92,600 71,900 71,300 68,300 41,300 41,200 41,50InsuranceCarriersandRelatedActivities 48,400 48,000 46,900 28,800 28,800 29,10RealEstateandRentalandLeasing 44,500 44,300 42,500 48,100 48,100 48,90ProfessionalandBusinessServices 449,800 450,400 425,800 351,000 354,100 334,800 376,500 378,300 365,00Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 187,100 187,900 183,500 151,600 152,500 149,800 177,900 178,400 176,30Admin.SupportandWasteMgmt.andRemediation 221,500 221,000 208,500 167,300 167,000 156,100 180,100 181,300 169,10EducationandHealthServices 367,300 368,900 352,900 258,700 260,100 247,600 312,300 310,100 307,90HealthCareandSocialAssistance 315,200 316,300 303,700 221,600 222,800 211,100 270,400 267,500 266,30AmbulatoryHealthCareServices 111,700 112,600 105,600 128,300 125,000 123,00Hospitals 74,100 73,800 73,100 48,100 48,000 47,400 71,100 70,600 72,30LeisureandHospitality 291,600 295,200 284,800 197,500 200,900 193,600 248,400 248,700 238,60Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation 23,500 24,300 23,400 29,700 30,100 30,00AccommodationandFoodServices 253,600 255,900 246,500 174,000 176,600 170,200 218,700 218,600 208,60FoodServicesandDrinkingPlaces 223,000 225,200 216,800 152,800 155,300 149,200 198,100 197,700 187,90OtherServices 101,800 102,600 101,500 70,000 70,500 70,100 97,800 96,200 92,80

Government 381,000 3 98,300 3 83,000 261,700 2 71,600 2 63,400 362,900 377,200 365,70Federal 45,400 45,300 50,200 30,500 30,400 33,800 27,800 27,500 32,00State 48,700 49,600 48,500 36,500 36,800 36,400 67,800 68,400 69,80Local 286,900 303,400 284,300 194,700 204,400 193,200 267,300 281,300 263,90July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'1

TOTALNONFARM 776,700 783,100 763,200 860,600 866,000 842,500 854,500 863,300 838,70

GOODSPRODUCING 87,700 88,100 87,000 141,900 1 42,000 1 40,300 92,700 92,800 91,90

Mining,Logging,&Construction 39,100 39,700 39,800 55,500 56,100 54,300 47,100 47,300 47,50

Manufacturing 48,600 48,400 47,200 86,400 85,900 86,000 45,600 45,500 44,40

SERVICEPROVIDING 689,000 695,000 676,200 718,700 724,000 702,200 761,800 770,500 746,80

PrivateServiceProviding 525,900 523,800 512,600 599,400 597,300 582,600 607,900 609,000 592,50

WholesaleTrade 40,900 40,400 39,800 38,900 38,600 38,700 28,400 28,400 28,20

RetailTrade 84,200 85,400 81,600 99,800 99,800 96,900 95,900 95,900 94,10FoodandBeverageStores 16,300 16,300 16,200 15,200 15,200 14,800 18,300 18,200 18,10GeneralMerchandiseStores 15,900 15,900 15,300 24,200 24,100 22,900 18,700 18,600 18,80Transportation,Warehousing,andUtilities 13,000 12,900 12,400 62,900 62,600 62,400 20,000 20,000 19,70

Information 19,300 19,100 19,500 13,200 13,200 14,000 17,400 17,500 18,40Telecommunications 5,000 5,000 5,100 6,700 6,700 6,900 4,600 4,600 5,10FinancialActivities 43,500 43,200 42,500 51,300 51,600 51,700 64,900 64,800 66,10FinanceandInsurance 30,000 30,000 29,700 39,700 39,600 39,300 51,700 51,600 52,40CreditIntermediationandRelatedActivities 12,300 12,300 12,100 24,800 24,700 24,300 23,300 23,400 23,60ProfessionalandBusinessServices 111,100 109,100 110,700 98,800 96,300 91,000 99,000 100,800 99,70

Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices 58,800 58,600 58,200 35,500 35,400 33,700 38,100 38,400 39,10AdminSupportandWasteMgmtandRemediationSvcs 49,700 49,400 47,700 54,200 54,000 52,400 52,800 54,400 51,90EducationandHealthServices 90,000 90,000 87,300 108,600 108,800 105,300 138,100 137,300 127,70HealthCareandSocialAssistance 79,600 78,900 76,300 93,600 93,500 92,600 121,200 120,200 112,70Hospitals 20,000 19,900 19,600 26,000 25,800 25,700 22,600 22,600 22,20LeisureandHospitality 88,900 88,500 85,100 94,100 94,300 91,200 112,000 112,000 107,00AccommodationandFoodServices 78,100 77,800 74,500 79,600 79,300 76,300 96,800 97,000 92,50OtherServices 35,000 35,200 33,700 31,800 32,100 31,400 32,200 32,300 31,60

Government 163,100 1 71,200 1 63,600 119,300 1 26,700 1 19,600 153,900 161,500 154,30Federal 11,700 12,300 13,000 14,900 14,900 16,400 34,400 34,900 35,40State 71,700 72,100 73,300 12,200 12,800 12,100 20,000 20,600 19,50Local 79,700 86,800 77,300 92,200 99,000 91,100 99,500 106,000 99,40

LargestFourMSAsNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)DALLASFT.WORTHARLINGTON DALLASPLANOIRVINGMD** HOUSTONSUGARLANDBAYTOWN

AUSTINROUNDROCKSANMARCOS FORTWORTHARLINGTONMD** SANANTONIONEWBRAUNFELS


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INDUSTRY July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July

TOTAL 61,600 62,800 64,400 111, 000 111, 700 108, 600 161, 800 162, 100 159, 300 126, 200 125, 400 126,

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 4,600 4,600 4,500 6,500 6,400 6,100 20,900 20,700 19,300 3,300 3,300 3,

Manufacturing 2,900 2,800 2,800 13,400 13,400 12,900 20,200 20,200 19,700 5,400 5,400 5,

WholesaleTrade 2,100 2,100 2,200 4,900 4,900 4,800 5,000 4,900 4,900 3,100 3,000 3,

