Employment TWC

Data Series Description

Employment data published on this page is from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) dataset. This dataset is part of the Labor Market Information (LMI) data published by TWC on a monthly basis. It is the complete Texas dataset dating back to 1976 depending on the data history available for areas.

The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a federal-state cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for over 7,600 areas:

• Census regions and divisions
• States
• Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan NECTAS (New England City and Town Areas)
• Metropolitan Divisions and NECTA Divisions
• Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Micropolitan NECTAs
• Combined Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Combined NECTAs
• Small Labor Market Areas
• Counties and county equivalents
• Cities of 25,000 population or more
• Cities and towns in New England regardless of population

These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that state workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS.

Geographic Definitions

Area Types and Areas are defined by BLS.

Getting More Detail

More detail about the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) dataset can be viewed at https://www.bls.gov/lau/.

Report Release Dates

The TWC release schedule for Texas is more timely than the BLS release schedule for national data. Data is published within two days of when TWC releases their Labor Market Information data each month. The TWC schedule of releases can be found at https://texaslmi.com/api/GetHomeLinks/ReleaseSchedule.