Nueces County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Nueces County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Natural gas distribution industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 180.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Nueces County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 3.1 percent. The Natural gas distribution industry in Nueces County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Natural gas distribution (180.0 percent gain)
2. Ship and boat building (130.6 percent gain)
3. Land subdivision (108.8 percent gain)
4. Special food services (89.5 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (77.9 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Nueces County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 36.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 12.1 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Nueces County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.1 percent in terms of employment in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (36.1 percent decline)
2. Chemical merchant wholesalers (34.9 percent decline)
3. Gambling industries (34.6 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26.8 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (26.1 percent decline)

Given the 169 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 76 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 91 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nueces County

The General medical and surgical hospitals industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 835 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry make up 20.5 percent of the total job loss in Nueces County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (835 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (650 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (293 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (141 jobs lost)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (134 jobs lost)

In Nueces County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,344 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nueces County

The Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 633 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 11.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Nueces County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (633 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (425 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (329 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (285 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (277 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 Nueces County, Texas

The poverty rate in Nueces County, Texas has increased by 1.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 18.2 percent to 19.6 percent.

In Nueces County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $45,743 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $60,193. This median income level is 43.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Nueces County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $34,379, which is 18.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Nueces County had a median household income level of $41,062, this median was 2.4 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 37.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $26,388.

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $38,990, which represents a 7.3 percent decline. Nueces County, Texas, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 32 of 46 counties in percent of decline for household income in Texas. Nueces County ranks 354 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Nueces County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Asian category. This group felt a decline of 13.3 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Nueces County, seeing a 2.5 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Nueces County accounted a medium-high household income of $42,072 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 11 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 16.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Nueces County, Texas can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 31.6 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 Nueces County, with 28.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

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