RetailTrade 7,400 7,500 7,900 13,800 13,900 13,500 19,800 19,700 19,300 16,200 15,700 15,

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,600 1,600 1,700 4,200 4,200 4,100 5,500 5,400 5,300 4,900 4,800 4,

Information 900 900 1,100 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,400 1,500 1,900 1,800 2,

FinancialActivities 3,400 3,400 3,700 6,700 6,800 6,600 5,700 5,600 5,600 5,500 5,200 5,

Prof.&BusinessServices 4,300 4,400 4,600 8,300 8,400 8,200 14,200 14,100 14,700 9,000 8,800 8,Educ.&HealthServices 12,700 12,900 13,600 15,700 15,800 15,700 23,300 23,200 23,000 31,800 30,900 32,

Leisure&Hospitality 6,500 6,600 6,800 12,100 12,200 11,700 14,700 14,600 14,300 12,000 11,700 12,

OtherServices 2,300 2,400 2,600 4,700 4,800 4,700 5,600 5,500 5,500 3,600 3,500 3,

Government 12,900 13,600 12,900 19,200 19,400 18,800 25,500 26,800 26,200 29,500 31,300 29,


TOTAL 95,400 96,200 93,800 182, 400 183, 800 176, 700 279, 000 282, 000 272, 700 127, 800 129, 000 127,


Manufacturing 5,200 5,200 5,200 9,400 9,400 9,300 16,600 16,600 16,500 7,600 7,600 7,

WholesaleTrade 1,700 1,700 1,700 5,600 5,600 5,500 10,000 9,900 9,900 3,800 3,800 3,

RetailTrade 11,000 11,100 10,000 21,000 21,000 20,200 34,800 34,500 33,500 14,900 15,000 14,

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,500 1,500 1,400 5,900 5,900 5,600 12,400 12,200 12,300 4,800 4,800 4,

Information 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 2,200 4,800 4,800 5,100 2,200 2,200 2,


Prof.&BusinessServices 6,200 6,200 5,900 15,300 15,300 14,900 32,000 31,600 30,600 9,900 9,900 10,

Educ.&HealthServices 11,400 11,500 10,800 31,400 31,400 30,800 36,500 36,100 35,700 19,100 19,200 19,


OtherServices 3,200 3,200 3,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 9,600 9,500 9,300 5,000 5,000 5,

Government 33,000 33,400 34,500 33,300 35,200 33,400 65,900 70,500 64,700 36,800 37,700 36,

INDUSTRY July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 July'10 July'11* June'11 JulyTOTAL 89,900 89,500 87,500 97,800 98,900 95,100 131, 200 130, 000 126, 200 214,600 223,100 211,


Manufacturing 900 800 800 11,100 11,100 10,800 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 6,000 5,

WholesaleTrade 2,700 2,700 2,500 4,300 4,300 4,100 6,200 6,100 6,000 6,000 6,100 6,

RetailTrade 12,400 12,300 11,800 10,900 11,100 10,900 16,500 16,300 15,500 31,300 32,000 31,

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 11,800 11,600 11,400 3,600 3,700 3,600 3,700 3,600 3,500 6,900 7,100 7,

Information 600 500 600 1,400 1,400 1,500 4,300 4,200 4,400 1,800 1,800 1,



Educ.&HealthServices 14,900 14,700 14,300 15,100 15,300 14,800 21,100 20,700 20,100 56,400 57,400 55,


OtherServices 2,400 2,400 2,300 3,200 3,300 3,200 5,300 5,300 5,100 5,700 5,800 5,

Government 21,500 22,000 22,200 12,100 12,400 12,000 29,200 29,500 29,000 51,500 56,900 48,

LAREDO LONGVIEW LUBBOCK MCALLENEDINBURGMISSION

MIDLAND ODESSA SANANGELO SHERMANDENISON

TexasMetropolitanStatisticalAreasNonagriculturalWageandSalaryEmployment(NotSeasonallyAdjusted)

ABILENE AMARILLO BEAUMONTPORTARTHUR BROWNSVILLEHARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATIONBRYAN CORPUSCHRISTI ELPASO KILLEENTEMPLEFORTHOOD


TOTAL 70,000 70,100 68,600 62,300 61,700 60,100 44,200 44,400 44,300 42,700 42,900 42,


Manufacturing 2,600 2,600 2,600 4,400 4,300 4,100 3,700 3,700 3,600 5,200 5,200 5,

WholesaleTrade 3,500 3,500 3,500 4,600 4,600 4,500 1,600 1,500 1,600 1,100 1,100 1,

RetailTrade 7,500 7,600 7,500 6,300 6,200 6,400 5,300 5,300 5,400 5,900 5,900 5,

Trans.,

Ware.,

&

Util. 2,500 2,500 2,500

2,200 2,100 2,100

1,000 1,000 1,000

1,100 1,100 1,Information 1,100 1,000 1,100 500 500 600 1,100 1,100 1,200 400 400



Educ.&HealthServices 7,200 7,200 7 ,000 5,900 5,800 5,700 7,500 7,400 7,700 8,700 8,700 9,


OtherServices 2,800 2,800 2,800 3,200 3,100 3,100 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,500 1,500 1,

Government 8,100 8,200 8,200 9,300 9,500 9,200 8,800 9,200 8,800 6,300 6,500 6,


TOTAL 54,900 56,900 55,600 93,500 94,100 90,400 50,500 50,900 49,100 107, 100 108, 600 106,


Manufacturing 4,100 4,100 4,000 6,500 6,500 6,600 5,500 5,500 5,500 14,600 14,600 14,

WholesaleTrade 2,500 2,500 2,500 3,100 3,100 3,200 1,800 1,700 1,700 3,800 3,900 3,

RetailTrade 6,700 6,900 6,900 11,800 11,800 11,600 6,700 6,600 6,400 10,600 10,800 10,

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 2,900 2,900 3,000 3,600 3,600 3,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 3,000 3,000 2,

