Metro Houston Adds 14,400 June Jobs as Growth Runs 40% Above Pre-Pandemic Average
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Updated · houston.org · Jul 17
Metro Houston Adds 14,400 June Jobs as Growth Runs 40% Above Pre-Pandemic Average
2 articles · Updated · houston.org · Jul 17
Summary
Metro Houston added 14,400 jobs in June, extending a second straight month of above-average growth and lifting total non-farm payrolls to 3,521,500.
June hiring usually rises with summer demand, but this year’s gain was nearly 40% above the 10,500 jobs Houston averaged each June in the decade before the pandemic.
Construction led the region’s 39,700 job increase over the past 12 months, with building and specialty contracting offsetting slower infrastructure and civil engineering hiring.
Administrative support ranked second as temporary staffing rebounded, while health care placed third as population growth boosted demand for doctors, nurses and other practitioners.
Most sectors that lost jobs over the year posted only modest pullbacks, with just three industries shedding 1,000 or more positions.