Midland, TX
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 51,435 | - | 5.4 | - |
| 1991 | 53,306 | 3.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | 53,636 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | 54,649 | 1.9 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 55,762 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 56,680 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| 1996 | 57,172 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 60,108 | 5.1 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| 1998 | 61,585 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 56,984 | -7.5 | 7.1 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | 55,674 | -2.3 | 4.2 | -2.8 |
| 2001 | 57,458 | 3.2 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| 2002 | 58,545 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 60,056 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 61,585 | 2.5 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 64,288 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 67,567 | 5.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 69,353 | 2.6 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 55,917 | 0.5 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 56,147 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 56,192 | 1.7 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 56,571 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| May | 56,461 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 57,077 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 56,862 | 1.7 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 56,467 | 1.2 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 56,759 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 57,218 | 1.7 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 57,134 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 57,350 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 56,180 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 56,401 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 56,594 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 56,512 | -0.1 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 56,702 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 57,073 | 0.0 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 57,045 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 56,916 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 57,612 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 58,467 | 2.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 58,142 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 58,418 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 58,737 | 4.6 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 58,698 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 59,265 | 4.7 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 59,844 | 5.9 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 60,167 | 6.1 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 60,015 | 5.2 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 60,363 | 5.8 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 60,108 | 5.6 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 60,433 | 4.9 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 60,986 | 4.3 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 61,427 | 5.6 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 61,251 | 4.8 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 61,145 | 4.1 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 61,519 | 4.8 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 61,864 | 4.4 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 61,876 | 3.4 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 62,313 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 61,718 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 62,184 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 61,668 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 61,579 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 61,509 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 60,969 | -0.7 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 60,670 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 58,171 | -4.9 | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 57,434 | -6.6 | 7.0 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 57,054 | -7.8 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 56,717 | -8.3 | 7.3 | 3.7 |
| May | 56,838 | -8.8 | 7.6 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 56,543 | -8.4 | 8.4 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 56,410 | -9.3 | 8.2 | 3.7 |
| Aug | 56,292 | -8.7 | 7.4 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 56,867 | -7.7 | 7.2 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 57,089 | -7.2 | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| Nov | 57,176 | -6.2 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 57,218 | -5.7 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| 2000-Jan | 55,150 | -5.2 | 4.9 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 54,790 | -4.6 | 4.8 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 54,679 | -4.2 | 4.6 | -2.1 |
| Apr | 55,805 | -1.6 | 4.1 | -3.2 |
| May | 55,759 | -1.9 | 4.3 | -3.3 |
| Jun | 55,829 | -1.3 | 4.6 | -3.8 |
| Jul | 55,178 | -2.2 | 4.5 | -3.8 |
| Aug | 55,481 | -1.4 | 4.3 | -3.1 |
| Sep | 55,932 | -1.6 | 4.0 | -3.2 |
| Oct | 56,665 | -0.7 | 3.6 | -3.0 |
| Nov | 56,045 | -2.0 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
| Dec | 56,773 | -0.8 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 56,495 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 56,226 | 2.6 | 3.7 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 55,908 | 2.2 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 57,344 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 57,489 | 3.1 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 57,789 | 3.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 58,371 | 5.8 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 57,155 | 3.0 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 58,071 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 58,683 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 58,106 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 57,854 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 57,212 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 57,711 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 57,386 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 58,354 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| May | 58,888 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 58,677 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 58,984 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 58,609 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 59,518 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 59,287 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 58,999 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 58,918 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| 2003-Jan | 58,107 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 58,566 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 58,973 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 59,448 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 59,825 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 60,509 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 60,390 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 60,037 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 60,732 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 60,926 | 2.8 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 61,297 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 61,866 | 5.0 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 60,863 | 4.7 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 60,876 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 60,776 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 61,257 | 3.0 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| May | 61,431 | 2.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 62,029 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 62,053 | 2.8 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 61,506 | 2.4 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 61,828 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 61,903 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 62,019 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 62,483 | 1.0 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 62,828 | 3.2 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 63,016 | 3.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 63,017 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 63,296 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 63,200 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 63,853 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 64,657 | 4.2 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 64,997 | 5.7 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 65,184 | 5.4 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 65,596 | 6.0 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 65,542 | 5.7 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 66,266 | 6.1 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 65,352 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 65,627 | 4.1 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 65,852 | 4.5 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 66,738 | 5.4 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| May | 67,076 | 6.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 67,683 | 6.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 68,463 | 5.9 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 69,150 | 6.4 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 68,533 | 5.1 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 68,694 | 4.7 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 68,478 | 4.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 69,155 | 4.4 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 68,280 | 4.5 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 68,031 | 3.7 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 68,542 | 4.1 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 68,879 | 3.2 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 68,773 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 69,724 | 3.0 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 70,134 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 69,626 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 70,124 | 2.3 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 69,905 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 70,174 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 70,043 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 69,871 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 70,110 | 3.1 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 70,350 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -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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