Information 500 500 600 2,000 2,000 2,100 500 500 500 1,200 1,200 1,



Educ.&HealthServices 8,800 9,000 9 ,100 21,200 21,100 21,100 7,600 7,700 7,300 20,500 20,800 20,


OtherServices 2,100 2,200 2,300 4,100 4,000 4,200 1,800 1,800 1,800 3,900 4,000 3,

Government 12,700 13,900 12,700 11,900 13,000 10,000 8,600 9,100 8,800 18,000 18,300 18,

INDUSTRY July'11* June'11 July'10

TOTAL 57,300 58,400 57,800

Mining,Logging,&Constr. 3,900 3,900 3,700

Manufacturing 5,200 5,100 5,000

WholesaleTrade 1,800 1,800 1,800

RetailTrade 7,400 7,600 7,500

Trans.,Ware.,&Util. 1,800 1,900 1,800

Information 1,000 1,000 1,100

FinancialActivities 2,600 2,700 2,700

Prof.&BusinessServices 3,500 3,600 3,300

Educ.&HealthServices 8,900 9,200 9,300

Leisure&Hospitality 6,000 6,100 5,900

OtherServices 2,600 2,600 2,700

Government 12,600 12,900 13,000

TEXARKANA TYLER VICTORIA WACO

WICHITAFALLS

Estimatesforthecurrentmontharepreliminary.Allestimatesaresubjecttorevision.

ThenumberofnonagriculturaljobsineachMSAiswithoutreferencetoplaceof

residenceofworkers.EstimatesproducedbytheBureauofLaborStatistics,U.S.

Department ofLaboraredisseminatedincooperationwiththeTWC.


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The unemployment rate for July moved down by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.7 percent. This wasthe first time it had decreased for the month of July since 2006. This months unemployment rate wasrecorded as the second-highest seen for July in the series. Since January 2011, the unemployment rate hasexpanded by two-tenths of a percentage point. From last July, the unemployment rate increased three-tenthsof a percentage point. The national unemployment rate remained unchanged this month at 9.3 percent. TheTexas unemployment rate remained below the national unemployment rate for the 49th consecutive month.

The Civilian Labor Force, now estimated at 12,318,000 Texans, recorded its all-time high for the secondstraight month, adding 10,500 individuals. Since July 2010, the Civilian Labor Force increased by 127,400

persons. Since the beginning of this year, the Civilian Labor Force expanded by 167,400 people.

The number of jobholders reached a new high for the month of July as well at an estimated level of11,241,200 Texans, an over-the-month increase of 16,000 individuals. Since January 2011, the number

of jobholders increased by 126,100 people. From July 2010 levels, the number of employed rose by 80,500persons. Those seeking job opportunities reached a new high for July at an estimated level of 1,076,800Texans, contracting by 5,500 individuals. From year-ago levels, those seeking jobs rose by 46,900 persons.Since the beginning of 2011, the number of jobseekers increased by 41,300 people.

The number of those continuing to seek out unemployment insurance benefits expanded this month by4,500 persons for a total of 154,400 Texans. Last July, claims increased by 13,800 individuals over the

month. Claims fell by 42,600 people from year-ago levels. Within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs),18 experienced an increase and seven decreased in claim activity. The Laredo and the Abilene MSAs posted

the largest decline in claim activity at -4.2 percent and -3.0 percent, respectively.

At the MSA level, the unemployment rate dropped in 14 MSAs, rose in three MSAs, while eight MSAsremained unchanged. The three MSAs that experienced increases this month were the San Antonio-New

Braunfels MSA, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA, and the Texarkana MSA, all of which increased byone-tenth of a percentage point. The unemployment rate for the Midland MSA was the lowest among theMSAs at 5.1 percent.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. Civilian Labor Force (C.L.F.) includes wage and salary workers, self-employed, unpaid family, domesti

private households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the unemployed, all by place of residence. Employment and Unemployment data are first rounded then added toge

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 unrou

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 estim

definitions of the MSAs were updated to reflect the 2000 Census-based configurations. Please see www.tracer2.com for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is compof 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 Rat

July 2011 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

July2011 June2011 July 2010C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Ra

UnitedStates 154,812.0 140,384.0 14,428.0 9.3 154,538.0 140,129.0 14,409.0 9.3 155,270.0 140,134.0 15,137.0

StateofTexas 12,318.0 11,241.2 1,076.8 8.7 12, 307 .5 11 ,22 5.2 1 ,08 2.3 8 .8 12, 19 0.6 11 ,16 0.7 1, 02 9.9

Abilene 79.5 73.6 5.9 7.5 80.0 74.0 6.0 7.5 83.6 77.9 5.7

Amarillo 133.3 125.0 8.3 6.2

132.6 124.2 8.4 6.3

132.1 124.3 7.8 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 918.5 848.5 70.0 7.6 916.0 846.2 69.8 7.6 912.8 845.8 67.0

BeaumontPortArthur 192.3 170.1 22.2 11.5 191.7 169.3 22.4 11.7 189.5 169.1 20.4 1

BrownsvilleHarlingen 159.6 139.3 20.3 12.7 156.7 136.5 20.2 12.9 159.6 141.5 18.1 1

CollegeStationBryan 113.8 105.6 8.2 7.2 113.8 105.5 8.3 7.3 112.6 104.9 7.7

CorpusChristi 217.2 198.9 18.3 8.4 217.5 198.9 18.6 8.6 212.3 194.7 17.6

DallasFortWorthArlington 3,269.9 2,987.8 282.1 8.6 3,265.2 2,981.1 284.1 8.7 3,233.4 2,957.8 275.6

DallasPlanoIrvingMD 2,184.9 1,995.4 189.5 8.7 2,180.2 1,989.4 190.8 8.7 2,161.8 1,977.4 184.4

FortWorthArlingtonMD 1,085.0 992.4 92.6 8.5 1,084.9 991.6 93.3 8.6 1,071.6 980.4 91.2

ElPaso 322.1 287.0 35.1 10.9 323.3 288.0 35.3 10.9 314.9 283.7 31.2

HoustonSugarLandBaytown 2,963.3 2,700.1 263.2 8.9 2,955.6 2,690.9 264.7 9.0 2,911.6 2,657.5 254.1

