Table Data - Government Payroll Employment for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (MSA)

Title Government Payroll Employment for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (MSA)
Series ID HOUGOVTA175MFRBDAL
Source Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Release Texas Employment Data
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Thousands of Persons
Date Range 1990-01-01 to 2026-08-01
Last Updated 2026-10-16 3:07 PM CDT
Notes The Dallas Fed has improved the quality of the payroll employment estimates for Metropolitan Areas of Texas using early benchmarking and two-step seasonal adjustment. More information regarding the early benchmarking technique can be found at https://www.dallasfed.org/research/basics/benchmark. More information pertaining to two-step seasonal adjustment can be found at https://www.dallasfed.org/research/basics/twostep.
DATE VALUE
1990-01-01 245.73086090
1990-02-01 247.15920617
1990-03-01 248.03064741
1990-04-01 248.56236565
1990-05-01 253.40807609
1990-06-01 253.57436780
1990-07-01 255.99089817
1990-08-01 253.96586263
1990-09-01 250.22457171
1990-10-01 251.69969946
1990-11-01 252.53830625
1990-12-01 253.57728712
1991-01-01 257.22592685
1991-02-01 255.77832911
1991-03-01 257.06422609
1991-04-01 257.48823884
1991-05-01 258.00248067
1991-06-01 260.95315372
1991-07-01 258.40392111
1991-08-01 258.82933209
1991-09-01 262.15537631
1991-10-01 262.14492445
1991-11-01 262.96059825
1991-12-01 263.97195544
1992-01-01 263.42003047
1992-02-01 263.93304353
1992-03-01 264.53377503
1992-04-01 266.01377714
1992-05-01 266.73151038
1992-06-01 269.37191405
1992-07-01 268.91134306
1992-08-01 270.04237212
1992-09-01 270.19119362
1992-10-01 272.83142662
1992-11-01 272.60122902
1992-12-01 271.04637941
1993-01-01 273.44384683
1993-02-01 274.46463343
1993-03-01 274.87210597
1993-04-01 275.79630126
1993-05-01 275.99429841
1993-06-01 277.90876661
1993-07-01 277.16022837
1993-08-01 276.45776771
1993-09-01 276.36331830
1993-10-01 276.56124093
1993-11-01 276.55818596
1993-12-01 278.06540748
1994-01-01 280.56189844
1994-02-01 281.30719084
1994-03-01 283.28750849
1994-04-01 282.94785185
1994-05-01 284.06739889
1994-06-01 285.22913858
1994-07-01 285.47229500
1994-08-01 286.55038410
1994-09-01 282.29179461
1994-10-01 286.99994281
1994-11-01 287.62590534
1994-12-01 287.61491894
1995-01-01 289.82518218
1995-02-01 289.57276674
1995-03-01 289.18456841
1995-04-01 290.04712882
1995-05-01 291.10397315
1995-06-01 293.34097988
1995-07-01 295.33659555
1995-08-01 295.24692808
1995-09-01 291.61992961
1995-10-01 294.10681015
1995-11-01 294.85549633
1995-12-01 295.46232039
1996-01-01 294.31405182
1996-02-01 294.53849276
1996-03-01 293.60812479
1996-04-01 296.06569604
1996-05-01 295.63510555
1996-06-01 294.26895030
1996-07-01 296.25912752
1996-08-01 296.28249895
1996-09-01 293.27627507
1996-10-01 298.62895345
1996-11-01 297.97882926
1996-12-01 297.50479165
1997-01-01 297.99057959
1997-02-01 298.27931546
1997-03-01 299.60241551
1997-04-01 299.27411345
1997-05-01 300.02430339
1997-06-01 299.93691406
1997-07-01 298.07835632
1997-08-01 301.48056178
1997-09-01 302.87763973
1997-10-01 303.64125553
1997-11-01 304.28424892
1997-12-01 303.77695389
1998-01-01 304.60570277
1998-02-01 305.13920255
1998-03-01 305.33064373
1998-04-01 304.81624054
1998-05-01 305.70794329
1998-06-01 306.75276750
1998-07-01 304.99790943
1998-08-01 307.92915236
1998-09-01 307.45975927
1998-10-01 307.46561911
1998-11-01 308.70865350
1998-12-01 310.27135527
1999-01-01 310.75766743
1999-02-01 309.91227038
1999-03-01 310.34637546
1999-04-01 310.72718673
1999-05-01 310.54919278
1999-06-01 313.07729677
1999-07-01 310.18939319
1999-08-01 311.89515098
1999-09-01 312.05895309
1999-10-01 312.90742244
1999-11-01 312.84611033
1999-12-01 313.50091048
2000-01-01 314.01957747
2000-02-01 314.60227919
