Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Corpus Christi One-Year Industry Employment Change

The Corpus Christi Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Local messengers and local delivery industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.2 percent. The losses in the Local messengers and local delivery industry in Corpus Christi outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 percent in terms of employees in the Local messengers and local delivery industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (62.3 percent decline)
2. Gambling industries (34.6 percent decline)
3. Advertising and related services (19.1 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (18.1 percent decline)
5. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (17.6 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2 percent.

The Corpus Christi Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Natural gas distribution industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 130.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Corpus Christi has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where it saw a gain of 3.1 percent. The Natural gas distribution industry in Corpus Christi outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Natural gas distribution (130.0 percent gain)
2. Special food services (79.3 percent gain)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (40.7 percent gain)
4. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (35.5 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (33.6 percent gain)

Of the 92 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 42 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 50 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Corpus Christi Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 661 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 33.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Corpus Christi, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (661 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (177 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (124 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (108 jobs lost)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (95 jobs lost)

In the Corpus Christi, TX metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,845 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Corpus Christi Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 641 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 20.2 percent of the growth in Corpus Christi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (641 new jobs)
2. Special food services (198 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (181 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (180 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (168 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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