| The
Labor Market Information on this site is focused on the thirteen
counties within the Gulf Coast Workforce Board region. These
counties are: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Chambers, Fort Bend,
Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker,
Waller and Wharton.
The source of most of the data is the Bureau
of Labor Statistics employment numbers produced by the Texas
Workforce Commission. The different data found at this site
comes in a variety of time series: monthly, quarterly, yearly,
and |
| Current
Data |
May
Unemployment Rates
Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
| U.
S. |
9.1% |
| Texas |
6.9% |
| Gulf
Coast Region |
6.9% |
| Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown MSA |
6.9% |
| Other
Local Rates |
| May
Over-the-Year Industry Job Count Change |
| Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown MSA |
-56,300 |
| Detail
Information |
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biennially. There is also a variety
of geographic coverage for the data: city, county, metropolitan,
and region. Some data is produced only at the regional level,
while some of the timeliest data is produced only at the metropolitan
statistical area level.
There is industry employment and wage data that
businesses can review to see how their industries are performing
in the economy – is your business shrinking while others
are growing?
There is occupational wage data that businesses
can review to see if their wages are too low, which could
cause higher than average turnover for the occupation.To go
to the LMI page click here: LABOR
MARKET INFORMATION
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MAY 2009 UPDATE:
NEXT UPDATE: WEEK OF JULY 20
May 2009 employment data was released on June 19, 2009, for the Gulf Coast region.
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA’s over-the-year job growth was -2.2 percent in May, declining by 56,300 jobs since May 2008. This was the largest over-the-year decline for the Houston metro area since April 1987, when 59,200 jobs (-3.8%) were lost over the year. Last year at this time, the area added 67,900 jobs, or 2.7 percent over the previous year. Government and Educational & Health Services were the two major industry groups adding the most positions, up 6,800 and 6,700 jobs respectively from May 2008. Professional & Business Services was down 18,900 jobs from this time last year. Construction and Manufacturing were also down considerably from May 2008.
The thirteen county region’s unemployment rate was 6.9 percent, up from the 4.4 percent rate of May 2008.
If you have any questions please contact one
of our Business Consultants at your nearest career
office, or email joel.wagher@wrksolutions.com. |
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For information on other areas in
the state visit
Bureau
of Labor Statistics or Texas
Workforce Commission |
