Job growth & unemployment

Aug 20, 2019

Austin added 22,800 net new jobs, growth of 2.1%, in the 12 months ending in June, making Austin the 15th fastest growing major metro.

High tech industry

Aug 6, 2019

Annual average employment in high tech industries in the Austin MSA in 2018 was 161,433, up 6.6% from 2017.

Job growth & unemployment

Jul 23, 2019

Austin added 22,800 net new jobs, growth of 2.1%, in the 12 months ending in June, making Austin the 15th fastest growing major metro.

Job Growth & Unemployment

Jun 25, 2019

Austin added 25,400 net new jobs, growth of 2.4%, in the 12 months ending in May, making Austin the 11th fastest growing major metro.

Real Personal Income, Metropolitan Price Parities & Inflation

Jun 4, 2019

In 2017, Austin saw strong growth of 4.1% in real (price-adjusted) total personal income, an important, broad-based measure of the economy—Austin's growth was fifth best among the 50 largest U.S. metros.

Job Growth & Unemployment

May 21, 2019

Austin added 26,100 net new jobs, growth of 2.5%, in the 12 months ending in April, making Austin the 12th fastest growing major metro. Wholesale trade grew by 7.7%, making it Austin’s fastest growing industry, while professional and business services...

Job Growth & Unemployment

Apr 23, 2019

Austin added 22,700 net new jobs, growth of 2.1%, in the 12 months ending in March, making Austin the 16th fastest growing major metro. Wholesale trade was Austin’s fastest growing industry (8.2%) while professional and business services added the most...

Occupational Employment & Salaries: STEM & Educational Qualifications

Apr 9, 2019

STEM occupations account for 11.1% of all jobs in the Austin MSA in 2018, making Austin the 6th most concentrated in STEM among large U.S. metros. Austin’s two largest STEM occupations are applications software developers (13,520 jobs) and sales representatives...

Job Growth & Unemployment

Mar 26, 2019

Austin added 23,800 net new jobs, growth of 2.3%, in the 12 months ending in February, making Austin the 11th fastest growing major metro. Wholesale trade was Austin’s fastest growing industry (8.2%) while professional and business services added the most...

Job Growth & Unemployment

Mar 12, 2019

Austin added 27,100 net new jobs, growth of 2.6%, in the 12 months ending in January, making Austin the ninth fastest growing major metro. Wholesale trade was Austin’s fastest growing industry (7.4%) while professional and business services added the most...

Austin Migration Insights

Feb 21, 2019

The Austin metro area’s population has grown by an average of 55,500 persons annually, or 152 per day, since 2010. Net migration since 2010 accounts for 12.9% of Austin’s total 2017 population—a larger share than any other top 50 metro....

Venture Capital

Feb 7, 2019

Venture capital funding invested in 124 Austin companies in 2018 totaled over $1,333 million, up 70% over 2017. Average investment per deal was $10.75 million in Austin, up from $6.37 million in 2017. Internet companies dominated VC investing in Austin,...