Economic indicators and construction activity in the Austin-Round Rock MSA.
12-month unemployment trajectory
At 3.4%, unemployment is 0.0 points above the MSA average. Active construction projects may help drive local job creation. Travis accounts for 56.2% of the metro's labor force.
Development activity in the county
Data from FRED · Texas TDLR
Updated: 6/2/2026
Travis County is part of the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown metro, one of the fastest-growing regional economies in the United States. The unemployment, labor force, and construction figures above show how the county is performing and how it has trended over the past year.
Travis County's current unemployment rate is shown above, along with its year-over-year change and trend. The figure comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and updates monthly.
The comparison above shows Travis County's unemployment rate against the Austin MSA average and its share of the metro labor force. Suburban counties often post lower unemployment and faster labor-force growth than the metro as a whole.
Employment and labor-force data come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics via the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) service. Construction activity is drawn from Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) project filings.
