Workforce Solutions of Central Texas - Central-Texas-Workforce-Overview Dashboard
Geographies: Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills, & San Saba counties
Central Texas 7-County WDA Region - Data & Insights
7-County Region Population
561,622
Total Regional Employment
215,442
Avg. Earnings Per Job
$72.6K
Labor Force, Job Postings, & Wages
Labor Force, Employment, & Unemployment by Region
Area | Area Type | July 26 Labor Force | July 26 Employment | July 26 Unemployment | July 26 Rate | June 26 Labor Force | June 26 Employment | June 26 Unemployment | June 26 Rate | July 25 Labor Force | July 25 Employment | July 25 Unemployment | July 25 Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | 15,955,048 | 15,188,778 | 766,270 | 4.8% | 15,921,414 | 15,140,644 | 780,770 | 4.9% | 15,889,771 | 15,180,836 | 708,935 | 4.5% |
| Killeen-Temple | MSA | 205,948 | 194,903 | 11,045 | 5.4% | 204,894 | 193,621 | 11,273 | 5.5% | 206,408 | 196,337 | 10,071 | 4.9% |
| Central Texas | WDA | 225,725 | 213,757 | 11,968 | 5.3% | 224,731 | 212,505 | 12,226 | 5.4% | 225,908 | 214,972 | 10,936 | 4.8% |
| Bell | County | 168,731 | 159,631 | 9,100 | 5.4% | 167,877 | 158,600 | 9,277 | 5.5% | 169,173 | 160,894 | 8,279 | 4.9% |
| Coryell | County | 27,306 | 25,845 | 1,461 | 5.4% | 27,164 | 25,665 | 1,499 | 5.5% | 27,325 | 25,974 | 1,351 | 4.9% |
| Hamilton | County | 3,266 | 3,104 | 162 | 5% | 3,271 | 3,100 | 171 | 5.2% | 3,258 | 3,110 | 148 | 4.5% |
| Lampasas | County | 9,911 | 9,427 | 484 | 4.9% | 9,853 | 9,356 | 497 | 5% | 9,910 | 9,469 | 441 | 4.5% |
| Milam | County | 12,172 | 11,585 | 587 | 4.8% | 12,240 | 11,648 | 592 | 4.8% | 11,953 | 11,412 | 541 | 4.5% |
| Mills | County | 2,217 | 2,137 | 80 | 3.6% | 2,205 | 2,117 | 88 | 4% | 2,192 | 2,108 | 84 | 3.8% |
| San Saba | County | 2,122 | 2,028 | 94 | 4.4% | 2,121 | 2,019 | 102 | 4.8% | 2,097 | 2,005 | 92 | 4.4% |
| Belton | City | 11,371 | 10,801 | 570 | 5% | 11,312 | 10,731 | 581 | 5.1% | 11,397 | 10,887 | 510 | 4.5% |
| Copperas Cove | City | 16,362 | 15,573 | 789 | 4.8% | 16,271 | 15,465 | 806 | 5% | 16,403 | 15,651 | 752 | 4.6% |
| Harker Heights | City | 15,438 | 14,652 | 786 | 5.1% | 15,382 | 14,557 | 825 | 5.4% | 15,503 | 14,768 | 735 | 4.7% |
| Killeen | City | 64,676 | 60,785 | 3,891 | 6% | 64,403 | 60,392 | 4,011 | 6.2% | 64,930 | 61,266 | 3,664 | 5.6% |
| Temple | City | 42,492 | 40,340 | 2,152 | 5.1% | 42,232 | 40,080 | 2,152 | 5.1% | 42,539 | 40,660 | 1,879 | 4.4% |
Unemployment Claims by Week
7-County Central TX Region (hover to display values)
Job Postings 5-Year Trend
7-County Region (hover to display values)
Job Postings by Industry
7-County Region
Industry Sector | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,713 | -8.4% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 938 | -3.2% |
| Retail Trade | 838 | 3.8% |
| Educational Services | 505 | 1.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 440 | -8.5% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 406 | 3% |
| Manufacturing | 402 | -15.9% |
| Construction | 294 | 2.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 290 | -11.3% |
| Public Administration | 263 | -20.1% |
| Finance and Insurance | 218 | 10.1% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 195 | -15.9% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 153 | -27.1% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 150 | -15.3% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 107 | 7% |
| Information | 73 | -20.7% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 49 | 36.1% |
| Utilities | 10 | -28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 5 | -58.3% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 5 | 400% |
Top 20 Companies
7-County Region
Company | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Health | 560 | -5.6% |
| Central Texas College | 128 | 6.7% |
| McLane Company | 111 | 56.3% |
| Killeen Independent School District | 90 | -2.2% |
| AdventHealth | 87 | -21.6% |
| Walmart | 86 | -2.3% |
| Domino's Pizza | 81 | 26.6% |
