The total payroll of employers located in the Rural Capital Area surpassed $15 billion in 2018, a 7.4% increase over 2017. Over $1 billion in new payroll was created in 2018.

By industry, most new payroll was created in Professional and Business Services ($201M), Trade, Transportation and Utilities ($192M), and Construction ($155M).

Within the region, most new payroll was created in Williamson county ($667M), followed by Hays ($218M) and Bastrop ($51M).

To view payroll for individual industries, visit the Snapshots page to use the interactive report.  To see county data, visit this page.