Employment by Industry Houston has more jobs than 35 states, including Wisconsin, Tennessee, or Minnesota.
Employment by Industry-Percent of Total Mining and Logging 4% Construction 6%
Government 13%
Other Services 3%
Manufacturing 9% Accommodation and Food Services 9% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1% Health Care and Social Assistance 11%
Professional and Business Services 15%
Educational Services 2%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2%
Wholesale and Retail Trade 16%
Transportation, Information Warehousing, and 1% Utilities 5% Finance and Insurance 3%
Source: Texas Workforce Commission, December 2013
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Nonfarm payroll employment in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Statistical Area reached 2,840,100 in December ’13, a 2.8 percent increase from the 2,763,900 in December ’12.
Greater Houston Partnership Research
Updated March 11, 2014