Given the 143 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 65 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 77 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Brownsville-Harlingen Metro AreaThe
Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 3,358 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Home health care services industry makes up 23.9 percent of the total employment growth in Brownsville-Harlingen.
Top 5 Industries 1. Home health care services (3,358 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (1,461 new jobs)
3. Business support services (938 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (666 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (496 new jobs)
In the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 7,296 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Brownsville-Harlingen Metro AreaThe
Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 301 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Grocery stores industry make up 7.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Top 5 Industries 1. Grocery stores (301 jobs lost)
2. Residential mental health facilities (239 jobs lost)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (198 jobs lost)
4. Seafood product preparation and packaging (197 jobs lost)
5. Other wood product manufacturing (187 jobs lost)
The Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 75.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 16.1 percent. The losses in the
Other wood product manufacturing industry in Brownsville-Harlingen outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.9 percent in terms of employment in the
Other wood product manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other wood product manufacturing (75.3 percent decline)
2. Interurban and rural bus transportation (69.8 percent decline)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (68.9 percent decline)
4. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (64.6 percent decline)
5. Support activities for road transportation (60 percent decline)
The Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Management of companies and enterprises industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 453.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brownsville-Harlingen has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where it saw a gain of 79 percent. The
Management of companies and enterprises industry in Brownsville-Harlingen outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.5 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Management of companies and enterprises (453.3 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (388.1 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (239.4 percent gain)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (144.2 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (139.9 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 8.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
