Although the November unemployment rate for San Antonio has not yet been released, the city has managed to maintain a relatively low unemployment rate compared to most other cities throughout the country. The city's unemployment rate has wavered between 7 percent and 7.1 percent since July.
San Antonio had a total non-farm employment of 849,200 workers during November, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 846,800 workers during October and only a .7 percent decrease from last year.
Four industries saw a monthly increase in employment, including: trade, transportation and utilities by 2,100 jobs; professional and business services by 800 jobs; other services by 300 jobs; and government by 400 jobs.
Employment in the mining and logging, manufacturing, information and education and health services industries remained even at 3,500 workers, 42,100 workers, 19,800 workers and 122,800 workers, respectively.
Five industries managed to see a yearly increase in employment, with the government industry adding the most jobs. That industry employed 158,300 workers during November, up from 157,900 workers during October and a 2 percent increase from last year.
The other services industry saw the second biggest increase in employment, up 1.9 percent from last year, followed by the leisure and hospitality industry with a 1.2 percent increase, the financial activities industry with a .3 percent increase and the education and health services industry with a .1 percent increase.
The manufacturing industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. The industry employed 42,100 workers during November, the same as during October, but a 9.1 percent decrease from last year.
Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:
- mining and logging by 7.9 percent
- construction by 2.3 percent
- trade, transportation and utilities by 1.3 percent
- information by 4.3 percent
- professional and business services by 2.7 percent
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