Employment Report for Brownsville, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in the Brownsville MSA. The sector faced a loss of 4,211 jobs during the period, or 36.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 73.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the Metro Area.
In Brownsville, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 28.6 percent of all jobs throughout the region, totaling 25,617 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 17.4 and 11.4 percent of total employment, respectively.
A high-wage industry in Brownsville is the utilities sector paying an annual wage of $50,823. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 14.5 percent or $6,450. The State of Texas reflects a similar pattern in the utilities industry, falling near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.
In Brownsville, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance sector has a United State LQ of 2.21. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 2.21 times greater than the national average, signifying that Brownsville specializes in Health care and social assistance.
The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in the Brownsville MSA, since the year 2001, moving from making up 13.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 8.1 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Brownsville, with an industry growth of 328.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of 70.2 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Brownsville MSA. In the region, the industry averages 34 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Brownsville, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 28.6 percent of all jobs throughout the region, totaling 25,617 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 17.4 and 11.4 percent of total employment, respectively.
A high-wage industry in Brownsville is the utilities sector paying an annual wage of $50,823. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 14.5 percent or $6,450. The State of Texas reflects a similar pattern in the utilities industry, falling near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.
In Brownsville, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance sector has a United State LQ of 2.21. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 2.21 times greater than the national average, signifying that Brownsville specializes in Health care and social assistance.
The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in the Brownsville MSA, since the year 2001, moving from making up 13.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 8.1 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Brownsville, with an industry growth of 328.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of 70.2 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Brownsville MSA. In the region, the industry averages 34 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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