Employment by Industry. Industry Size Class. Size. Employees ... Mining and Logging. 78,200. 77,800. 77,000. 400 ... Man
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA
April 2018
(Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller)
Industry Composition
Wages by Industry (in millions)
3%
13%
7%
4th Quarter 2017 $5,695.4 7%
4%
$3,195.1 $4,128.3
$896.5
Natural Resources and Mining
$1,866.4
Construction
$4,845.9
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
11%
$4,990.9
Information
20%
Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services
13%
$8,741.2
Leisure and Hospitality
5%
16%
Other Services
1%
$10,412.0
Government
Employment by Industry
Industry Size Class Monthly Change
Mining and Logging
Annual Change
%
Actual
3,097,500 3,074,900 3,013,000
22,600
0.7%
84,500
2.8%
9
1000+
400
0.5%
1,200
1.6%
8
500-999
78,200
77,800
77,000
Construction
227,900
227,200
215,700
700
0.3%
12,200
5.7%
7
Manufacturing
228,000
222,700
217,900
5,300
2.4%
10,100
4.6%
6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
624,900
623,800
610,600
1,100
0.2%
14,300
2.3%
5
Information
Employees per firm
Actual
Mar-18
%
Size Class
Apr-17
Apr-18
Total Nonfarm
$3,478.9 $611.0
December 2017
Number of Firms
Employment % Total in Size Class Employment
327 1,052,136
35.7%
413
286,761
9.7%
250-499
821
285,361
9.7%
100-249
2,469
375,437
12.8%
50-99
3,527
245,686
8.3%
31,000
31,500
32,500
-500
-1.6%
-1,500
-4.6%
4
20-49
9,283
282,992
9.6%
Financial Activities
162,100
161,700
157,800
400
0.2%
4,300
2.7%
3
10-19
12,492
168,977
5.7%
Professional and Business Services
506,200
503,400
476,400
2,800
0.6%
29,800
6.3%
2
5-9
18,937
124,744
4.2%
Education and Health Services
388,300
385,200
384,800
3,100
0.8%
3,500
0.9%
1
1-4
63,406
121,414
4.1%
Leisure and Hospitality
324,200
317,300
316,400
6,900
2.2%
7,800
2.5%
0
0
14,569
0
0.0%
126,244 2,943,508
100.0%
Other Services
112,200
109,300
111,100
2,900
2.7%
1,100
1.0%
Government
414,500
415,000
412,800
-500
-0.1%
1,700
0.4%
Total
Annual Growth Rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment
Apr-18
Jan-18
Oct-17
Jul-17
Apr-17
Jan-17
Oct-16
Jul-16
Apr-16
Jan-16
Oct-15
Jul-15
Apr-15
Jan-15
Oct-14
Jul-14
Apr-14
Jan-14
Oct-13
Jul-13
Apr-13
Jan-13
Oct-12
Jul-12
Apr-12
Jan-12
Oct-11
Jul-11
Apr-11
Jan-11
Oct-10
Jul-10
Apr-10
Jan-10
Oct-09
Jul-09
Apr-09
Jan-09
Oct-08
Jul-08
Apr-08
6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% -1.0% -2.0% -3.0% -4.0% -5.0%
Unemployment Information
(all estimates in thousands) Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F.
Texas (Actual) Emp. Unemp.
United States (Actual) C.L.F. Emp. Unemp.
Rate
Rate
Apr-18
3,407.7
3,262.9
144.8
4.2
13,860.3
13,340.2
520.2
3.8
161,280.0 155,348.0
5,932.0
3.7
Mar-18
3,395.2
3,238.9
156.2
4.6
13,836.5
13,267.1
569.4
4.1
161,548.0 154,877.0
6,671.0
4.1
Apr-17
3,323.9
3,162.8
161.1
4.8
13,527.2
12,967.8
559.4
4.1
159,817.0 153,262.0
6,555.0
4.1
Historical Unemployment Rates 12.0% Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA 10.0%
Texas U.S.
8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0%
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