Regional Unemployment Rate: 4.4% (March 2022)
Monthly Change – Employers in the Houston-Galveston region ADDED 1,700 jobs in March 2022
- Business & Professional Services, continuing major fluctuations, lost 9,300 jobs in March
- Most of these losses were in the Administrative & Support and Employment Services subsector
- Leisure & Hospitality added 4,600 new jobs in March
- This sector provides good opportunities for soon-to-be graduates entering the labor force and/or for individuals looking for summer jobs
Construction ADDED 3,200 jobs in March 2022
- This represents an increase of 1.5%
- In March, Construction typically grows at 1%, which indicates a stronger than usual performance lastmonth
| More local workforce economy statistics can be found at Workforce Solutions. |
Updated: May 16, 2022