Friday, February 23, 2007

Cass County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Cass County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 51.3 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 sector has gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 4.9 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Cass County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (51.3 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (38.9 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (35.8 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (35.4 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (35 percent decline)

Cass County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 80.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cass County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 2.6 percent. The Health and personal care stores industry in Cass County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (80.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (26.8 percent gain)
3. Private households (19.7 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (10.3 percent gain)
5. Logging (9.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 8.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cass County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 49 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 39.9 percent of the growth in Cass County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (49 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (27 new jobs)
3. Logging (19 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (10 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cass County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 159 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 41.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cass County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (159 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (27 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (27 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (27 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (26 jobs lost)

In Cass County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 537 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 27 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.





About: This report is part 2 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.

 

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