Tuesday, February 27, 2007

La Salle County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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Total wages in all industries in La Salle County, Texas can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 13.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

La Salle County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In La Salle County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 251 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in La Salle County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 10 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 103.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in La Salle County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (10 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in La Salle County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 27 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 101.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in La Salle County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (27 jobs lost)



Total employment has increased by 35.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change 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 experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

La Salle County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 39.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in La Salle County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 1.6 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in La Salle County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (39.2 percent gain)

La Salle County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 39.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.2 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in La Salle County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 14.5 in percent of workers in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (39.4 percent decline)





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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