Friday, February 23, 2007

Bexar County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bexar County

The Wired telecommunications carriers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4,108 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 12.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bexar County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (4,108 jobs lost)
2. Insurance carriers (2,248 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (2,050 jobs lost)
4. Telecommunications resellers (2,028 jobs lost)
5. Scheduled air transportation (1,741 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bexar County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 5,415 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 8.5 percent of the growth in Bexar County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (5,415 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,207 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (3,923 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (3,131 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (3,039 new jobs)

In Bexar County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 32,553 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 212 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 105 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 107 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Bexar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 445.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bexar County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where this industry saw a loss of 32.1 percent. The Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry in Bexar County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 32.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (445.2 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (246.5 percent gain)
3. Remediation and other waste services (179.5 percent gain)
4. Chemical merchant wholesalers (163.4 percent gain)
5. Promoters of performing arts and sports (160.8 percent gain)

Bexar County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 31.7 percent. The losses in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry in Bexar County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 31.6 percent in terms of employment in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (83.3 percent decline)
2. Telecommunications resellers (80 percent decline)
3. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (65.1 percent decline)
4. Rooming and boarding houses (61.4 percent decline)
5. Scheduled air transportation (58.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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.

 

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