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Employment in the unclassified industry reported the top wages in Brooks County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Brooks County received an annual wage of $96,000 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Texas of $36,302 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $35,742.

Other top-pay jobs in Brooks County, Texas can be found in gasoline stations ($25,994), private households ($17,840), other personal services ($12,381) and limited-service eating places ($10,051) 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.

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Brooks County, Texas by a total of 39.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Brooks County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 64.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Brooks County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (64.5 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (52.2 percent decline)
3. Legal services (30 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (25.6 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 12.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Brooks County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 50.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brooks County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a loss of 4.9 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Brooks County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (50.0 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (15.7 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brooks County

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 13 jobs. The declines in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 24.2 percent of the total job loss in Brooks County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (13 jobs lost)
2. Management and technical consulting services (12 jobs lost)

In Brooks County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 235 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.









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.