Monday, January 22, 2007

Armstrong County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Armstrong County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Child day care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 40.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Armstrong County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 2.3 percent. The Child day care services industry in Armstrong County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (40.3 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (36.0 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (35.3 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (32.9 percent gain)
5. Oil and gas extraction (31.7 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 13.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Armstrong County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 45.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Armstrong County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Unclassified (45.5 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Armstrong County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Unclassified industry has added the most employment with 2 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Unclassified industry makes up -0.3 percent of the growth in Armstrong County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Coal mining (87 new jobs)

In Armstrong County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 34 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-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.

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