Monday, January 22, 2007

Duval County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Duval County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 19.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Duval County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 17.3 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Duval County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 17.8 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (19.2 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (13.0 percent gain)

Duval County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 17 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the it saw a gain of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in Duval County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.4 percent in terms of employees in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (17 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (16.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 20.1 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 the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Given the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 2 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Duval County

The Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 105 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 86.1 percent of the total growth in Duval County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (105 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (17 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (1,110 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Duval County

The Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 10 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 64.4 percent of the total job loss in Duval County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (10 jobs lost)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (5 jobs lost)

In Duval County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 385 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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