Labor Demographics
Labor demographic data are verified annually through the US Census Bureau, but unemployment figures are received each month through the The Labor Market & Career Information Department (LMCI) of the Texas Workforce Commission. For the most current figures, contact the AIF office or refer to the LMCI website above.
| County | Population Estimate | Work Force | Unemployment | Rate |
| Taylor (Abilene) | 131,506 | 64,852 | 3,749 | 5.8 |
| Brown | 38,106 | 18,326 | 1,195 | 6.5 |
| Callahan | 13,544 | 6,763 | 389 | 5.8 |
| Coke | 3,320 | 1,297 | 85 | 6.6 |
| Coleman | 8,895 | 4,149 | 258 | 6.2 |
| Comanche | 13,974 | 6,579 | 389 | 5.9 |
| Concho | 4,087 | 1,330 | 91 | 6.8 |
| Eastland | 18,583 | 9,054 | 566 | 6.3 |
| Fisher | 3,974 | 1,979 | 105 | 5.3 |
| Haskell | 5,899 | 3,196 | 145 | 4.5 |
| Jones | 20,202 | 7,460 | 616 | 8.3 |
| Kent | 808 | 445 | 26 | 5.8 |
| McCulloch | 8,283 | 4,357 | 238 | 5.5 |
| Mitchell | 9,403 | 3,524 | 255 | 7.2 |
| Nolan | 15,216 | 7,804 | 457 | 5.9 |
| Runnels | 10,501 | 4,517 | 305 | 6.8 |
| Scurry | 16,921 | 8,209 | 404 | 4.9 |
| Shackelford | 3,378 | 2,258 | 77 | 3.4 |
| Stephens | 9,630 | 4,673 | 303 | 6.5 |
| Sterling | 1,143 | 769 | 29 |
3.8 |
| Stonewall | 1,490 | 802 | 35 | 4.4 |
| Throckmorton | 1,641 | 1,014 | 49 | 4.8 |
| Total | 340,504 | 163,357 | 9,766 | 5.8 |
Source: US Census Bureau, The Labor Market & Career Information Department of the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Labor Market Review, January 2012
