Anderson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 4.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Anderson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 193.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Anderson County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Anderson County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (193.5 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (140.4 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (104.6 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (102.8 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (72.7 percent gain)

Anderson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 65.7 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 industry reported a loss of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Anderson County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.2 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (65.7 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (52.5 percent decline)
3. Private households (36.2 percent decline)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (33.3 percent decline)
5. Advertising and related services (32 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Anderson County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Office administrative services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 83 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Office administrative services industry make up 23.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Anderson County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (83 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (61 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (44 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (22 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (22 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Anderson County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 124 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 18.0 percent of the growth in Anderson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (124 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (58 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (50 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (49 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (47 new jobs)

Of the 66 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 41 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Anderson County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 527 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

Income and Poverty in Anderson County, Texas

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Anderson County had a median household income level of $31,444, this was 15.9 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $67,518. This household income level is 80.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Anderson County, Texas recorded a median income of $32,393, which is 13.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Anderson County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,921 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 9.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 50 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $18,692.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Anderson County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $37,390 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 24.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 31.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Anderson County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 40.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Anderson County, reporting 25.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.