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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

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

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

 


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.

 
For information on other areas in the state visit
Bureau of Labor Statistics or Texas Workforce Commission
 
 
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