Data Source: Texas Workforce Commission
Area | Area Type | Labor Force July 24 | Employment July 24 | Unemployment July 24 | Rate July 24 | Labor Force June 24 | Employment June 24 | Unemployment June 24 | Rate June 24 | Labor Force July 23 | Employment July 23 | Unemployment July 23 | Rate July 23 |
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Texas | State | 15,454,094 | 14,776,132 | 677,962 | 4.4% | 15,438,068 | 14,738,168 | 699,900 | 4.5% | 15,124,871 | 14,486,077 | 638,794 | 4.2% |
Waco | MSA | 140,361 | 134,568 | 5,793 | 4.1% | 140,075 | 134,061 | 6,014 | 4.3% | 135,684 | 130,272 | 5,412 | 4% |
Heart Of Texas | WDA | 184,655 | 176,965 | 7,690 | 4.2% | 184,031 | 176,012 | 8,019 | 4.4% | 178,541 | 171,281 | 7,260 | 4.1% |
Bosque | County | 9,102 | 8,770 | 332 | 3.6% | 8,959 | 8,617 | 342 | 3.8% | 8,978 | 8,655 | 323 | 3.6% |
Falls | County | 7,112 | 6,812 | 300 | 4.2% | 7,110 | 6,791 | 319 | 4.5% | 6,931 | 6,637 | 294 | 4.2% |
Freestone | County | 6,981 | 6,603 | 378 | 5.4% | 6,888 | 6,498 | 390 | 5.7% | 6,708 | 6,344 | 364 | 5.4% |
Hill | County | 18,356 | 17,593 | 763 | 4.2% | 18,291 | 17,462 | 829 | 4.5% | 17,973 | 17,232 | 741 | 4.1% |
Limestone | County | 9,855 | 9,431 | 424 | 4.3% | 9,818 | 9,374 | 444 | 4.5% | 9,198 | 8,778 | 420 | 4.6% |
McLennan | County | 133,249 | 127,756 | 5,493 | 4.1% | 132,965 | 127,270 | 5,695 | 4.3% | 128,753 | 123,635 | 5,118 | 4% |
Waco | City | 68,685 | 65,555 | 3,130 | 4.6% | 68,515 | 65,306 | 3,209 | 4.7% | 66,341 | 63,441 | 2,900 | 4.4% |
Data Source: LAUS
Data Source: Lightcast
Industry Sector (2-Digit) | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,527 | -6.2% |
Retail Trade | 1,101 | 9.5% |
Accommodation and Food Services | 681 | -5.3% |
Manufacturing | 598 | 0.2% |
Educational Services | 575 | -8.7% |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 542 | 5.5% |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 331 | -1.8% |
Wholesale Trade | 300 | -2.7% |
Construction | 278 | -9.7% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 214 | -0.5% |
Finance and Insurance | 213 | 3.3% |
Public Administration | 170 | -2.9% |
Transportation and Warehousing | 162 | 3.1% |
Information | 149 | 1.3% |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 134 | -4.5% |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 58 | -8.6% |
Utilities | 43 | 9.3% |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 37 | 35.1% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 11 | -27.3% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 2 | 0% |
Data Source: Lightcast
Company | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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Baylor Scott & White Health | 328 | -36% |
Baylor University | 201 | 6% |
Ascension | 140 | 27.9% |
Walmart | 117 | 86.3% |
Cefco | 112 | -10.7% |
Waco Independent School District | 102 | -35.3% |
Texas State Technical College | 95 | 7.4% |
Sonic Drive-In | 84 | 22.6% |
AccentCare | 75 | -13.3% |
Brookshire Grocery Company | 58 | 20.7% |
State Of Texas | 52 | 42.3% |
City Of Waco | 45 | -24.4% |
Compass Group | 45 | 13.3% |
AbbVie | 39 | -10.3% |
Texas Juvenile Justice Department | 36 | 2.8% |
H-E-B | 34 | 11.8% |
Gentiva | 33 | -3% |
Texas Health and Human Services | 33 | 33.3% |
Bexar County | 31 | -9.7% |
Lochridge-Priest | 31 | -29% |
Data Source: Lightcast
Profession | 2023 Jobs | 2023 Median Salary | 2023 Average Hourly Wage | 2023 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2018-2023 % Change in Jobs |
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Management | 27,062 | $60,906 | $40.48 | 1.29 | 33% |
Sales and Related | 24,959 | $35,658 | $30.39 | 0.93 | 5.05% |
