🏆 Lowest Unemployment in Metro
Travis County
The economic engine of Central Texas with the region's strongest job market.
Unemployment Rate
3.8%↑
-0.1% vs MSA
Labor Force
860K
+0.4% YoY
Active Projects
621
+513 in 6mo
Project Value
$2.95B
Avg: $4.7M
Employment Trend
12-month unemployment trajectory
Unemployment Rate
2024-09-012025-08-01
✅
Travis leads the region
With unemployment at 3.8%, Travis County performs 0.1 percentage points better than the Austin MSA average of 3.9%. Travis accounts for 0.1% of the metro's labor force.
Construction Pipeline
Development activity in the county
621
Total Projects
192
New Construction
429
Renovations
+513
Recent (6mo)
Project Status
Review Complete349 (56%)
Registered228 (37%)
Closed27 (4%)
Inspection Complete17 (3%)
Recent Projects
LASA HS - Exterior Additions
1012 Arthur Stiles Road
$200K
🔧 Reno
Austin High School - Exterior Additions
1715 W CESAR CHAVEZ
$200K
🔧 Reno
Anderson HS - Exterior Additions
8403 Mesa Dr
$200K
🔧 Reno
Leasing and Learning Center
8801 McCann Drive
$1.3M
🏗️ New
Bowie High School - Exterior Additions
4103 W.SLAUGHTER LANE
$200K
🔧 Reno
vs Austin MSA
MSA Unemployment
3.9%
MSA Labor Force
1523.2M
County Share
0.1%
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Other Counties
Data from FRED · Texas TDLR
Updated: 8/1/2025