Brownsville, Texas Metro Area

MSA: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
county: Cameron

Population (2017 estimate): 424,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 6.5%

NFP Employment (2017): 142,000
Average Earnings (2017): $23,620

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.9000,1.7,
2013,2.0000,1.6,
2014,1.9000,1.9,
2015,1.8000,2.1,
2016,1.7000,1.8,
2017,0.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,19.1000,2.3,
2013,-2.0000,2.0,
2014,-5.1000,2.3,
2015,-10.6000,2.4,
2016,-5.5000,2.0,
2017,-9.0000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,10.3000,8.1000,
2013,10.0000,7.4000,
2014,8.3000,6.2000,
2015,7.1000,5.3000,
2016,7.2000,4.9000,
2017,6.9000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,33050.00,42068.00,
2013,32380.00,42900.00,
2014,30720.00,43888.00,
2015,27470.00,44928.00,
2016,25950.00,45812.00,
2017,23620.00,47112.00,

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	3,410	24.8	0.5	$81,200
Business and Financial Operations	3,060	22.2	0.4	$59,250
IT and Mathematical	700	5.1	0.2	$55,680
Architecture and Engineering	700	5.1	0.3	$56,800
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	380	2.8	0.3	$58,400
Community and Social Services	1,970	14.3	1.0	$39,450
Legal and Judicial	530	3.8	0.5	$67,390
Education, Training, and Library	12,690	92.2	1.5	$45,420
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	890	6.5	0.5	$35,690
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	7,680	55.8	0.9	$63,400
Healthcare Support	9,400	68.3	2.4	$19,020
Protective Services	4,710	34.2	1.4	$38,100
Food Preparation and Serving Related	13,610	98.9	1.1	$18,540
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	4,270	31.0	1.0	$19,420
Personal Care and Services	16,610	120.6	3.8	$18,450
Sales and Related	14,030	102.0	1.0	$21,740
Office and Administrative Support	23,100	167.8	1.1	$24,480
Construction and Extraction	2,450	17.8	0.5	$28,190
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	4,580	33.2	0.9	$27,330
Production	5,340	38.8	0.6	$24,580
Transportation and Material Moving	7,400	53.7	0.8	$23,330