Monday, January 22, 2007

Caldwell County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Caldwell County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 566.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Caldwell County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where it saw a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Caldwell County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (566.7 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (116.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (43.7 percent gain)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (25.0 percent gain)
5. Support activities for mining (24.5 percent gain)

Caldwell County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Greenhouse and nursery production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 44.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.8 percent. The losses in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry in Caldwell County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.7 in percent of workers in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (44.1 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (28.1 percent decline)
3. Direct selling establishments (22.2 percent decline)
4. Death care services (21.1 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Caldwell County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Greenhouse and nursery production industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 10 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry make up 16.7 percent of the total employment decline in Caldwell County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (10 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (10 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (8 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (7 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (3 jobs lost)

In Caldwell County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 202 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 38 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Caldwell County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 59 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Caldwell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (59 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (59 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (18 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (17 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (14 new jobs)





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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