The Texarkana Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 54.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 2.5 percent. The losses in the
Private households industry in Texarkana outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the
Private households industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Private households (54.6 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (52.1 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (49.3 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (25.5 percent decline)
5. Furniture stores (24.5 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
The Texarkana Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1800.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Texarkana has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 222.1 percent. The
Unclassified industry in Texarkana outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Unclassified (1800.0 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (145.8 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (93.8 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (76.7 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (39.6 percent gain)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Texarkana Metro AreaOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 638 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Gasoline stations industry make up 38.5 percent of the total job loss in Texarkana, TX-AR.
Top 5 Industries 1. Gasoline stations (638 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (184 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (177 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (95 jobs lost)
5. Private households (88 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Texarkana Metro AreaOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 323 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 17.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Texarkana.
Top 5 Industries 1. Depository credit intermediation (323 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (223 new jobs)
3. Department stores (196 new jobs)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (180 new jobs)
5. Employment services (176 new jobs)
Of the 43 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 22 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 748 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
