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Geographies: Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, San Saba, & Mills counties
Central Texas 7-County WDA Region - Data & Insights
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7-County Region Population
553,069
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Total Regional Employment
215,725
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Avg. Earnings Per Job
$66.5K
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Labor Force, Job Postings, & Wages
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Labor Force, Employment, & Unemployment by Region
Area | Area Type | Nov 25 Labor Force | Nov 25 Employment | Nov 25 Unemployment | Nov 25 Rate | Oct 25 Labor Force | Oct 25 Employment | Oct 25 Unemployment | Oct 25 Rate | Nov 24 Labor Force | Nov 24 Employment | Nov 24 Unemployment | Nov 24 Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | 16,038,665 | 15,361,936 | 676,729 | 4.2% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 15,758,856 | 15,115,304 | 643,552 | 4.1% |
| Killeen-Temple | MSA | 205,875 | 195,937 | 9,938 | 4.8% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 202,951 | 193,728 | 9,223 | 4.5% |
| Central Texas | WDA | 225,800 | 215,023 | 10,777 | 4.8% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 222,245 | 212,224 | 10,021 | 4.5% |
| Bell | County | 168,586 | 160,445 | 8,141 | 4.8% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 166,337 | 158,757 | 7,580 | 4.6% |
| Coryell | County | 27,298 | 25,944 | 1,354 | 5% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 26,810 | 25,569 | 1,241 | 4.6% |
| Hamilton | County | 3,386 | 3,237 | 149 | 4.4% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 3,304 | 3,169 | 135 | 4.1% |
| Lampasas | County | 9,991 | 9,548 | 443 | 4.4% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 9,804 | 9,402 | 402 | 4.1% |
| Milam | County | 12,192 | 11,661 | 531 | 4.4% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 11,800 | 11,286 | 514 | 4.4% |
| Mills | County | 2,121 | 2,042 | 79 | 3.7% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 2,053 | 1,982 | 71 | 3.5% |
| San Saba | County | 2,226 | 2,146 | 80 | 3.6% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 2,137 | 2,059 | 78 | 3.6% |
| Belton | City | 11,319 | 10,832 | 487 | 4.3% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 11,168 | 10,718 | 450 | 4% |
| Copperas Cove | City | 16,273 | 15,536 | 737 | 4.5% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 15,960 | 15,311 | 649 | 4.1% |
| Harker Heights | City | 15,352 | 14,618 | 734 | 4.8% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 15,102 | 14,464 | 638 | 4.2% |
| Killeen | City | 65,225 | 61,711 | 3,514 | 5.4% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 64,392 | 61,062 | 3,330 | 5.2% |
| Temple | City | 41,798 | 39,847 | 1,951 | 4.7% | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 41,173 | 39,428 | 1,745 | 4.2% |
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Unemployment by 30-Day Rolling Period
7-County Central TX Region (hover to display values)
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Job Postings 5-Year Trend
7-County Region (hover to display values)
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Job Postings by Industry
7-County Region
Industry Sector (2-Digit) | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,600 | -17.7% |
| Retail Trade | 639 | -25% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 625 | -32% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 498 | -14.7% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 387 | -11.4% |
| Educational Services | 337 | -22% |
| Construction | 277 | -15.9% |
| Manufacturing | 263 | -23.2% |
| Public Administration | 219 | -11.4% |
| Finance and Insurance | 203 | 2.5% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 197 | 3.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 196 | -6.6% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 157 | -23.6% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 109 | 0.9% |
| Information | 87 | 8% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 22 | -68.2% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 21 | -9.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 5 | -60% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 4 | -25% |
| Utilities | 4 | -150% |
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Top 20 Companies
7-County Region
