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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
More Houston Jobs Added in September
In a positive sign that the economy is improving, more Houston jobs were added last month. Visit http://houston.jobing.com to learn more.
During September, the Houston area's unemployment rate dropped from 8.7 percent to 8.2 percent, after remaining at 8.8 percent during June and July. That recent decrease keeps the city's rate below the national average of 9.6 percent.
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area had a total non-farm employment of 2,514,600 workers during September, which is up from 2,509,800 workers during August and a .1 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Even though the area added jobs over the month, the majority of industries actually saw a decrease in employment. The government industry accounted for the majority of the increase during September, adding 15,900 over the month, for a current total of 367,900 workers.
Only two other industries experienced a monthly increase in employment. The mining and logging industry added 200 jobs for a total of 90,500 workers and the trade, transportation and utilities industry added 300 jobs for a total of 510,400 workers.
Employment in the education and health services industry remained even over the month with 308,700 jobs.
On a yearly basis, however, six industries managed to see an increase in employment. The mining and logging industry, which increased by 4.3 percent between September 2009 and September 2010, added the most workers over the year.
The education and health services industry increased by 3.1 percent; while the manufacturing industry grew by 1.2 percent to 221,800 workers; the leisure and hospitality industry increased by 1.1 percent to 234,800 jobs; the other services industry grew by .7 percent to 92,100 workers; and the government industry increased by .2 percent.
During September, the Houston area's unemployment rate dropped from 8.7 percent to 8.2 percent, after remaining at 8.8 percent during June and July. That recent decrease keeps the city's rate below the national average of 9.6 percent.
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area had a total non-farm employment of 2,514,600 workers during September, which is up from 2,509,800 workers during August and a .1 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Even though the area added jobs over the month, the majority of industries actually saw a decrease in employment. The government industry accounted for the majority of the increase during September, adding 15,900 over the month, for a current total of 367,900 workers.
Only two other industries experienced a monthly increase in employment. The mining and logging industry added 200 jobs for a total of 90,500 workers and the trade, transportation and utilities industry added 300 jobs for a total of 510,400 workers.
Employment in the education and health services industry remained even over the month with 308,700 jobs.
On a yearly basis, however, six industries managed to see an increase in employment. The mining and logging industry, which increased by 4.3 percent between September 2009 and September 2010, added the most workers over the year.
The education and health services industry increased by 3.1 percent; while the manufacturing industry grew by 1.2 percent to 221,800 workers; the leisure and hospitality industry increased by 1.1 percent to 234,800 jobs; the other services industry grew by .7 percent to 92,100 workers; and the government industry increased by .2 percent.
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