Total Workforce Laredo MSA (Employed & Unemployed - Not Adjusted) 2005 January February March April May June July August September October November December YTD Average % Change

2006

84,517 84,663 84,250 84,660 84,783 84,977 86,363 86,382 86,432 96,470 86,577 87,421 86,458 4%

2007

86,793 87,189 87,400 87,345 87,459 87,771 87,807 88,125 87,954 88,506 89,326 89,034 87,892 2%

88,923 88,420 88,589 87,849 88,408 89,673 90,180 89,387 89,840 89,458 90,548 90,266 89,295 2%

2008

2009

90,833 90,781 91,239 92,026 92,385 93,292 92,571 92,044 93,261 93,366 93,263 93,263 92,360 3%

93,353 93,394 93,303 92,797 93,451 94,772 95,199 94,280 94,211 94,458 95,429 95,006 94,138 2%

2010

2011

104,166 106,165 104,325 104,939 104,324 104,644 105,162 105,587 105,022 104,998 106,343 106,520 105,183 12%

107,251 107,465 107,020 106,712 106,924 107,702 107,628 107,421 108,480 108,745 109,173 109,424 107,829 3%

2012

2013

108,961 108,913 108,949 108,281 108,257 109,344 109,477 108,724 109,543 109,761 110,154 110,194 109,213 1%

110,681 110,666 110,128 110,883 111,172 111,366 111,281 110,643 110,920 109,796 110,876 110,897 110,776 1%

2014 111,112 111,196 111,512 111,333 111,341 111,999 111,957 111,613 111,984 112,223 112,976 112,524 111,814 1%

2015

2016

2017

112,387 112,348 111,970 111,956 112,000 111,526 111,973 111,946 111,203 111,476 112,919 112,453 112,013 0%

113,539 114,419 114,369 113,755 114,318 115,114 115,748 115,983 116,205 116,232 115,952 116,429 115,172 3%

114,628 115,091 115,109 115,070 113,917 114,681

114,749 0%

% Variance 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0%

-100%

Workforce Laredo MSA 2005-2017 140,000

120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000

40,000 20,000 0

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Source: Texas Workforce Comission

Laredo Economic Indicators www.ldfonline.org

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