Brazoria County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brazoria County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Basic chemical manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 958 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Basic chemical manufacturing industry make up 23.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brazoria County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (958 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (454 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (291 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for mining (253 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (202 jobs lost)
In Brazoria County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,812 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brazoria County
The Nonresidential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,063 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 12.3 percent of the growth in Brazoria County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (1,063 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (1,052 new jobs)
3. Department stores (585 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (393 new jobs)
5. Employment services (379 new jobs)
Out of the 120 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 50 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 70 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Brazoria County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Office administrative services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 979.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Brazoria County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 63.6 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Brazoria County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 37.6 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (979.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (264.4 percent gain)
3. Electronic instrument manufacturing (173.5 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (169.9 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (152.1 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Brazoria County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 79.6 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 sector experienced a loss of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Brazoria County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.5 in percent of jobs in the Other support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (79.6 percent decline)
2. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (77.7 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (57.9 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (57.5 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (56.8 percent decline)
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.
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Basic chemical manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 958 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Basic chemical manufacturing industry make up 23.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brazoria County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (958 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (454 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (291 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for mining (253 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (202 jobs lost)
In Brazoria County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,812 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brazoria County
The Nonresidential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,063 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 12.3 percent of the growth in Brazoria County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (1,063 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (1,052 new jobs)
3. Department stores (585 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (393 new jobs)
5. Employment services (379 new jobs)
Out of the 120 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 50 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 70 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Brazoria County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Office administrative services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 979.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Brazoria County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 63.6 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Brazoria County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 37.6 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (979.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (264.4 percent gain)
3. Electronic instrument manufacturing (173.5 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (169.9 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (152.1 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Brazoria County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 79.6 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 sector experienced a loss of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Brazoria County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.5 in percent of jobs in the Other support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (79.6 percent decline)
2. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (77.7 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (57.9 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (57.5 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (56.8 percent decline)
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.
