El Paso, TX
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 228,522 | - | 11.8 | - |
| 1991 | 230,959 | 1.1 | 12.2 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 240,960 | 4.3 | 11.6 | -0.6 |
| 1993 | 249,688 | 3.6 | 10.8 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 254,343 | 1.9 | 10.6 | -0.1 |
| 1995 | 256,259 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | 256,720 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 260,286 | 1.4 | 11.1 | -0.7 |
| 1998 | 260,272 | 0.0 | 10.4 | -0.7 |
| 1999 | 261,213 | 0.4 | 9.6 | -0.8 |
| 2000 | 256,110 | -2.0 | 6.8 | -2.8 |
| 2001 | 254,944 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 261,553 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 264,358 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 268,635 | 1.6 | 7.6 | -1.2 |
| 2005 | 271,345 | 1.0 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 272,672 | 0.5 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 274,757 | 0.8 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 255,025 | 2.4 | 10.3 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 255,309 | 2.6 | 9.9 | -2.4 |
| Mar | 255,287 | 2.3 | 9.7 | -2.1 |
| Apr | 255,322 | 1.8 | 10.0 | -1.0 |
| May | 254,748 | 1.4 | 9.9 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 255,686 | 1.3 | 11.0 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 258,623 | 1.1 | 11.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 258,389 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 258,026 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 256,894 | -1.1 | 11.8 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 254,913 | -1.9 | 12.2 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 256,885 | -1.0 | 10.6 | 2.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 252,206 | -1.1 | 12.2 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 253,702 | -0.6 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 254,639 | -0.3 | 11.9 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 254,258 | -0.4 | 11.8 | 1.8 |
| May | 254,340 | -0.2 | 11.7 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 255,122 | -0.2 | 12.4 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 257,727 | -0.3 | 12.3 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 257,548 | -0.3 | 11.9 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 257,962 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 260,851 | 1.5 | 11.2 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 260,470 | 2.2 | 11.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 261,815 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 255,501 | 1.3 | 12.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 255,095 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 257,029 | 0.9 | 11.7 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 258,456 | 1.7 | 10.7 | -1.1 |
| May | 259,161 | 1.9 | 10.9 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 260,099 | 2.0 | 11.6 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 262,484 | 1.8 | 11.5 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 261,772 | 1.6 | 11.5 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 262,107 | 1.6 | 11.2 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 264,013 | 1.2 | 11.0 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 263,363 | 1.1 | 9.7 | -2.2 |
| Dec | 264,354 | 1.0 | 9.2 | -1.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 257,273 | 0.7 | 10.6 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 256,538 | 0.6 | 10.6 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 258,574 | 0.6 | 10.4 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 259,405 | 0.4 | 9.3 | -1.4 |
| May | 261,708 | 1.0 | 9.8 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 260,601 | 0.2 | 11.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 261,298 | -0.5 | 11.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 260,733 | -0.4 | 11.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 261,180 | -0.4 | 11.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 261,918 | -0.8 | 10.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 261,626 | -0.7 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 262,414 | -0.7 | 9.6 | 0.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 259,431 | 0.8 | 10.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 259,473 | 1.1 | 10.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 259,397 | 0.3 | 9.4 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 259,727 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 261,046 | -0.3 | 9.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 260,801 | 0.1 | 10.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 262,621 | 0.5 | 10.0 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 261,879 | 0.4 | 9.5 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 261,921 | 0.3 | 9.7 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 262,226 | 0.1 | 9.2 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 262,524 | 0.3 | 8.9 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 263,513 | 0.4 | 8.4 | -1.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 256,010 | -1.3 | 7.5 | -3.0 |
| Feb | 256,943 | -1.0 | 7.5 | -2.7 |
| Mar | 257,431 | -0.8 | 7.0 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 257,695 | -0.8 | 6.5 | -2.9 |
| May | 254,407 | -2.5 | 6.8 | -2.7 |
| Jun | 254,013 | -2.6 | 7.3 | -3.4 |
| Jul | 254,022 | -3.3 | 7.0 | -2.9 |
| Aug | 254,529 | -2.8 | 7.0 | -2.4 |
| Sep | 255,589 | -2.4 | 6.6 | -3.1 |
| Oct | 256,565 | -2.2 | 6.1 | -3.1 |
| Nov | 257,492 | -1.9 | 6.2 | -2.6 |
| Dec | 258,624 | -1.9 | 5.9 | -2.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 256,048 | 0.0 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 255,880 | -0.4 | 6.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 256,707 | -0.3 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 255,044 | -1.0 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 254,300 | 0.0 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 253,543 | -0.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 253,195 | -0.3 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 252,255 | -0.9 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 256,343 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 254,757 | -0.7 | 7.7 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 255,238 | -0.9 | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 256,016 | -1.0 | 7.5 | 1.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 255,931 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 257,504 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 258,618 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 259,785 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| May | 258,974 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 259,183 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 259,143 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 261,965 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 267,277 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 266,322 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 266,062 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 267,872 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 263,636 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 264,570 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 263,834 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 264,967 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 262,334 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 259,741 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 260,711 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 262,932 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 265,842 | -0.5 | 8.9 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 267,288 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 268,006 | 0.7 | 8.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 268,440 | 0.2 | 7.8 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 266,685 | 1.2 | 8.7 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 267,995 | 1.3 | 7.7 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 267,613 | 1.4 | 7.9 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 266,804 | 0.7 | 7.2 | -0.9 |
| May | 267,611 | 2.0 | 7.3 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 265,586 | 2.3 | 8.1 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 268,541 | 3.0 | 7.7 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 267,119 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 270,049 | 1.6 | 7.1 | -1.8 |
| Oct | 271,693 | 1.6 | 7.1 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 272,518 | 1.7 | 7.3 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 271,409 | 1.1 | 7.5 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 268,094 | 0.5 | 7.9 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 269,055 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 269,612 | 0.7 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 270,645 | 1.4 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 270,867 | 1.2 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 270,800 | 2.0 | 7.5 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 269,413 | 0.3 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 270,782 | 1.4 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 273,793 | 1.4 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 274,989 | 1.2 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 273,856 | 0.5 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 274,231 | 1.0 | 6.2 | -1.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 271,077 | 1.1 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 272,105 | 1.1 | 6.9 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 273,561 | 1.5 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 271,741 | 0.4 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 271,314 | 0.2 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 269,901 | -0.3 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 268,443 | -0.4 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 269,968 | -0.3 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 274,439 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 276,195 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 276,151 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 277,168 | 1.1 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 273,249 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 272,884 | 0.3 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 273,622 | 0.0 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 274,387 | 1.0 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| May | 274,278 | 1.1 | 5.5 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 272,167 | 0.8 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 271,981 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 271,321 | 0.5 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 277,360 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 278,542 | 0.8 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 278,910 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 278,380 | 0.4 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 276,812 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 276,371 | 1.3 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 278,352 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
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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