KilleenTempleFortHood 169.1 154.2 14.9 8.8 168.8 153.8 15.0 8.9 169.0 155.8 13.2

Laredo 97.4 88.8 8.6 8.8 97.1 88.3 8.8 9.1 96.0 87.5 8.5

Longview 113.5 105.1 8.4 7.4 114.0 105.5 8.5 7.5 111.7 103.1 8.6

Lubbock 149.7 139.0 10.7 7.2 147.1 136.4 10.7 7.3 146.1 136.1 10.1

McAllenEdinburgMission 303.0 263.0 40.0 13.2 311.0 270.4 40.6 13.1 298.4 261.3 37.2 1

Midland 78.6 74.6 4.0 5.1 77.8 73.7 4.1 5.3 78.2 74.0 4.2

Odessa 73.7 68.7 5.0 6.8 73.1 68.0 5.1 7.0 73.0 67.2 5.8

SanAngelo 54.6 50.7 3.9 7.2 54.1 50.2 3.9 7.2 54.9 51.3 3.6 SanAntonioNewBraunfels 1,007.7 925.2 82.5 8.2 1,010.1 928.0 82.1 8.1 992.7 916.9 75.8

ShermanDenison 58.0 52.7 5.3 9.1 57.9 52.5 5.4 9.3 58.2 53.3 4.9

Texarkana 64.3 59.0 5.3 8.2 65.8 60.4 5.3 8.1 64.8 59.7 5.1

Tyler 102.7 94.2 8.5 8.2 102.7 94.3 8.4 8.2 100.0 92.0 8.1

Victoria 60.3 55.7 4.6 7.7 59.9 55.3 4.6 7.7 59.5 54.9 4.6

Waco 118.2 108.3 9.9 8.4 118.9 108.9 10.0 8.4 117.3 108.3 9.0

WichitaFalls 71.9 66.1 5.8 8.1 72.2 66.3 5.9 8.1 73.7 67.8 5.9

1 Midland 5

2 Amarillo 6

3 Odessa 6

4(tie) CollegeStationBryan 7

Lubbock 7

SanAngelo 7

7 Longview 7

8 Abilene 7

9 AustinRoundRockSanMarcos 7

10 Victoria 7

11 WichitaFalls 8

12(tie) SanAntonioNewBraunfels 8

Texarkana 8

Tyler 8

15(tie) CorpusChristi 8

Waco 8

17 DallasFortWorthArlington 8

Texas 8

18(tie) Kil leenTempleFortHood 8

Laredo 8

20 HoustonSugarLandBaytown 8

21 ShermanDenison 9UnitedStates 9

22 ElPaso 10

23 BeaumontPortArthur 11

24 BrownsvilleHarlingen 12

25 McAllenEdinburgMission 13


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EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCounties July2011County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. Rate County CLF Emp. Unemp. RAnderson 21,285 19,108 2,177 10.2 Gillespie 13,856 13,096 760 5.5 Moore 11,827 11,208 619 Andrews 7,324 6,901 423 5.8 Glasscock 636 600 36 5.7 Morris 6,269 5,519 750 1Angelina 39,820 36,446 3,374 8.5 Goliad 3,504 3,244 260 7.4 Motley 712 668 44 Aransas 12,052 11,091 961 8.0 Gonzales 9,930 9,280 650 6.5 Nacogdoches 32,126 29,602 2,524 Archer 4,972 4,633 339 6.8 Gray 11,023 10,264 759 6.9 Navarro 22,073 19,824 2,249 1Armstrong 1,073 1,018 55 5.1 Grayson 58,007 52,724 5,283 9.1 Newton 5,885 5,027 858 1Atascosa 20,270 18,450 1,820 9.0 Gregg 67,764 62,891 4,873 7.2 Nolan 7,836 7,268 568 Austin 13,936 12,591 1 ,345 9.7 Grimes 12,050 10,994 1,056 8.8 Nueces 173,229 158,952 14,277 Bailey 3,372 3,115 257 7.6 Guadalupe 62,234 57,655 4,579 7 .4 Ochiltree 5,828 5,555 273 Bandera 10,144 9,417 727 7.2 Hale 17,635 16,167 1,468 8.3 Oldham 951 891 60 Bastrop 35,722 32,429 3,293 9.2 Hall 1,396 1,257 139 10.0 Orange 43,131 38,095 5,036 1Baylor 1,840 1,713 127 6.9 Hamilton 4,459 4,176 283 6.3 PaloPinto 14,232 13,064 1,168 Bee 12,508 11,282 1,226 9.8 Hansford 2,910 2,762 148 5.1 Panola 14,181 13,120 1,061 Bell 132,702 1 21,291 11,411 8.6 Hardeman 2,211 2,072 139 6.3 Parker 55,989 51,505 4,484 Bexar 797,703 731,109 66,594 8.3 Hardin 28,281 25,412 2,869 10.1 Parmer 4,745 4,483 262 Blanco 5,110 4,783 327 6.4 H ar ris 2 ,05 6, 61 5 1, 87 3, 414 18 3, 20 1 8. 9 Pecos 9,436 8,858 578 Borden 491 471 20 4.1 Harrison 33,405 30,455 2,950 8.8 Polk 18,407 16,474 1,933 1Bosque 8,348 7,581 767 9.2 Hartley 2,597 2,452 145 5.6 Potter 58,682 54,483 4,199 Bowie 44,269 40,292 3,977 9.0 Haskell 3,080 2,899 181 5.9 Presidio 4,002 3,326 676 1Brazoria 152,260 138,089 14,171 9.3 Hays 82,136 75,842 6,294 7.7 Rains 5,036 4,551 485 Brazos 98,225 91,368 6,857 7.0 Hemphill 2,636 2,542 94 3.6 Randall 70,244 66,370 3,874 Brewster 5,211 4,862 349 6.7 Henderson 36,200 32,850 3,350 9.3 Reagan 2,689 2,591 98 Briscoe 683 635 48 7.0 Hidalgo 302,925 262,954 39,971 13.2 Real 1,622 1,511 111 Brooks 3,190 2,820 370 11.6 Hill 16,353 14,847 1,506 9.2 RedRiver 5,827 5,050 777 1Brown 18,520 17,042 1,478 8.0 Hockley 12,324 11,505 819 6.6 Reeves 4,769 4,267 502 1Burleson 8,214 7,584 630 7.7 Hood 26,289 24,189 2,100 8.0 Refugio 4,210 3,928 282 Burnet 22,673 20,950 1,723 7.6 Hopkins 17,642 16,296 1,346 7.6 Roberts 575 550 25 Caldwell 16,451 14,837 1,614 9.8 Houston 8,722 7,773 949 10.9 Robertson 7,335 6,656 679 Calhoun 9,932 8,902 1,030 10.4 Howard 14,095 12,987 1,108 7.9 Rockwall 40,742 37,554 3,188

