Comal County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Comal County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 382.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Comal County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a loss of 1.4 percent. The Other support services industry in Comal County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.5 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (382.9 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (378.1 percent gain)
3. Furniture stores (286.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (262.7 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (227.4 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 16.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing 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.
Comal County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 98.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 14.9 percent. The losses in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Comal County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (98.5 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (90 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (82.7 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (81.2 percent decline)
5. Investigation and security services (57.8 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Comal County
The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 535 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 25.2 percent of the total employment decline in Comal County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (535 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (353 jobs lost)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (342 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to real estate (250 jobs lost)
5. Plastics product manufacturing (161 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Comal County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 552 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 9.4 percent of the total employment growth in Comal County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (552 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (430 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (344 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (277 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (261 new jobs)
In Comal County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,414 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Given the 92 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 67 industries reported a drop in employment.
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.
The Other support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 382.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Comal County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a loss of 1.4 percent. The Other support services industry in Comal County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.5 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (382.9 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (378.1 percent gain)
3. Furniture stores (286.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (262.7 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (227.4 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 16.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing 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.
Comal County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 98.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 14.9 percent. The losses in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Comal County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (98.5 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (90 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (82.7 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (81.2 percent decline)
5. Investigation and security services (57.8 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Comal County
The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 535 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 25.2 percent of the total employment decline in Comal County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (535 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (353 jobs lost)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (342 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to real estate (250 jobs lost)
5. Plastics product manufacturing (161 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Comal County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 552 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 9.4 percent of the total employment growth in Comal County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (552 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (430 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (344 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (277 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (261 new jobs)
In Comal County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,414 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Given the 92 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 67 industries reported a drop in employment.
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.
