Brazos County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Total employment has increased by 8.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Brazos County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 724.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Brazos County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 104.7 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in Brazos County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (724.2 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (201.9 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (198.9 percent gain)
4. Used merchandise stores (171.4 percent gain)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (144.8 percent gain)
Brazos County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Data processing and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 91.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 11.2 percent. The losses in the Data processing and related services industry in Brazos County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 16.8 in percent of jobs in the Data processing and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (91.2 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (69.7 percent decline)
3. Investigation and security services (53.2 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (39.7 percent decline)
5. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (34.6 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brazos County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 400 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 7.8 percent of the growth in Brazos County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (400 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (389 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (334 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (315 new jobs)
5. Employment services (288 new jobs)
Of the 116 4-digit NAICS industries, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 69 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brazos County
The Data processing and related services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 354 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Data processing and related services industry make up 18.1 percent of the total job loss in Brazos County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (354 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (222 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (90 jobs lost)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (88 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (76 jobs lost)
In Brazos County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,165 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Brazos County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 724.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Brazos County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 104.7 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in Brazos County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (724.2 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (201.9 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (198.9 percent gain)
4. Used merchandise stores (171.4 percent gain)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (144.8 percent gain)
Brazos County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Data processing and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 91.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 11.2 percent. The losses in the Data processing and related services industry in Brazos County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 16.8 in percent of jobs in the Data processing and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (91.2 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (69.7 percent decline)
3. Investigation and security services (53.2 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (39.7 percent decline)
5. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (34.6 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brazos County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 400 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 7.8 percent of the growth in Brazos County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (400 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (389 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (334 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (315 new jobs)
5. Employment services (288 new jobs)
Of the 116 4-digit NAICS industries, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 69 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brazos County
The Data processing and related services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 354 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Data processing and related services industry make up 18.1 percent of the total job loss in Brazos County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (354 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (222 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (90 jobs lost)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (88 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (76 jobs lost)
In Brazos County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,165 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
