Ward County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Ward County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 250.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Ward County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Ward County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (250.0 percent gain)
2. Natural gas distribution (197.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (73.9 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (29.4 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (17.5 percent gain)

Ward County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 23.8 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 reported a gain of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Ward County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Private households (23.8 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (15.8 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (9.9 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (4.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ward County

The Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 239 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 83.3 percent of the total growth in Ward County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (239 new jobs)
2. Natural gas distribution (22 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (15 new jobs)
4. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (5 new jobs)

From the 12 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 7 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ward County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 9 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 33.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Ward County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (9 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (8 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)
4. Private households (3 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (27 jobs lost)

In Ward County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 291 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.





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 Ward County, Texas

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ward County, Texas may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 50 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 Ward County, with 25.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Ward County had a median income of $6,895, this was 79.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 30.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $23,985. Hispanic in Ward County, Texas reported a median household income of $30,287, this median is 11.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Ward County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,185 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 5.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $59,963. This median income level is 74.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Ward County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $34,382 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 35.9 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 42.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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