La Salle County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In La Salle County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 62 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in La Salle County

Given the industries in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 3 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 88.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in La Salle County, Texas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (3 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (21 jobs lost)
3. Logging (9 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in La Salle County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 72.2 percent of the total growth in La Salle County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Grocery stores (4 new jobs)



La Salle County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 8.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in La Salle County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 1.3 percent. The Grocery stores industry in La Salle County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Grocery stores (8.8 percent gain)
2. Traveler accommodation (4.8 percent gain)
3. Hunting and trapping (1.9 percent gain)

La Salle County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in La Salle County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.4 percent in terms of employees in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (6 percent decline)

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





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 La Salle County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, La Salle County accounted a very low median income for households of $25,573 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 82.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 92.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, La Salle County, Texas can be considered to have a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 29.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in La Salle County, reporting 43.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $56,453. This income level is 120.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In La Salle County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $25,852 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in La Salle County reported a median household income of $7,800, which was 69.5 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic in La Salle County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $22,190, this income level is 13.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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