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Texas Nonagricultural Wage & SalaryEmployment (Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . 1Texas & U.S. Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 2Texas Nonagricultural Wage & SalaryEmployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 3MSA Nonagricultural Wage & SalaryEmployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) . . . . . . 5Highlights of the Texas Labor Force . . . . . . . . . 10County Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11City & WDA Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . 13Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Happenings Around the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Texas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(Seasonally Adjusted )

Total Nonagricultural Employment in Texas climbed by an estimated13,200 jobs in April, a slight improvement over a revised increase of 11,600 positions in March. This series has now added jobs in 27 of the last28 months, and has risen by more than 540,000 positions over that timeframe. Eight of the 11 major industries showed employment increases overthe month, led by gains of 7,300 jobs in Construction and 6,300 positionsin Manufacturing. Total Nonagricultural Employment ended April at anestimated level of 10,755,600 jobs, an increase of 225,800 jobs over theyear. The annual growth rate for the employment series dropped by two-tenths of a percentage point for the second month in a row to reach 2.1percent, the lowest level recorded since December.

After a dip in March, Construction employment rebounded in April withthe addition of 7,300 jobs. The April job gains marked the second-largestmonthly growth since October 2007. Year-to-date job gains for Constructionwere positive through April for the rst time since 2008. Constructionemployment expanded at a 2.5 percent annual growth rate, representing

the addition of 14,100 jobs over the year.

Manufacturing employment rose for a seventh consecutive month with theaddition of 6,300 jobs in April. This represented the largest over-the-monthgain for the industry since July 1994. Manufacturing grew by 25,400 jobson an annual basis, marking a 3.1 percent annual growth rate. DurableGoods accounted for 20,600 jobs gained over the year, while NondurableGoods added 4,800 positions.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment grew by 2,900 jobs inApril, largely reversing the March decline of 3,600 jobs. Retail Tradeaccounted for 2,300 of the positions added in April. Trade, Transportation,

and Utilities added 42,300 jobs on an annual basis, with Retail Trademaking up just shy of half of those gains with the addition of 21,100positions. The 2.0 percent annual growth rate for Trade, Transportation,and Utilities marked the lowest over-the-year growth rate for the industrysince December 2010.

Employment in Education and Health Services ticked up by an estimated2,500 positions in April, extending the string of over-the-month growthin this major industry to 21 months. Health Care and Social Assistanceemployment accounted for the entire 2,500-job expansion in April, whileEducational Services employment was unchanged. Education and HealthServices has added 49,100 jobs over the year, which caused its annualgrowth rate to dip slightly to 3.5 percent. That gure still outperformethe ve- and 10-year averages for annual growth in April, both of whichstood at 3.2 percent.

Government employment advanced by an estimated 1,000 positions in April,marking three straight monthly employment increases in an industry that hadpreviously recorded contractions in employment in 19 out of 20 months.Employment in Federal Government climbed by 600 jobs in April, LocalGovernment saw an increase of 400 jobs over the month, and employment

in State Government was unchanged. Government employment has stillfallen by 51,300 jobs over the year, but the resulting annual growth rate of -2.8 percent for April was an improvement of 1.2 percentage points overJanuarys level of -4.0 percent annual growth.

Following a revised gain of 3,000 jobs in March, Information added another800 jobs in April. The year-to-date job growth of 4,700 jobs for the industryrepresented the best start to a year for Information since 2000. Informationadded 2,100 jobs over the year for a 1.1 percent annual growth rate. Thisrepresented the highest level of annualized growth for the industry sinceMay 2001.

Other Services employment bounced back from an estimated drop of 3,400 positions in March with the addition of 800 jobs in April. TheOther Services industry includes automotive repair along with computer

and of ce machine repair and appliance repair and maintenance. Barbershops, funeral homes and business associations are also listed in this majorindustry. Employment in Other Services expanded by 14,300 positions overthe year, leaving the annual growth rate for the major industry unchangedat 3.9 percent in April.

Following a revised gain of 1,500 jobs in March, Mining and Loggingemployment continued its expansion with the addition of 400 positions inApril. The industry has experienced only one month of job losses datingback to November 2009. Over-the-year job growth remained strong inApril with the addition of 33,900 positions for an annual growth rate of 14.9 percent.

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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 incooperation with the TWC.**Total Nongovernment number is derived by subtracting the Government estimate from the Total Nonagricultural estimate.

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 re 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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April 2012 12,547,800 11,733,300 814,500 6.5 153,905,000 141,995,000 11,910,000 7.7

March 2012 12,531,200 11,655,300 875,900 7.0 154,316,000 141,412,000 12,904,000 8.4April 2011 12,408,700 11,466,200 942,500 7.6 152,898,000 139,661,000 13,237,000 8.7

Seasonally Adjusted CLF Employment Unemp. Rate CLF Employment Unemp. RateApril 2012 12,568,400 11,705,500 862,900 6.9 154,365,000 141,865,000 12,500,000 8.1March 2012 12,539,200 11,658,200 881,000 7.0 154,707,000 142,034,000 12,673,000 8.2April 2011 12,427,600 11,434,700 992,900 8.0 153,420,000 139,628,000 13,792,000 9.0

INDUSTRYTITLE Apr.2012* Mar. 2012 Apr. 2011 Absolute Percent Absolute PercentChange Change Change Change

Total Nonagricultural 10,755,600 10,742,400 10,529,800 13,200 0.1 225,800 2.1Total Nongovernment** 8,974,400 8,962,200 8,697,300 12,200 0.1 277,100 3.2Goods Producing

Mining and Logging 261,800 261,400 227,900 400 0.2 33,900 14.9Construction 572,900 565,600 558,800 7,300 1.3 14,100 2.5Manufacturing 856,500 850,200 831,100 6,300 0.7 25,400 3.1

Service ProvidingTrade, Transportation, and Utilities 2,146,700 2,143,800 2,104,400 2,900 0.1 42,300 2.0Information 197,000 196,200 194,900 800 0.4 2,100 1.1Financial Activities 650,600 652,500 636,800 1,900 0.3 13,800 2.2Professional and Business Services 1,368,200 1,370,800 1,328,700 2,600 0.2 39,500 3.0Education and Health Services 1,461,200 1,458,700 1,412,100 2,500 0.2 49,100 3.5Leisure and Hospitality 1,080,500 1,084,800 1,037,900 4,300 0.4 42,600 4.1Other Services 379,000 378,200 364,700 800 0.2 14,300 3.9

Government 1,781,200 1,780,200 1,832,500 1,000 0.1 51,300 2.8

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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 pby the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor are disseminated in cooperation with the WC.

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TOTALNONFARM 10,768,700 10,724,500 10,556,200 44,200 0.4% 212,500 2.0%TOTALPRIVATE (total nonfarm less government) 8,958,200 8,915,700 8,691,200 42,500 0.5% 267,000 3.1%GOODS PRODUCING 1,682,900 1,669,500 1,615,100 13,400 0.8% 67,800 4.2%Mining and Logging (NAICS21, 1133) 260,000 260,200 227,500 200 0.1% 32,500 14.3%

Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS211) 100,400 100,300 85,800 100 0.1% 14,600 17.0%

Support Activities for Mining (NAICS213) 148,600 149,000 131,000 400 0.3% 17,600 13.4%Construction (NAICS23) 570,400 562,300 559,500 8,100 1.4% 10,900 2.0%Construction of Buildings (NAICS236) 134,100 132,400 128,800 1,700 1.3% 5,300 4.1%Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS237) 118,600 115,800 113,300 2,800 2.4% 5,300 4.7%Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS238) 317,700 314,100 317,400 3,600 1.2% 300 0.1%

Manufacturing (NAICS31 33) 852,500 847,000 828,100 5,500 0.7% 24,400 3.0%Durable Goods 555,200 552,100 535,700 3,100 0.6% 19,500 3.6%

Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS321) 17,900 17,700 18,500 200 1.1% 600 3.2%Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS327) 31,000 30,900 32,300 100 0.3% 1,300 4.0%Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS331) 22,300 22,200 20,800 100 0.5% 1,500 7.2%Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS332) 127,900 126,100 119,500 1,800 1.4% 8,400 7.0%Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS333) 101,900 102,100 92,600 200 0.2% 9,300 10.0%Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS334) 97,500 97,600 97,800 100 0.1% 300 0.3%Electric Equipment, Appliance, and Component Mfg (NAICS335) 17,900 17,700 17,400 200 1.1% 500 2.9%

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, , , . , .Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS337) 21,200 20,500 21,900 700 3.4% 700 3.2%

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Food Manufacturing (NAICS311) 85,500 85,800 87,200 300 0.4% 1,700 2.0%Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS312) 11,500 11,400 11,100 100 0.9% 400 3.6%Paper Manufacturing (NAICS322) 17,200 17,200 17,500 0 0.0% 300 1.7%Printing and Related Support Manufacturing (NAICS323) 26,300 26,300 27,400 0 0.0% 1,100 4.0%Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS324) 24,800 24,800 24,300 0 0.0% 500 2.1%Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS325) 71,600 71,400 70,800 200 0.3% 800 1.1%Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS326) 36,700 36,700 36,900 0 0.0% 200 0.5%

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SERVICE PROVIDING 9,085,800 9,055,000 8,941, 100 30,800 0.3% 144,700 1.6%Private Service Providing 7,275,300 7,246,200 7,076,100 29,100 0.4% 199,200 2.8%Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (NAICS 42,44,45,48,49,22) 2,130,700 2,128,800 2,086,900 1,900 0.1% 43,800 2.1%

Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) 517,700 518,500 510,300 800 0.2% 7,400 1.5%Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) 288,000 290,400 288,900 2,400 0.8% 900 0.3%

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (NAICS 424) 158,100 158,800 157,100 700 0.4% 1,000 0.6%Retail Trade (NAICS 44 45) 1,173,400 1,170,600 1,148,600 2,800 0.2% 24,800 2.2%

