Austin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Austin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 748.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Austin County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 4.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Austin County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (748.1 percent gain)
2. Employment services (417.2 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (252.9 percent gain)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (239.4 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (206.2 percent gain)
Total industry employment has increased by 27 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Austin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 60.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Austin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Computer systems design and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (60.6 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (58.8 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (53.3 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (45 percent decline)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (41.8 percent decline)
Of the 50 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Austin County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has added the most employment with 217 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry makes up 18.2 percent of the total growth in Austin County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (217 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (173 new jobs)
3. Employment services (121 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (114 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (100 new jobs)
In Austin County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,877 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Austin County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 102 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 26.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Austin County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (102 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (53 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (39 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (32 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (23 jobs lost)
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.
The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 748.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Austin County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 4.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Austin County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (748.1 percent gain)
2. Employment services (417.2 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (252.9 percent gain)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (239.4 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (206.2 percent gain)
Total industry employment has increased by 27 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Austin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 60.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Austin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Computer systems design and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (60.6 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (58.8 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (53.3 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (45 percent decline)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (41.8 percent decline)
Of the 50 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Austin County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has added the most employment with 217 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry makes up 18.2 percent of the total growth in Austin County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (217 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (173 new jobs)
3. Employment services (121 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (114 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (100 new jobs)
In Austin County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,877 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Austin County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 102 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 26.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Austin County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (102 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (53 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (39 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (32 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (23 jobs lost)
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.

