Industry Special Reports

Workforce Solutions occasionally produces special reports on current topics of interest for the local labor market. These reports, often presented at the Gulf Coast Workforce Board meetings, can be found here.

These reports are intended to provide an overview from a workforce stance on the state of specific industries, their subsectors, and the challenges the Gulf Coast Region faces now and in the future to serve these industries.

• Workforce Demands in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  January 2019
• Growth of the "Gig Economy" Among Texas Metropolitan Areas
  August 2018
• Employment Trends in the Gulf Coast Retail Sector
  February 2018
• Population Trends in the 13-County Gulf Coast Region
  July 2016
• Health Care Industry Occupations by Skill Level - Gulf Coast Region
  April 2016
• Workforce Demands in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  February 2016
• Workforce Demands in Downstream Manufacturing
  December 2015
• Workforce Demands in the Educational Services Industry
  October 2015
• Workforce Demands in the Healthcare Industry
  August 2015
• Workforce Demands in the Oil & Gas Industry: Upstream Manufacturing
  June 2015
• Workforce Demands in the Mining Industry
  April 2015
• Workforce Demands in the Construction Industry
  February 2015
• Workforce Demands in the Gulf Coast Maritime Industry
  December 2014

Other Labor Market Reports

• Hurricane Harvey Special Report: A Look Back at the Impacts of Hurricane Ike on the Gulf Coast Labor Market
  September 2017
• Measuring Education Credentials Of Middle-Skill Jobs Gulf Coast Region
  April 2017
• A Comparative Analysis of Gulf Coast Region 2012-2022 and 2014-2024 Employment Projections
  March 2017
• Occupations Requiring Coding Skills in the Gulf Coast Region of Texas
  September 2016
• Houston's Labor Market August 2016 (PPT)
  August 2016
• H1B Statistics - Temporary Labor Condition Applications for Specialty Workers
• August 2016
• Employment Trends among Workers 65 and Over in the Gulf Coast
  May 2016

Announcements

• Attend a Gulf Coast Workforce Board Meeting

Questions

Contact Information

• Parker Harvey parker.harvey@wrksolutions.com
  Regional Economist  (713) 993-2462
• Ron Borski ron.borski@wrksolutions.com
  Labor Market Analyst (832) 681-2535