Callahan 6,816 6,313 503 7.4

Hudspeth 1,836 1,717 119 6.5

Runnels 4,587 4,176 411 Cameron 159,526 139,263 2 0,263 12.7 Hunt 38,158 34,396 3,762 9.9 Rusk 25,297 23,309 1,988 Camp 6,020 5,425 595 9.9 Hutchinson 11,359 10,496 863 7.6 Sabine 3,522 2,939 583 1Carson 3,287 3,089 198 6.0 Irion 938 878 60 6.4 SanAugustine 3,813 3,349 464 1Cass 13,505 11,950 1,555 11.5 Jack 4,963 4,656 307 6.2 SanJacinto 10,547 9,456 1,091 1Castro 3,597 3,381 216 6.0 Jackson 7,094 6,536 558 7.9 SanPatricio 31,903 28,826 3,077 Chambers 16,080 14,345 1,735 10.8 Jasper 15,940 13,948 1,992 12.5 SanSaba 2,370 2,154 216 Cherokee 20,936 18,937 1,999 9.5 JeffDavis 1,245 1,170 75 6.0 Schleicher 1,504 1,406 98 Childress 3,249 2,997 252 7.8 Je ff er so n 1 20, 82 9 1 06 ,5 78 1 4, 25 1 11 .8 Scurry 8,216 7,664 552 Clay 5,966 5,570 396 6.6 JimHogg 2,955 2,735 220 7.4 Shackelford 2,332 2,230 102 Cochran 1,351 1,219 132 9.8 JimWells 21,694 19,936 1,758 8.1 Shelby 13,141 11,989 1,152 Coke 1,319 1,207 112 8.5 Johnson 76,522 70,211 6,311 8.2 Sherman 1,483 1,400 83 Coleman 4,240 3,901 339 8.0 Jones 7,441 6,778 663 8.9 Smith 102,631 94,181 8,450 Collin 429,796 395,874 33,922 7.9 Karnes 5,523 4,974 549 9.9 Somervell 4,249 3,899 350 Collingsworth 1,432 1,341 91 6.4 Kaufman 48,903 44,230 4,673 9.6 Starr 24,924 20,538 4,386 1Colorado 10,895 9,946 949 8.7 Kendall 17,363 16,180 1,183 6.8 Stephens 4,682 4,282 400 Comal 59,515 55,168 4,347 7.3 Kenedy 238 223 15 6.3 Sterling 785 747 38 Comanche 6,949 6,440 509 7.3 Kent 437 411 26 5.9 Stonewall 855 814 41 Concho 1,286 1,176 110 8.6 Kerr 23,694 22,041 1,653 7.0 Sutton 2,868 2,724 144 Cooke 21,966 20,562 1,404 6.4 Kimble 1,998 1,846 152 7.6 Swisher 3,640 3,371 269 Coryell 25,491 22,823 2,668 10.5 King 198 185 13 6.6 Tarrant 923,778 844,402 79,376

Cottle 756 702 54 7.1 Kinney 1,484 1,356 128 8.6 Taylor 65,291 60,519 4,772 Crane 1,661 1,527 134 8.1 Kleberg 17,357 16,016 1,341 7.7 Terrell 393 357 36 Crockett 2,114 1,983 131 6.2 Knox 1,799 1,684 115 6.4 Terry 5,818 5,329 489 Crosby 2,673 2,442 231 8.6 Lamar 23,760 21,218 2,542 10.7 Throckmorton 1,056 991 65 Culberson 1,681 1,606 75 4.5 Lamb 6,927 6,379 548 7.9 Titus 14,474 13,276 1,198 Dallam 3,914 3,732 182 4.6 Lampasas 10,935 10,121 814 7.4 TomGreen 53,630 49,788 3,842 Dallas 1,187,179 1,079,025 108,154 9.1 LaSalle 3,361 3,126 235 7.0 Travis 567,300 525,304 41,996 Dawson 5,320 4,825 495 9.3 Lavaca 9,944 9,304 640 6.4 Trinity 5,795 5,233 562 DeafSmith 9,145 8,575 570 6.2 Lee 9,835 9,164 671 6.8 Tyler 8,634 7,574 1,060 1Delta 2,368 2,118 250 10.6 Leon 8,067 7,363 704 8.7 Upshur 20,498 18,920 1,578 Denton 363,520 335,003 28,517 7.8 Liberty 32,802 29,057 3,745 11.4 Upton 1,925 1,830 95 DeWitt 9,288 8,555 733 7.9 Limestone 12,284 11,355 929 7.6 Uvalde 11,962 10,682 1,280 1Dickens 951 807 144 15.1 Lipscomb 1,648 1,563 85 5.2 ValVerde 21,492 18,917 2,575 1Dimmit 4,457 4,023 434 9.7 LiveOak 5,472 5,084 388 7.1 VanZandt 25,992 23,871 2,121 Donley 1,906 1,769 137 7.2 Llano 8,375 7,686 689 8.2 Victoria 46,856 43,510 3,346 Duval 5,422 4,880 542 10.0 Loving 52 48 4 7.7 Walker 28,090 25,494 2,596 Eastland 8,691 7,951 740 8.5 Lubbock 147,024 136,526 10,498 7.1 Waller 17,307 15,509 1,798 1Ector 73,751 68,741 5,010 6.8 Lynn 2,837 2,588 249 8.8 Ward 4,946 4,576 370 Edwards 991 910 81 8.2 McCulloch 4,197 3,915 282 6.7 Washington 17,186 15,994 1,192 Ellis 74,216 67,165 7,051 9.5 McLennan 118,198 108,274 9,924 8.4 Webb 97,409 88,795 8,614 ElPaso 322,078 286,983 35,095 10.9 McMullen 415 387 28 6.7 Wharton 21,060 18,994 2,066

