McAllen, Texas Metro Area

MSA: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
county: Hidalgo

Population (2017 estimate): 861,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 6.9%

NFP Employment (2017): 258,000
Average Earnings (2017): $28,640

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.8000,1.7,
2013,2.6000,1.6,
2014,2.5000,1.9,
2015,2.4000,2.1,
2016,1.9000,1.8,
2017,2.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,0.7000,2.3,
2013,-11.0000,2.0,
2014,-5.8000,2.3,
2015,10.3000,2.4,
2016,-1.0000,2.0,
2017,7.5000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,10.6000,8.1000,
2013,10.3000,7.4000,
2014,8.8000,6.2000,
2015,7.9000,5.3000,
2016,7.8000,4.9000,
2017,7.4000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,29100.00,42068.00,
2013,25890.00,42900.00,
2014,24390.00,43888.00,
2015,26910.00,44928.00,
2016,26640.00,45812.00,
2017,28640.00,47112.00,

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	6,010	24.1	0.5	$85,000
Business and Financial Operations	5,740	23.0	0.4	$54,970
IT and Mathematical	1,810	7.2	0.2	$46,810
Architecture and Engineering	990	3.9	0.2	$51,980
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,010	4.1	0.5	$40,090
Community and Social Services	2,600	10.4	0.7	$48,370
Legal and Judicial	1,240	5.0	0.7	N/A
Education, Training, and Library	25,960	104.0	1.7	$48,070
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,540	6.2	0.5	$32,180
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	16,240	65.0	1.1	$56,520
Healthcare Support	15,330	61.4	2.1	$18,880
Protective Services	6,990	28.0	1.2	$39,450
Food Preparation and Serving Related	23,150	92.7	1.0	$19,030
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	6,030	24.1	0.8	$21,220
Personal Care and Services	24,140	96.7	3.0	$18,190
Sales and Related	29,350	117.5	1.1	$21,990
Office and Administrative Support	41,630	166.7	1.1	$25,070
Construction and Extraction	5,480	22.0	0.6	$29,050
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	8,240	33.0	0.9	$29,360
Production	6,450	25.8	0.4	$25,320
Transportation and Material Moving	18,840	75.4	1.1	$23,750