In Bee County, jobs in the pipeline transportation of natural gas pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the pipeline transportation of natural gas industry reported the top wages in Bee County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bee County received an annual wage of $75,602 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Texas of $134,282 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $90,366.

High-wage employment in Bee County, Texas may be found in health and personal care stores ($60,929), legal services ($46,381), support activities for mining ($45,431) and offices of physicians ($40,289) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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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.

Bee County Wages have increased by 31.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Bee County, Texas by a total of 31.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Bee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bee County

Given the industries in the area, the Home health care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 49 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Home health care services industry make up 22.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bee County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (49 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (39 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (22 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (21 jobs lost)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (21 jobs lost)

In Bee County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 173 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 33 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 17 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bee County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 83 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 24.4 percent of the growth in Bee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (83 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (34 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (31 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (26 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (22 new jobs)

Bee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 381.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bee County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 4.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Bee County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (381.5 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (137.5 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (69.8 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (65.0 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (50.0 percent gain)

Bee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 76.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Bee County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.1 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (76.6 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (60 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (60 percent decline)
4. Home health care services (29 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (21.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Bee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 11.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Bee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 28.8 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Bee County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (61.3 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (41.2 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (30.8 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (16.2 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (15.3 percent decline)

Bee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 60.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bee County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 6.6 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Bee County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (60.3 percent gain)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (35.5 percent gain)
3. Traveler accommodation (30.3 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (23.1 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (19.4 percent gain)

In Bee County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 493 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 30 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 36.1 percent of the total job loss in Bee County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (30 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (16 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (8 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (8 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (6 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bee County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 28 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 14.2 percent of the total growth in Bee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (28 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (26 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (19 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (16 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (16 new jobs)

Out of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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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.

Income and Poverty in Bee County, Texas

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Bee County was reported to have a relatively low household income of $33,219 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 40.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 47.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Bee County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $26,519, this median household income is 20.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $67,458. This income level is 103.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 5.9 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,252. In Bee County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,359 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 6.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Bee County reported a median household income of $20,384, this level was 38.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Bee County, Texas can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 24.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 30.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Bee County, accounting 37.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Bee County, Texas

Bee County, Texas may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 12.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Bee has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Bee County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Bee have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School category, with 32.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Bee County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 3.6 percent of Black or African American, 26 percent of the Asian alone and 7.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Bee County, Texas

Bee County, Texas had a total estimated population of 32,873 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 32,270. This growth shows an increase of 1.9 percent. Bee ranks 107 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,340 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Bee covers a total land area of 880 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 37 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Audrain, MO (37 per sq. mile ), Camden, NC (37 per sq. mile ), Conway, AR (37 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ouachita, AR (37 per sq. mile ), Grays Harbor, WA (37 per sq. mile ), Grayson, VA (37 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Bee County, Texas to be 32.2 years old. The median in Bee is less than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 31.8 years old. With 21.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Bee can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 68.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Bee from another country. The international migration into Bee totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Bee County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 33.1 percent White, 10.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 55.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 66.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bee has increased the level of diversity when 64.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Bee County, Texas

Bee County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $47,200, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In the State of Texas, Bee County is positioned 192 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,583 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Bee County, Texas. In 2000, 94.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Bee County, there were a total of 11,142 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 118 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.1 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bee County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Bee County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 15.42. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 15.42 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Bee County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

In Bee County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Mining sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 20.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 900 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Mining sectors account for 13.1 and 7.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Bee County. The industry averages 21 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Wholesale trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Bee County, with an industry growth of 61.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of 0.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Bee County is ranked number 118 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 112 of 255 Counties.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).