Overall unemployment rate moved up to 7.4% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2021.
Total employment in the Killeen-Temple, TX market declined by 200 jobs in February and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 7.4%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 26 bps over the same time to 6.6%.
- Killeen-Temple, TX unemployment rate is 85 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 370 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in February versus prior month by 5.4% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.2% . Key sectors include:
- Government: 37,900; +200
- Transportation & Utilities: 27,400; -100
- Education & Healthcare: 23,600; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 14,700; +200
- Business Services: 12,500; no change
- Manufacturing: 7,400; no change
- Construction, Mining: 6,700; no change
- Financial Services: 5,900; -200
- Other Jobs: 4,400; +100
- IT & Development: 1,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through February 2021 (Data published April 2021 and reports created on April 9, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.