This posting is the third in the TI Deaths of Despair series. The series explores whether and to what extent deaths of despair, caused by behaviors such as heavy drinking, drug use and suicide, are affecting Texas. These deaths have been observed on a national level in studies by Deaton-Case who observe a flattening out and, in some case, growth in mortality rates among some White middle-aged Americans, while the century-long decline in mortality rates continues for other races and ethnicities of the same age. Deaton and Case link the behaviors resulting in Deaths of Despair to cumulative disadvantages experienced in the labor market by those demonstrating flattening or increasing mortality rates – namely White Non-Hispanic middle-aged persons without college degrees. This posting will examine the Texas labor market for these cumulative disadvantages, which may include flat or negative growth in mid-level wage jobs for those with no college degree, growth in low-wage jobs that may be temporary or “irregular”, and declines in labor force participation.