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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,
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Current
Data |
December Unemployment Rates
Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
U.
S. |
8.3% |
Texas |
7.2% |
Gulf
Coast Region |
7.4% |
Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown MSA |
7.3% |
Other
Local Rates |
December
Over-the-Year Industry Job Count Change |
Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown MSA |
75,800 |
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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NEXT UPDATE: WEEK OF MARCH 12th
December 2011 employment data was released on January 20th 2012 for the Gulf Coast region.
The Texas Workforce Commission released estimates for December 2011 reporting that the rate of over-the-year job growth was 3.0% over the year, up 75,800 jobs. Many industry sectors continue to show healthy job gains, especially those with ties to oil and gas exploration. Job growth over the past year has been strongest in Mining and Logging, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Professional and Business Services. Information and Government are the only major industry sectors reporting over-the-year losses.
The thirteen county region’s unemployment rate was 7.4 percent, two-tenths of a percentage point lower than the previous month and six-tenths of a percentage point lower than one year earlier.
If you have any questions please contact one
of our Business Consultants at your nearest career
office, or email Ron.Borski@wrksolutions.com. |
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For information on other areas in
the state visit
Bureau
of Labor Statistics or Texas
Workforce Commission |