Company | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Health | 516 | -31.2% |
| Walmart | 86 | -17.4% |
| AdventHealth | 83 | -20.5% |
| Domino's Pizza | 77 | -20.8% |
| McLane Company | 68 | -26.5% |
| Central Texas College | 61 | -103.3% |
| NANA Regional Corporation | 52 | 53.8% |
| City Of Temple | 48 | 2.1% |
| Pizza Hut | 48 | -10.4% |
| H-E-B | 43 | 14% |
| Aveanna Healthcare | 38 | 10.5% |
| Care Options For Kids | 36 | -8.3% |
| Central Oregon Community College | 35 | -8.6% |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | 35 | 2.9% |
| AccentCare | 34 | -23.5% |
| Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority | 34 | 8.8% |
| Addus HomeCare | 33 | 30.3% |
| Aramark | 33 | 45.5% |
| State Of Texas | 33 | -24.2% |
| City Of Killeen | 32 | 31.3% |
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SOC code derived
Occupation Workforce Data (7-County Region)
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Occupation Concentration
7-County Region
Profession | 2024 Jobs | 2024 Median Salary | 2024 Average Hourly Wage | 2024 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2019-2024 % Change in Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 29,533 | $63,364 | $41.87 | 1.11 | 30.87% |
| Sales and Related | 27,700 | $34,713 | $31.5 | 0.84 | 13.93% |
| Office and Administrative Support | 24,612 | $39,014 | $20.54 | 0.85 | 5% |
| Transportation and Material Moving | 23,390 | $39,404 | $27.63 | 1.02 | 17.54% |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | 18,739 | $26,751 | $14.02 | 1.02 | 2.38% |
| Business and Financial Operations | 18,693 | $71,926 | $48.45 | 0.81 | 46.15% |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 18,615 | $84,895 | $51.97 | 1.32 | 16.63% |
| Military-only | 17,341 | $38,816 | $24.2 | 14.46 | -1.05% |
| Educational Instruction and Library | 15,816 | $57,513 | $26.24 | 1.16 | -1.18% |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 13,322 | $50,566 | $26.37 | 1.33 | 11.73% |
| Construction and Extraction | 12,879 | $43,937 | $26.46 | 1.05 | 3.79% |
| Personal Care and Service | 8,937 | $27,608 | $19.18 | 0.92 | 6.9% |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 8,932 | $30,276 | $17.02 | 0.93 | 5.47% |
| Healthcare Support | 8,668 | $32,647 | $18.16 | 0.74 | 4.94% |
| Production | 8,584 | $40,362 | $21.7 | 0.68 | 4.98% |
| Protective Service | 6,490 | $54,083 | $28.09 | 1.27 | -2.63% |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 5,672 | $38,459 | $30.05 | 0.64 | 23.4% |
| Computer and Mathematical | 4,565 | $83,266 | $44.19 | 0.59 | 12.79% |
| Community and Social Service | 3,958 | $54,826 | $29.72 | 0.88 | 6.05% |
| Architecture and Engineering | 2,622 | $83,575 | $45.89 | 0.68 | 7.72% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 2,255 | $27,735 | $17.81 | 1.23 | 5.33% |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | 2,101 | $70,849 | $41.28 | 0.78 | 9.56% |
| Legal | 1,176 | $73,853 | $51.71 | 0.53 | 10% |
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NAICS code derived
Industry Workforce Data (7-County Region)
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Industry Characteristics
7-County Region
Industry | 2024 Jobs | 2024 Average Earnings Per Worker | 2024 LQ (Industry Concentration) | 2019-2024 % Change in Jobs | 2024 GRP |
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| Government | 76,413 | $75,164 | 2.43 | -1.25% | 10859.61M |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24,779 | $106,232 | 0.85 | 8.01% | 3093.53M |
| Retail Trade | 21,828 | $44,904 | 1.08 | 8.37% | 2075.63M |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17,757 | $24,384 | 0.99 | 8.59% | 757.35M |
| Construction | 12,387 | $75,090 | 0.98 | 20.85% | 1583.44M |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 9,645 | $35,787 | 0.89 | -0.1% | 549.39M |
| Manufacturing | 9,073 | $77,090 | 0.56 | 6.2% | 1293.91M |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7,991 | $89,330 | 0.53 | 25.94% | 1037.23M |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 7,057 | $47,951 | 0.56 | 9.39% | 484.46M |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 5,707 | $77,129 | 0.6 | 1.14% | 945.15M |
| Wholesale Trade | 5,479 | $91,921 | 0.71 | 6.15% | 1302.63M |
| Finance and Insurance | 4,133 | $82,444 | 0.47 | -19.39% | 1316.49M |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 3,342 | $62,594 | 0.88 | 20.98% | 994.2M |
