Throckmorton County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Throckmorton County, Texas can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 37.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,186. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Throckmorton County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Throckmorton County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 23.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 8.3 percent. The losses in the Oil and gas extraction industry in Throckmorton County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 7.5 in percent of workers in the Oil and gas extraction industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (23.5 percent decline)

Throckmorton County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 44.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Throckmorton County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where it saw a gain of 32.1 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Throckmorton County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 33.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (44.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Throckmorton County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 10 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 100.0 percent of the growth in Throckmorton County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (10 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Throckmorton County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Oil and gas extraction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 5 jobs. The declines in the Oil and gas extraction industry make up 106.7 percent of the total job loss in Throckmorton County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (5 jobs lost)

In Throckmorton County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 10 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.







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.