Monday, January 22, 2007

Bastrop County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Bastrop County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 424 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bastrop County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other professional and technical services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 98 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other professional and technical services industry makes up 20.5 percent of the growth in Bastrop County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (98 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (52 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (37 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (34 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (33 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bastrop County

The Automobile dealers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 31 jobs. The declines in the Automobile dealers industry make up 16.8 percent of the total employment decline in Bastrop County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (31 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (27 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (22 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (22 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (13 jobs lost)

Out of the 55 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 33 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Bastrop County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 131.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bastrop County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 11.6 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Bastrop County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (131.7 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (120.5 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (105.7 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (80.5 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (56.5 percent gain)

Bastrop County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 51.9 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 Texas, where the it saw a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Bastrop County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 4 in percent of workers in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (51.9 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (27.3 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (24.4 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (17 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (17 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area 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.

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