Garvin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Garvin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 78.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Garvin County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 3.6 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Garvin County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (78.6 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (29.7 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (27.6 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (19.3 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (18.1 percent gain)

Garvin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 63.6 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Garvin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.5 in percent of jobs in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (63.6 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (41.4 percent decline)
3. Florists (39.3 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (37.5 percent decline)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (29 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Garvin County

The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 62 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.9 percent of the total growth in Garvin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (62 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (48 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (27 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (22 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (14 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Garvin County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 39 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 21.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Garvin County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (39 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (36 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (19 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (18 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (17 jobs lost)

Of the 37 4-digit NAICS industries, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Garvin County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 246 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Garvin County, Oklahoma

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Garvin County had a relatively low median income for all households of $32,842 (2005 Dollars). This median is 19 percent lower than the median in Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 49.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 39.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,959. Hispanic Householders in Garvin County, Oklahoma reported a median household income of $35,353, this income level is 7.6 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $148,950. This median is 353.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Garvin County reported a median household income of $28,991, this was 11.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Garvin County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,306 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Garvin County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 35.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Garvin County, reporting 21 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.