Erath 18,855 17,494 1,361 7.2 Madison 5,693 5,182 511 9.0 Wheeler 3,320 3,173 147 Falls 6,789 6,075 714 10.5 Marion 5,130 4,612 518 10.1 Wichita 60,984 55,907 5,077 Fannin 13,961 12,479 1,482 10.6 Martin 2,342 2,198 144 6.1 Wilbarger 7,773 7,272 501 Fayette 12,132 11,338 794 6.5 Mason 2,320 2,192 128 5.5 Willacy 9,539 8,079 1,460 1Fisher 2,015 1,870 145 7.2 Matagorda 18,115 15,828 2,287 12.6 Williamson 216,859 200,063 16,796 Floyd 3,061 2,788 273 8.9 Maverick 22,845 19,516 3,329 14.6 Wilson 19,758 18,137 1,621 Foard 728 674 54 7.4 Medina 20,688 19,040 1,648 8.0 Winkler 3,280 3,045 235 FortBend 288,176 264,271 23,905 8.3 Menard 1,009 936 73 7.2 Wise 28,705 26,321 2,384 Franklin 5,288 4,841 447 8.5 Midland 78,586 74,550 4,036 5.1 Wood 18,265 16,588 1,677 Freestone 10,387 9,639 748 7.2 Milam 10,978 9,806 1,172 10.7 Yoakum 3,981 3,738 243 Frio 7,861 7,215 646 8.2 Mills 2,357 2,195 162 6.9 Young 9,703 9,019 684 Gaines 7,345 6,884 461 6.3 Mitchell 3,668 3,341 327 8.9 Zapata 5,633 5,014 619 1Galveston 147,042 132,565 14,477 9.8 Montague 10,282 9,585 697 6.8 Zavala 4,050 3,260 790 1Garza 2,559 2,387 172 6.7 Montgomery 228,479 210,768 17,711 7.8 Texas(Actual) 12,318,000 11,241,156 1,076,844


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Estimates of the TWC are in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Estimates reflect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. All estimates are subject to revision

EmploymentandUnemploymentEstimatesforTexasCities July2011City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp Rate City CLF Emp. Unemp R

Abilene 56,689 52,349 4,340 7.7 Garland 110,688 100,869 9,819 8.9 Paris 11,861 10,498 1,363 11Allen 44,211 41,087 3,124 7.1 Georgetown 23,011 21,157 1,854 8.1 Pasadena 68,295 60,867 7,428 10Amarillo 102,700 96,363 6,337 6.2 GrandPrairie 79,948 72,877 7,071 8.8 Pearland 47,477 44,098 3,379 7Arlingt on 208,971 192,017 16,954 8.1 Grapevine 29,445 27,548 1,897 6.4 Pflugerville 23,829 22,263 1,566 6Austin 437,447 406,662 30,785 7 .0 Greenville 11,364 10,311 1,053 9.3 Pharr 25,995 23,028 2,967 11Baytown 34,023 29,610 4,413 13.0 HaltomCity 21,215 19,469 1,746 8.2 Plano 149,411 138,342 11,069 7Beaumont 57,253 51,165 6,088 10.6 HarkerHeightsCity 12,476 11,523 953 7.6 PortArt hur 25,317 21,498 3,819 15Bedford 30,936 28,677 2,259 7.3 Harlingen 27,402 24,301 3,101 11.3 Richardson 55,779 51,561 4,218 7BigSpring 9,686 8,856 830 8.6 Houston 1,099,232 1,003,227 96,005 8.7 Rockwall 19,240 17,846 1,394 7Brownsville 69,173 60,305 8,868 12.8 Huntsville 16,311 14,815 1,496 9.2 Rosenberg 16,537 15,049 1,488 9Bryan 40,166 37,409 2,757 6.9 Hurst 21,086 19,416 1,670 7.9 RoundRock 54,876 50,873 4,003 7Burleson 18,978 1 7,552 1,426 7.5 Irving 112,685 103,351 9,334 8.3 Rowlett 29,371 27,020 2,351 8Carrollton 72,619 67,264 5,355 7.4 Keller 20,853 19,449 1,404 6.7 SanAngelo 45,159 41,919 3,240 7CedarHill 24,265 21,863 2,402 9.9 Killeen 50,878 4 6,121 4,757 9.3 SanAntonio 659,639 606,850 52,789 8CedarPark 33,489 31,352 2,137 6.4 Kingsville 13,823 12,783 1,040 7.5 SanBenito 10,005 8,817 1,188 11Cleburne 13,662 1 2,450 1,212 8.9 KyleCity 13,385 1 2,545 840 6.3 SanJuan 13,451 11,829 1,622 12CollegeSt ation 46, 964 43,660 3,304 7.0 LakeJackson 14,525 13,307 1,218 8.4 SanMarcos 28,676 26,823 1,853 6Conroe 28,799 26,761 2,038 7.1 Lancaster 17,373 15,354 2,019 11.6 Schertz 16,586 15,535 1,051 6Coppell 20,595 19,157 1,438 7.0 LaPorte 18,866 17,043 1,823 9.7 Seguin 12,320 11,327 993 8CopperasCove 13,752 12,597 1,155 8.4 Laredo 92,407 84,663 7,744 8.4 Sherman 17,927 16,260 1,667 9CorpusChr is ti 1 55 ,8 33 1 43 ,4 05 1 2, 42 8 8 .0 LeagueCity 40,047 36,892 3,155 7.9 Socorro 12,470 10,929 1,541 12Corsicana 11,118 9,943 1,175 10.6 LeanderCity 13,165 12,311 854 6.5 Southlake 12,683 11,820 863 6Dallas 610,043 554,341 55,702 9.1 Lewisville 61,732 57,320 4,412 7.1 SugarLand 43,211 40,332 2,879 6DeerPark 17,218 1 5,691 1,527 8.9 LittleElm 13,489 1 2,629 860 6.4 Temple 31,997 29,611 2,386 7DelRio 16,897 14,972 1,925 11.4 Longview 43,318 40,102 3,216 7.4 Texarkana 16,830 15,392 1,438 8Denton 65,822 61,033 4,789 7.3 Lubbock 123,412 114,743 8,669 7.0 TexasCity 20,931 18,231 2,700 12DeSoto 25,878 2 3,255 2,623 10.1 Lufkin 16,412 15,003 1,409 8.6 TheColony 24,456 22,557 1,899 7

