Abilene, TX
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 64,278 | - | 6.0 | - |
| 1991 | 65,543 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| 1992 | 67,089 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 68,973 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | 70,246 | 1.8 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 72,440 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | 73,562 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| 1997 | 73,659 | 0.1 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| 1998 | 74,050 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 72,941 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 71,987 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 71,881 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 74,122 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 75,698 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 76,338 | 0.8 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 77,209 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 78,504 | 1.7 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 77,319 | -1.5 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 72,247 | 3.8 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 72,022 | 3.8 | 4.7 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 71,728 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 72,340 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 71,896 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 71,442 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 72,104 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 71,532 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 72,910 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 73,736 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 73,592 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 73,735 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 72,844 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 72,930 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 73,244 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 73,872 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| May | 73,469 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 73,218 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 73,228 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 72,624 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 73,824 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 74,264 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 74,490 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 74,741 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 73,786 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 73,321 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 73,756 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 73,871 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| May | 73,780 | 0.4 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 73,228 | 0.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 73,387 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 72,802 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 73,613 | -0.3 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 73,973 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 74,359 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 74,035 | -0.9 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 74,374 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 74,518 | 1.6 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 74,439 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 74,379 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| May | 74,164 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 73,676 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 74,479 | 1.5 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 73,301 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 74,149 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 73,839 | -0.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 73,633 | -1.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 73,649 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 72,776 | -2.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 72,687 | -2.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 72,836 | -2.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 73,053 | -1.8 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| May | 73,031 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 72,760 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 73,015 | -2.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 72,296 | -1.4 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 73,074 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 73,194 | -0.9 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 73,318 | -0.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 73,252 | -0.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 72,371 | -0.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 72,176 | -0.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 72,291 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 72,736 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 72,356 | -0.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 72,199 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 71,646 | -1.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 71,638 | -0.9 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 71,697 | -1.9 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 71,686 | -2.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 71,031 | -3.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 72,013 | -1.7 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 71,500 | -1.2 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 71,642 | -0.7 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 71,452 | -1.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 71,841 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 71,524 | -1.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 71,987 | -0.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 72,199 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 71,238 | -0.6 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 71,391 | -0.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 72,243 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 72,772 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 72,783 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 72,321 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 73,271 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 74,090 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 73,354 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| May | 73,762 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 74,320 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 74,190 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 74,242 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 75,238 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 74,684 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 74,619 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 75,374 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 74,599 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 74,893 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 75,558 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 75,448 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 75,801 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 76,830 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 75,498 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 75,319 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 76,662 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 75,033 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 76,151 | 2.1 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 76,586 | 1.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 75,126 | 0.7 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 75,233 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 75,548 | 0.0 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 75,532 | 0.1 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 75,495 | -0.4 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 76,881 | 0.1 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 76,157 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 75,904 | 0.8 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 77,964 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 77,373 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 77,445 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 77,403 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 76,297 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 75,958 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 75,852 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 76,472 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 76,590 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 76,809 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 78,312 | 2.8 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 77,593 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 78,101 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 78,611 | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 78,004 | 0.7 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 77,913 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 77,653 | 1.8 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 77,509 | 2.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 77,679 | 2.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 78,369 | 2.5 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 78,756 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 79,407 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79,028 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 78,430 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 78,633 | 0.7 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 78,729 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 78,992 | 1.3 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 78,861 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 77,244 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 77,025 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 76,991 | -0.9 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 76,887 | -1.9 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 77,222 | -1.9 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 77,343 | -2.6 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 77,706 | -1.7 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 77,142 | -1.6 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 77,596 | -1.3 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 77,199 | -1.9 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 77,808 | -1.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 77,667 | -1.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 77,623 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 77,479 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 77,884 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
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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