My outlook for 2019 remains “cautiously” optimistic. Houston hiring cooled down a bit in the summer, and that is not unusual. Historically the Fall has always been my busiest time of year. Currently, even though the supply of top talent remains low hiring demand seems rather flat. I am still waiting for the fall hiring spike to occur.

Let’s walk through some statistics that could explain why:

• Three engines drive Houston’s growth: Oil & Gas, Foreign Trade and the U.S. Economy
• The world’s largest economies in order are: U.S., China, Japan & Germany (equals around 50%)
• Three hundred thirty thousand local jobs are tied to exports. Houston led the nation in exports (120B). Exports are slipping though.
• The US generated 130,000 jobs in August. It averaged 158,000 the rest of the year and over 200,000 in 2018.
•  U.S. GDP growth was at 2.0 in Q2. That is good, but not great!
• The oil & gas industry lost over 93,000 jobs during the fracking bust and less than half the jobs have been recovered.

Source: Economy At A Glance

Local Statistics:

• National Unemployment Rate: 4.0 (last year 4.1)
• Houston Unemployment Rate: 4.0 (last year 4.5)
• Labor Participation Rate: 63.2% – All-time high January 2000: 67.30%
• Manufacturing Index: 51.6
• Oil Rig Count: 904 (last year 1,048) – All-time high around 1900 in 2012!
• Price of Oil: 55.91

Stay tuned for my next newsletter in December and as always check http://www.dianedelgadolemaire.com for updates on new job openings!

List Of Job Openings:

Check out www.cfstaffing.com for more details!

• CFO – Downtown (midstream deal origination)
• International Tax Manager – San Antonio
• Senior Accountant – West Houston
• Staff Accountant – Woodlands
• Controller – Woodlands
• Senior Trading Accountant (M2M) – Galleria / DT
• HR Manager – SW Houston
• AP Specialist – Greenway Plaza
• Staff Auditor or Senior Auditor – Westchase
• Accounting Manager – Galleria
• Senior Accountant – Downtown
• Bookkeeper – Public Accounting – Westchase 70 to 75K
• Financial Analyst – Energy Corridor
• Accounting Manager / FR Manager – Conroe
• Bookkeeper – NW Houston
• Senior Accountant – West Houston
• Corporate Development Associate – NW Houston
• Staff Accountant – NW Houston
• Accounting Manager (2) – Galleria
• Financial Reporting Manager – Galleria
• Tax Manager – Galleria
• Senior Accountant – Galleria
• Accounting Manager – Energy Corridor
• Senior Accountant – Energy Corridor
• iOS Developer – Clear Lake
• Network Engineer – Clear Lake
• AP Clerk – Galleria
• Analyst – Galleria
• Entry Level Accountant – Woodlands
• Senior S&U Tax Analyst – Clear Lake
• Senior FP&A – Downtown
• Accounting Manager – Westchase
• TAX Analyst – Downtown
• Controller – East Houston
• Financial Analyst III – Downtown
• Senior Corporate Accountant – Woodlands
• JIB Accounting Analyst (JIB) – Westchase
• Staff Accountant – Cypress
• Revenue Accountant (5 openings) – Downtown
• Senior Auditors (4 openings) – Galleria
• Staff Accountant – Sugar Land
• Controller – Galleria
• Accounting Manager – Heights
• Credit/Treasury Analyst – The Heights
• Entry-level Accountant – Waller
• Accountant – Waller
• Accountant 2 – NW Houston
• Bilingual Payroll Coordinator – Channelview
• Revenue Analyst – Downtown
• Tax Analyst – Downtown
• Business Fixed Asset Analyst – Downtown
• Senior Accountant – Spring

Diane Delgado LeMaire

Senior Managing Branch Director, Creative Financial Staffing (CFS)

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