The El Paso Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 75.7 percent. The losses in the
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry in El Paso outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 45.7 in percent of jobs in the
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (81.7 percent decline)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (68.9 percent decline)
3. Other residential care facilities (65.5 percent decline)
4. Performing arts companies (63 percent decline)
5. Direct selling establishments (56.9 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 4.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
The El Paso Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Charter bus industry industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 504.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in El Paso has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 18.6 percent. The
Charter bus industry industry in El Paso outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 18.8 percent.
Top 5 Industries 1. Charter bus industry (504.9 percent gain)
2. Independent artists, writers, and performers (500.0 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (332.7 percent gain)
4. Rubber product manufacturing (224.7 percent gain)
5. Vocational rehabilitation services (186.1 percent gain)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the El Paso Metro AreaFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Business support services industry has grown the most with 3,079 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Business support services industry makes up 10.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in El Paso.
Top 5 Industries 1. Business support services (3,079 new jobs)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (2,713 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (2,126 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (1,756 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (1,490 new jobs)
In the El Paso, TX metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 9,003 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the El Paso Metro AreaFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7,500 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry make up 40.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in El Paso, TX.
Top 5 Industries 1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (7,500 jobs lost)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (1,290 jobs lost)
3. Household appliance manufacturing (754 jobs lost)
4. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (680 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (526 jobs lost)
Out of the 183 4-digit NAICS industries, 79 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 104 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