2000-03-01 315.00085342
2000-04-01 316.08110229
2000-05-01 322.57348960
2000-06-01 317.18745327
2000-07-01 316.70298466
2000-08-01 315.09576977
2000-09-01 319.14309743
2000-10-01 316.13915149
2000-11-01 315.77766753
2000-12-01 316.65582031
2001-01-01 315.48389008
2001-02-01 316.11121226
2001-03-01 316.93213064
2001-04-01 318.65173662
2001-05-01 319.07827023
2001-06-01 318.14844800
2001-07-01 321.55583970
2001-08-01 325.46103879
2001-09-01 326.80185844
2001-10-01 325.76035148
2001-11-01 327.37767925
2001-12-01 327.65704670
2002-01-01 328.83032230
2002-02-01 330.28055543
2002-03-01 330.93181542
2002-04-01 331.24888135
2002-05-01 332.58913710
2002-06-01 333.08900908
2002-07-01 334.27802414
2002-08-01 335.04869749
2002-09-01 336.23378018
2002-10-01 340.57687032
2002-11-01 340.24672220
2002-12-01 340.98488588
2003-01-01 340.33062134
2003-02-01 341.43992722
2003-03-01 341.25714006
2003-04-01 341.46705608
2003-05-01 341.49602210
2003-06-01 342.41428076
2003-07-01 339.77960880
2003-08-01 342.05642959
2003-09-01 340.43824956
2003-10-01 341.46518401
2003-11-01 341.63180197
2003-12-01 341.80886295
2004-01-01 343.95090132
2004-02-01 342.72840813
2004-03-01 342.65216317
2004-04-01 342.10880812
2004-05-01 342.10333092
2004-06-01 344.66875841
2004-07-01 343.16220717
2004-08-01 344.01592933
2004-09-01 343.94027167
2004-10-01 342.79652102
2004-11-01 342.31767968
2004-12-01 343.77591591
2005-01-01 344.16414023
2005-02-01 344.09828168
2005-03-01 344.87554433
2005-04-01 345.69087646
2005-05-01 345.86987885
2005-06-01 343.26482895
2005-07-01 349.62499749
2005-08-01 351.90937764
2005-09-01 348.91615668
2005-10-01 349.59583841
2005-11-01 351.23871280
2005-12-01 351.82843911
2006-01-01 352.65789953
2006-02-01 352.45853675
2006-03-01 352.37924363
2006-04-01 349.57084363
2006-05-01 350.23586826
2006-06-01 350.26509366
2006-07-01 350.89227285
2006-08-01 355.48343707
2006-09-01 355.33621905
2006-10-01 356.31585834
2006-11-01 356.45733874
2006-12-01 356.29763920
2007-01-01 356.10564049
2007-02-01 356.91981596
2007-03-01 357.72165242
2007-04-01 358.93045485
2007-05-01 359.34543308
2007-06-01 359.07421276
2007-07-01 359.09649366
2007-08-01 361.31297637
2007-09-01 361.75805953
2007-10-01 364.46855187
2007-11-01 366.51851057
2007-12-01 367.23362308
2008-01-01 371.40963368
2008-02-01 368.75568474
2008-03-01 369.24609965
2008-04-01 367.79054012
2008-05-01 367.83700242
2008-06-01 368.45907757
2008-07-01 372.80940845
2008-08-01 372.56677356
2008-09-01 372.84063142
2008-10-01 369.83907103
2008-11-01 373.00004725
2008-12-01 373.23732433
2009-01-01 377.10884936
2009-02-01 374.98526376
2009-03-01 375.35538021
2009-04-01 377.75252608
2009-05-01 377.32569290
2009-06-01 378.13912759
2009-07-01 377.25961511
2009-08-01 375.09464822
2009-09-01 378.20304396
2009-10-01 383.31878168
2009-11-01 383.89506066
2009-12-01 384.04715604
2010-01-01 383.59216626
2010-02-01 384.66981977
2010-03-01 385.46937857
2010-04-01 387.33515186
2010-05-01 396.54253168
2010-06-01 392.03139652
2010-07-01 389.42036637
2010-08-01 387.64255511
2010-09-01 385.96526461
2010-10-01 386.10739032
2010-11-01 386.45747008
2010-12-01 384.68633454
2011-01-01 389.44423588
2011-02-01 385.30068281
2011-03-01 385.02074364
2011-04-01 384.87317464
2011-05-01 382.37327952
2011-06-01 382.06381893
2011-07-01 381.21758045
2011-08-01 377.19302264
2011-09-01 375.78864810
2011-10-01 373.17988353
2011-11-01 371.94807552
2011-12-01 371.46109021
2012-01-01 372.56896743
2012-02-01 371.49788397
2012-03-01 371.63353756
2012-04-01 371.32646352
2012-05-01 371.87781935
2012-06-01 370.45441008
2012-07-01 373.00314669
2012-08-01 373.79104312
2012-09-01 373.51632342
2012-10-01 372.94653055
2012-11-01 373.39704380
2012-12-01 374.36077260
2013-01-01 373.69648345
2013-02-01 374.63734271
2013-03-01 374.67019571
2013-04-01 375.84776576
2013-05-01 376.22195179
2013-06-01 375.32715668
