In Dallam County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry paid the average highest wages in Dallam County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Dallam County received an annual wage of $75,140 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $68,153 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Dallam County, Texas may be found in management and technical consulting services ($58,324), office administrative services ($51,333), nondepository credit intermediation ($42,140) and misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($37,022) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Dallam County Wages have increased by 15.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Dallam County, Texas by a total of 15.7%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Dallam County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Dallam County, Texas can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,186. The average pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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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.

Dallam County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Dallam County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 47.3 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 seen in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 15.4 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Dallam County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 24.4 in percent of workers in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (47.3 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (38.2 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (26.7 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (26.4 percent decline)
5. Legal services (25.4 percent decline)

Dallam County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 83.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Dallam County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 5.2 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Dallam County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 14.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (83.4 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (64.8 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (27.3 percent gain)
4. Support activities for crop production (26.7 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (17.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dallam County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has grown the most with 144 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 73.8 percent of the growth in Dallam County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (144 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (23 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (15 new jobs)
4. Support activities for crop production (8 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (4 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dallam County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 67 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 45.7 percent of the total employment decline in Dallam County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (67 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (43 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (6 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (6 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (6 jobs lost)

In Dallam County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 10 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 15 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 6 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that 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.

Dallam County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Dallam County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 30.8 percent from 2005 (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 gain of 12.7 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Dallam County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.7 percent in terms of employment in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (30.8 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (25.5 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (21.4 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15.2 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (11.8 percent decline)

Dallam County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 21.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Dallam County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 1.2 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Dallam County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (21.7 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (13.6 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (8.2 percent gain)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (7.6 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (5.9 percent gain)

In Dallam County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 31 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 21 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dallam County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 65.7 percent of the growth in Dallam County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (22 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (5 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (2 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (1 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dallam County

The Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 20 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 32.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Dallam County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (20 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (13 jobs lost)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (9 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (5 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3 jobs lost)





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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 Dallam County, Texas

In Dallam County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $34,324 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Dallam County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,465, which is 9.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Dallam County reported an income level of $10,447, which was 68 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 45.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $17,858.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Dallam County had a relatively low median income for households of $32,697 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 42.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 50.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Dallam County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 57.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Dallam County, having 29.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Dallam County, Texas

Dallam County, Texas has a less-educated working age population, with 9.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Dallam 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Dallam County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 37.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Dallam on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 10 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Dallam County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Housing Report for Dallam County, Texas

In Dallam County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,744 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 6 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.2 percent.

Dallam County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $44,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in Texas, Dallam County places 234 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,998 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Dallam County, Texas. In 2000, 99.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Dallam County. In the County, the industry averages 18 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Utilities is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Dallam County, with an industry growth of 140 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -8.2 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of -9.6 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Dallam County, Utilities, Wholesale trade and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 8.36. The percent of employment in the Utilities industry is 8.36 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Dallam County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Dallam County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 27.2 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Dallam County, Wholesale trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Wholesale trade provides the most jobs and contributes 13.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 354 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors provide 12.2 and 8.6 percent of total employment, respectively.







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