| Educational Services | 3,268 | $53,173 | 0.59 | -3.53% | 209M |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 2,109 | $46,390 | 0.84 | 12.72% | 548.82M |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1,754 | $27,064 | 0.45 | 13.09% | 82.46M |
| Information | 1,472 | $84,050 | 0.38 | -6.6% | 417.55M |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1,289 | $120,870 | 0.4 | 28.8% | 199.11M |
| Utilities | 744 | $119,422 | 1 | 20.52% | 391.34M |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 423 | $77,940 | 0.56 | -2.15% | 142.53M |
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NAICS code derived
Occupational Wage Data (7-County Region)
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Annual Wage Ranges by Occupation (25th-75th Percentile)
7-County Region
Legal
$46,826
$130,610
Computer and Mathematical
$57,232
$117,204
Management
$30,172
$113,108
Architecture and Engineering
$60,516
$111,934
Business and Financial Operations
$48,443
$109,073
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
$58,666
$107,168
Life, Physical, and Social Science
$49,107
$101,513
Community and Social Service
$42,780
$71,290
Protective Service
$45,904
$71,081
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
$21,819
$69,680
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
$37,772
$67,575
Sales and Related
$24,711
$63,514
Educational Instruction and Library
$30,130
$63,170
Military-only
$23,729
$61,916
Construction and Extraction
$34,096
$58,832
Transportation and Material Moving
$31,341
$56,046
Production
$32,876
$50,661
Office and Administrative Support
$30,510
$49,138
Personal Care and Service
$20,612
$43,024
Healthcare Support
$24,297
$41,768
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
$16,666
$40,690
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
$23,908
$36,868
Food Preparation and Serving Related
$22,019
$32,695
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Skills Demand & Education
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Population by Educational Attainment
7-County Region
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Job Postings by Educational Attainment
7-County Region
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Degrees by Program
7-County Region (total completions)
Description | 2024 Completions | 2011-2024 Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,313 | 3.8K 5.3K |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 1,403 | 0.2K 1.4K |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | 960 | 0.4K 1K |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 882 | 0.3K 0.9K |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 401 | 0.2K 0.4K |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 241 | 0.1K 0.2K |
| Education | 183 | 0.1K 0.2K |
| Psychology | 127 | 0.1K 0.1K |
| Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services | 123 | 0.1K 0.1K |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 113 | 0K 0.1K |
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Postings vs. Hires by Occupation
7-County Region
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Total Hires
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7-County Region
In-Demand Skills
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Top 20 Skills
7-County Region
Skill | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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| Lifting Ability | 857 | -10.2% |
| Nursing | 658 | -14.4% |
| Merchandising | 383 | -21.9% |
| Restaurant Operation | 369 | -14.4% |
| Treatment Planning | 362 | -6.6% |
| Medical Records | 316 | 2.2% |
| Patient Education And Counseling | 303 | -4.3% |
| Marketing | 290 | -12.4% |
| Auditing | 288 | -1.4% |
| Sanitation | 276 | -10.1% |
| Food Safety And Sanitation | 273 | 4.8% |
| Inventory Management | 272 | -21% |
| Rehabilitation | 267 | -1.9% |
| Housekeeping | 261 | -3.8% |
| Good Driving Record | 252 | -18.3% |
| Infection Control | 251 | -5.6% |
| Pediatrics | 248 | -19.8% |
| Effective Communication | 246 | 0% |
| Home Health Care | 244 | 1.2% |
| Selling Techniques | 238 | -15.1% |
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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
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Workforce Jobs, Resident Workers, and Net Commuters
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2024 Net Commuters
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Lightcast, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Zillow, LAUS, Texas Workforce Commission
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