Those with Houston teaching jobs and healthcare jobs did better than workers in other industries last month.
During August, the Houston area's unemployment rate decreased to 8.7 percent after remaining at 8.8 percent for two consecutive months. That decrease keeps the city's rate below the national average of 9.6 percent.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area had a total non-farm employment of 2,511,200 workers, which is up from 2,510,800 workers during July and the exact same as this time last year.
It was a good month for the education and health services industry, which added 2,600 jobs between July and August. Employment in the industry also increased by 3.2 percent over the year, tying it with the mining and logging industry for the biggest yearly growth. Check out this classroom teacher job description.
Other industries that saw a monthly employment increase include: trade, transportation and utilities by 1,700 jobs; professional and business services by 1,000 jobs; manufacturing by 800 jobs; construction by 700 jobs; financial activities by 200 jobs; and mining and logging by 100 jobs.
Although it increased by 1.5 percent over the year, the government industry by far lost the most workers between July and August, as the industry's workforce decreased by 5,300 jobs over the month.
The following industries also saw monthly employment declines: leisure and hospitality by 700 jobs, other services by 600 jobs, and information by 100 jobs.
Three other industries grew between August 2009 and August 2010, including leisure and hospitality and manufacturing by .5 percent each and other services by .4 percent.
Other industries that saw a decrease in employment over the year include: construction by 6.2 percent; information by 5.5 percent; trade, transportation and utilities by 1 percent; financial activities by .9 percent; and professional and business services by .5 percent.
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