Coastal Bend Workforce Area (Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates by WDA, MSA, & County)

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Latest Monthly Data Previous Monthly Data Year Ago Area Type August 2019 July 2019 August 2018

Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate M+- Y+- Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate

United States Nation 163,922,000 157,878,000 6,044,000 3.7 0.0 -0.1 163,351,000 157,288,000 6,063,000 3.7 161,802,000 155,604,000 6,197,000 3.8

Texas State 14,032,284 13,560,414 471,870 3.4 0.0 -0.3 14,018,764 13,542,973 475,791 3.4 13,860,971 13,344,054 516,917 3.7

Corpus Christi MSA 207,238 198,128 9,110 4.4 -0.1 -0.6 206,838 197,514 9,324 4.5 206,691 196,409 10,282 5.0

Coastal Bend WDA 263,935 252,273 11,662 4.4 -0.2 -0.6 263,371 251,387 11,984 4.6 262,649 249,555 13,094 5.0

Aransas County 10,146 9,729 417 4.1 -0.3 -1.1 10,111 9,667 444 4.4 10,158 9,627 531 5.2

Bee County 9,759 9,304 455 4.7 0.0 -0.3 9,734 9,280 454 4.7 9,869 9,380 489 5.0

Brooks County 2,508 2,378 130 5.2 -1.5 -0.7 2,550 2,380 170 6.7 2,444 2,301 143 5.9

Duval County 5,200 4,966 234 4.5 -0.1 -0.6 5,180 4,944 236 4.6 5,065 4,806 259 5.1

Jim Wells County 17,822 17,016 806 4.5 -0.2 -0.9 17,820 16,976 844 4.7 16,977 16,067 910 5.4

Kenedy County 259 250 9 3.5 -0.1 -0.5 249 240 9 3.6 251 241 10 4.0

Kleberg County 13,126 12,503 623 4.7 -0.2 -0.4 13,018 12,381 637 4.9 13,097 12,430 667 5.1

Live Oak County 4,907 4,733 174 3.5 -0.3 -0.3 4,885 4,700 185 3.8 5,120 4,925 195 3.8

Nueces County 166,943 159,951 6,992 4.2 -0.1 -0.6 166,708 159,531 7,177 4.3 166,497 158,588 7,909 4.8

Refugio County 3,116 2,995 121 3.9 -0.1 -0.5 3,097 2,972 125 4.0 3,135 2,996 139 4.4

San Patricio County 30,149 28,448 1,701 5.6 -0.1 -0.5 30,019 28,316 1,703 5.7 30,036 28,194 1,842 6.1

(M+-) Change in unemployment rate from last month (Increase) (Decrease) (Y+-) Change in unemployment rate from last year (Increase) (Decrease)

Earnings for all occupations Coastal Bend, expressed as hourly rate (TWC):

Coastal Bend All Occupations- Average $18.35/hr. Entry level $8.58/hr. Experienced workers $23.24/hr. Top 10% $33.56/hr. Texas All Occupations- Average $20.97/hr. Entry level $8.88/hr. Experienced workers $ 27.02/hr. Top 10% $39.64/hr.

Educational Attainment for population 25 years of age and older - Corpus Christi (Census American Fact Finder/American Community Survey):

Less than 9th grade 8.7% 12th grade & GED 27.7% Associates degree 7.0% Graduate or Professional degrees 8.4% 9th thru 11th grade 9.3% Some College 25.1% Bachelors degree 13.8%

Median earnings Corpus Christi by education for persons 25 years of age & up (Census AFF/ACS): $27,211 ($36,380 male/ $22,328 female)

Less than High School $15,437 Some College or Associates $28,739 Graduate or Professional $56,681 High School & GED $26,818 Bachelor’s $44,078

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired customers may contact Relay Texas: 1-800-735-2989 (TDD) and 1-800-735-2988 or 7-1-1 (Voice)

Coastal Bend Workforce Development Area August 2019

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WDA Labor Force StatisticsAug-19 Jul-19 Aug-18 Yearly Change

Civilian Labor Force 263,935 263,371 262,649 1,286Employed 252,273 251,387 249,555 2,718Unemployed 11,662 11,984 13,094 -1,432Unemployment Rate 4.4% 4.6% 5.0% -0.6%

Texas Labor Force StatisticsAug-19 Jul-19 Aug-18 Yearly Change

Civilian Labor Force 14,015,573 14,063,720 13,768,541 247,032Employed 13,508,756 13,539,870 13,222,420 286,336Unemployed 506,817 523,850 546,121 -39,304Unemployment Rate 3.6% 3.7% 4.0% -0.4%

US Labor Force StatisticsAug-19 Jul-19 Aug-18 Yearly Change

Civilian Labor Force 164,019,000 164,941,000 161,909,000 2,110,000Employed 157,816,000 158,385,000 155,539,000 2,277,000Unemployed 6,203,000 6,556,000 6,370,000 -167,000Unemployment Rate 3.8% 4.0% 3.9% -0.1%

Continued Claims for the Week of the 12thAug-19 Jul-19 Aug-18 Yearly Change

WDA 2,304 2,547 2,185 119Texas 94,100 104,088 93,251 849

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Projected Top Ten Fastest Growing Industries in WDA (% Growth 2016-2026)