Office and Administrative Support | 24,014 | $37,795 | $20.65 | 0.99 | 2.3% |
Transportation and Material Moving | 17,445 | $36,333 | $21.11 | 0.94 | 22.83% |
Business and Financial Operations | 15,748 | $67,780 | $49.26 | 0.87 | 43.34% |
Food Preparation and Serving Related | 15,150 | $26,427 | $13.5 | 1.02 | -1.22% |
Educational Instruction and Library | 14,158 | $56,024 | $30.43 | 1.29 | -2.77% |
Construction and Extraction | 12,863 | $43,318 | $24.87 | 1.28 | 10.88% |
Production | 12,273 | $36,915 | $19.92 | 1.18 | -7.27% |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 10,285 | $44,503 | $24.06 | 1.26 | 20.99% |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 9,502 | $74,979 | $46.06 | 0.84 | 13.29% |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 7,652 | $29,008 | $17.3 | 0.97 | 1.79% |
Healthcare Support | 6,765 | $29,013 | $16.25 | 0.74 | -7.83% |
Personal Care and Service | 6,739 | $28,332 | $20.1 | 0.87 | -1.22% |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 5,025 | $43,105 | $32.29 | 0.71 | 5.13% |
Protective Service | 4,434 | $50,899 | $26.58 | 1.1 | -3.34% |
Community and Social Service | 3,616 | $47,007 | $25.34 | 1.03 | 13.13% |
Computer and Mathematical | 3,079 | $74,186 | $41.26 | 0.49 | 8.52% |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 2,172 | $26,598 | $16.81 | 1.44 | -6.91% |
Architecture and Engineering | 2,120 | $79,701 | $44.31 | 0.68 | -6.64% |
Life, Physical, and Social Science | 2,093 | $64,591 | $38.22 | 0.98 | 41.72% |
Legal | 1,033 | $76,493 | $55.64 | 0.57 | -3.75% |
Military-only | 400 | $34,953 | $23.01 | 0.39 | 2.98% |
Data Source: Lightcast
Industry | 2023 Jobs | 2023 Average Earnings Per Worker | 2023 LQ (Industry Concentration) | 2018-2023 % Change in Jobs | 2023 GRP |
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Government | 28,907 | $72,435 | 1.11 | 1.78% | 2448.1M |
Retail Trade | 21,877 | $39,411 | 1.06 | 8.42% | 1541.95M |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 19,858 | $66,478 | 0.77 | 1.29% | 1468.18M |
Manufacturing | 19,268 | $85,541 | 1.33 | -1.89% | 3298.36M |
Accommodation and Food Services | 16,585 | $24,395 | 1.03 | 8.27% | 603.21M |
Construction | 16,115 | $64,798 | 1.26 | 15.89% | 1291.18M |
Finance and Insurance | 15,144 | $68,879 | 1.06 | 32.25% | 1746.32M |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 12,292 | $33,031 | 0.97 | 0.55% | 456.98M |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 12,180 | $38,118 | 0.9 | 3.49% | 573.35M |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 11,307 | $24,522 | 2.96 | -1.08% | 510.18M |
Educational Services | 10,745 | $53,720 | 2.03 | 6.37% | 693.84M |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 9,632 | $55,019 | 0.73 | 29.21% | 2676.81M |
Transportation and Warehousing | 9,225 | $45,383 | 0.73 | 45.85% | 638.49M |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9,130 | $81,351 | 0.53 | 29.28% | 939.02M |
Wholesale Trade | 7,500 | $73,760 | 1.03 | 27.99% | 1131.73M |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2,922 | $100,230 | 2.57 | 18.36% | 1077.25M |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 2,616 | $23,419 | 0.53 | 6.83% | 81.96M |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2,153 | $57,836 | 0.67 | 6.07% | 134.38M |
Information | 1,740 | $64,676 | 0.42 | 5.05% | 309.15M |
Utilities | 1,033 | $144,969 | 1.56 | -5.59% | 642.13M |
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Occupation | Total Postings | Total Hires | Gap |
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 12,548 | 3,296 | 9,252 |
Sales and Related | 9,081 | 12,590 | -3,509 |
Management | 7,381 | 5,819 | 1,562 |
Office and Administrative Support | 7,085 | 15,069 | -7,984 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 5,345 | 4,703 | 642 |
