Remote Work Numbers in Houston

What is happening? In June, there were  273,000 job openings in a 13 county area around Houston. At the same time there were  170,400 people who were unemployed across the region. Uh yeah that’s an extra 100,000 job openings.

Why is this important? The desire for flexibility is strong. Employees will take pay cuts and leave jobs to gain flexibility. 66% of Houston area employees surveyed said they work at least part time remotely. “The sweet spot is generally two to three days a week in office.”

How will this be important? An HR consultancy is advising Texas employers that if they do not offer some for of remote work that they will miss out on 50-70% of available candidates.

Houston Chronicle via Governing | Houston Workers Still Don’t Want to Return to an Office