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The tables below are the most recent economic trends gathered by the Tyler Economic Development Council.


WORKFORCE TRENDS

TOTAL
WORKFORCE
Mar
2013
Mar
2012
Annual
Change
City of Tyler46,953
49,231
-4.6%
Tyler MSA/Smith County101,182
106,119
-4.7%
State of Texas12,686,094
12,531,173
1.2%
United States (thousands)154,512
154,316
0.1%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

LABOR
BREAKDOWN
Mar
2013
Mar
2012
Annual
Change
Total Non-Farm Employment94,000
97,100
-3.2%
Private Employment80,700
82,800
-2.5%
Goods Producing10,700
12,200
-12.3%
Service Producing83,300
84,900
-1.9%
Natural Resources & Mining5,500
6,000
-8.3%
Manufacturing5,200
6,200
-16.1%
Wholesale Trade3,300
3,000
10.0%
Retail Trade11,900
12,100
-1.7%
Transportation & Warehousing3,600
3,900
-7.7%
Information2,300
2,100
9.5%
Financial Activities4,200
4,200
0.0%
Professional & Business Services8,300
9,100
-8.8%
Education & Health Services22,000
21,800
0.9%
Leisure & Hospitality10,000
10,200
-2.0%
Other Services4,400
4,200
4.8%
Federal Government800
800
0.0%
State Government3,200
3,300
-3.0%
Local Government9,300
10,200
-8.8%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES
Mar
2013
Mar
2012
Annual
Change
City of Tyler6.4%
6.8%
-0.4%
Tyler MSA/Smith County6.4%
6.9%
-0.5%
State of Texas6.3%
7.0%
-0.7%
United States7.6%
8.4%
-0.7%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

REAL ESTATE

PROPERTY TAX RATE
(per $100 valuation)
Annual
2012
Annual
2011
Annual
Change
Within City of Tyler limits$2.077
$2.090
-0.6%
SOURCE: Smith County Appraisal District

 

PROPERTY
VALUES (in billions)
Annual
2012
Annual
2011
Annual
Change
Real Property$11.63
$11.47
1.4%
Personal Property$1.81
$1.78
1.7%
Total Property$13.44
$13.25
1.4%
SOURCE: Smith County Appraisal District

 

PERMITS AND
VALUATIONS
Annual
2012
Annual
2011
Annual
Change
Permits Issued870
841
3.4%
Permit Valuations (millions)$162.4
$210.1
-22.7%
SOURCE: City of Tyler

 

HOME SALES AND
AVERAGE PRICE
Annual
2012
Annual
2011
Annual
Change
Homes Sold1,975
1,780
11.0%
Average Sale Price$184,332
$171,710
7.4%
SOURCE: Greater Tyler Association of Realtors

 

OFFICE RATES AND
OCCUPANCY
Annual
2012
Annual
2011
Annual
Change
Average Lease Rate$14.51
$14.33
1.3%
Occupancy Rate85.7%
87.0%
-1.5%
SOURCE: Burns Commercial Properties

 

RETAIL ACTIVITY

GROSS RETAIL
SALES
3Q
2012
3Q
2011
Annual
Change
City of Tyler$621,527,593
$590,521,467
5.3%
Tyler MSA/Smith County$812,877,788
$800,049,998
1.6%
SOURCE: Texas State Comptroller

 

GROSS RETAIL
RECEIPTS
Mar
2013
Mar
2012
Annual
Change
City of Tyler$2,776,953
$2,569,304
8.1%
Tyler MSA/Smith County$1,161,692
$1,122,037
3.5%
SOURCE: Texas State Comptroller

 

COST OF LIVING INDICES

COST OF LIVING
CATEGORY
4Q
2012
4Q
2011
Annual
Change
Grocery Items91.2%
90.0%
1.3%
Housing90.0%
92.2%
-2.4%
Utilities94.6%
95.7%
-1.1%
Transportation99.3%
100.1%
-0.8%
Health Care90.8%
93.2%
-2.6%
Misc. Goods96.8%
98.3%
-1.5%
Composite Index94.0%
95.1%
-1.2%
SOURCE: ACCRA

 

CRIME STATISTICS

TYPE OF
CRIME
Annual
2011
Annual
2010
Annual
Change
Murder4
6
-33.3%
Robbery76
93
-18.3%
Assault328
422
-22.3%
Burglary806
954
-15.5%
Larceny/Theft3302
3757
-12.1%
Auto Theft162
203
-20.2%
SOURCE: City of Tyler

 


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