In the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 97,216 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land Metro AreaFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 6,293 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Grocery stores industry make up 66.1 percent of the total employment decline in Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX.
Top 5 Industries 1. Grocery stores (6,293 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (1,551 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (614 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (542 jobs lost)
5. Charter bus industry (418 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land Metro AreaOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 11,690 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Limited-service eating places industry makes up 41.8 percent of the total growth in Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land.
Top 5 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (11,690 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (6,559 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (4,807 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (4,704 new jobs)
5. Interurban and rural bus transportation (158 new jobs)
Out of the 12 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
The Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Charter bus industry industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 51.5 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 reported a loss of 18.6 percent. The losses in the
Charter bus industry industry in Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 18.8 in percent of jobs in the
Charter bus industry industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Charter bus industry (51.5 percent decline)
2. Other ground passenger transportation (17.5 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (12.9 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (5.6 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (4 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
The Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Management of companies and enterprises industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 53.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land has expanded slower than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 79 percent. The
Management of companies and enterprises industry in Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.5 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Management of companies and enterprises (53.7 percent gain)
2. Interurban and rural bus transportation (21.2 percent gain)
3. Textile and fabric finishing mills (20.0 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (18.9 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (15.7 percent gain)