Outpatient carecenters

Home healthcare services

Management of companiesand enterprisesGeneral freight

truckingContinuing care, assisted

living facilitiesOffices of other

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care servicesOffice administrative

servicesArchitectural and

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Average Weekly Wage (1st Quarter 2019)

Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Quarterly Change Yearly ChangeWDA $924 $933 $899 $-9 $25Texas $1,204 $1,148 $1,168 $56 $36US $1,184 $1,144 $1,152 $40 $32

Employment by Size Class (1st Quarter 2019)

1-4 : 4.0%5-9 : 5.2%

10-19 : 7.4%

20-49 : 13.0%

50-99 : 11.0%

100-249 : 15.9%250-499 : 10.1%

500-999 : 9.5%

1000+ : 23.9%

Employment by Ownership (1st Quarter 2019)Federal

Government 3.1%State

Government 4.0%Local

Government 12.5%

Private 80.4%

Employment by Industry (1st Quarter 2019, Percent Change) Employment by Industry (1st Quarter 2019)

Industry Employment% ofTotal

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Natural Resources and Mining 11,075 4.7% -2.2% 5.5%Construction 22,308 9.4% -5.7% -8.9%Manufacturing 12,175 5.2% -2.9% -1.3%Trade, Transportation and Utilities 42,677 18.1% -1.9% 0.1%Information 1,904 0.8% -1.1% -3.4%Financial Activities 10,081 4.3% 0.7% 4.2%Professional and BusinessServices

20,674 8.7% -2.6% 2.8%

Education and Health Services 67,036 28.4% 0.0% 1.6%Leisure and Hospitality 30,820 13.0% 0.5% 1.8%Other Services 5,834 2.5% -1.0% 1.4%Public Administration 11,746 5.0% -1.6% -0.6%

Natural Resourcesand Mining 4.7%

Construction 9.4%

Manufacturing 5.2%

Trade, Transportationand Utilities 18.1%

Information 0.8%Financial

Activities 4.3%Professional and

Business Services 8.7%

Education andHealth Services 28.4%

Leisure andHospitality 13.0%

OtherServices 2.5%

PublicAdministration 5.0%

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Corpus Christi MSA August 2019

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MSA Labor Force Statistics

Aug-19 Jul-19 Aug-18 Yearly Change

Civilian Labor Force 207,238 206,838 206,691 547

Employed 198,128 197,514 196,409 1,719

Unemployed 9,110 9,324 10,282 -1,172

Unemployment Rate 4.4% 4.5% 5.0% -0.6%

Texas Labor Force Statistics

Aug-19 Jul-19 Aug-18 Yearly Change

Civilian Labor Force 14,015,573 14,063,720 13,768,541 247,032

Employed 13,508,756 13,539,870 13,222,420 286,336

Unemployed 506,817 523,850 546,121 -39,304

Unemployment Rate 3.6% 3.7% 4.0% -0.4%

US Labor Force Statistics

Aug-19 Jul-19 Aug-18 Yearly Change

Civilian Labor Force 164,019,000 164,941,000 161,909,000 2,110,000

Employed 157,816,000 158,385,000 155,539,000 2,277,000

Unemployed 6,203,000 6,556,000 6,370,000 -167,000

Unemployment Rate 3.8% 4.0% 3.9% -0.1%

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Employment by Size Class (1st Quarter 2019) Wages by Industry (in millions) (1st Quarter 2019)

0 : 0.2%1-4 : 4.0%

5-9 : 5.3%10-19 : 7.8%

20-49 : 13.7%

50-99 : 11.0%

100-249 : 16.4%

250-499 : 8.9%

500-999 : 7.6%

1000 and over : 25.0%

Natural Resourcesand Mining $110.45

Construction $316.51

Manufacturing $207.28Trade, Transportationand Utilities $361.72

Information $23.39Financial

Activities $119.42

Professional andBusiness Services $260.40

Education andHealth Services $321.57

Leisure andHospitality $118.32

OtherServices $43.14

Government $384.47Unclassified $1.19

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Employment by Industry (August 2019) Employment by Industry (August 2019)

IndustryCurrent MonthEmployment

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Total Nonfarm 194,600 0.7% 0.8%

Mining, Logging and Construction 25,000 1.6% 2.5%

Manufacturing 8,600 0.0% 3.6%

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 33,000 0.6% -0.6%

Information 1,600 0.0% 0.0%

Financial Activities 8,600 0.0% 2.4%

Professional and BusinessServices

19,100 3.2% 1.6%

Education and Health Services 32,700 0.6% 2.2%

Leisure and Hospitality 26,800 -1.1% -0.7%

Other Services 6,600 0.0% 3.1%

Government 32,600 0.9% -0.9%

Mining, Loggingand Construction 12.8%

Manufacturing 4.4%

Trade, Transportation,and Utilities 17.0%

Information 0.8%Financial

Activities 4.4%Professional and

Business Services 9.8%

Education andHealth Services 16.8%

Leisure andHospitality 13.8%

OtherServices 3.4%

Government 16.8%

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