Kenedy County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kenedy County

The Management and technical consulting services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 48 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management and technical consulting services industry make up 29.1 percent of the total employment decline in Kenedy County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (48 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (27 jobs lost)

In Kenedy County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 25 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.





Kenedy County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 39.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Kenedy County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 4 in percent of workers in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (39.6 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (29.1 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (27.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (21.1 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (15.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 7.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Kenedy County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 81.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kenedy County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 1.1 percent. The Private households industry in Kenedy County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Private households (81.0 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (5.0 percent gain)





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 Kenedy County, Texas

Hispanic in Kenedy County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $26,162, this median is 10.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Kenedy County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,855 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 26 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Kenedy County reported a relatively low median household income of $29,250 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 59.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 68 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Kenedy County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 15.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 65 to 74 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Kenedy County, reporting 28.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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