Smith County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Smith County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2,147 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 149 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 87 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Smith County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 886 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 20.2 percent of the growth in Smith County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (886 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (378 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (377 new jobs)
4. Employment services (349 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (308 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Smith County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 512 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry make up 21.8 percent of the total job loss in Smith County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (512 jobs lost)
2. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (248 jobs lost)
3. Residential mental health facilities (193 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (137 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (89 jobs lost)

Smith County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 176.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Smith County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 17.3 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Smith County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 17.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (176.1 percent gain)
2. Chemical merchant wholesalers (169.8 percent gain)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (72.4 percent gain)
4. Waste collection (67.9 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (64.8 percent gain)

Smith County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 74.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 10.3 percent. The losses in the Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry in Smith County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.4 percent in terms of employment in the Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (74.8 percent decline)
2. Support activities for animal production (50 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (41.4 percent decline)
4. General rental centers (37.6 percent decline)
5. Remediation and other waste services (34.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national 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 Smith County, Texas

Compared to counties across the United States, Smith County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $43,463 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.5 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 13 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $60,798. This median income level is 39.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Smith County, Texas recorded a median income of $33,269, this median household income is 23.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Smith County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,117 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 31.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,898. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Smith County had a median income of $38,158, this level was 12.2 percent less than the median for all households.

The median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $37,964, which represents a 12.7 percent decline. Smith County, Texas, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 16 of 46 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. Smith County ranks 109 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

The poverty rate in Smith County, Texas has increased by 2.9 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.8 percent to 16.7 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Smith County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw a decline of 22.3 percent in the last five years. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Smith County, seeing a 27.8 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Smith County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 28.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Smith County, reporting 22.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

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