Monday, January 22, 2007

Bowie County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 92 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 41 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 50 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Bowie County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,351 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bowie County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 223 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 16.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bowie County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (223 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (192 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (97 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (86 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (79 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bowie County

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 94 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 13.9 percent of the total employment decline in Bowie County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (94 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (65 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (48 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (44 jobs lost)
5. Home health care services (37 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 4.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Bowie County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 44.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Bowie County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.1 percent in terms of employees in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (44.2 percent decline)
2. Freight transportation arrangement (42.1 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (34.1 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (29.2 percent decline)
5. Specialized design services (28.6 percent decline)

Bowie County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 151.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Bowie County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Bowie County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (151.5 percent gain)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (69.1 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (63.1 percent gain)
4. Investigation and security services (60.9 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (56.0 percent gain)





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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