Health care takes the lead in Woodlands employment

Business is booming in The Woodlands.

The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership released an updated count of non-retail employers located in The Woodlands on Feb. 25. The number of employers with over 100 employees in The Woodlands has increased by 9.5 percent year over year — from 73 employers in 2019 to 80 employers in 2020.

Among those employers, the collective number of employees has increased slightly — up 1.4 percent — from 38,019 employees in 2019 to 38,559 employees in…