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September 2024 Employment Data:
Workforce Solutions Alamo releases monthly data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC.) Our data team then analyzes the data to provide monthly reports by County and City.
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS MSA DECREASED TO 3.8 PERCENT
Workforce Solutions Alamo Releases September 2024 Job Market Information
(October 18, 2024) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports that the September 2024 unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 3.8 percent, lower than 4.0 rate reported in August 2024. Since September of 2023, the MSA unemployment rate increased over the year to 3.8 from the rate of 3.7 percent. The September 2024 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) rate of 4.1 percent for September 2024. The Civilian Labor force for the MSA increased by 6,485 able and ready individuals seeking employment over the month and increased to 41,263 individuals over the year.
Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison
Labor Force Summary
The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by 0.3 percentage points over the month to 4.1 percent from a rate of 4.4 in August 2024, a seasonal change that matched a 0.3-point decline in September 2023. The unemployment rate rose by two-tenths of a point (0.2) compared to September 2023.
The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by half a point (0.5) over the month as it registered 3.9 percent in September 2024 from a rate of 4.4 percent in
August 2024. This was the largest over-the-month drop seen in the series since April 2023. The rate increased by 0.3 points over the year-ago level of 3.6 percent.
Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison
The Texas unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in September, which marked 32 straight months of rates at or below that level dating back to February 2022.
The U.S. unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a point over the month from a 4.2 rate but increased by three-tenths of a point annually from a rate of 3.8 in September of 2023 to a level of 4.1 percent.
Jobs in the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area
Since August of 2023, 27,800 jobs were added to the MSA, resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.4 percent.
Six of eleven major industries showed monthly gains while one remained steady: In September 2024 the industries adding jobs over the month were Government, Private Education and Health Services, Construction, Trade Transportation and Utilities, Manufacturing, and Other Services. Mining and Logging remined steady. Most industries indicated positive job gains over the year.
In September 2024 Job losses occurred over the month in four major industries and most industries achieved a positive annual job gain and growth rate. Losses occurred in the Information industry, Financial Activities, Professional and Business Services, and Leisure and Hospitality.
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