Overall unemployment rate moved down to 5.4% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which lost 300 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2021.
Total employment in the Killeen-Temple, TX market rose by 746 jobs in August and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 5.4%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 38 bps over the same time to 5.3%.
- Killeen-Temple, TX unemployment rate is 11 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 50 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in August versus prior month by 3.6% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.1% . Key sectors include:
- Government: 36,600; -200
- Transportation & Utilities: 27,900; +200
- Education & Healthcare: 24,000; +200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 16,700; -300
- Business Services: 12,700; no change
- Manufacturing: 7,700; +200
- Construction, Mining: 7,200; no change
- Financial Services: 6,200; no change
- Other Jobs: 4,600; no change
- IT & Development: 1,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through August 2021 (Data published September 2021 and reports created on September 29, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.