Overall unemployment rate moved down to 6.0% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 1,000 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2021.
Total employment in the Killeen-Temple, TX market rose by 1,895 jobs in July and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 70 bps to 6.0%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 43 bps over the same time to 5.7%.
- Killeen-Temple, TX unemployment rate is 34 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 220 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in July versus prior month by 5.9% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.1%. Key sectors include:
- Government: 36,800; -1,000
- Transportation & Utilities: 27,600; no change
- Education & Healthcare: 23,800; +300
- Restaurants & Hotels: 17,100; +500
- Business Services: 12,600; -100
- Manufacturing: 7,500; no change
- Construction, Mining: 7,200; +200
- Financial Services: 6,100; -100
- Other Jobs: 4,600; no change
- IT & Development: 1,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through July 2021 (Data published September 2021 and reports created on September 1, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.