It's depressed because oil prices are low. When they're high Houston does better than the national average, when they're low it does worse. https://markets.bus

It's depressed because oil prices are low. When they're high Houston does better than the national average, when they're low it does worse. https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price?type=wti https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price?ty... https://realestate.usnews.com/places/texas/houston/jobs https://realestate.usnews.com/places/texas/houston/jobs