Schleicher County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Schleicher County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 40.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Schleicher County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where it saw a gain of 1.7 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Schleicher County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.4 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (40.5 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (4.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 17.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Schleicher County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 41.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Schleicher County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (41.4 percent decline)
2. Investigation and security services (41.1 percent decline)
3. Other support services (40 percent decline)
4. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (30.8 percent decline)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (24.9 percent decline)

In Schleicher County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 81 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Schleicher County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 61 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 6.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Schleicher County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (61 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (58 jobs lost)









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 Schleicher County, Texas

Hispanic Householders in Schleicher County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $24,051, this median is 30.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 6.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $32,663. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Schleicher County reported an income level of $21,938, this median was 37 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Schleicher County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $40,631 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 16.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Schleicher County accounted a medium-low median household income of $34,803 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 34.2 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and this is 41.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Schleicher County, Texas may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 21.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 80 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Schleicher County, with 34.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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