Jim Hogg County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Jim Hogg County, Texas when analyzed can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 57.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The average pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Jim Hogg County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jim Hogg County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 0 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up . percent of the total employment growth in Jim Hogg County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for water transportation (1,392 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jim Hogg County

The Support activities for mining industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 22 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for mining industry make up 101.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Jim Hogg County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (22 jobs lost)

In Jim Hogg County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 262 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.



Jim Hogg County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.1 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 gain of 32.1 percent. The losses in the Support activities for mining industry in Jim Hogg County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 33.7 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for mining industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (35.1 percent decline)

Jim Hogg County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 763.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jim Hogg County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 3.6 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Jim Hogg County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (763.4 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (685.0 percent gain)
3. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (370.5 percent gain)
4. Support activities for water transportation (349.0 percent gain)
5. Freight transportation arrangement (222.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 26.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.