Odessa, TX MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 52,585 | - | 5.7 | - |
| 1991 | 54,158 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| 1992 | 54,102 | -0.1 | 9.7 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 54,643 | 1.0 | 9.2 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | 55,158 | 0.9 | 9.0 | -0.2 |
| 1995 | 55,517 | 0.7 | 7.6 | -1.4 |
| 1996 | 56,217 | 1.3 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| 1997 | 57,915 | 3.0 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| 1998 | 59,300 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 54,700 | -7.8 | 10.6 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 53,429 | -2.3 | 5.4 | -5.2 |
| 2001 | 54,704 | 2.4 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| 2002 | 55,909 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 56,856 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 58,164 | 2.3 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | 59,848 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -1.3 |
| 2006 | 62,946 | 5.2 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 64,605 | 2.6 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 54,770 | -0.5 | 8.4 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 54,995 | 0.2 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 55,039 | 0.7 | 7.4 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 55,411 | 1.1 | 7.7 | -1.5 |
| May | 55,301 | 0.8 | 7.4 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 55,905 | 1.5 | 8.2 | -2.3 |
| Jul | 55,695 | 0.7 | 8.1 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 55,309 | 0.3 | 7.6 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 55,595 | 1.1 | 7.5 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 56,044 | 0.7 | 7.2 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 55,961 | 0.7 | 7.1 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 56,174 | 0.5 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 55,243 | 0.9 | 7.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 55,460 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 55,650 | 1.1 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 55,568 | 0.3 | 7.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 55,755 | 0.8 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 56,120 | 0.4 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 56,091 | 0.7 | 7.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 55,964 | 1.2 | 6.9 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 56,649 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 57,491 | 2.6 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 57,172 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 57,442 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 56,592 | 2.4 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 56,558 | 2.0 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 57,104 | 2.6 | 6.9 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 57,661 | 3.8 | 6.3 | -1.1 |
| May | 57,973 | 4.0 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 57,826 | 3.0 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 58,160 | 3.7 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 57,915 | 3.5 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 58,226 | 2.8 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 58,761 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 59,186 | 3.5 | 4.9 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 59,015 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -1.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 58,875 | 4.0 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 59,237 | 4.7 | 5.2 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 59,570 | 4.3 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 59,581 | 3.3 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| May | 60,001 | 3.5 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 59,428 | 2.8 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 59,878 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 59,380 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 59,295 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 59,229 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 58,708 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 2.7 |
| Dec | 58,418 | -1.0 | 8.6 | 3.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 55,840 | -5.2 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 55,131 | -6.9 | 12.5 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 54,767 | -8.1 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 54,443 | -8.6 | 11.6 | 6.5 |
| May | 54,560 | -9.1 | 11.6 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 54,278 | -8.7 | 12.5 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 54,148 | -9.6 | 11.2 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 54,036 | -9.0 | 10.4 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 54,587 | -7.9 | 9.4 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 54,801 | -7.5 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 54,884 | -6.5 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 54,925 | -6.0 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 52,768 | -5.5 | 6.7 | -5.0 |
| Feb | 53,112 | -3.7 | 6.5 | -6.0 |
| Mar | 53,268 | -2.7 | 6.1 | -5.6 |
| Apr | 53,783 | -1.2 | 5.3 | -6.3 |
| May | 53,420 | -2.1 | 5.4 | -6.2 |
| Jun | 52,865 | -2.6 | 5.9 | -6.6 |
| Jul | 52,499 | -3.0 | 5.7 | -5.5 |
| Aug | 53,186 | -1.6 | 5.5 | -4.9 |
| Sep | 53,641 | -1.7 | 4.9 | -4.5 |
| Oct | 54,226 | -1.0 | 4.3 | -4.2 |
| Nov | 54,152 | -1.3 | 4.4 | -3.5 |
| Dec | 54,225 | -1.3 | 4.0 | -3.8 |
| 2001-Jan | 53,466 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 54,043 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -2.0 |
| Mar | 53,978 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 54,633 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| May | 54,617 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 54,513 | 3.1 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 55,007 | 4.8 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 54,103 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 54,958 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 55,661 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 55,654 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 55,819 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 55,045 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 55,813 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 55,630 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 56,236 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 1.7 |
| May | 56,322 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 56,012 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 55,632 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 55,144 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 56,281 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 56,628 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 55,984 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 56,185 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 55,680 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 55,985 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 56,249 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 56,443 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| May | 56,406 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 56,656 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 57,007 | 2.5 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 56,765 | 2.9 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 57,052 | 1.4 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 57,702 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 57,847 | 3.3 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 58,483 | 4.1 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 57,296 | 2.9 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 57,702 | 3.1 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 57,865 | 2.9 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 57,856 | 2.5 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| May | 58,054 | 2.9 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 58,069 | 2.5 | 6.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 58,108 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 58,057 | 2.3 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 58,140 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 58,779 | 1.9 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 58,860 | 1.8 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 59,176 | 1.2 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 58,509 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 58,782 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 58,878 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 58,903 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| May | 59,062 | 1.7 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 59,354 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 59,867 | 3.0 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 60,258 | 3.8 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 60,490 | 4.0 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 61,191 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 61,163 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 61,718 | 4.3 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 61,194 | 4.6 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 61,779 | 5.1 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 62,108 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 62,063 | 5.4 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 62,271 | 5.4 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 62,383 | 5.1 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 63,081 | 5.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 63,677 | 5.7 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 63,903 | 5.6 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 64,316 | 5.1 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 64,301 | 5.1 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 64,278 | 4.1 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 63,503 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 63,444 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 63,519 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 63,706 | 2.6 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| May | 63,903 | 2.6 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 64,814 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 64,951 | 3.0 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 64,619 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 65,207 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 65,894 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 65,949 | 2.6 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 65,750 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 65,358 | 2.9 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 65,409 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 65,943 | 3.8 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 66,470 | 4.3 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
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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