Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.6% with the biggest shift in Government, which gained 400 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2022.
Total employment in the Killeen-Temple, TX market rose by 44 jobs in August and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 4.6%. The national unemployment rate stayed flat over the same time period at 3.8%.
- Killeen-Temple, TX unemployment rate is 81 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 100 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in August versus prior month by -2.3% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.3% . Key sectors include:
- Government: 38,000; +400
- Transportation & Utilities: 29,000; +100
- Education & Healthcare: 24,400; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 18,100; -200
- Business Services: 13,800; no change
- Manufacturing: 8,000; +100
- Construction, Mining: 7,300; -100
- Financial Services: 6,300; no change
- Other Jobs: 5,000; no change
- IT & Development: 1,100; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through August 2022 (Data published September 2022 and reports created on September 28, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.