Soon after including a document 179,000 careers about the 12 months ending in December, the Houston job market contracted in January, as total work fell by 1.5%, or 50,200 work. The occupation declines ended up common and not confined to just one sector of the financial state as almost just about every tranche recorded losses. The January job-loss stage is over its extensive-phrase normal of 45,000 career losses for Houston.