| H-E-B | 69 | 19% |
| AccentCare | 63 | 3.3% |
| City Of Temple | 60 | -17.8% |
| Wilsonart | 58 | -10.8% |
| First National Bank Texas | 55 | 10% |
| NANA Regional Corporation | 52 | 2% |
| Aramark | 50 | 0% |
| Temple College | 50 | 85.2% |
| City Of Killeen | 46 | -23.3% |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 46 | 43.8% |
| Touchstone Communities | 45 | 36.4% |
| United States Department of Veterans Affairs | 42 | -12.5% |
| Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority | 38 | -15.6% |
SOC code derived
Occupation Workforce Data (7-County Region)
Occupation Concentration
7-County Region
Profession | 2025 Jobs | 2025 Median Earnings | 2025 Average Hourly Wage | 2025 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2020-2025 % Change in Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 30,000 | $67,692 | $43.65 | 1.13 | 23.94% |
| Sales and Related | 27,930 | $36,589 | $32.5 | 0.87 | 13.35% |
| Office and Administrative Support | 24,330 | $40,877 | $21.57 | 0.87 | 1.5% |
| Transportation and Material Moving | 23,706 | $42,130 | $28.74 | 1.02 | 17.29% |
| Business and Financial Operations | 19,802 | $75,313 | $49.76 | 0.86 | 36.29% |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | 18,807 | $27,501 | $14.18 | 1.02 | 18.7% |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 18,554 | $86,220 | $56.08 | 1.29 | 11.19% |
| Educational Instruction and Library | 15,507 | $60,303 | $28.26 | 1.13 | 1.45% |
| Military-only | 15,145 | $40,905 | $25.5 | 13.08 | -14.58% |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 13,478 | $52,043 | $27.61 | 1.33 | 11.55% |
| Construction and Extraction | 13,308 | $46,130 | $27.6 | 1.06 | 8.37% |
| Healthcare Support | 8,882 | $35,125 | $18.82 | 0.72 | 8.15% |
| Personal Care and Service | 8,837 | $28,948 | $19.59 | 0.9 | 12.29% |
| Production | 8,832 | $42,305 | $22.32 | 0.72 | 9.97% |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 8,696 | $32,389 | $18.1 | 0.91 | 6.42% |
| Protective Service | 6,307 | $55,419 | $27.86 | 1.21 | -1.69% |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 6,117 | $41,402 | $31.72 | 0.67 | 27.58% |
| Computer and Mathematical | 4,835 | $87,707 | $45.82 | 0.62 | 17.38% |
| Community and Social Service | 4,171 | $55,762 | $30.87 | 0.89 | 9.88% |
| Architecture and Engineering | 2,770 | $87,144 | $48.45 | 0.7 | 8.9% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 2,240 | $28,406 | $18.15 | 1.22 | 11.87% |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | 2,179 | $74,496 | $43.42 | 0.79 | 6.65% |
| Legal | 1,206 | $85,652 | $57.2 | 0.54 | 9.39% |
NAICS code derived
Industry Workforce Data (7-County Region)
Industry Characteristics
7-County Region
Industry | 2025 Jobs | 2025 Average Earnings Per Worker | 2025 LQ (Industry Concentration) | 2020-2025 % Change in Jobs | 2025 GRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 73,620 | $83,495 | 2.34 | -3.72% | 11795.66M |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 25,791 | $109,829 | 0.87 | 13.32% | 3371.27M |
| Retail Trade | 21,601 | $48,519 | 1.09 | 7.29% | 2276.65M |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 18,029 | $26,252 | 1.01 | 19.77% | 828.11M |
| Construction | 12,977 | $81,885 | 1.03 | 22.09% | 1810.36M |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 9,469 | $38,129 | 0.89 | 5.33% | 567.56M |
| Manufacturing | 8,785 | $79,327 | 0.55 | 5.28% | 1328.48M |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7,940 | $95,522 | 0.53 | 14.62% | 1118.66M |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 7,426 | $48,406 | 0.59 | 10.35% | 523.54M |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 5,837 | $78,024 | 0.62 | 2.86% | 991.74M |
| Wholesale Trade | 5,315 | $95,671 | 0.7 | 7.91% | 1232.32M |
| Finance and Insurance | 4,211 | $88,505 | 0.49 | -9.63% | 1470.31M |
| Educational Services | 3,408 | $52,824 | 0.61 | -2.6% | 219.33M |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 3,367 | $63,839 | 0.89 | 17.72% | 1074.26M |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 2,216 | $47,661 | 0.9 | 11.8% | 538.91M |