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (NAICS 441) 157,300 158,200 146,500 900 0.6% 10,800 7.4%Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (NAICS 442) 35,700 35,700 36,400 0 0.0% 700 1.9%Electronics and Appliance Stores (NAICS 443) 42,400 42,600 43,500 200 0.5% 1,100 2.5%Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 444) 94,000 92,400 94,800 1,600 1.7% 800 0.8%Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) 210,900 208,000 205,300 2,900 1.4% 5,600 2.7%Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) 67,000 66,800 66,300 200 0.3% 700 1.1%Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) 70,800 71,600 70,300 800 1.1% 500 0.7%Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) 120,000 120,000 114,700 0 0.0% 5,300 4.6%Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451) 38,500 38,400 37,100 100 0.3% 1,400 3.8%General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) 260,700 259,400 257,700 1,300 0.5% 3,000 1.2%Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) 56,400 57,700 56,800 1,300 2.3% 400 0.7%Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) 19,700 19,800 19,200 100 0.5% 500 2.6%

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (NAICS 48 49,22) 439,600 439,700 428,000 100 0.0% 11,600 2.7%Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48,49) 388,400 389,000 379,400 600 0.2% 9,000 2.4% Air Transportation (NAICS 481) 57,400 57,700 59,500 300 0.5% 2,100 3.5%

Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) 117,300 116,700 114,200 600 0.5% 3,100 2.7%Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) 16,100 16,100 15,700 0 0.0% 400 2.6%Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) 74,500 75,300 70,100 800 1.1% 4,400 6.3%Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) 35,000 35,400 34,300 400 1.1% 700 2.0%Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) 46,300 46,600 46,100 300 0.6% 200 0.4%

Utilities (NAICS 22) 51,200 50,700 48,600 500 1.0% 2,600 5.4%Information (NAICS 51) 195,300 195,400 194,800 100 0.1% 500 0.3%

Publishing Industries (Except Internet) (NAICS 511) 40,600 40,500 40,900 100 0.3% 300 0.7%Telecommunications (NAICS 517) 84,800 84,700 87,400 100 0.1% 2,600 3.0%Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518) 27,100 27,200 26,700 100 0.4% 400 1.5%

Financial Activities (NAICS 52,53) 648,900 647,500 636,100 1,400 0.2% 12,800 2.0%Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52) 463,800 464,100 463,700 300 0.1% 100 0.0%

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (NAICS 522) 240,500 240,700 240,700 200 0.1% 200 0.1%Securities, Commodities Contracts, and Other Financial (NAICS 523) 49,200 49,300 48,700 100 0.2% 500 1.0%Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (NAICS 524) 165,600 164,700 164,200 900 0.6% 1,400 0.9%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53) 185,100 183,400 172,400 1,700 0.9% 12,700 7.4%Real Estate (NAICS 531) 122,800 121,800 118,500 1,000 0.8% 4,300 3.6%Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532) 52,000 51,800 51,700 200 0.4% 300 0.6%

Professional and Business Services (NAICS 54,55,56) 1,365,300 1,360,000 1,333,400 5,300 0.4% 31,900 2.4%Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (NAICS 54) 599,100 594,700 587,200 4,400 0.7% 11,900 2.0%Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55) 82,400 82,600 82,400 200 0.2% 0 0.0%Admin and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation (NAICS 56) 683,800 682,700 663,800 1,100 0.2% 20,000 3.0%

Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) 656,300 655,300 637,500 1,000 0.2% 18,800 3.0%Education and Health Services (NAICS 61,62) 1,466,000 1,461,200 1,413,500 4,800 0.3% 52,500 3.7%

Educational Services (NAICS 61) 176,800 175,700 162,300 1,100 0.6% 14,500 8.9%Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) 1,289,200 1,285,500 1,251,200 3,700 0.3% 38,000 3.0%

Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) 624,300 623,500 596,300 800 0.1% 28,000 4.7%Hospitals (NAICS 622) 297,300 296,800 293,900 500 0.2% 3,400 1.2%Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) 174,400 175,300 172,500 900 0.5% 1,900 1.1%Social Assistance (NAICS 624) 193,200 189,900 188,500 3,300 1.7% 4,700 2.5%

Leisure and Hospitality (NAICS 71,72) 1,089,800 1,077,300 1,046,000 12,500 1.2% 43,800 4.2%Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71) 112,200 113,500 110,700 1,300 1.2% 1,500 1.4%

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation (NAICS 713) 82,600 81,100 77,500 1,500 1.9% 5,100 6.6%

Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) 977,600 963,800 935,300 13,800 1.4% 42,300 4.5% Accommodation (NAICS 721) 108,500 105,700 104,500 2,800 2.7% 4,000 3.8%Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722) 869,100 858,100 830,800 11,000 1.3% 38,300 4.6%

Other Services (NAICS 81) 379,300 376,000 365,400 3,300 0.9% 13,900 3.8%Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811) 120,100 118,400 110,900 1,700 1.4% 9,200 8.3%Personal and Laundry Services (NAICS 812) 97,000 96,300 94,700 700 0.7% 2,300 2.4%Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Prof Organizations (NAICS 813) 162,200 161,300 159,800 900 0.6% 2,400 1.5%

Government 1,810,500 1,808,800 1,865,000 1,700 0.1% 54,500 2.9%Federal Government 200,300 199,000 203,500 1,300 0.7% 3,200 1.6%State Government 367,900 367,600 378,100 300 0.1% 10,200 2.7%Local Government 1,242,300 1,242,200 1,283,400 100 0.0% 41,100 3.2%

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

E mployment in the Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary serieswithin the Metropolitan Statistical Areas expanded by 36,600 jobs in April following a revised gain of 63,000 positions in March.The April gain exceeded the ve-year-average increase of 25,600

jobs. The current estimated employment level of 9,651,500 wasthe largest seen since the start of the historical series. Leisure andHospitality led the major industries in job growth for April, followedby Mining, Logging, and Construction. Information was the onlymajor industry to experience a monthly decline. In the past 12 months,Total Nonagricultural Wage and Salary employment gained 208,900

jobs, noting four consecutive months of annual increases thus far thisyear. The annual growth rate, currently at 2.2 percent, has remainedpositive for the last two years. The Houston-Sugar Land-BaytownMSA experienced the largest annual numeric increase with the additionof 81,200 jobs while the Odessa MSA posted the highest annual growthrate of 9.8 percent.

Leisure and Hospitality added 8,700 jobs in April, recording its thirdconsecutive month of job growth. The monthly increase was thesmallest for April since 2003. However, the seasonal drop in January2012 was roughly a third of what was witnessed in 2010 and 2011.When reviewing the year-to-date levels, the job gains since Januaryequaled 40,200. While it was less than those experienced the prior twoyears, it was comparable to the average year-to-date increase in Aprilof 41,100 jobs. The Sherman-Denison MSA registered the highestmonthly percentage rate of 4.3 percent, followed by the MidlandMSA with 4.1 percent. Since April 2011, Leisure and Hospitalityrose by 43,300 jobs, more than double the ve-year-average increaseof 20,300 jobs. The annual growth rate fell slightly to 4.5 percentafter remaining above 5.0 percent for four consecutive months. The

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA accounted for nearly 35 percentof the annual gain.

Following a revised increase of 2,100 jobs for March, employmentin Mining, Logging, and Construction rose by 7,400 jobs in April. Inaddition to surpassing the ve-year-average decrease of 1,400 jobs,an April gain of this magnitude had not been seen since 2005. SinceJanuary, 19,000 jobs were added, outpacing the levels set in the prior

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three years for the same time period. The Austin-Round Rock-SanMarcos MSA led with the largest monthly percentage growth of 5.3 percent, or 2,100 jobs. From year-ago levels, Mining, Logging,and Construction advanced by 27,100 jobs. During each of the

four months in 2012, the annual growth has exceeded 23,000 jobs.Consequently, the annual growth rate has ranged from 3.5 percentto 4.6 percent during those four months. For April, the rate was 4.0percent.

Professional and Business Services increased by 6,700 jobs in April,reaching an estimated level of 1,253,900 positions. After experiencingthe typical seasonal decline in January, year-to-date growth throughApril equaled 17,300 jobs, which was relatively slower comparedto the prior two years. In addition, it was also less than the vyear-average gain of 19,700 jobs for the year-to-date through April.The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA combined with the SanAntonio-New Braunfels MSA added 5,900 jobs in April. Since last

year, Professional and Business Services gained 23,800 jobs, whichwas the smallest annual growth since June 2010. As a result, theannual growth rate fell from 2.5 percent to 1.9 percent. The OdessaMSA exhibited the highest annual growth rate with 11.9 percent. TheTyler and the San Angelo MSAs followed with 5.8 percent and 5.7percent, respectively.

Government rose by 3,000 jobs in April, posting its third consecutivemonth of growth. The monthly increase exceeded the ve-yeaaverage pace of 1,200 jobs. However, the current estimated level forGovernment of 1,593,400 positions was smaller compared to the Aprillevels in 2010 and 2011. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area demonstratedthe largest monthly gain of 900 jobs with the Tyler MSA displaying

the highest monthly percentage increase with 1.4 percent. In annualcomparisons, Government has decreased by 16,900 jobs since April2011. Although the annual growth rate has remained negative for 14consecutive months, it has improved to -1.0 percent after beginningthe year at -1.7 percent. The Waco and the Lubbock MSAs held thetwo top spots in annual growth rates with 3.9 percent and 3.7 percent,respectively.

