Shelby County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Shelby County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 52 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 28.1 percent of the total employment growth in Shelby County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (52 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (33 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (20 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (20 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (19 new jobs)

Of the 25 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Shelby County

The Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 19 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 20.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Shelby County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (17 jobs lost)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (14 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (11 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)

In Shelby County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 497 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 8.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Shelby County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 130.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Shelby County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 4.1 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (130.4 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (124.0 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (59.2 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (35.7 percent gain)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (33.3 percent gain)

Shelby County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 25.6 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 felt a gain of 3.3 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (25.6 percent decline)
2. Death care services (19.4 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (17.3 percent decline)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (17.2 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (16.2 percent decline)





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 Shelby County, Texas

Compared to counties across the United States, Shelby County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $34,061 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 37.2 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 44.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Shelby County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,475, which is 13.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 29.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $24,139. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,597. This median is 75 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Shelby County had a median household income level of $32,906, this was 3.4 percent less than the median for all households. In Shelby County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,326 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 6.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Shelby County, Texas can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 19.4 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 39.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Shelby County, reporting 27.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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