| 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 |
September
Unemployment Rates
Actual (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
| U.
S. |
6.0% |
| Texas |
5.2% |
| Gulf
Coast Region |
5.1% |
| Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown MSA |
5.1% |
| Other
Local Rates |
| September
Over-the-Year Industry Job Count Change |
| Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown MSA |
55,700 |
| 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
Hurricane Ike inflicted major damage to the MSA in September and will undoubtedly cause many to lose jobs temporarily if not permanently. It will be months before the long-term effects of the storm are known. |
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SEPTEMBER 2008 UPDATE:
NEXT UPDATE: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24
September 2008 employment data was released on October 17, 2008, for the Gulf Coast region.
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA added 55,700 jobs in September, for an over-the-year growth rate of 2.2 percent. This was the lowest rate of growth for the month of September since 2004, when the rate was 0.8 percent. Last year at this time, the area added 98,200 jobs, or 4.0 percent over the previous year. Educational & Health Services and Professional & Business Services are the two major industry groups adding the most positions, up 9,100 and 7,400 jobs respectively from September 2007. Construction added 5,700 jobs from September 2007.
The thirteen county region’s unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, up from the 4.3percent rate of September 2007.
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 |
