Abilene, Texas Metro Area

MSA: Abilene, TX
counties: Callahan, Jones, Taylor

Population (2017 estimate): 170,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.5%

NFP Employment (2017): 69,000
Average Earnings (2017): $33,730

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.5000,1.7,
2013,1.4000,1.6,
2014,1.5000,1.9,
2015,0.4000,2.1,
2016,-0.6000,1.8,
2017,1.2000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,3.2000,2.3,
2013,-5.4000,2.0,
2014,-4.4000,2.3,
2015,-2.3000,2.4,
2016,1.8000,2.0,
2017,5.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.8000,8.1000,
2013,5.4000,7.4000,
2014,4.3000,6.2000,
2015,3.8000,5.3000,
2016,3.9000,4.9000,
2017,3.7000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,35640.00,42068.00,
2013,33710.00,42900.00,
2014,32230.00,43888.00,
2015,31500.00,44928.00,
2016,32080.00,45812.00,
2017,33730.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	2,030	31.7	0.6	$82,210
Business and Financial Operations	2,230	34.8	0.7	$58,260
IT and Mathematical	920	14.4	0.5	$61,420
Architecture and Engineering	710	11.1	0.6	$65,480
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	380	5.9	0.7	$48,970
Community and Social Services	920	14.5	1.0	$43,750
Legal and Judicial	320	5.1	0.7	$50,220
Education, Training, and Library	4,540	71.0	1.2	$43,220
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	830	13.0	1.0	$35,120
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	5,040	78.8	1.3	$54,690
Healthcare Support	3,150	49.2	1.7	$24,150
Protective Services	1,890	29.5	1.2	$42,580
Food Preparation and Serving Related	7,150	111.9	1.2	$18,930
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	1,880	29.4	0.9	$19,800
Personal Care and Services	2,460	38.4	1.2	$18,850
Sales and Related	7,150	111.8	1.1	$23,550
Office and Administrative Support	9,770	152.8	1.0	$29,330
Construction and Extraction	3,450	54.0	1.4	$36,570
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,720	42.5	1.1	$37,350
Production	2,390	37.3	0.6	$30,970
Transportation and Material Moving	3,860	60.4	0.9	$29,420