College Station, Texas Metro Area

MSA: College Station-Bryan, TX
counties: Brazos, Burleson, Robertson

Population (2017 estimate): 258,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.0%

NFP Employment (2017): 117,000
Average Earnings (2017): $49,860

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.8000,1.7,
2013,3.8000,1.6,
2014,3.1000,1.9,
2015,2.4000,2.1,
2016,1.8000,1.8,
2017,2.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,4.2000,2.3,
2013,7.1000,2.0,
2014,10.4000,2.3,
2015,27.1000,2.4,
2016,13.6000,2.0,
2017,-4.4000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.5000,8.1000,
2013,5.1000,7.4000,
2014,4.1000,6.2000,
2015,3.5000,5.3000,
2016,3.6000,4.9000,
2017,3.2000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,30590.00,42068.00,
2013,32750.00,42900.00,
2014,36150.00,43888.00,
2015,45930.00,44928.00,
2016,52180.00,45812.00,
2017,49860.00,47112.00,

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	3,170	29.6	0.6	$96,460
Business and Financial Operations	3,330	31.1	0.6	$59,120
IT and Mathematical	2,350	22.0	0.7	$57,410
Architecture and Engineering	1,850	17.3	1.0	$54,460
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	2,630	24.5	3.0	$43,980
Community and Social Services	1,270	11.9	0.8	$43,580
Legal and Judicial	290	2.8	0.4	$56,910
Education, Training, and Library	11,760	109.9	1.8	$47,670
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,060	9.9	0.7	$48,040
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	5,610	52.4	0.9	$57,990
Healthcare Support	2,030	19.0	0.7	$24,710
Protective Services	2,170	20.3	0.8	$41,710
Food Preparation and Serving Related	11,440	106.9	1.2	$18,700
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	3,120	29.1	0.9	$23,580
Personal Care and Services	2,490	23.2	0.7	$19,840
Sales and Related	9,880	92.3	0.9	$23,040
Office and Administrative Support	21,210	198.2	1.3	$25,710
Construction and Extraction	4,840	45.2	1.1	$34,330
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	3,690	34.5	0.9	$37,050
Transportation and Material Moving	4,860	45.4	0.7	$29,050