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

Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '1

TOTAL NONFARM 2,666,900 2,651,000 2,585,700 2,091,500 2,091,100 2,055,800 877,000 878,100 860,700

GOODS PRODUCING 501,600 495,400 480,500 268,500 2 70,100 269,300 147,300 146,000 140,500Mining, Logging, & Construction 267,500 262,000 255,400 101,700 103,000 103,200 56,400 55,700 53,600Manufacturing 234,100 233,400 225,100 166,800 167,100 166,100 90,900 90,300 86,900

Durable Goods 157,300 156,700 148,300 117,700 118,000 116,100 66,600 66,100 63,000Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 53,700 53,100 48,900

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 19,600 19,600 19,200 39,100 39,200 39,300 2,600 2,600 2,600Nondurable Goods 76,800 76,700 76,800 49,100 49,100 50,000 24,300 24,200 23,900

SERVICEPROVIDING 2,165,300 2,155,600 2,105,200 1,823,000 1,821,000 1,786,500 729,700 732,100 720,200

Private Service Providing 1,790,200 1,780,600 1,721,700 1,547,200 1,546,100 1,515,400 609,600 612,300 594,400Wholesale Trade 138,100 138,800 134,800 119,700 120,000 118,400 40,700 40,600 39,500

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 81,900 82,200 78,900 66,300 67,200 67,400 23,900 23,900 23,700Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 39,000 39,100 38,700 36,100 36,200 35,800 12,000 12,000 11,900

Retail Trade 276,300 275,100 267,100 210,600 211,000 205,800 98,300 99,000 97,200Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 33,000 33,000 32,600 27,100 27,000 25,800

Bldng. Material and Garden Eqpmnt. and Supplies Dlrs. 19,900 19,700 20,600 17,300 17,000 16,600 8,400 8,200 8,000Food and Beverage Stores 57,000 56,400 55,300 32,900 32,600 32,400 15,000 15,000 14,800Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 30,000 30,000 28,700 23,000 23,300 22,400 General Merchandise Stores 59,000 58,800 59,300 45,800 45,800 45,200 22,900 22,800 23,000

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 124,500 124,100 123,300 77,800 77,800 74,000 62,100 62,200 60,900Utilities 17,000 16,700 16,000 7,400 7,200 6,600

Information 31,400 31,400 31,700 65,300 65,300 64,600 13,700 13,800 13,800Telecommunications 15,600 15,600 16,100 29,900 29,900 30,500 6,700 6,700 7,200

Financial Activities 139,400 137,200 136,800 185,400 185,200 181,200 55,500 55,700 52,800Finance and Insurance 91,000 89,000 88,500 140,400 140,500 138,000 41,300 41,200 40,400

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 42,300 42,200 42,100 72,300 72,100 70,200 25,200 25,200 24,900Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 29,700 29,600 29,600 50,600 50,200 49,200

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 48,400 48,200 48,300 45,000 44,700 43,200 Professional and Business Services 388,200 387,300 378,800 353,600 353,600 348,900 97,800 98,700 96,500

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 188,700 188,500 181,700 153,400 152,900 155,800 37,500 37,600 34,900Admin. Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation 178,500 177,800 176,600 173,900 173,100 163,200 57,800 58,700 56,400

Education and Health Services 336,000 336,400 314,100 259,700 259,000 254,500 113,200 113,800 109,900Health Care and Social Assistance 291,300 291,700 271,100 218,000 218,400 215,600 99,200 99,300 95,700 Ambulatory Health Care Services 141,600 141,400 126,400 110,300 110,400 109,500 Hospitals 76,300 76,500 73,000 49,700 49,800 48,800 26,500 26,500 26,200

Leisure and Hospitality 258,700 254,400 243,600 203,200 202,500 196,900 96,500 96,900 92,300Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 27,300 26,700 26,700 23,800 23,000 23,200 Accommodation and Food Services 231,400 227,700 216,900 179,400 179,500 173,700 81,200 81,600 79,000

Food Services and Drinking Places 210,100 206,600 196,400 157,900 158,100 152,400 72,700 73,200 70,200Other Services 97,600 95,900 91,500 71,900 71,700 71,100 31,800 31,600 31,500Government 375,100 375,000 383,500 275,800 274,900 271,100 120,100 119,800 125,800

Federal 27,300 27,300 27,900 30,200 30,100 30,800 15,000 14,900 15,100State 73,500 73,500 74,500 39,100 38,900 37,900 13,100 13,100 12,700Local 274,300 274,200 281,100 206,500 205,900 202,400 92,000 91,800 98,000

Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '1

TOTAL NONFARM 870,700 864,900 857,400 813,100 806,800 793,900 285,900 284,000 281,600

GOODS PRODUCING 93,800 95,000 90,000 92,900 90,600 8 8,600 31,200 31,100 31,200Mining, Logging, & Construction 47,300 48,800 44,600 41,600 39,500 39,200 13,800 13,700 13,900Manufacturing 46,500 46,200 45,400 51,300 51,100 49,400 17,400 17,400 17,300

SERVICEPROVIDING 776,900 769,900 767,400 720,200 716,200 705,300 254,700 252,900 250,400

Private Service Providing 616,700 610,000 603,600 549,800 546,300 533,300 187,600 186,300 180,500Wholesale Trade 28,800 28,800 28,600 42,900 42,900 41,500 10,000 10,000 9,600Retail Trade 97,500 98,000 94,500 83,900 83,300 84,300 35,400 35,300 34,200

Food and Beverage Stores 18,900 18,700 18,600 16,700 16,600 16,400 General Merchandise Stores 18,800 18,800 18,600 15,300 15,300 15,500 9,700 9,700 9,500

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 20,800 20,800 20,400 13,500 13,500 13,300 12,900 12,900 12,600Information 18,200 18,100 19,000 20,400 20,400 19,900 4,900 4,900 4,900

Telecommunications 4,500 4,500 4,900 6,500 6,500 6,600 Financial Activities 70,000 70,800 69,300 46,400 45,600 43,700 12,800 12,700 12,300

Finance and Insurance 56,800 57,500 55,800 31,000 31,000 30,600 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 24,800 25,200 24,400 12,800 12,800 12,600

Professional and Business Services 101,700 99,400 102,700 122,400 118,800 116,000 31,500 31,300 31,000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 41,500 40,900 40,500 65,100 63,600 61,200

Admin Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation Svcs 52,100 52,000 53,000 51,300 51,100 49,900 22,400 22,200 21,900Education and Health Services 135,000 132,600 130,500 93,100 93,600 90,800 39,500 39,200 37,300

Health Care and Social Assistance 118,200 115,900 115,000 77,700 78,700 77,600 Hospitals 23,200 23,100 22,900 19,900 19,800 19,600

Leisure and Hospitality 112,700 109,800 106,900 93,100 94,200 90,400 30,700 30,200 29,100Accommodation and Food Services 100,300 97,100 94,900 81,500 82,100 79,900

Other Services 32,000 31,700 31,700 34,100 34,000 33,400 9,900 9,800 9,500Government 160,200 159,900 163,800 170,400 169,900 172,000 67,100 66,600 69,900

Federal 36,000 35,800 35,300 13,200 12,800 13,500 13,300 13,200 12,700State 19,100 19,100 19,500 72,200 72,400 73,900 9,900 9,900 10,100Local 105,100 105,000 109,000 85,000 84,700 84,600 43,900 43,500 47,100

Largest Six MSAs Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)DALLASPLANO IRVING MD** FORT WORTH ARLINGTON MD**

SAN ANTONIO NEW BRAUNFELS AUSTINROUND ROCK SAN MARCOS ELPASO

HOUSTON SUGAR LAND BAYTOWN

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

Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr 'TOTAL 64,900 64,200 65,700 114,600 113,800 112,000 159,000 157,600 158,200 129,100 129,600 128,500Mining, Logging, & Constr. 4,900 4,900 4,600 6,300 6,200 6,000 20,300 20,100 18,900 3,000 3,000 2,800Manufacturing 2,600 2,600 2,700 13,500 13,400 13,300 21,100 21,000 20,400 5,500 5,400 5,400Wholesale Trade 2,300 2,300 2,300 5,100 5,100 5,100 4,800 4,700 4,700 3,200 3,300 3,300Retail Trade 7,900 7,800 7,900 14,200 14,100 14,000 19,000 18,800 19,300 15,900 16,100 16,100Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,600 1,600 1,600 4,600 4,600 4,400 5,900 5,800 5,600 4,800 4,900 4,900

Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,300 1,300 1,400 1,800 1,900 1,900Financial Activities 3,600 3 ,600 3,700 6,400 6,400 6,200 5,600 5,600 5,600 5,300 5,400 5,200Prof. & Business Services 5,200 5,100 5,600 8,500 8,500 8,300 14,600 14,300 14,100 9,100 9,200 9,200Educ. & Health Services 13,100 13,000 13,400 16,500 16,400 15,900 22,500 22,200 22,700 32,700 32,900 32,400Leisure & Hospitality 7,200 7,000 7,000 12,900 12,600 12,000 15,000 14,700 14,500 13,000 12,900 12,700Other Services 2,400 2,300 2,500 4,800 4,700 4,600 5,500 5,400 5,500 3,500 3,500 3,500Governmen t 13,000 12,900 13,300 20,300 20,300 20,700 23,400 23,700 25,500 31,300 31,100 31,100

Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr 'TOTAL 98,300 97,800 98,800 187,800 186,200 180,200 129,700 130,300 129,100 95,300 95,200 90,600Mining, Logging, & Constr. 6,600 6,500 6,400 21,500 21,300 19,900 5,500 5,400 5,300 3,900 3,900 3,700Manufacturing 5,300 5,200 5,000 9,600 9,500 9,200 7,200 7,100 6,900 900 900 900Wholesale Trade 1,700 1,800 1,800 6,100 6,000 5,400 3,800 3,800 3,800 2,900 2,900 2,800Retail Trade 10,300 10,300 10,600 23,100 22,900 20,400 14,700 14,800 14,900 12,900 12,900 12,200Trans., Ware., & Util. 1,500 1,500 1,400 6,700 6,600 5,700 4,700 4,700 4,600 13,100 13,100 12,000Information 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,900 1,900 2,000 2,300 2,300 2,300 600 600 600Financial Activities 3,700 3 ,700 3,700 7,400 7,400 7,300 5,100 5,100 5,200 3,900 3,900 3,800Prof. & Business Services 6,400 6,400 6,200 15,300 15,200 15,400 10,000 10,100 9,900 7,000 7,000 6,700

Educ. & Health Services 10,000 10,000 10,300 32,400 32,300 31,400 20,300 20,500 20,000 15,600 15,500 14,600Leisure & Hospitality 10,600 10,500 10,700 22,300 21,900 21,300 12,800 12,800 12,600 8,900 8,900 8,400Other Services 3,100 3,100 3,100 7,100 7,100 6,900 4,700 4,700 4,900 2,400 2,300 2,300Government 37,900 37,600 38,500 34,400 34,100 35,300 38,600 39,000 38,700 23,200 23,300 22,600

Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr 'TOTAL 98,000 99,300 98,000 131,800 130,300 128,000 231,300 232,800 226,100 75,200 74,100 73,500Mining, Logging, & Constr. 15,000 14,900 15,100 6,000 5,900 5,700 8,800 8,700 8,500 19,500 19,300 18,000Manufacturing 11,900 11,900 11,500 5,100 5,100 5,000 5,800 5,800 5,900 3,100 3,100 3,000Wholesale Trade 4,500 4,600 4,400 6,200 6,100 6,000 6,200 6,200 6,600 3,900 3,800 3,800Retail Trade 10,400 10,700 10,800 16,100 15,900 16,000 33,400 33,700 32,900 7,300 7,200 7,400Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,500 3,600 3,400 4,100 4,000 3,900 7,300 7,400 7,100 3,000 2,900 2,900Information 1,300 1,300 1,300 4,100 4,100 4,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 1,100 1,100 1,100Financial Activities 3,800 3 ,900 3,800 6,800 6,700 6,700 8,600 8,700 8,400 3,300 3,200 3,300Prof. & Business Services 8,300 8,500 8,500 10,700 10,600 10,300 15,600 15,700 15,100 8,300 8,200 8,100Educ. & Health Services 15,500 15,900 15,600 22,200 21,800 21,400 60,000 60,200 58,100 7,100 7,000 7,100Leisure & Hospitality 8,400 8,500 8,100 17,000 16,600 16,400 20,400 21,300 20,000 7,600 7,300 7,300Other Services 3,200 3,300 3,300 5,200 5,100 5,200 5,700 5,800 5,700 2,700 2,700 2,700

Government 12,200 12,200 12,200 28,300 28,400 27,300 57,400 57,200 55,700 8,300 8,300 8,800Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '

TOTAL 71,500 70,300 65,100 46,600 46,100 45,200 43,700 43,100 42,900 58,400 58,500 57,300Mining, Logging, & Constr. 15,200 15,000 13,700 3,300 3,200 3,100 2,400 2,300 2,300 2,400 2,400 2,300Manufacturing 4,900 4,900 4,600 3,700 3,700 3,700 5,400 5,300 5,200 4,000 4,000 4,200Wholesale Trade 5,600 5,500 4,900 1,800 1,700 1,700 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,500 2,500 2,400Retail Trade 6,800 6,700 6,200 5,500 5,500 5,400 5,800 5,700 5,900 7,000 7,100 7,100Trans., Ware., & Util. 2,600 2,500 2,200 1,000 1,000 900 1,100 1,100 1,000 3,000 3,000 2,800Information 600 600 600 1,000 1,000 1,000 500 500 500 500 500 50Financial Activities 3,000 2 ,900 2,700 2,000 1,900 2,000 2,800 2,800 2,700 2,600 2,600 2,500Prof. & Business Services 4,700 4,600 4,200 3,700 3,600 3,500 2,600 2,600 2,700 4,300 4,300 4,300Educ. & Health Services 6,500 6,300 5,800 8,000 7,900 7,800 9,200 9,100 8,900 9,600 9,600 9,200Leisure & Hospitality 7,700 7,500 6,800 5,100 5,000 4,900 4,900 4,700 4,800 6,000 6,000 5,700Other Services 3,700 3,600 3,400 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,400 1,400 1,400 2,200 2,200 2,200Government 10,200 10,200 10,000 9,600 9,700 9,300 6,600 6,600 6,500 14,300 14,300 14,100

Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr '11 Apr '12* Mar '12 Apr 'TOTAL 97,500 97,100 94,000 50,500 50,700 50,600 106,000 104,700 105,500 57,200 57,300 58,200Mining, Logging, & Constr. 6,000 6,000 5,900 7,500 7,500 7,300 6,200 6,100 6,200 3,700 3,600 3,600Manufacturing 6,200 6,200 6,000 5,900 5,800 5,700 14,400 14,400 14,200 5,100 5,100 5,000Wholesale Trade 3,000 3,000 3,000 1,700 1,700 1,700 3,700 3,600 3,800 1,800 1,800 1,800Retail Trade 12,100 12,100 11,900 6,200 6,300 6,300 10,400 10,300 10,700 7,300 7,400 7,600Trans., Ware., & Util. 3,900 3,900 3,700 1,400 1,400 1,400 2,700 2,700 2,800 1,800 1,800 1,700Information 2,100 2,100 2,100 500 500 500 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,100 1,100Financial Activities 4,200 4 ,200 4,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 6,200 6,100 6,200 2,500 2,500 2,600Prof. & Business Services 9,100 9,100 8,600 3,000 3,000 3,000 8,800 8,600 8,800 3,500 3,500 3,700Educ. & Health Services 21,900 21,800 21,300 6,800 6,900 7,100 19,600 19,200 19,600 8,900 9,000 9,300Leisure & Hospitality 10,300 10,200 9,500 4,600 4,700 4,500 10,200 9,900 10,000 5,800 5,900 5,900Other Services 4,200 4,200 3,900 1,600 1,600 1,800 3,700 3,700 3,800 2,500 2,500 2,600Government 14,500 14,300 14,000 9,200 9,200 9,200 18,800 18,800 18,100 13,200 13,100 13,300

AMARILLO BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR

LAREDO

MIDLAND

WACO

ODESSA SAN ANGELO SHERMAN DENISON TEXARKANA

WICHITA FALLS

MCALLEN EDINBURG MISSION

Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)BROWNSVILLE HARLINGEN

COLLEGESTATION BRYAN CORPUS CHRISTI KILLEENTEMPLE FORT HOOD

ABILENEINDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

LONGVIEW LUBBOCK

TYLER VICTORIA

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Houston-Sugar Land-

Baytown

Beaumont-PortArthur

TylerLongview

Sherman-Denison

Texarkana

Killeen-Temple-

Fort Hood

CollegeStation-

BryanAustin-

Round Rock-San Marcos

San Antonio-New Braunfels

Victoria

Dallas-Fort Worth-

Arlington

WichitaFalls

Waco

Abilene

Brownsville-Harlingen

McAllen-Edinburg-

Mission

Laredo CorpusChristi

SanAngelo

Odessa

Midland

Lubbock

Amarillo

El Paso

Job Growth RatesTexas: 2.0%

3.6% and above (4)2.1% to 3.5% (7)1.1% to 2.0% (5)0.0% to 1.0% (5)negative growth (4)

CES - A Bureau of Labor S tatistics 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. (05-18-12)

2.3%

3.0%-1.7%

-1.2%

1.8%

2.3%9.8%

1.5%

1.9%

0.0%3.7%

-0.5%

0.5%

0.5%

2.4%

0.5%

3.1%1.6%

4.2%

5.2%

2.3% 0.5%

Total Nonagricultural Employment by MSA (In Thousands)

AbileneAmarilloAustin-Round Rock-San MarcosBeaumont-Port ArthurBrownsville-HarlingenCollege Station-BryanCorpus ChristiDallas-Fort Worth-ArlingtonEl PasoHouston-Sugar Land-BaytownKilleen-Temple-Fort HoodLaredoLongview

Lubbock McAllen-Edinburg-MissionMidlandOdessaSan AngeloSan Antonio-New BraunfelsSherman-DenisonTexarkanaTylerVictoriaWacoWichita Falls

64.9114.6813.1159.0129.1

98.3187.8

2,968.5285.9

2,666.9129.7

95.398.0

131.8231.3

75.271.546.6

870.743.758.497.550.5

106.057.2

-1.2%2.3%2.4%0.5%0.5%

-0.5%4.2%1.8%1.5%3.1%0.5%5.2%0.0%

3.0%2.3%2.3%9.8%3.1%1.6%1.9%1.9%3.7%

-0.2%0.5%

-1.7%

MSAApr.2012

Apr.2011

% AnnualJob Growth

65.7112.0793.9158.2128.5

98.8180.2

2,916.5281.6

2,585.7129.1

90.698.0

128.0226.1

73.565.145.2

857.442.957.394.050.6

105.558.2

3.1%

1.9%

-0.2%

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Sabine

JasperTyler

Orange

Shelby

S a n A

u g u s t i n e

PanolaRusk

Harrison

Angelina

Nacog-doches

Polk

CassM or r i s

MarionUpshur

Camp

Titus

Bowie

Red River

Cherokee

Smith Gregg

SanJacinto

Walker

Houston

Trinity

F r ank l i n

Wood

Hopkins

Rains

Delta

Lamar

VanZandt

Anderson

Henderson

Freestone

Leon

Madison

Fannin

Rockwall

Hunt

Hardin

Jefferson

Liberty

Galveston

Chambers

HarrisW al l er

Montgomery

Austin

Fort Bend

Matagorda

BrazoriaWharton

Colorado

Lavaca

Jackson

Refugio

Calhoun

Victoria

Aransas

Fayette

Lee

Bastrop

Gonzales

DeWitt

Goliad

Kenedy

Kleberg

Nueces

SanPatricio

Caldwell

Guadalupe

Hays

Travis

Karnes

Wilson

Bee

Hidalgo

Cameron

Willacy

Duval JimWells

LiveOak

KendallComal

Bexar

BrooksJimHogg

Starr

LaSalle

Atascosa

Frio

McMullen

Medina

Bandera

Zapata

Webb

KerrEdwards

Kinney Uvalde

Real

ZavalaMaverick

Dimmit

Washington

GrimesBurleson

Brazos

Navarro

Kaufman

Lime-stone

Robertson

CollinDenton

Grayson

DallasTarrant

Johnson

Hill

Ellis

McLennan

Milam

Falls

Williamson

Bell

Montague

Wise

Cooke

Jack

Somervell

Bosque

Hood

Parker

Hamilton

Coryell

Comanche

Burnet

Lampasas

Blanco

SanSaba

Llano

Brown

Erath

Mills

PaloPinto

Stephens

Eastland

Gillespie

McCulloch

Mason

Callahan

Coleman

Shackel-ford

Jones

Taylor

Runnels

Concho

Stonewall Haskell

Fisher

Kimble

Schleicher

Sutton

Menard

Nolan

Scurry

Mitchell

Tom Green

Coke

Irion

Sterling

Borden

Howard

Glasscock

Upton

Midland

Reagan

Crockett

Terrell

Val Verde

Martin

Dawson

Young

Wichita

Archer

Clay

Wilbarger

Baylor

Throck-morton

Childress

Cottle Hardeman

Collings-worth

King

Foard

Knox

Wheeler

Hemphill

Gray

LipscombOchiltree

Roberts

Garza

Crosby Dickens

Kent

Floyd Motley

Donley

Hall

Armstrong

BriscoeSwisher

Hansford

Hutchinson

Carson

Moore

Sherman

Potter

Hale

Deaf Smith Randall

CastroParmer

Lubbock

LynnTerry

Lamb

Hockley

Bailey

Cochran

Hartley

Oldham

Dallam

Andrews

Gaines

Yoakum

EctorLoving Winkler

CraneWard

Pecos

Brewster

Reeves

Jeff Davis

Presidio

CulbersonEl Paso Hudspeth

Unemployment RatesTexas: 6.5%*

0.0% to 4.4% (45)4.5% to 5.4% (70)

