Odessa, Texas Metro Area

MSA: Odessa, TX
county: Ector

Population (2017 estimate): 157,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.1%

NFP Employment (2017): 73,000
Average Earnings (2017): $50,770

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,8.1000,1.7,
2013,2.6000,1.6,
2014,6.2000,1.9,
2015,-3.9000,2.1,
2016,-7.5000,1.8,
2017,4.7000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,12.3000,2.3,
2013,5.7000,2.0,
2014,3.0000,2.3,
2015,-5.9000,2.4,
2016,3.4000,2.0,
2017,1.7000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,4.6000,8.1000,
2013,4.3000,7.4000,
2014,3.4000,6.2000,
2015,4.6000,5.3000,
2016,6.4000,4.9000,
2017,4.1000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,47120.00,42068.00,
2013,49800.00,42900.00,
2014,51300.00,43888.00,
2015,48270.00,44928.00,
2016,49900.00,45812.00,
2017,50770.00,47112.00,

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	2,310	34.0	0.7	$109,720
Business and Financial Operations	1,670	24.6	0.5	$62,100
IT and Mathematical	410	6.0	0.2	$59,600
Architecture and Engineering	890	13.1	0.7	$84,770
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	300	4.5	0.5	$52,520
Community and Social Services	510	7.6	0.5	$44,180
Legal and Judicial	260	3.8	0.5	$59,720
Education, Training, and Library	3,570	52.6	0.9	$49,570
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	540	7.9	0.6	$41,290
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	3,180	46.8	0.8	$57,060
Healthcare Support	1,190	17.6	0.6	$30,060
Protective Services	840	12.4	0.5	$46,530
Food Preparation and Serving Related	7,290	107.3	1.2	$21,770
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	1,410	20.8	0.7	$24,720
Personal Care and Services	1,400	20.6	0.6	$19,300
Sales and Related	7,820	115.0	1.1	$30,190
Office and Administrative Support	10,130	149.0	1.0	$33,570
Construction and Extraction	8,270	121.7	3.1	$42,690
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	4,380	64.4	1.7	$44,240
Production	5,220	76.7	1.2	$39,790
Transportation and Material Moving	6,330	93.1	1.3	$38,220