Duncanville 18,601 16,789 1,812 9.7 McAllen 61,833 56,433 5,400 8.7 Tyler 49,761 45,709 4,052 8EaglePass 13,097 11,218 1,879 14.3 McKinney 63,631 58,006 5,625 8.8 UniversityPark 10,846 10,046 800 7Edinburg 32,670 29,405 3,265 10.0 Mansfield 25,548 23,704 1,844 7.2 Victoria 33,738 31,339 2,399 7ElPaso 273,895 246,358 27,537 10.1 Mesquite 69,861 63,683 6,178 8.8 Waco 58,899 53,459 5,440 9Euless 31,890 29,486 2,404 7.5 Midland 64,735 61,398 3,337 5.2 Wa xa ha ch ie 1 4, 09 5 1 2, 65 6 1 ,4 39 10FarmersB ranch 14,119 12,883 1, 236 8.8 Mission 28,339 25,227 3,112 11.0 We athe rfo rd 1 3, 04 1 1 1, 96 6 1 ,0 75 8FlowerMound 36,614 34,132 2,482 6.8 MissouriCity 42,036 38,560 3,476 8.3 Weslaco 14,495 12,472 2,023 14FortWort h 343,953 312,859 31,094 9.0 Nacogdoches 16,957 15,565 1,392 8.2 WichitaFalls 46,416 42,375 4,041 8Friendswood 18,191 16, 859 1,332 7.3 NewBraunfels 28,817 26,866 1,951 6.8 Wylie 20,707 19,088 1,619 7Frisco 55,225 51,197 4,028 7.3 NorthRichlandHills 37,083 34,241 2,842 7.7Galveston 26,173 23,780 2,393 9.1 Odessa 55,457 51,718 3,739 6.7

CivilianLaborForceEstimatesforWDAsJuly2011

CLF Emp. Unemp. RateAlamo 1,058,609 972,482 86, 127 8. 1BrazosValley 156,770 145,141 11, 629 7. 4CameronCounty 159,526 139,263 20,263 12.7CapitalArea 567,300 525,304 41, 996 7. 4CentralTexas 189,292 172,566 16, 726 8. 8CoastalBend 287,690 263,425 24, 265 8. 4ConchoValley 76,657 71,389 5,268 6.9Dallas 1,187,179 1,079,025 108,154 9.1DeepEastTexas 166,352 149,810 16, 542 9. 9EastTexas 402,640 368,818 33, 822 8. 4GoldenCrescent 96,548 89,331 7,217 7.5GulfCoast 3,030,857 2,760,871 269,986 8.9HeartOfTexas 172,359 157,771 14, 588 8. 5LowerRioGrandeValley 337,388 291,571 45,817 13.6MiddleRioGrande 72,264 63,301 8,963 12.4NorthCentralTexas 1,242,249 1,140,729 101,520 8.2NorthEastTexas 133,402 120,560 12, 842 9. 6NorthTexas 110,178 101,803 8,375 7.6Panhandle 223,150 209,357 13, 793 6. 2PermianBasin 216,352 202,665 13, 687 6. 3RuralCapital 409,293 377,092 32, 201 7. 9SouthEastTexas 192,241 170,085 22,156 11.5SouthPlains 211,423 195,843 15, 580 7. 4SouthTexas 105,997 96,544 9,453 8.9TarrantCounty 923,778 844,402 79, 376 8. 6Texoma 93,934 85,765 8,169 8.7UpperRioGrande 336,053 299,664 36,389 10.8WestCentralTexas 158,511 146,574 11, 937 7. 5

AverageHoursandEarningsofProductionorNonsupervisoryWorkersforTexasAverageWeeklyEarnings AverageWeeklyHours AverageHourlyEarninJuly'1 1 J un e' 11 J ul y'10 July'11 June'11 July'10 July'11 June'11 J ul

MiningandLogging $933.38 $918.09 $664.06 45.2 47.3 40.1 $20.65 $19.41 $1Mining $919.38 $900.43 $723.98 45.9 48.1 41.8 $20.03 $18.72 $1Manufacturing $711.38 $690.79 $604.43 42.7 42.8 41.8 $16.66 $16.14 $1DurableGoods $749.46 $719.08 $587.88 43.7 43.9 42.6 $17.15 $16.38 $1FabricatedMetalProductMfg $718.68 $703.80 $627.14 45.2 46.0 44.7 $15.90 $15.30 $1NondurableGoods $638.52 $638.52 $636.30 40.8 40.8 40.4 $15.65 $15.65 $1Trade,Transportation,andUtilitiesWholesaleTrade $671.10 $659.20 $657.67 39.2 40.0 40.2 $17.12 $16.48 $1Machinery,Equipment,andSupplies $668.80 $654.80 $567.71 41.8 42.3 39.7 $16.00 $15.48 $1RetailTradeMotorVehicleandPartsDealers $679.34 $650.94 $622.94 39.2 38.0 37.8 $17.33 $17.13 $1Bldg.MaterialandGardenEquipment $423.30 $413.92 $409.81 34.0 33.9 34.7 $12.45 $12.21 $1FoodandBeverageStores $347.42 $327.85 $333.34 33.6 32.3 32.3 $10.34 $10.15 $1GasolineStations $311.23 $323.99 $356.83 32.9 34.8 37.8 $9.46 $9.31 $ClothingandAccessoriesStores $221.54 $223.89 $221.49 22.0 21.8 21.4 $10.07 $10.27 $1InformationTelecommunications $792.81 $758.93 $654.11 34.5 35.9 36.4 $22.98 $21.14 $1

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GLOSSARYOF LABOR MARKET TERMSActual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data seriesnot subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects ofregular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.