5.5% to 6.4% (63)6.5% to 7.4% (38)7.5% and above (38)

Unemployment Rates by CountyApril 2012

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally AdjustedPrepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (05/18/2012)

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For the rst time in 35 months, the Texas unemployment rate fell into the six percent range, as the April2012 unemployment rate was recorded at 6.5 percent. The Texas unemployment rate declined for thethird consecutive month and has dropped by seven-tenths of a percentage point since February. Over themonth, the unemployment rate moved down by ve-tenths of a percentage point. This was the largestunemployment rate drop seen in April since 2004. Since April 2011, the unemployment rate fell by 1.1

percent. The national unemployment rate fell into the seven percent range for the

rst time in 39 monthswith a rate of 7.7 percent. The national unemployment rate moved down seven-tenths of a percentage pointover the month.

The Civilian Labor Force recorded a new all-time high in the series for the second consecutive month.The Civilian Labor Force expanded by 16,600 individuals for an estimated level of 12,547,800 Texans.

The monthly change was the lowest on record for an April since 2007. From last years level, the CivilianLabor Force grew by 139,100 persons, or a rate of 1.1 percent.

The number of employed individuals rose by 78,000 persons for an estimated level of 11,733,300 Texans.With this months estimate, the number of jobholders recorded two consecutive months of new all-time

highs. Since January, employment grew by 218,000 people, an increase of 1.9 percent. From year-ago levels,the employed population expanded by 267,100 persons, or 2.3 percent. The number of jobseekers experiencedits largest over-the-month drop for 2012, decreasing by 61,400 people. The estimated unemployment levelwas 814,500 Texans. Since the beginning of this year, the number of individuals seeking work has shrunk

by 132,100 persons, or 14 percent.The number of Texans continuing to seek unemployment insurance bene ts declined by 7,800 individualsfor a count of 125,500 Texans. In the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), 23 MSAs decreased and

two increased in the level of demand shown for unemployment insurance bene ts. The Beaumont-PortArthur MSA and the Corpus Christi MSA demand for continued claims expanded by 11.2 percent and 0.4percent, respectively.

Highlights of the Texas Labor Force(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

All estimates are subject to revision. Estimates re ect actual (not seasonally adjusted) data. Civilian Labor Force (C.L.F.) includes wage and salary workers, self-employed, unpaid family, domestics inprivate households, agricultural workers, workers involved in labor disputes and the unemployed, all by place of residence. Employment and Unemployment data are rst rounded then added togethto 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 unroundedLabor 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,de nitions of the MSAs were updated to re ect the 2000 Census-based con gurations. Please see www.tracer2.com for details on these changes. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprisedof 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 RateApril 2012 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

1 Midland 3.2 Odessa 4.03 Amarillo 4.4 (tie) Lubbock 5.0

San Angelo 5.

6 (tie) Abilene 5.3College Station Bryan 5.8 ( tie) Austin Round Rock San Marcos 5.5

Longview 5.Victoria 5.

11 Wichita Falls 512 (tie) Corpus Christi 6.

Waco 6.14 (tie) San Antonio New Braunfels 6.2

Texarkana 6.216 Tyler 6.17 (tie) Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 6.

Houston Sugar Land Baytown 6.5Texas 6.5

19 Laredo 6.620 Sherman Denison 7.

21 Killeen Temple Fort Hood 7.United States 7.7

22 El Paso 8.23 Beaumont Port Arthur 9.24 (tie) Brownsville Harlingen 10.1

McAllen Edinburg Mission 10.

C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate

United States 153,905.0 141,995.0 11,910.0 7.7 154,316.0 141,412.0 12,904.0 8.4 152,898.0 139,661.0 13,237.0 8.7Texas 12,547.8 11,733.3 814.5 6.5 12,531.2 11,655.3 875.9 7.0 12,408.7 11,466.2 942.5 7.6Abilene 83.0 78.6 4.4 5.3 82.3 77.7 4.6 5.6 84.8 79.7 5.1 6.0Amarillo 137.1 131.0 6.1 4.4 136.4 129.9 6.5 4.8 135.4 128.5 6.9 5.1Austin Round Rock San Marcos 954.5 902.2 52.3 5.5 950.0 893.1 56.9 6.0 941.3 881.7 59.6 6.3Beaumont Port Arthur 188.2 170.3 17.9 9.5 187.2 168.5 18.7 10.0 188.7 168.4 20.3 10.7Brownsville Harlingen 160.9 144.7 16.2 10.1 162.0 144.6 17.4 10.7 162.6 144.1 18.5 11.4College Station Bryan 116.8 110.6 6.2 5.3 115.9 109.5 6.4 5.6 117.6 110.5 7.1 6.0Corpus Christi 221.8 208.4 13.4 6.1 220.4 206.1 14.3 6.5 215.5 199.0 16.5 7.7Dallas Fort Worth Arlington 3,298.7 3,085.7 213.0 6.5 3,310.5 3,080.1 230.4 7.0 3,275.2 3,028.3 246.9 7.5

Dallas Plano Irving MD 2,200.9 2,057.6 143.3 6.5 2,207.9 2,053.3 154.6 7.0 2,188.7 2,023.7 165.0 7.5Fort Worth Arlington MD 1,097.8 1,028.1 69.7 6.3 1,102.5 1,026.8 75.7 6.9 1,086.6 1,004.7 81.9 7.5

El Paso 328.5 299.5 29.0 8.8 327.7 296.8 30.9 9.4 325.9 293.5 32.4 9.9Houston Sugar Land Baytown 3,023.8 2,827. 0 196.8 6.5 3,014.5 2,804.0 210.5 7.0 2,960.0 2,727.7 232.3 7.8Killeen Temple Fort Hood 171.6 159.4 12.2 7.1 172.2 159.4 12.8 7.5 171.6 158.5 13.1 7.6Laredo 102.6 95.9 6.7 6.6 102.6 95.5 7.1 6.9 98.4 90.6 7.8 7.9Longview 113.9 107.6 6.3 5.5 115.2 108.4 6.8 5.9 114.2 106.7 7.5 6.5Lubbock 149.5 142.0 7.5 5.0 148.6 140.1 8.5 5 .7 146.6 138.1 8.5 5.8McAllen Edinburg Mission 319.5 287.3 32.2 10.1 322.4 287.9 34.5 10.7 315.1 279.2 35.9 11.4Midland 84.6 81.7 2.9 3.5 83.6 80.5 3.1 3.7 83.0 79.5 3.5 4.2Odessa 83.0 79.7 3.3 4.0 82.0 78.4 3.6 4.4 77.3 72.8 4.5 5.8

San Angelo 57.0 54.2 2.8 5.0 56.5 53.5 3.0 5.3 55.9 52.6 3.3 5.9San Antonio New Braunfels 1,022.4 959.4 63.0 6.2 1,018.3 950.9 67.4 6.6 1,010.8 939.8 71.0 7.0Sherman Denison 58.7 54.6 4.1 7.0 58.5 54.1 4.4 7.5 58.3 53.7 4.6 7.9Texarkana 67.7 63.5 4.2 6.2 67.7 63.2 4.5 6.6 66.3 61.6 4.7 7.1Tyler 106.2 99.5 6.7 6.3 106.1 98.8 7.3 6.9 103.0 95.6 7.4 7.2Victoria 60.0 56.7 3.3 5.5 60.4 56.8 3.6 5.9 60.6 56.6 4.0 6.6Waco 116.1 109.0 7.1 6.1 114.9 107.2 7.7 6 .7 116.1 108.0 8.1 7.0Wichita Falls 71.2 67.0 4.2 5.9 71.6 67.1 4.5 6.3 73.0 68.1 4.9 6.8

