Job Growth
The Houston MSA’s population, at just over 5.2 million in 2005, is expected to add 2.17 million by 2030, according to Woods & Poole Economics.
In the 12 months ending June 2007, payroll employment in the 10-county Houston MSA grew 3.1 percent, more than double the nation's 1.4 percent growth.
The Houston MSA recorded 2.6 million payroll jobs in May 2007, more than the job counts of 29 states, including Colorado, Alabama or South Carolina.
Diversifying sectors (energy independent) account for 76.9 percent of net job growth in the base since 1988.
Service-providing industries, which account for 81 percent of Houston MSA jobs, have garnered 90 percent of Houston's net job growth over the past 10 years.
Adults who have completed college are slightly more common in Houston than they are nationwide (27.8 percent versus 27.2 percent).
The number of jobs in Houston has increased 22.1 percent in the past 10 years.
Sources: Texas Workforce Commission; Greater Houston Partnership
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