Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.4% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which gained 300 roles, based on the most recently available information published in February 2022.
Total employment in the Killeen-Temple, TX market declined by 278 jobs in December and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 4.4%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 20 bps over the same time to 3.7%.
- Killeen-Temple, TX unemployment rate is 71 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 180 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in December versus prior month by 6.7% and are up 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: 38,500; no change
- Transportation & Utilities: 29,200; +300
- Education & Healthcare: 24,100; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 16,800; no change
- Business Services: 13,200; no change
- Manufacturing: 7,700; no change
- Construction, Mining: 7,200; no change
- Financial Services: 6,200; -200
- Other Jobs: 4,600; no change
- IT & Development: 1,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through December 2021 (Data published February 2022 and reports created on February 4, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.