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Anderson 7.4 7.8 8.8 0.4 1.4 Donley 4.8 5.2 5.7 0.4 0.9Andrews 3.9 4.1 4.9 0.2 1.0 Duval 7.0 7.6 8.8 0.6 1.8Angelina 6.4 6.8 7.4 0.4 1.0 Eastland 5.4 6.0 6.7 0.6 1.3Aransas 5.5 6.2 7.4 0.7 1.9 Ector 4.0 4.4 5.8 0.4 1.8Archer 4.7 5.0 6.0 0.3 1.3 Edwards 5.6 6.1 6.7 0.5 1.1Armstrong 5.1 4.8 4.6 0.3 0.5 Ellis 6.4 7.2 7.7 0.8 1.3Atascosa 6.4 6.8 7.8 0.4 1.4 El Paso 8.8 9.4 9.9 0.6 1.1Austin 5.7 5.7 7.6 0.0 1.9 Erath 5.1 5.3 5.8 0.2 0.7Bailey 6.0 7.2 6.7 1.2 0.7 Falls 7.9 8.5 8.9 0.6 1.0Bandera 5.7 6.2 6.4 0.5 0.7 Fannin 8.2 8.9 9.5 0.7 1.3Bastrop 6.0 7.0 7.3 1.0 1.3 Fayette 4.5 4.8 5.5 0.3 1.0Baylor 4.8 4.9 5.4 0.1 0.6 Fisher 5.0 5.3 6.1 0.3 1.1Bee 6.8 7.2 8.3 0.4 1.5 Floyd 6.4 7.1 7.9 0.7 1.5Bell 7.0 7.3 7.5 0.3 0.5 Foard 4.9 5.8 6.8 0.9 1.9Bexar 6.3 6.8 7.2 0.5 0.9 Fort Bend 5.8 6.3 7.1 0.5 1.3Blanco 5.2 5.7 5.7 0.5 0.5 Franklin 6.0 6.7 6.9 0.7 0.9Borden 3.0 3.1 3.6 0.1 0.6 Freestone 5.1 5.6 5.9 0.5 0.8Bosque 7.3 7.8 8.0 0.5 0.7 Frio 5.7 6.1 6.8 0.4 1.1Bowie 6.6 7.1 7.2 0.5 0.6 Gaines 4.3 4.7 5.3 0.4 1.0Brazoria 6.7 7.4 8.3 0.7 1.6 Galveston 7.2 7.8 8.8 0.6 1.6Brazos 5.1 5.3 5.8 0.2 0.7 Garza 5.9 6.3 6.7 0.4 0.8Brewster 4.3 4.5 5.0 0.2 0.7 Gillespie 3.9 4.2 4.5 0.3 0.6Briscoe 5.0 5.7 6.1 0.7 1.1 Glasscock 4.2 4.3 4.5 0.1 0.3Brooks 6.8 7.5 8.0 0.7 1.2 Goliad 5.2 5.3 5.1 0.1 0.1Brown 5.7 6.2 6.4 0.5 0.7 Gonzales 4.3 4.8 5.5 0.5 1.2Burleson 6.0 6.0 6.5 0.0 0.5 Gray 4.7 5.0 5.9 0.3 1.2Burnet 5.1 5.6 5.8 0.5 0.7 Grayson 7.0 7.5 7.9 0.5 0.9Caldwell 6.5 7.4 7.7 0.9 1.2 Gregg 5.4 5.7 6.4 0.3 1.0Calhoun 7.5 7.9 8.8 0.4 1.3 Grimes 6.3 6.9 7.6 0.6 1.3Callahan 4.8 5.2 5.7 0.4 0.9 Guadalupe 5.3 5.8 6.2 0.5 0.9Cameron 10.1 10.7 11.4 0.6 1.3 Hale 6.2 7.0 6.6 0.8 0.4Camp 7.3 7.8 8.5 0.5 1.2 Hall 7.6 8.3 8.5 0.7 0.9Carson 4.2 4.4 4.8 0.2 0.6 Hamilton 4.9 5.4 5.6 0.5 0.7Cass 8.6 9.2 10.3 0.6 1.7 Hansford 3.6 3.8 4.3 0.2 0.7Castro 4.7 5.2 5.3 0.5 0.6 Hardeman 4.8 4.9 5.8 0.1 1.0Chambers 7.4 7.2 8.6 0.2 1.2 Hardin 7.1 7.9 9.0 0.8 1.9Cherokee 7.2 7.8 8.1 0.6 0.9 Harris 6.6 7.1 7.9 0.5 1.3Childress 4.9 5.3 6.0 0.4 1.1 Harrison 6.4 6.9 7.4 0.5 1.0Clay 4.9 5.2 6.0 0.3 1.1 Hartley 4.0 4.3 4.9 0.3 0.9Cochran 7.5 8.8 8.2 1.3 0.7 Haskell 4.5 5.3 5.0 0.8 0.5Coke 5.1 5.4 7.6 0.3 2.5 Hays 5.4 5.8 6.2 0.4 0.8Coleman 5.8 6.4 6.7 0.6 0.9 Hemphill 2.2 2.1 2.7 0.1 0.5Collin 5.9 6.3 6.9 0.4 1.0 Henderson 6.9 7.5 7.9 0.6 1.0Collingsworth 4 .4 4.5 5.3 0.1 0.9 Hidalgo 10.1 10.7 11.4 0.6 1.3Colorado 5.8 6.1 6.6 0.3 0.8 Hill 6.8 7.3 7.9 0.5 1.1Comal 5.7 6.3 6.5 0.6 0.8 Hockley 4.6 5.3 5.5 0.7 0.9Comanche 5.4 6.0 6.4 0.6 1.0 Hood 5.6 6.1 6.8 0.5 1.2Concho 6.8 7.2 7.7 0.4 0.9 Hopkins 5.7 6.2 6.6 0.5 0.9Cooke 4.2 4.7 5.2 0.5 1.0 Houston 8.9 9.8 9.4 0.9 0.5Coryell 8.1 8.5 8.6 0.4 0.5 Howard 5.9 6.3 6.7 0.4 0.8Cottle 6.7 7.2 5.4 0.5 1.3 Hudspeth 5.0 5.3 5.8 0.3 0.8Crane 5.8 6.0 7.0 0.2 1.2 Hunt 7.8 7.4 7.9 0.4 0.1Crockett 4.0 4.4 5.1 0.4 1.1 Hutchinson 5.3 5.5 6.4 0.2 1.1Crosby 6.6 6.8 8.8 0.2 2.2 Irion 4.6 4.4 4.4 0.2 0.2Culberson 3.7 3.7 4.3 0.0 0.6 Jack 4.3 4.6 5.1 0.3 0.8Dallam 3.6 3.9 4.3 0.3 0.7 Jackson 5.1 5.6 6.4 0.5 1.3Dallas 6.9 7.4 8.0 0.5 1.1 Jasper 9.6 10.3 11.4 0.7 1.8Dawson 6.6 7.1 7.6 0.5 1.0 Jeff Davis 5.1 5.5 5.2 0.4 0.1Deaf Smith 4.5 4.8 5.2 0.3 0.7 Jefferson 10.4 10.6 11.1 0.2 0.7Delta 6.5 7.3 8.3 0.8 1.8 Jim Hogg 4.8 5.1 6.5 0.3 1.7Denton 5.8 6.3 6.7 0.5 0.9 Jim Wells 5.0 5.3 6.5 0.3 1.5DeWitt 4.8 5.3 6.5 0.5 1.7 Johnson 6.2 7.0 7.4 0.8 1.2Dickens 9.4 10.9 13.2 1.5 3.8 Jones 6.4 6.9 7.0 0.5 0.6Dimmit 5.0 5.6 6.9 0.6 1.9 Karnes 6.6 7.3 7.7 0.7 1.1

