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The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership publishes 2024 Major Employers Report
The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership (EDP) has released the results of their annual report of major employers in The Woodlands Area at the 2024 Economic Outlook Conference hosted by The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce.
Since 2001, the EDP has tracked local major and mid-size (non-retail) employers to determine job growth trends in the area. Major employers are surveyed annually starting in January and asked to provide a current count that includes full-time, part-time, and dedicated contract workers. The organizations with a total workforce count of over 100 are listed on the EDP’s major employers report, while those with a workforce totaling less than 100 are included on an abbreviated mid-size employers report.
In addition to providing information on company workforce rankings, the EDP also looks at trends in the primary business sectors which have grown to include healthcare, education, business and professional services, energy, chemical, financial services, hospitality/entertainment, life science, manufacturing, public agencies, real estate development, social services, and transportation/warehousing/utilities (combined).
This year’s major employer report recorded a combined total of 85 companies and 40,036 jobs. For the fifth year in a row, healthcare is our local leading sector representing 31.3% of the overall workforce with 12,527 major employer jobs. Additionally, four of the area’s top ten employers on the list are in healthcare: Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, St. Luke’s Health, and Texas Children’s. Education represents the second largest sector with 7,529 jobs that represent 18.8% of the overall workforce. Together the healthcare and education jobs represent 50.1% of the total workforce represented in this year’s major employers report.
Gil Staley, CEO of The Woodlands Area EDP, stated “Our 2024 workforce survey once again revealed steady job growth in The Woodlands Area since a recent slump in 2022. The primary factors that impacted this report were the expansion of existing employers in our community and the established relocation of a company from outside our service area. I say, keep on keepin’ on!”
The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership (EDP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the economic development of The Woodlands Area through the support of existing businesses and the recruitment of new businesses that can bring job opportunities and capital investment to the area. The EDP is a public/private partnership with 100 funding partners active in the organization. For further information, visit edpartnership.net or call (281) 363-8130.
