El Paso, Texas Metro Area

MSA: El Paso, TX
counties: El Paso, Hudspeth

Population (2017 estimate): 845,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.5%

NFP Employment (2017): 312,000
Average Earnings (2017): $34,240

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.5000,1.7,
2013,1.4000,1.6,
2014,1.2000,1.9,
2015,2.1000,2.1,
2016,2.4000,1.8,
2017,1.2000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,-6.2000,2.3,
2013,-1.0000,2.0,
2014,4.7000,2.3,
2015,4.3000,2.4,
2016,2.5000,2.0,
2017,5.5000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.5000,8.1000,
2013,7.9000,7.4000,
2014,6.4000,6.2000,
2015,5.2000,5.3000,
2016,4.9000,4.9000,
2017,4.6000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,29280.00,42068.00,
2013,29000.00,42900.00,
2014,30360.00,43888.00,
2015,31670.00,44928.00,
2016,32470.00,45812.00,
2017,34240.00,47112.00,

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	8,060	27.1	0.5	$88,440
Business and Financial Operations	10,700	36.0	0.7	$58,740
IT and Mathematical	4,320	14.5	0.5	$56,290
Architecture and Engineering	2,590	8.7	0.5	$60,670
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,120	3.8	0.5	$57,070
Community and Social Services	3,580	12.0	0.8	$43,050
Legal and Judicial	1,490	5.0	0.7	$76,740
Education, Training, and Library	23,660	79.5	1.3	$46,250
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	2,540	8.5	0.6	$35,100
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	16,460	55.3	0.9	$57,990
Healthcare Support	8,530	28.7	1.0	$23,160
Protective Services	11,010	37.0	1.5	$40,410
Food Preparation and Serving Related	31,780	106.8	1.2	$18,560
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	8,770	29.5	0.9	$20,190
Personal Care and Services	14,000	47.0	1.5	$18,130
Sales and Related	36,250	121.8	1.2	$21,200
Office and Administrative Support	53,450	179.6	1.1	$27,320
Construction and Extraction	11,200	37.6	1.0	$29,560
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	11,610	39.0	1.0	$33,760
Production	14,880	50.0	0.8	$23,480
Transportation and Material Moving	21,220	71.3	1.0	$25,940