埃尔帕索经济指标：就业增长，失业率持平，房价小幅下降
El Paso Economic Indicators
埃尔帕索经济在截至3月的三个月里就业增长，失业率维持在4.3%；年化就业增幅为2.0%，新增1,800个岗位。3月平均时薪为25.92美元，同比上涨8.0%；房屋中位价环比下降0.2%至277,947美元，库存为3.9个月。
May 08, 2026
| El Paso economy dashboard (March 2026) | |||
| Job growth (annualized) Dec. '25–Mar. '26 |
Unemployment rate |
Avg. hourly earnings |
Avg. hourly earnings growth y/y |
| 2.0% | 4.3% | $25.92 | 8.0% |
Employment in El Paso expanded in the three months ending in March. The unemployment rate was unchanged and average hourly earnings increased, though at a slower pace than in January. Home prices were little changed and inventories ticked up.
Labor market
Employment increases
Payroll employment in El Paso increased an annualized 2.0 percent (1,800 jobs) from December through March (Chart 1). The greatest job gains were in professional and business services (750 jobs), leisure and hospitality (540 jobs) and education and health services (270 jobs). Construction and mining experienced the greatest job losses (-100 jobs). Year over year, payroll employment in El Paso was little changed.
Unemployment unchanged
El Paso’s unemployment rate was flat in March at 4.3 percent (Chart 2). El Paso’s jobless rate is now the same as both the state and the nation.
Wages increase
El Paso’s average hourly wages were $25.92 in March, an 8.0 percent increase from March 2025 (Chart 3). The state and nation also recorded year-over-year wage growth, with wages rising 2.1 percent in Texas and 3.5 percent in the U.S. in March. Average hourly wages in March were $35.09 in Texas and $37.38 in the U.S.
Housing
El Paso’s median home price declined 0.2 percent in March to $277,947 (Chart 4). Year over year, home prices rose 0.5 percent in the metro area and fell 4.4 percent in the state. El Paso inventories ticked up to 3.9 months in March, remaining below the six months that is generally considered a balanced housing market. Home inventory levels in El Paso have decreased from 4.2 months in March of last year. The state’s home inventories have increased year over year, ticking up to 4.4 months from 4.3 months in March of last year.
Notes
Data may not match previously published numbers due to revisions. The El Paso metropolitan statistical area includes El Paso and Hudspeth counties.
NOTE: Data may not match previously published numbers due to revisions.
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来源：达拉斯联储 · 经济更新 · dallasfed.org