In Ector County, jobs in the machine shops and threaded product mfg. pay the highest wages

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Employment in the machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry paid the average highest wages in Ector County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Ector County earned an annual wage of $93,561 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $43,887 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $41,968.

High-wage employment in Ector County, Texas can be found in accounting and bookkeeping services ($82,761), freight transportation arrangement ($60,040), machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($56,091) and offices of physicians ($55,670) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Ector County Wages have increased by 22.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Ector County, Texas by a total of 22.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Texas and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Ector County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 99 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 65 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ector County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,199 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 16.2 percent of the total employment growth in Ector County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (1,199 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (796 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (571 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (525 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (471 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ector County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Business support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 137 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 9.5 percent of the total employment decline in Ector County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (137 jobs lost)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (114 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (113 jobs lost)
4. General rental centers (107 jobs lost)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (90 jobs lost)

In Ector County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,958 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Ector County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General rental centers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 18.8 percent. The losses in the General rental centers industry in Ector County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 14.8 percent in terms of employees in the General rental centers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General rental centers (66.5 percent decline)
2. Other schools and instruction (57.1 percent decline)
3. Private households (50.9 percent decline)
4. Insurance carriers (46.5 percent decline)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (42 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 14.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Ector County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 553.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Ector County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 31.6 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Ector 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. Management and technical consulting services (553.3 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (417.4 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (249.2 percent gain)
4. Nonscheduled air transportation (86.7 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (79.5 percent gain)





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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.

Ector County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ector County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 1,112 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 25.0 percent of the total employment growth in Ector County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (1,112 new jobs)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (279 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (245 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (201 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (187 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ector County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 105 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 21.4 percent of the total employment decline in Ector County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (105 jobs lost)
2. Special food services (50 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (34 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (21 jobs lost)
5. General rental centers (20 jobs lost)

In Ector County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,826 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 121 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 41 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 80 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Ector County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 210.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Ector County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 5.2 percent. The Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry in Ector County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (210.7 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (93.5 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (89.0 percent gain)
4. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (74.0 percent gain)
5. Remediation and other waste services (56.3 percent gain)

Ector County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other schools and instruction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 46.8 percent from 2005 (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 gain of 4.1 percent. The losses in the Other schools and instruction industry in Ector County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.7 percent in terms of employment in the Other schools and instruction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other schools and instruction (46.8 percent decline)
2. Freight transportation arrangement (35.1 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (34.6 percent decline)
4. Special food services (27.6 percent decline)
5. General rental centers (27.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 8.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Ector County, Texas

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Ector County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 28.6 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Black or African American population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Ector County, experiencing a 19.4 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $68,542. This income level is 88.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 47.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,103. Hispanic in Ector County, Texas recorded a median income of $30,670, which is 15.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Ector County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,463 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Ector County had a median household income level of $32,384, this median was 11.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

The rate of poverty in Ector County, Texas has increased by 0.9 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 18.7 percent to 19.6 percent.

The household income has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $35,978, posting a 1.3 percent decline. Ector County, Texas, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 45 of 46 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. Ector County ranks 635 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Ector County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $36,448 (2005 Dollars). This median is 28.2 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the median is 34.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Ector County, Texas can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Ector County, with 29 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Ector County, Texas

From 2000, Ector has decreased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has declined by 0.6 percent to a total of 11.4 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In Ector County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.8 percent of Black or African American, 56.4 percent of the Asian alone and 4.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has decreased by 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, 10.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 12.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Ector County, Texas is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Ector counted 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 the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Ector County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 32 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Ector on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.8 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 32 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Ector County, Texas

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Ector County, Texas to be 32.3 years of age. The median age in Ector is less than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 32.1 years old. With 29.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Ector can be described as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 11 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Ector from outside the country. The immigration into Ector makes up 0.2 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When measuring the total land area, Ector spans a total of 901 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average area density of 139 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Kennebec, ME (139 per sq. mile ), Story, IA (140 per sq. mile ), Stephens, GA (140 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lawrence, OH (139 per sq. mile ), Manitowoc, WI (139 per sq. mile ), Hancock, OH (138 per sq. mile ).

Ector County, Texas had an estimated population of 125,339 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 120,726. This growth represents an increase of 3.8 percent. Ector ranks 44 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 527 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Ector County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 46.1 percent White, 4.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 47.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 52.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Ector has increased the percent of minority makeup when 47.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Ector County, Texas

When compared to other counties in Texas, Ector County is positioned 178 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,441 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Ector County, there were a total of 50,721 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 659 residential units since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

The residential real estate values in Ector County, Texas have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $5,400, or 11.3 percent, since their values in that year of $47,700.

Ector County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $53,100, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Texas 2005 median home value of $106,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Ector County, Texas. In 2005, 91.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Ector County has a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.1 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Ector County. The industry was hit with a loss of 991 jobs, or 21.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 67 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Ector County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 15.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 6,633 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 11.6 and 11.3 percent of all employment.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Ector County, averaging 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 34 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 26 for the Utilities industry.

In Ector County, Mining, Wholesale trade and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 16.78. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 16.78 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Ector may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

Educational services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Ector County, increasing in size by 91.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of 14.9 percent, in the last 5 years.







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