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Kaufman 6.7 7.4 8.1 0.7 1.4 Real 6.3 7.2 6.8 0.9 0.5Kendall 5.1 5.7 5.7 0.6 0.6 Red River 9.8 10.6 11.6 0.8 1.8Kenedy 2.7 3.1 3.1 0.4 0.4 Reeves 8.4 9.0 10.4 0.6 2.0Kent 5.0 5.0 5.5 0.0 0.5 Refugio 4.6 4.8 5.7 0.2 1.1Kerr 5.3 5.8 6.1 0.5 0.8 Roberts 4.4 4.7 3.4 0.3 1.0Kimble 5.3 5.7 6.8 0.4 1.5 Robertson 7.3 7.9 8.3 0.6 1.0King 4.5 5.3 5.2 0.8 0.7 Rockwall 5.9 6.3 7.0 0.4 1.1Kinney 7.1 8.4 8.7 1.3 1.6 Runnels 6.0 6.5 7.5 0.5 1.5Kleberg 5.4 5.9 6.4 0.5 1.0 Rusk 6.0 6.3 6.8 0.3 0.8Knox 5.0 5.6 6.1 0.6 1.1 Sabine 14.6 15.4 16.2 0.8 1.6Lamar 8.5 9.3 9.0 0.8 0.5 San Augustine 10.3 11.3 11.9 1.0 1.6Lamb 6.3 13.0 6.9 6.7 0.6 San Jacinto 7.5 8.2 9.8 0.7 2.3Lampasas 6.4 6.9 6.7 0.5 0.3 San Patricio 7.0 7.6 9.0 0.6 2.0La Salle 4.6 5.0 6.9 0.4 2.3 San Saba 7.0 8.1 6.9 1.1 0.1Lavaca 4.4 4.6 5.6 0.2 1.2 Schleicher 4.3 4.6 6.6 0.3 2.3Lee 4.6 5.0 5.5 0.4 0.9 Scurry 4.4 4.9 5.4 0.5 1.0Leon 6.1 6.6 7.4 0.5 1.3 Shackelford 3.3 3.4 3.7 0.1 0.4Liberty 8.5 8.7 9.9 0.2 1.4 Shelby 6.3 6.6 7.6 0.3 1.3Limestone 6.0 6.6 7.1 0.6 1.1 Sherman 3.9 4.2 4.7 0.3 0.8Lipscomb 3.3 3.4 4.1 0.1 0.8 Smith 6.3 6.9 7.2 0.6 0.9Live Oak 4.3 4.6 5.5 0.3 1.2 Somervell 5.3 6.4 7.2 1.1 1.9Llano 6.3 6.8 7.3 0.5 1.0 Starr 14.6 16.0 16.5 1.4 1.9Loving 11.6 9.8 9.8 1.8 1.8 Stephens 5.4 6.0 7.4 0.6 2.0Lubbock 5.0 5.7 5.7 0.7 0.7 Sterling 3.1 3.8 4.5 0.7 1.4Lynn 6.6 7.4 6.8 0.8 0.2 Stonewall 4.1 4.4 4.7 0.3 0.6McCulloch 5.0 5.3 5.6 0.3 0.6 Sutton 3.2 3.5 4.4 0.3 1.2McLennan 6.1 6.7 7.0 0.6 0.9 Swisher 5.4 5.6 6.0 0.2 0.6McMullen 2.4 2.9 3.5 0.5 1.1 Tarrant 6.4 6.9 7.6 0.5 1.2Madison 6.2 6.8 7.3 0.6 1.1 Taylor 5.2 5.5 5.9 0.3 0.7Marion 7.8 8.4 8.8 0.6 1.0 Terrell 6.0 6.9 8.4 0.9 2.4Martin 3.8 4.1 5.2 0.3 1.4 Terry 6.3 7.0 6.9 0.7 0.6Mason 4.1 4.4 4.6 0.3 0.5 Throckmorton 4.5 4.4 6.0 0.1 1.5Matagorda 9.3 10.1 10.5 0.8 1.2 Titus 6.5 7.0 7.6 0.5 1.1Maverick 12.7 13.8 14.8 1.1 2.1 Tom Green 5.0 5.3 5.9 0.3 0.9Medina 5.8 6.4 6.8 0.6 1.0 Travis 5.4 5.9 6.2 0.5 0.8Menard 5.7 6.5 6.5 0.8 0.8 Trinity 7.8 8.2 8.7 0.4 0.9Midland 3.5 3.7 4.2 0.2 0.7 Tyler 9.4 10.0 10.9 0.6 1.5Milam 7.5 8.4 9.2 0.9 1.7 Upshur 5.5 5.9 6.6 0.4 1.1Mills 5.1 5.3 5.8 0.2 0.7 Upton 3.3 3.4 4.2 0.1 0.9Mitchell 6.0 6.7 7.5 0.7 1.5 Uvalde 7.4 8.7 8.2 1.3 0.8Montague 4.7 5.3 5.6 0.6 0.9 Val Verde 7.4 8.0 8.5 0.6 1.1Montgomery 5.7 6.1 7.0 0.4 1.3 Van Zandt 6.1 6.5 6.9 0.4 0.8Moore 3.9 4.1 4.6 0.2 0.7 Victoria 5.1 5.5 6.2 0.4 1.1Morris 9.3 10.0 11.0 0.7 1.7 Walker 6.3 6.8 7.1 0.5 0.8Motley 4.5 5.2 5.1 0.7 0.6 Waller 6.3 6.7 7.4 0.4 1.1Nacogdoches 5.7 6.0 6.2 0.3 0.5 Ward 4.6 4.8 6.0 0.2 1.4Navarro 7.7 8.6 8.4 0.9 0.7 Washington 4.8 5.3 5.4 0.5 0.6Newton 11.5 12.1 13.6 0.6 2.1 Webb 6.6 6.9 7.9 0.3 1.3Nolan 5.3 5.8 6.3 0.5 1.0 Wharton 6.6 7.2 7.6 0.6 1.0Nueces 5.9 6.3 7.5 0.4 1.6 Wheeler 3.3 3.4 4.0 0.1 0.7Ochiltree 3.1 3.3 4.2 0.2 1.1 Wichita 6.1 6.6 6.9 0.5 0.8Oldham 3.8 4.0 5.1 0.2 1.3 Wilbarger 4.3 4.7 5.3 0.4 1.0Orange 8.7 9.6 10.9 0.9 2.2 Willacy 12.6 13.5 13.1 0.9 0.5Palo Pinto 6.0 6.4 7.2 0.4 1.2 Williamson 5.6 6.0 6.4 0.4 0.8Panola 5.4 6.0 6.6 0.6 1.2 Wilson 5.4 5.7 6.4 0.3 1.0Parker 6.0 6.4 6.8 0.4 0.8 Winkler 4.6 5.0 5.8 0.4 1.2Parmer 4.1 4.3 4.7 0.2 0.6 Wise 6.0 7.1 7.1 1.1 1.1Pecos 4.3 4.8 5.3 0.5 1.0 Wood 6.7 7.3 7.5 0.6 0.8Polk 8.0 8.6 9.4 0.6 1.4 Yoakum 3.4 3.7 4.6 0.3 1.2Potter 5.1 5.7 5.9 0.6 0.8 Young 5.0 5.3 6.3 0.3 1.3Presidio 10.9 11.1 13.7 0.2 2.8 Zapata 6.2 6.6 8.2 0.4 2.0Rains 7.0 7.4 8.0 0.4 1.0 Zavala 12.6 14.6 14.2 2.0 1.6Randall 3.9 4.1 4.4 0.2 0.5Reagan 2.3 2.4 3.1 0.1 0.8

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Abilene 5.4 5.7 6.2 0.3 0.8 Garland 6.5 6.9 7.8 0.4 1.3 Paris 9.3 10.4 10.4 1.1 1Allen 5.5 5.9 6.3 0.4 0.8 Georgetown 5.5 5.9 6.2 0.4 0.7 Pasadena 8.1 8.0 9.6 0.1 1Amarillo 4.4 4.8 5.0 0.4 0.6 Grand Prairie 6.6 7.0 7.5 0.4 0.9 Pearland 5.0 5.6 6.3 0.6 1Arlington 6.2 6.5 7.4 0.3 1.2 Grapevine 5.0 5.4 6.2 0.4 1.2 Pflugerville 4.8 5.4 5.2 0.6 0

Austin 5.1 5.5 5.9 0.4 0.8Greenville

9.5 7.8 7.9 1.7 1.6Pharr

8.1 8.7 9.7 0.6 1Baytown 10.2 9.9 11.1 0.3 0.9 Haltom City 6.2 6.7 7.7 0.5 1.5 Plano 5.9 6.1 6.8 0.2 0Beaumont 8.6 9.4 9.3 0.8 0.7 Harker Heights 6.6 7.0 7.1 0.4 0.5 Port Arthur 17.2 16.0 16.6 1.2 0Bedford 5.9 6.2 7.0 0.3 1.1 Harlingen 8.6 9.4 9.5 0.8 0.9 Richardson 5.9 6.1 6.7 0.2 0Big Spring 6.3 6.7 7.5 0.4 1.2 Houston 6.6 7.1 7.9 0.5 1.3 Rockwall 5.2 5.6 6.2 0.4 1Brownsvil le 10.4 11.0 12.2 0.6 1.8 Huntsville 6.3 6.7 7.2 0.4 0.9 Rosenberg 5.5 6.0 7.6 0.5 2Bryan 5.3 5.6 6.0 0.3 0.7 Hurst 6.0 6.5 7.5 0.5 1.5 Round Rock 5.2 5.7 6.1 0.5 0Burleson 5.3 6.1 6.5 0.8 1.2 Irving 5.9 6.3 7.0 0.4 1.1 Rowlett 6.6 7.2 7.6 0.6 1Carrollton 5.9 6.4 7.1 0.5 1.2 Keller 5.3 5.7 6.2 0.4 0.9 San Angelo 5.0 5.4 5.9 0.4 0Cedar Hill 7.3 7.6 8.3 0.3 1.0 Killeen 7.9 8.1 8.4 0.2 0.5 San Antonio 6.2 6.6 7.0 0.4 0Cedar Park 5.3 5.6 6.4 0.3 1.1 Kingsville 5.1 5.7 6.1 0.6 1.0 San Benito 10.1 10.2 9.9 0.1 0Cleburne 6.1 6.6 7.3 0.5 1.2 Kyle 4.3 4.7 4.9 0.4 0.6 San Juan 10.5 11.6 12.0 1.1 1College Station 5.0 5.2 5.8 0.2 0.8 Lake Jackson 6.1 6.9 7.7 0.8 1.6 San Marcos 5.0 5.3 5.4 0.3 0Conroe 5.2 5.4 6.5 0.2 1.3 Lancaster 8.6 9.2 9.4 0.6 0.8 Schertz 4.7 5.0 5.5 0.3 0Coppell 5.9 6.0 6.4 0.1 0.5 La Porte 7.3 7.6 8.3 0.3 1.0 Seguin 5.8 6.1 6.9 0.3 1

Copperas Cove 7.3 7.4 7.3 0.1 0.0 Laredo 6.3 6.6 7.5 0.3 1.2 Sherman 7.2 7.4 7.8 0.2 0Corpus Christi 5.7 6.0 7.2 0.3 1.5 League City 5.4 5.8 7.3 0.4 1.9 Socorro 9.6 10.9 11.8 1.3 2Corsicana 8.4 9.6 8.5 1.2 0.1 Leander 4.2 4.6 5.2 0.4 1.0 Southlake 5.7 5.8 6.2 0.1 0Dallas 7.1 7.6 8.2 0.5 1.1 Lewisville 5.6 6.3 6.1 0.7 0.5 Sugar Land 4.8 5.3 6.0 0.5 1Deer Park 6.2 6.6 7.9 0.4 1.7 Little Elm 4.5 4.8 5.3 0.3 0.8 Temple 5.3 5.7 6.2 0.4 0Del Rio 7.3 7.7 8.4 0.4 1.1 Longview 5.4 5.8 6.6 0.4 1.2 Texarkana 6.6 7.4 6.8 0.8 0Denton 5.2 5.4 6.1 0.2 0.9 Lubbock 4.9 5.6 5.7 0.7 0.8 Texas City 9.0 9.8 10.5 0.8 1DeSoto 7.2 7.6 8.8 0.4 1.6 Lufkin 6.6 7.0 7.4 0.4 0.8 The Colony 6.5 7.3 7.6 0.8 1Duncanville 7.4 8.3 8.2 0.9 0.8 McAllen 6.9 7.2 7.9 0.3 1.0 Tyler 6.3 6.8 7.2 0.5 0Eagle Pass 14.0 15.4 16.9 1.4 2.9 McKinney 6.1 7.1 6.8 1 0.7 University Park 5.5 5.5 6.1 0.0 0Edinburg 7.2 7.7 8.3 0.5 1.1 Mansfield 5.5 5.9 6.3 0.4 0.8 Victoria 5.1 5.5 6.3 0.4 1El Paso 8.2 8.7 9.2 0.5 1.0 Mesquite 6.5 7.0 7.8 0.5 1.3 Waco 6.8 7.5 7.3 0.7 0Euless 6.3 6.4 7.0 0.1 0.7 Midland 3.5 3.7 4.2 0.2 0.7 Waxahachie 6.3 6.6 7.0 0.3 0Farmers Branch 6.4 6.9 6.9 0.5 0.5 Mission 8.3 8.7 8.9 0.4 0.6 Weatherford 5.9 6.4 7.0 0.5 1Flower Mound 5.5 5.8 6.2 0.3 0.7 Missouri City 6.5 6.9 7.6 0.4 1.1 Weslaco 9.4 10.2 11.2 0.8 1Fort Worth 6.5 7.1 7.8 0.6 1.3 Nacogdoches 6.0 6.2 6.5 0.2 0.5 Wichita Falls 6.2 6.8 7.0 0.6 0Friendswood 5 .8 6.2 6.8 0.4 1.0 New Braunfels 4.8 5.4 5.7 0.6 0.9 Wylie 5.8 6.0 6.6 0.2 0Frisco 5.2 5.4 6.4 0.2 1.2 North Richland Hills 5.9 6.2 6.7 0.3 0.8Galveston 7.4 8.1 9.0 0.7 1.6 Odessa 4.0 4.3 5.7 0.3 1.7

