Texas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Texas County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 112 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 35 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 17 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Texas County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 44 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 28.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Texas County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (44 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (26 jobs lost)
3. Oil and gas extraction (18 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (14 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (13 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Texas County

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has added the most employment with 47 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry makes up 25.8 percent of the growth in Texas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (47 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (31 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (29 new jobs)
4. Support activities for mining (12 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (12 new jobs)

Texas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 145.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Texas County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 15.1 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Texas County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (145.8 percent gain)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (54.9 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (42.9 percent gain)
4. Legal services (33.3 percent gain)
5. Support activities for crop production (22.5 percent gain)

Texas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 38.7 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 has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 15.2 percent. The losses in the Oil and gas extraction industry in Texas County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Oil and gas extraction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (38.7 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (32 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (29.4 percent decline)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (28.4 percent decline)
5. Professional and similar organizations (25.9 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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 Texas County, Oklahoma

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $107,987. This median income level is 157.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 58.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $17,307. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Texas County reported an income level of $28,154, this median was 32.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Texas County, Oklahoma White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,237 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 5.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Texas County, Oklahoma , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,956, this median is 19.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Texas County, Oklahoma may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 45.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Texas County, accounting 22 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Texas County accounted a medium-high median household income of $41,970 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 6.9 percent higher than the household income median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 17.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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