Employment by Industry. Industry Size Class. Size. Employees. Number. Employment ... Professional and Business Services. 487,000. 486,100 ... 118,075. 4.1%. Leisure and Hospitality. 328,900. 330,700. 317,500. -1,800. -0.5%. 11,400. 3.6%.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA
July 2017
(Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller)
Industry Composition
Wages by Industry (in millions)
3%
13%
7% 8%
3%
1st Quarter 2017 $5,355.1 $853.9 $1,703.8
Natural Resources and Mining Construction Manufacturing
11%
$4,398.3 $3,834.1
$4,500.8
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
$5,206.9
Information
20%
Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services
13%
Leisure and Hospitality
5%
16%
$9,475.9
$10,300.7
Other Services
1%
Government
$639.2
$4,228.3
Employment by Industry
Industry Size Class Monthly Change
Annual Change
Size Class
Employees per firm
January 2017
Number of Firms
Employment % Total in Size Class Employment
Jul-17
Jun-17
Jul-16
Actual
%
Actual
%
3,042,900
3,061,200
2,988,700
-18,300
-0.6%
54,200
1.8%
9
1000+
333
1,035,923
87,300
86,300
86,700
1,000
1.2%
600
0.7%
8
500-999
397
270,939
9.4%
Construction
210,100
215,100
218,400
-5,000
-2.3%
-8,300
-3.8%
7
250-499
803
276,567
9.6%
Manufacturing
234,700
234,100
221,800
600
0.3%
12,900
5.8%
6
100-249
2,392
367,040
12.7%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
603,500
603,200
608,100
300
0.1%
-4,600
-0.8%
5
50-99
3,509
244,038
8.4%
32,400
32,200
33,100
200
0.6%
-700
-2.1%
4
20-49
9,284
283,677
9.8%
Financial Activities
157,900
156,200
156,200
1,700
1.1%
1,700
1.1%
3
10-19
12,383
167,672
5.8%
Professional and Business Services
487,000
486,100
470,400
900
0.2%
16,600
3.5%
2
5-9
19,001
125,212
4.3%
Education and Health Services
391,900
390,500
378,900
1,400
0.4%
13,000
3.4%
1
1-4
61,429
118,075
4.1%
Leisure and Hospitality
328,900
330,700
317,500
-1,800
-0.5%
11,400
3.6%
0
0
15,552
0
0.0%
125,083
2,889,143
100.0%
Total Nonfarm Mining and Logging
Information
Other Services
112,100
113,200
110,400
-1,100
-1.0%
1,700
1.5%
Government
397,100
413,600
387,200
-16,500
-4.0%
9,900
2.6%
Total
35.9%
Annual Growth Rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment
Jul-17
Apr-17
Jan-17
Jul-16
Oct-16
Apr-16
Oct-15
Jan-16
Jul-15
Apr-15
Oct-14
Jan-15
Jul-14
Apr-14
Jan-14
Jul-13
Oct-13
Apr-13
Jan-13
Jul-12
Oct-12
Apr-12
Jan-12
Jul-11
Oct-11
Apr-11
Jan-11
Jul-10
Oct-10
Apr-10
Jan-10
Jul-09
Oct-09
Apr-09
Oct-08
Jan-09
Jul-08
Apr-08
Oct-07
Jan-08
Jul-07
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
Jul-17
3,319.6
3,157.0
162.6
4.9
13,433.4
12,849.5
584.0
4.3
161,911.0
154,470.0
7,441.0
4.6
Jun-17
3,323.4
3,147.0
176.4
5.3
13,462.3
12,831.1
631.1
4.7
161,337.0
154,086.0
7,250.0
4.5
Jul-16
3,310.8
3,120.3
190.5
5.8
13,356.8
12,681.9
675.0
5.1
160,705.0
152,437.0
8,267.0
5.1
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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