Unemployment Rates for Texas Cities

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Apr.2011

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Alamo 6.1 6.6 7.0 0.5 0.9 Middle Rio Grande 9.0 10.0 10.6 1.0 1.6Brazos Valley 5.4 5.7 6.2 0.3 0.8 North Central Texas 6.0 6.5 7.0 0.5 1.0Cameron County 10.1 10.7 11.4 0.6 1.3 North East Texas 7.2 7.9 8.2 0.7 1.0Capital Area 5.4 5.9 6.2 0.5 0.8 North Texas 5.5 5.9 6.4 0.4 0.9Central Texas 7.0 7.4 7.6 0.4 0.6 Panhandle 4.4 4.7 5.1 0.3 0.7

Coastal Bend 5.9 6.3 7.5 0.4 1.6 Permian Basin 4.1 4.5 5.3 0.4 1.2Concho Valley 4.8 5.1 5.7 0.3 0.9 Rural Capital 5.5 6.0 6.4 0.5 0.9Dallas 6.9 7.4 8.0 0.5 1.1 South East Texas 9.5 10.0 10.7 0.5 1.2Deep East Texas 7.6 8.1 8.8 0.5 1.2 South Plains 5.2 6.1 6.0 0.9 0.8East Texas 6.3 6.7 7.2 0.4 0.9 South Texas 6.5 6.9 7.9 0.4 1.4Golden Crescent 5.2 5.6 6.4 0.4 1.2 Tarrant County 6.4 6.9 7.6 0.5 1.2Gulf Coast 6.5 7.0 7.8 0.5 1.3 Texoma 6.4 7.0 7.5 0.6 1.1Heart Of Texas 6.2 6.8 7.1 0.6 0.9 Upper Rio Grande 8.7 9.3 9.8 0.6 1.1Lower Rio Grande Valley 10.5 11.2 11.8 0.7 1.3 West Central Texas 5.3 5.7 6.1 0.4 0.8

Unemployment Rates for Texas WDAs

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Gregg

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Polk

Houston

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Wood

Hopkins

Rains

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Lamar

Fannin

Rockwall

Hunt

Navarro

Freestone

Anderson

Henderson

Kaufman

VanZandt

Montague

Wise Denton Collin

CookeGrayson

Lime-stone

Hill

McLennan

Bosque

Somervell

Parker

EllisJohnson

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Comanche

Coryell

Burnet

Lampasas

Hamilton

Erath Hood

Mills

Chambers

Hardin

Orange

Jefferson

Montgomery Liberty

Harris

SanJacinto

W al l er

Grimes

Walker

Brazoria

Galveston

Matagorda

Wharton

Fort Bend

Brazos

Leon

Madison

Burleson

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Washington

Colorado

Austin

GoliadVictoria

Refugio

Calhoun

Jackson

Williamson

Bell

Milam

Falls

LeeTravis

Hays

Guadalupe

Fayette

Bastrop

Gonzales

Caldwell

Lavaca

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JimWells

Kleberg

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KerrEdwards

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Wichita

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Wilbarger

ArcherBaylor

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Jones PaloPinto

Stephens

Eastland

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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: 6.5%*

0.0% to 5.3% (6)5.4% to 5.9% (5)6.0% to 6.4% (6)6.5% to 7.9% (6)8.0% and over (5)

Unemployment Rates by WDAApril 2012

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program *Not Seasonally AdjustedPrepared by the Labor Market and Career Information Department, TWC (05/18/2012)

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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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G LOSSARY OF L ABOR M ARKET T ERMSActual or Not Seasonally Adjusted - This term is used to describe data seriesnot 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 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 StateEmployment Security Agencies in accordance with Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS) de nitions and procedures. Data is used for planning and budgetarypurposes as an indication of need for employment and training servicesprograms. Estimates are also used to allocate Federal funds.

Metropolitan Division (MD) - A Metropolitan Statistical Area which containsa single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdividedinto 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 theFort Worth-Arlington MD, which combine to form the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - A geographic area that contains aleast one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population plus adjacent territorythat has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core urbanarea. An MSA in Texas is made up of one or more counties. The U.S. Of of Management and Budget de nes metropolitan areas according to publishedstandards that are applied to Census Bureau data. Texas has 25 MSAs andtwo Metropolitan Divisions (MD).

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

Unemployed (Unemp) - Persons 16 years and over who had no employmentduring the reference week, were available for work, except for temporaryillness, and had made speci c efforts to nd employment sometime durinthe 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waitingto be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have beenlooking for work to be classi ed as unemployed.

H APPENINGS AROUND THE STATEAmazon Plans Expansion in TexasAUSTIN, TX (Associated Press--Chris Tomlinson)Online retailer Amazon.com reached an agreement with Texas of cials to settle a sales tax disputeby expanding operations in the state and starting to collect sales taxes. Thedeal comes less than a year after Amazon shut down a distribution centerin Irving to protest a $269 million tax bill sent by Texas Comptroller SusanCombs in 2010.

Combs and Amazon said in a joint statement that the settlement calls for thecompany to bring at least 2,500 jobs and $200 million in capital investments.The company will begin collecting and paying sales tax July 1. Combsand Amazons Vice President of Global Public Policy Paul Misener bothcommitted to working toward a national solution to solving sales tax problems.Combs said, Congress should enact federal legislation that will give statesaccess to revenues that are already due, which would resolve this issue fairly

for all retailers and all states. Amazons Misener added, We appreciateComptroller Combs working with us to advance federal legislation.

Lewis Energy Expands in South TexasSAN ANTONIO, TX (San Antonio Business Journal)San Antonio-basedLewis Energy Group is expanding both its staff and its South Texas campusas it drills in the Eagle Ford Shale and other nearby petroleum plays. Thecompany will add 350 employees in South Texas by yearend50 of themin the Alamo City. To keep up with growing payroll, its also spending $30million to expand its corporate campus in Encinal, two hours south of SanAntonio. Last year, Lewis Energy broadened its relationship with petroleumgiant BP. The new investment allowed Lewis Energy to shed virtually all of its debt according to a company of cial. Lewis Energy CEO Rod Lewis said,

Weve been down here 30 years and we couldnt ask for a better partner. Thisexpansion has helped people understand were a long term player.

Grocer to Open New StoresAUSTIN, TX (Austin American-Statesman--Brian Gaar)Two new Austin-area Whole Foods stores will open this month and in June according tocompany of cials. The Bee Cave location at the Hill Country Galleria willopen in May, and the southwest Austin location at MoPac and William Cannonwill open June 19. The stores are the rst new Austin locations in more than30 years, company of cials said.

Our guests have told us theyd like to see more stores in our hometown andwe have been working hard to make that happen. Were excited to be able toprovide the highest quality natural and organic products to other parts of thegreater Austin area, said Mark Dixon, regional president for the companys

southwest region. The stores will be about 35,000 square feet with 150-200employees each, the company said.

Orbitz Bringing Jobs to AegisKILLEEN, TX (Killeen Daily Herald)A well-known online travel companyplans to bring 300 jobs to the Killeen area this year to a local branch of AegisLimited. Orbitz Worldwide announced that its partnership with Aegis willinclude hiring and training a group of travel professionals to work in Aegiscall center in Killeen. As of the announcement, Aegis already has hired justunder 100 workers. Susan Parkhill, Aegis Killeen site director, said thecompany plans to ll 200 more positions within the next two months. Wehave a great employee pool, and there are a lot of great opportunities foreveryone involved, said Parkhill.

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APR 2012 6.5% APR 2012 6.9%MAR 2012 7.0% MAR 2012 7.0%APR 2011 7.6% APR 2011 8.0%

APR 2012 7.7% APR 2012 8.1%MAR 2012 8.4% MAR 2012 8.2%APR 2011 8.7% APR 2011 9.0%

APR 2012 10,768,700 APR 2012 10,755,600MAR 2012 10,724,500 MAR 2012 10,742,400APR 2011 10,556,200 APR 2011 10,529,800OTM Change 44,200 OTM Change 13,200OTYChange 212,500 OTYChange 225,800

APR 2012 80,887 APR 2012 742,090MAR 2012 74,343 MAR 2012 678,840APR 2011 85,301 APR 2011 736,646

Annual ChangeU.S. APR 2012 2.3% APR 2012 258,000Dallas Fort Worth MAR 2012 2.7% MAR 2012 257,000Houston Galveston APR 2012 2.2% APR 2011 243,500

OTM Change 1,000OTYChange 14,500

APR 2012 $ 103.33 OTM Change $ 2.86

MAR 2012 $ 106.19 OTYChange $ 6.71

APR 2011 $ 110.04

Texas Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed

Texas Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment

U.S. Unemployment Rate

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil ($/barrel)

Consumer Price Index (CPI) Personnel Supply

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M ASS L AYOFF STATISTICSThe Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a Federal-State initiative that identi es, describes, and tracks large job cutbacks. Mass layoffs andclosures in Texas occur when at least 50 workers are separated involuntarily by their employer for more than 30 days. Once the employers areidenti ed, a contact is made by telephone 31 days after the potential layoff event to verify the layoff. Information is collected as to what kind of layoff occurred (Permanent, Temporary, or no layoff) and the reason for the layoff or closure of a company. Other information gathered includethe number of people employed prior to the layoff, the establishments open/close status and whether or not there will be any employee recall.

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