Friday, February 23, 2007

Crockett County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Crockett County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 266.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Crockett County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Crockett County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (266.7 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (44.7 percent gain)
3. Private households (44.6 percent gain)
4. Oil and gas extraction (20.6 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (1.3 percent gain)

Crockett County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 27.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 40.8 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Crockett County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 30.6 percent in terms of employment in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Residential building construction (27.3 percent decline)
2. Sheep and goat farming (22.6 percent decline)
3. Support activities for mining (8.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 2.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Crockett County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Private households industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 18 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Private households industry makes up 43.9 percent of the total employment growth in Crockett County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Private households (18 new jobs)
2. Oil and gas extraction (13 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Crockett County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 12 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Support activities for mining industry make up 50.0 percent of the total employment decline in Crockett County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (12 jobs lost)
2. Sheep and goat farming (10 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (2 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (46 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (40 jobs lost)

Given the 8 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Crockett County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 26 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





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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