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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Metro Areas (Seasonally Adjusted)Abilene MSA
Amarillo MSA
Austin-Round Rock MSA
Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA
Brownsville-Harlingen MSA
College Station-Bryan MSA
Corpus Christi MSA
Dallas-FW-Arlington MSA
Dallas-Plano-Irving MD
Fort Worth-Arlington MD
El Paso MSA
Houston MSA
Killeen-Temple MSA
Laredo MSA
Longview MSA
Lubbock MSA
McAllen MSA
Midland MSA
Odessa MSA
San Angelo MSA
San Antonio MSA
Sherman-Denison MSA
Texarkana MSA
Tyler MSA
Victoria MSA
Waco MSA
Wichita Falls MSA77,200
128,800
1,357,100
164,500
162,900
142,100
200,400
4,269,200
3,057,600
1,210,200
346,800
3,432,600
155,300
112,800
100,900
161,300
300,200
121,700
81,200
52,600
1,177,600
54,000
59,700
116,600
40,300
137,700
59,6000
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11,400
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-100
800
200
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8,800
2,500
700
6,900
500
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41,000
3,400
3,300
4,200
5,400
80,400
51,200
24,100
7,600
88,000
3,300
3,100
200
3,400
4,200
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700
25,700
1,800
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Twenty of 26 metro areas added
jobs over the month of Feb-
ruary for a combined emp-
loyment increase of 35,200.
Employment held flat in three
areas and declined in three
areas. Twenty-five areas ach-
ieved positive annual emp-
loyment growth, while one area
was unchanged. Twenty-two
metro areas met or exceeded
pre-COVID employment in
February 2020.
The Austin-Round Rock MSA
rebounded from a January
decline with 11,400 positions
added, reaching a 31st series
employment high in 34 months.
The MSA added 41,000 posi-
tions over the year.
Employment in the College
Station-Bryan MSA grew by
800 positions and achieved a
series high job count. The area
added 4,200 jobs year over year.
Odessa MSA employment offset
a January monthly decline with
400 jobs added. Annual growth
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