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October 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 INCREASED TO 3.9 PERCENT

Workforce Solutions Alamo Releases October 2024 Job Market Information

(November 15, 2024) San Antonio, Texas – Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) reports that the October 2024 unemployment rate for the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 3.9 percent, higher than 3.8 rate reported in September 2024.  

The MSA unemployment rate increased by four-tenths of a point over the year from the October 2023 rate of 3.5.

The October 2024 unemployment rate for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is lower than the state’s not seasonally adjusted (actual) October 2024 rate of 4.1 percent.

The Civilian Labor force for the MSA increased by 5,160 able and ready individuals seeking employment over the month and increased to 45,360 individuals over the year.

Texas & The Nation (Actual Rates) Comparison

Labor Force Summary

The Texas not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in October. The unemployment rate rose by four-tenths of a point compared to October 2023 at the rate of 3.7.

The U.S. not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was also unchanged in October as it remained at 3.9 percent. The rate increased by three-tenths of a point over the year-ago level of 3.6 percent.

Texas & The Nation (Seasonally Adjusted Rates) Comparison

The Texas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent in October 2024 for the fourth month in a row, the rate increased by two-tenths of a point from a year-ago level of 3.9 percent.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was also unchanged at 4.1 percent but increased by three-tenths of a point annually from a 2023 rate of 3.8.

Eight of eleven major industries showed monthly gains while two remained steady: In October 2024 the industries adding jobs over the month were Government, Trade Transportation and Utilities, Private Education and Health Services, Professional and Business Services, Financial Activities, Leisure and Hospitality, Construction, and Manufacturing. Mining and Logging, and the information industry remined steady. Most industries indicated positive job gains and growth rate over the year.

In October 2024 Job losses occurred over the month in one major industry classified as Other Services. This industry, however, achieved a positive annual job gain and growth rate.  The Other Services sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere such as equipment, machinery, household goods and automotive repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing care services such as drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services.

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