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  • Texas exports reach new record despite strong dollar

    Texas remains the nation’s top exporter, setting records each month despite the recent appreciation of the dollar. A strong dollar can be bad for business because it makes U.S. goods more expensive overseas.

  • Office markets slowly emerge from pandemic slump

    The pandemic seismically shifted work from the office to home, particularly during its initial lockdown phases. Even when these limits and capacity restrictions eased and economic activity rebound­ed, office space demand remained soft and vacancy rates climbed.

  • Dallas Fed Economics

    Mounting signs point to a Texas economic slowdown

    The most recent jobs report showed state employment was flat in August. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 percent (from 4.0 percent in July), and labor force and wage growth also eased.

  • Texas Service Sector Growth Weakens Further in September

    Activity in the Texas service sector increased at a slower pace in September, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  • Economic Indicators

    Texas Economic Indicators

    The Texas economy slowed in August. Employment was flat, and unemployment ticked up. Growth in the Texas Business-Cycle Index softened but remained above the 2000–21 average.

  • Real Wages per Worker for Texas and Texas Metros

    Real wages per worker for Texas and Texas metros are published quarterly. To produce these series, wage and employment data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages are seasonally and inflation-adjusted by the Dallas Fed.

  • Total Real Wages for Texas Metros

    Total real wages for Texas metros are published quarterly. To produce these series, wage data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages are seasonally and inflation-adjusted by the Dallas Fed.

  • Texas Service Sector Growth Weakens in August

    Activity in the Texas service sector increased at a slower pace in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  • Economic Indicators

    Texas Economic Indicators

    The Texas economy continued to expand in July, with broad based growth in payrolls. Job openings remained elevated, and the unemployment rate ticked down.

  • Dallas Fed Economics

    Signs of slowdown growing in Texas; price pressures ease

    The Texas economy continued expanding in June and July, though at a decelerating pace compared with earlier this year.