In Roberts County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Roberts CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 89 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Support activities for mining industry makes up 58.0 percent of the total employment growth in Roberts County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Support activities for mining (89 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (49 new jobs)
3. Oil and gas extraction (11 new jobs)
4. Private households (4 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (338 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Roberts CountyThe
Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 19 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Other crop farming industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Roberts County, Texas.
Top 4 Industries 1. Other crop farming (19 jobs lost)
2. Other financial investment activities (5 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)
4. Private households (7 jobs lost)
Out of the 9 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.
The total number of jobs has increased by 4.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Roberts County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Support activities for mining industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 163.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Roberts County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 32.1 percent. The
Support activities for mining industry in Roberts County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 33.7 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 4 Industries 1. Support activities for mining (163.2 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (29.3 percent gain)
3. Oil and gas extraction (19.6 percent gain)
4. Private households (9.7 percent gain)
Roberts County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Other crop farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 49.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 15.4 percent. The losses in the
Other crop farming industry in Roberts County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 24.4 percent in terms of employment in the
Other crop farming industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other crop farming (49.6 percent decline)
2. Other financial investment activities (38.5 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (11.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (5.2 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (3.7 percent decline)
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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.
