SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro Area job market experienced job gains in March as total nonagricultural employment increased with a slight increase in the unemployment rate, according to information released by Workforce Solutions Alamo.
Mining and logging, which encompasses oil and gas jobs, reports minus 100, or -1.4 percent, in March and minus 1,800 jobs, or -20.5 percent, over the year, the report said. Other losses include minus 1,400 jobs, or 1.1 percent, in professional and business services and minus 700 jobs, or -1.5 percent in manufacturing.
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However, executive director of Gail L. Hathaway, of Workforce Solutions Alamo, said the growth of jobs in other industries have offset any negative changes in the oil and gas industry.
"Job losses in the oil and gas industry are having no significant impact on the Alamo region jobless rate," Hathaway said.
The report said job gains happened in leisure and hospitality with 4,000 more jobs, or 3.3 percent, in March and 5,700 more jobs since the same time last year. Trade transportation and utilities gained 2,100 jobs, or 1.2 percent, and reports and additional 5,800 annual jobs, or 3.5 percent. Education and health services reports 1,500 jobs, or 1 percent, over the month and 6,500 jobs, or 4.4 percent, over the year. Construction continues its climb with 400 jobs, or 0.8 percent, in March and 2,100 jobs, or 4.3 percent, since March 2015, according to Workforce Solutions Alamo.
Statewide, the Texas unadjusted (actual) unemployment rate increased to 4.5 percent in March, up from 4.3 percent in February, according to Workforce Solutions Alamo.