| Information | 2,029 | $86,845 | 0.54 | 48.05% | 578.99M |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1,747 | $29,377 | 0.44 | 31.19% | 95.36M |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1,214 | $95,689 | 0.38 | 21.86% | 140.07M |
| Utilities | 501 | $128,275 | 0.66 | 2.08% | 313.8M |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 439 | $83,031 | 0.6 | 14.16% | 189.23M |
NAICS code derived
Occupational Wage Data (7-County Region)
Annual Wage Ranges by Occupation (25th-75th Percentile)
7-County Region
Legal
$55,752
$138,563
Management
$32,230
$120,211
Architecture and Engineering
$64,994
$118,169
Computer and Mathematical
$61,582
$117,977
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
$64,457
$117,845
Business and Financial Operations
$50,925
$112,163
Life, Physical, and Social Science
$52,491
$104,707
Community and Social Service
$44,582
$75,315
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
$22,565
$73,997
Educational Instruction and Library
$34,912
$71,582
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
$38,949
$69,638
Protective Service
$47,089
$68,348
Sales and Related
$26,335
$66,294
Military-only
$25,224
$66,194
Construction and Extraction
$35,380
$62,177
Transportation and Material Moving
$31,943
$59,152
Production
$33,268
$52,215
Office and Administrative Support
$33,011
$52,155
Healthcare Support
$24,189
$44,603
Personal Care and Service
$20,485
$44,452
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
$16,848
$41,198
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
$25,720
$39,970
Food Preparation and Serving Related
$22,450
$33,453
Skills Demand & Education
Population by Educational Attainment
7-County Region
Job Postings by Educational Attainment
7-County Region
Degrees by Program
7-County Region (total completions)
Description | 2025 Completions | 2012-2025 Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,651 | 3.6K 5.7K |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 1,551 | 0.2K 1.6K |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 1,152 | 0.3K 1.2K |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | 886 | 0.4K 0.9K |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 366 | 0.1K 0.4K |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 335 | 0.1K 0.3K |
| Education | 183 | 0.1K 0.2K |
| Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services | 142 | 0.1K 0.1K |
| Psychology | 136 | 0.1K 0.1K |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 93 | 0K 0.1K |
Postings vs. Hires by Occupation
7-County Region
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Total Hires
7-County Region
In-Demand Skills
Top 20 Skills
7-County Region
Skill | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lifting Ability | 1,112 | -2% |
| Nursing | 700 | -7.7% |
| Merchandising | 535 | 2.1% |
| Treatment Planning | 472 | -0.2% |
| Safety Standards | 399 | 1.5% |
| Pediatrics | 361 | 2% |
| Workflow Management | 352 | -6.1% |
| Good Driving Record | 342 | -2.8% |
| Warehousing | 329 | -6% |
| Medical Records | 327 | 5.1% |
| Patient Education And Counseling | 326 | -6.9% |
| Auditing | 319 | -8.3% |
| Sanitation | 316 | 2.6% |
| Effective Communication | 315 | -1.6% |
| Infection Control | 311 | -1.3% |
| Construction | 305 | 0% |
| Personal Protective Equipment | 301 | 2.4% |
| Direct Patient Care | 299 | 7.6% |
| Food Safety And Sanitation | 284 | -3.4% |
| Inventory Management | 284 | -14.2% |
Net commuters is the number of people commuting into or out of the area. For negative values, there are more people commuting out for work than in. For positive values, there are more commuters coming in than out.
Commuting Patterns by County
Workforce Jobs, Resident Workers, and Net Commuters
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2025 Resident Workers
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2025 Net Commuters
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