Houston, TX jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Houston
- Business Development Associate Director - Oil & GasInfosys BPM
- Senior Supply Chain Analyst (onsite)Pikemann
- Career Opportunities: Sr Supply Chain Analyst (5302)Murphy Oil
- Senior Procurement SpecialistTarga Resources
- Houston Senior Credit Analyst Commercial Lending LeaderSouthside Bank
- Sr. Credit Analyst / Underwriter (Commercial Lending)The Symicor Group
- Field Service Engineer 3GE Healthcare
- Compliance Analyst SrApache
- GSS Well Operations AnalystSLB
- SAP Supply Chain AnalystSoftware Technology
Employers hiring most in Houston
- Fervo Energy57 open roles
- Intuitive Machines53 open roles
- Trinzic51 open roles
- Sysco43 open roles
- EoS Fitness42 open roles
- Amazon41 open roles
- Weatherford International41 open roles
- Kinder Morgan37 open roles
- NOV35 open roles
- Confidential32 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Houston
- Halliburton20,001–100,000 employees
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise20,001–100,000 employees
- Quanta Services20,001–100,000 employees
- Conocophillips5,001–20,000 employees
- Kinder Morgan5,001–20,000 employees
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V.5,001–20,000 employees
- University of Houston5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Houston layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Houston in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Houston
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Houston | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| University of Houston-Downtown | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Rice University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Texas Southern University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Houston Christian University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| South Texas College of Law Houston | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| University of St Thomas | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Public 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Houston
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Houston.
- FundingNov 5, 2026 · Houston, TX · Free
Small Business Office Hours with SBA & SCORE
SBDC / SBA partner: Harris County Precinct 2 Economic Development
- Starting a businessNov 7, 2026 · Houston, TX · Free
Build, Fund, and Grow: AI & Business Essentials for Entrepreneurs
SCORE: SCORE Houston and Houston Public Library
Conferences in Houston
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Houston. 25 with dates announced.
- SNAME Maritime Convention
Oct 28 to Oct 30, 2026 · Houston, TX
Paid ticket. Fees not read.
Open call for speakers
- AfroTech Conference
Nov 2 to Nov 6, 2026 · Houston, TX
Ticket $625 to $850. Premier $625, Executive $850 plus fees (All Access $2,250, Medical $925, virtual AI training $97).
- M&A Source Conference & Deal Market
Nov 2 to Nov 4, 2026 · Houston, TX
Paid ticket. Pricing not retrieved; site blocked direct fetch.
- Data Center Energy Industry Update
Nov 2, 2026 · Houston, TX
By invitation only. Free for invited iMasons members.
- HBA Annual Conference
Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Houston, TX
Paid ticket. Pricing not read. HBA also lists a new FIVE Experience in New York, June 15-18, 2027.
- SACSCOC Annual Meeting
Dec 5 to Dec 8, 2026 · Houston, TX
Ticket $725 to $1,225. Member $725 early (before Oct 7), $825 Oct 8-31, $925 late; non-member $1,025/$1,125/$1,225. Saturday…
- NACWA Winter Conference
Feb 2 to Feb 5, 2027 · Houston, TX
Paid ticket. Prices not on listing page.
- NAPE Summit Week
Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2027 · Houston, TX
Ticket $355 to $1,095. NAPE Experience Plus (conference + expo): $695 preferred to Oct 9, $895 Oct 10-Dec 11, $995 Dec 12-Feb 1,…
- Hydrogen Technology Expo North America
Feb 10 to Feb 11, 2027 · Houston, TX
Free expo, paid sessions. Expo entry free; conference pass prices not listed.
- CX USA Exchange
Feb 24 to Feb 25, 2027 · Houston, TX
By invitation only. Ticket price not published; invitation required.
- CERAWeek
Mar 8 to Mar 12, 2027 · Houston, TX
Ticket $2,250 to $11,000. Executive Conference pass (includes Innovation Agora): $8,500 through Nov 20, 2026; $10,000 Nov 21 to…
- HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference
Mar 10 to Mar 12, 2027 · Houston, TX
Paid ticket. Volunteer bailiffs receive complimentary registration valued at $1,600, which suggests the standard price is near…
Showing 12 of 34 conferences, 25 with dates announced.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Houston. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
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Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Acres Homes
Houston · Comprehensive · 832-856-2885
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - East End
Houston · Comprehensive · 713-228-8848
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Missouri City
Houston · Comprehensive
Monday -Friday8:00am-5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Northeast
Houston · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Northline
Houston · Comprehensive
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Southeast
Houston · Comprehensive · 713-576-2580
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Southwest
Houston · Comprehensive · 281-564-2660
Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Willowbrook
Houston · Comprehensive · 281-807-9462
Monday - Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast- Cypress Station
Houston · Comprehensive · 281-891-2850
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Harris County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.0% the month before
2,548,851
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
4,758,579
people in Harris County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,104
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Texas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.