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MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 56,392 | - | 4.1 | - |
| 1991 | 58,427 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 60,965 | 4.3 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| 1993 | 62,212 | 2.0 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | 64,826 | 4.2 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 66,198 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 67,080 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 65,766 | -2.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 66,720 | 1.5 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 1999 | 67,797 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 61,650 | -9.1 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 2001 | 62,092 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 63,278 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 65,085 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 67,363 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 69,608 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 71,370 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 72,220 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 66,459 | 5.1 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 65,872 | 5.1 | 5.2 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 66,594 | 4.6 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 66,185 | 3.2 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 65,765 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 66,692 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 65,078 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 65,459 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 65,235 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66,255 | -0.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67,249 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 67,532 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 67,023 | 0.8 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 65,930 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 67,244 | 1.0 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 66,807 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 66,410 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 66,722 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 66,634 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 66,932 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 66,361 | 1.7 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 67,720 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 69,055 | 2.7 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 68,127 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 66,152 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 65,503 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 66,609 | -0.9 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 66,041 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| May | 66,133 | -0.4 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 65,446 | -1.9 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 65,459 | -1.8 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 65,363 | -2.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 64,141 | -3.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 65,845 | -2.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66,610 | -3.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 65,887 | -3.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 66,148 | 0.0 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 65,560 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 66,177 | -0.6 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 66,707 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 66,613 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 65,881 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 66,877 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 65,977 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 65,708 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 67,662 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 68,392 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 68,942 | 4.6 | 2.6 | -1.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 68,441 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 67,705 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 68,240 | 3.1 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 67,257 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 67,514 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 66,927 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 67,227 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 66,453 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 66,456 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 68,524 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 69,425 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 69,391 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 59,842 | -12.6 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 59,283 | -12.4 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 61,965 | -9.2 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 62,547 | -7.0 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 62,112 | -8.0 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 62,291 | -6.9 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 62,262 | -7.4 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 62,145 | -6.5 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 61,432 | -7.6 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 61,834 | -9.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 61,929 | -10.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 62,153 | -10.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 63,042 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 62,607 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 63,101 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 62,127 | -0.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 61,838 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 61,551 | -1.2 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 61,781 | -0.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 61,244 | -1.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 60,897 | -0.9 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 62,134 | 0.5 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 62,725 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 62,060 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 61,477 | -2.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 61,634 | -1.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 62,035 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 63,351 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 63,300 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 62,732 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 63,594 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 63,478 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 63,689 | 4.6 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 64,848 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 64,792 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 64,406 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 64,200 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 64,128 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 64,487 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 65,250 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| May | 65,100 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 65,145 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 65,117 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 64,516 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 64,163 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 65,789 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 66,440 | 2.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 66,686 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| 2004-Jan | 67,039 | 4.4 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 66,571 | 3.8 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 66,902 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 66,629 | 2.1 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 67,081 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 66,919 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 67,378 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 67,212 | 4.2 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 66,836 | 4.2 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 68,343 | 3.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 69,136 | 4.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 68,311 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 68,523 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 68,426 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 68,808 | 2.8 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 69,392 | 4.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 69,573 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 69,643 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 69,525 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 69,109 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 69,281 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 70,777 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 71,130 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 71,114 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 70,334 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 70,134 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 70,581 | 2.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 70,607 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 71,166 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 71,969 | 3.3 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 70,829 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 70,675 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 71,171 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 72,710 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 72,972 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 73,290 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 72,293 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 72,011 | 2.7 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 72,634 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 72,520 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 72,621 | 2.0 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 72,537 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 71,832 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 71,456 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71,460 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 72,185 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 72,697 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 72,388 | -1.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 72,074 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 71,935 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 72,452 | -0.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 72,554 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| May | 72,167 | -0.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 72,010 | -0.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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