2013-07-01 377.29194787
2013-08-01 375.24936504
2013-09-01 380.26005676
2013-10-01 380.57531083
2013-11-01 380.77227143
2013-12-01 380.96990624
2014-01-01 381.28657854
2014-02-01 381.89735482
2014-03-01 382.12891203
2014-04-01 382.51974042
2014-05-01 382.64119151
2014-06-01 384.47522826
2014-07-01 384.61073496
2014-08-01 383.82559098
2014-09-01 385.82811571
2014-10-01 386.66024742
2014-11-01 387.51668538
2014-12-01 387.20338577
2015-01-01 388.09764168
2015-02-01 388.00324522
2015-03-01 388.46388647
2015-04-01 388.27852881
2015-05-01 388.48364769
2015-06-01 389.10190703
2015-07-01 390.05105455
2015-08-01 390.96377183
2015-09-01 392.21138528
2015-10-01 393.95235160
2015-11-01 394.11751876
2015-12-01 394.62570314
2016-01-01 397.21451709
2016-02-01 396.58917121
2016-03-01 397.12861791
2016-04-01 400.13350882
2016-05-01 400.73063670
2016-06-01 401.87609215
2016-07-01 402.89684201
2016-08-01 403.30314850
2016-09-01 403.54215167
2016-10-01 403.95110966
2016-11-01 404.32438377
2016-12-01 406.23746861
2017-01-01 404.27968689
2017-02-01 405.75251832
2017-03-01 407.60408836
2017-04-01 408.22135082
2017-05-01 408.00021572
2017-06-01 408.36400169
2017-07-01 406.56842506
2017-08-01 407.25484415
2017-09-01 407.14072857
2017-10-01 408.49135726
2017-11-01 409.19059519
2017-12-01 409.79152910
2018-01-01 408.16911762
2018-02-01 410.43660296
2018-03-01 411.08116953
2018-04-01 410.38436913
2018-05-01 411.12492470
2018-06-01 411.01360463
2018-07-01 410.83273178
2018-08-01 410.95762744
2018-09-01 410.62029729
2018-10-01 410.56695439
2018-11-01 411.94621054
2018-12-01 412.50644818
2019-01-01 412.23226777
2019-02-01 413.74454032
2019-03-01 414.09542416
2019-04-01 413.56822996
2019-05-01 414.66699573
2019-06-01 415.06259849
2019-07-01 416.55966645
2019-08-01 417.74932492
2019-09-01 417.80531503
2019-10-01 420.23111596
2019-11-01 421.02023002
2019-12-01 421.41397357
2020-01-01 422.07701448
2020-02-01 423.49544367
2020-03-01 424.31761343
2020-04-01 417.12722612
2020-05-01 412.60065968
2020-06-01 411.63299430
2020-07-01 416.40024961
2020-08-01 422.59655359
2020-09-01 425.66151734
2020-10-01 418.80597602
2020-11-01 418.38893620
2020-12-01 418.70526859
2021-01-01 419.41653304
2021-02-01 417.58832034
2021-03-01 417.83316362
2021-04-01 419.31149477
2021-05-01 419.69932809
2021-06-01 420.60329550
2021-07-01 426.98020828
2021-08-01 425.84117527
2021-09-01 426.89500825
2021-10-01 426.52461124
2021-11-01 426.55175389
2021-12-01 427.25509585
2022-01-01 426.85342972
2022-02-01 426.59702849
2022-03-01 427.06998122
2022-04-01 427.75792696
2022-05-01 426.72793603
2022-06-01 428.90159669
2022-07-01 434.00225438
2022-08-01 434.51836699
2022-09-01 435.36021717
2022-10-01 434.97749326
2022-11-01 434.74656092
2022-12-01 434.91416578
2023-01-01 437.33235590
2023-02-01 437.69908648
2023-03-01 438.54013130
2023-04-01 440.09256654
2023-05-01 441.34390266
2023-06-01 442.00668416
2023-07-01 440.27216040
2023-08-01 444.76714639
2023-09-01 451.98299297
2023-10-01 452.55764654
2023-11-01 453.47959169
2023-12-01 453.89129065
2024-01-01 454.27463473
2024-02-01 455.64679240
2024-03-01 456.84982463
2024-04-01 458.68169777
2024-05-01 460.06135400
2024-06-01 459.21464284
2024-07-01 458.28654890
2024-08-01 461.09421608
2024-09-01 461.65149203
2024-10-01 462.10328190
2024-11-01 464.45424026
2024-12-01 463.14045190
2025-01-01 464.33078028
2025-02-01 464.70478116
2025-03-01 464.88782906
2025-04-01 464.54371547
2025-05-01 463.57589545
2025-06-01 463.15160992
2025-07-01 458.11396125
2025-08-01 458.74771479
2025-09-01 464.68844942
2025-10-01 464.84009806
2025-11-01 464.58771003
2025-12-01 464.88783704
2026-01-01 464.10715496
2026-02-01 464.05961447
2026-03-01 463.38215150
2026-04-01 464.19305001
2026-05-01 465.36134321
2026-06-01 465.87818453
2026-07-01 463.97263324
2026-08-01 469.35804719

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