Johnson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Johnson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 74.9 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 reported a gain of 3.3 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Johnson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.2 in percent of workers in the Other support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (74.9 percent decline)
2. Business support services (44.7 percent decline)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (32.4 percent decline)
4. Home furnishings stores (26.2 percent decline)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (25.5 percent decline)

Johnson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 580.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Johnson County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 17.3 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Johnson County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 17.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (580.8 percent gain)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (71.0 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (60.3 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (55.4 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (45.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Johnson County

Given the industries in the area, the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 77 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry make up 12.1 percent of the total job loss in Johnson County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (77 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (57 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (53 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (49 jobs lost)
5. Other support services (47 jobs lost)

Given the 107 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 37 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 68 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Johnson County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2,041 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Johnson County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 252 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 11.8 percent of the total employment growth in Johnson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (252 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (216 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (185 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (117 new jobs)
5. Lessors of real estate (109 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.

Income and Poverty in Johnson County, Texas

The poverty rate in Johnson County, Texas has increased by 5.7 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 8.8 percent to 14.5 percent.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $42,854, representing a 17.9 percent decline. Johnson County, Texas, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 5 of 46 counties in percent of decline for household income in Texas. Johnson County ranks 17 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Johnson County, Texas can be understood to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 32.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Johnson County, accounting 13.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Johnson County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 17.7 percent in the last five years. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Johnson County, encountering a 55 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Compared to counties across the United States, Johnson County reported a relatively high median household income of $52,207 (2005 Dollars). This median is 10.5 percent higher than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the median is 5.9 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Johnson County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,338, which is 24.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $51,838. This median income level is 0.7 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Johnson County reported an income level of $41,577, this median was 20.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Johnson County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $53,535 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 56.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $22,735.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.