Transportation and Material Moving | 5,111 | 12,672 | -7,561 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related | 4,874 | 21,896 | -17,022 |
Healthcare Support | 3,372 | 6,357 | -2,985 |
Business and Financial Operations | 3,231 | 4,661 | -1,430 |
Production | 3,096 | 8,370 | -5,274 |
Educational Instruction and Library | 2,907 | 5,690 | -2,783 |
Construction and Extraction | 2,216 | 6,697 | -4,481 |
Computer and Mathematical | 2,101 | 1,269 | 832 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 1,982 | 5,084 | -3,102 |
Community and Social Service | 1,979 | 1,521 | 458 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 1,530 | 1,150 | 380 |
Architecture and Engineering | 1,509 | 800 | 709 |
Protective Service | 1,229 | 2,202 | -973 |
Personal Care and Service | 1,008 | 2,787 | -1,779 |
Data Source: Lightcast
Skill | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
---|---|---|
Nursing | 739 | -14.2% |
Merchandising | 633 | 6.6% |
Restaurant Operation | 531 | -4.3% |
Food Safety And Sanitation | 426 | -1.9% |
Marketing | 415 | -0.7% |
Selling Techniques | 406 | 13.5% |
Housekeeping | 351 | -10.3% |
Auditing | 348 | 9.2% |
Effective Communication | 301 | -6.6% |
General Mathematics | 291 | 8.9% |
Inventory Management | 290 | 3.1% |
Warehousing | 290 | -2.4% |
Cash Register | 264 | -1.1% |
Product Knowledge | 260 | 5.4% |
Cash Handling | 253 | -10.3% |
Food Services | 248 | 7.3% |
Nursing Care | 247 | -16.2% |
Accounting | 246 | 5.7% |
Project Management | 244 | -3.3% |
Machinery | 235 | 0% |
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Region | Population with Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Bachelor's Degree or Higher % of Population |
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Bosque County, TX | 2,476 | 18.35% |
Falls County, TX | 1,551 | 12.61% |
Freestone County, TX | 2,228 | 15.89% |
Hill County, TX | 4,431 | 17.55% |
Limestone County, TX | 2,469 | 16.2% |
McLennan County, TX | 43,534 | 26.48% |
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Lightcast
Description | 2022 Completions | 2009-2022 Trend |
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Total | 8,311 | 3.4K 8.3K |
Education | 2,735 | 0.1K 2.7K |
Health Professions and Related Programs | 925 | 0.9K 0.9K |
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 908 | 0.5K 0.9K |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 470 | 0.2K 0.5K |
Psychology | 460 | 0.1K 0.5K |
Engineering/Engineering-related Technologies/Technicians | 398 | 0.2K 0.4K |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 330 | 0.2K 0.3K |
Science Technologies/Technicians | 283 | 0.1K 0.3K |
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 273 | 0.2K 0.3K |
Data Source: Lightcast
Institution | 2022 Completions | 2009-2022 Trend |
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Baylor University | 5,700 | 3.9K 5.7K |
Texas State Technical College | 2,555 | 0K 2.6K |
McLennan Community College | 1,793 | 0.7K 1.8K |
Hill College | 670 | 0.6K 0.7K |
Southern Careers Institute-Waco | 152 | 0K 0.2K |
ATI Career Training Center-Waco (not current) | 0 | 0K 0K |
ITT Technical Institute-Waco (not current) | 0 | 0K 0K |
Texas State Technical College-Waco (not current) | 0 | 1.1K 0K |
Data Source: Lightcast *Note, data returns of zero indicate institutions in the database that are no longer offering programs in selected query.
Data Source: Lightcast
Data Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is a measure of the typical home value and market changes across a given region and housing type. It reflects the typical value for homes in the 35th to 65th percentile range.