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Economic Summaries are specialized products that combine data graphically from subjects such as unemployment, inflation, and wages into a single document for selected metropolitan areas. To view a specific area in this region, use the dropdown list below or click here.

News Releases:

Dec

Houston Area Employment — October 2022

Total nonfarm employment for the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, metropolitan area increased by 194,100 over the year in October.

Nov

Consumer Price Index, South Region — October 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.4 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov

Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – October 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.6 percent for the two months ending in October 2022.

Nov

Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2022

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.7 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct

Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2022

From December 2021 to March 2022 gross job gains in private sector establishments in Texas totaled 700,110, while gross job losses numbered 593,644, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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