Civilian Labor Force (CLF) - Is that portion of the population age 16 andolder who are employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed,

a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and activelyseeking work.

Consumer Price Index(CPI) - Is a measure of the average change overtime in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumergoods and services. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare whatthe market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the samemarket basket cost a month or a year ago.

Current Employment Statistics (CES) - A monthly survey of nonfarmbusiness establishments used to collect wage and salary employment,workers hours, and payroll, by industry and area. It is sometimes known asNonagricultural Employment.

Employed (Emp) - Persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutionalpopulation who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least1 hour) as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or ontheir own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterpriseoperated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not workingbut who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absentbecause of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternityor paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other familyor personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or wereseeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if heor she holds more than one job.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - The Federal/Statecooperative program which produces employment and unemployment

estimates for states and local areas. These estimates are developed by StEmployment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statist(BLS) definitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetpurposes as an indication of need for employment and training servicprograms. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.

Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which contaa single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdividinto smaller groupings of counties referred to as Metropolitan DivisioTitles of Metropolitan Divisions are typically based on principal city namTexas has two Metropolitan Divisions, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD and Fort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort WorArlington MSA.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that containleast one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territthat has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urbarea. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Offiof Management and Budget defines metropolitan areas according to publishstandards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs atwo Metropolitan Divisions (MD).

Seasonally Adjusted (SA) - Seasonal adjustment removes the effectsevents that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustmemake it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movementa data series.

Unemployed(Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employmduring the reference week, were available for work, except for temporillness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime durthe 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waitto be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have belooking for work to be classified as unemployed.

EA Sports Expanding in AustinAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman--Brian Gear)Video gamepublisher Electronic Arts will open a branch of its famed EA Sports gamedivision in Austin, part of an expansion that will bring 300 jobs to CentralTexas. This move comes after discussions between Governor Rick Perry andEAs top executives over several months. It further cements the RedwoodCity, California-based company as the biggest player in the Austin gamingcommunity.

Were really excited about it, EA Games President Frank Gibeau said.Austin is a terrific place for us to do business. EA employs 450 peoplelocally in support divisions, such as IT and finance, as well as a branch ofthe EA-owned BioWare Corp. game development studio. EA Sports is thedeveloper behind such titles as Madden NFL, NCAA Football, FIFASoccer and more.

New Business to Bring Jobs to DenisonDENISON, TX (Herald Democrat--Jonathan Cannon)Denison leaders havewelcomed the citys newest business to town. NOVO 1 is expected to bringup to 350 jobs to Denison. The company will operate an inbound call centerat the Eisenhower Business Center. This is going to be a great partnership,said Mayor Robert Brady. We want to be as friendly as we can be and wewant to do everything we can to make our businesses successful.

It sounds like were in great company here, said NOVO 1 CEO MaryMurcott. A lot of people are putting a lot of effort and a lot of confidencein Denison. She said it was the workforce that attracted her to Denison,

specifically, the level of high school completion in potential employeesapproximately 85 percentand the caring of the residents.

Convergys Adds Jobs in LongviewLONGVIEW, TX (Longview News)Convergys Corporation, whoperates outsourced contact centers worldwide, plans to hire 140 full-tiworkers for its center in Longview. Hiring begins this month for the jproviding customer service and sales support for one of the companys cliein the telecommunications industry, according to company spokeswomAmy Williams. Convergys now employs about 400 people in LongviWilliams said.

Their plan to hire 140 new full-time employees will be one of the bighiring events weve seen in the last couple of years, said Steve Metcachairman of the board of Longview Economic Development Corporation

Pactiv Announces ExpansionTEMPLE, TX (Temple KCEN (NBC) 6)A major longtime residentTemple has announced a major expansion project that is expected to brclose to 100 newly-created jobs to Temple and surrounding Bell Couregion. Pactiv Corporation plans to upgrade its local facility by invest$8.3 million in capital, plus the addition of 86 new, full-time employeThe company says the primary goal of this expansion is to produce a nproduct line, making the increase in jobs possible. We have been workdiligently with Pactiv to come to an agreement regarding this propoexpansion, Lee Peterson, president of the Temple Economic DevelopmCorporation said.

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Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

JULY 2011 8.7% JULY 2011 8.4%

JUNE 2011 8.8% JUNE 2011 8.2%

JULY 2010 8.4% JULY 2010 8.1%

Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Seasonally Adjusted

JULY 2011 9.3% JULY 2011 9.1%

JUNE 2011 9.3% JUNE 2011 9.2%

JULY 2010 9.7% JULY 2010 9.5%

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted

JULY 2011 10,571,200 JULY 2011 10,619,800

JUNE 2011 10,625,700 JUNE 2011 10,590,500

JULY 2010 10,293,100 JULY 2010 10,350,300

OTM Change -54,500 OTM Change 29,300

OTY Change 278,100 OTY Change 269,500

Initial Claims Continued Claims

JULY 2011 90,111 JULY 2011 865,252

JUNE 2011 98,891 JUNE 2011 796,470

JULY 2010 95,154 JULY 2010 991,661

Personnel Supply

Annual ChangeU.S. JULY 2011 3.6% JULY 2011 249,000

Dallas-Fort Worth JULY 2011 4.2% JUNE 2011 248,100

Houston-Galveston JUNE 2011 3.4% JULY 2010 227,500

OTM Change 900

OTY Change 21,500

JULY 2011 $ 97.19 OTM Change $ 0.90

JUNE 2011 $ 96.29 OTY Change $ 20.82

JULY 2010 $ 76.37

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)

Texas Unemployment Rate

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

U.S. Unemployment Rate

UNEMPLOYMENT RATESBY COUNTY

JULY 2011

AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGEOF WORKERS

IN COVERED EMPLOYMENTBY COUNTYFIRST QUARTER 2011

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