El Paso, TX

El Paso Metro Area industry wages have increased by 11.5% percent since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in the El Paso Metro Area by a total of 11.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Texas and less 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.

El Paso Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Total wages in all industries in El Paso, TX when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Metro Areas in the United States. The overall wages are 35.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The overall industry wage 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.

El Paso Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The El Paso Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 75.7 percent. The losses in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry in El Paso outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 45.7 in percent of jobs in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (81.7 percent decline)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (68.9 percent decline)
3. Other residential care facilities (65.5 percent decline)
4. Performing arts companies (63 percent decline)
5. Direct selling establishments (56.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

The El Paso Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Charter bus industry industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 504.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in El Paso has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 18.6 percent. The Charter bus industry industry in El Paso outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 18.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Charter bus industry (504.9 percent gain)
2. Independent artists, writers, and performers (500.0 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (332.7 percent gain)
4. Rubber product manufacturing (224.7 percent gain)
5. Vocational rehabilitation services (186.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the El Paso Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Business support services industry has grown the most with 3,079 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Business support services industry makes up 10.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in El Paso.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (3,079 new jobs)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (2,713 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (2,126 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (1,756 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (1,490 new jobs)

In the El Paso, TX metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 9,003 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the El Paso Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7,500 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry make up 40.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in El Paso, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (7,500 jobs lost)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (1,290 jobs lost)
3. Household appliance manufacturing (754 jobs lost)
4. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (680 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (526 jobs lost)

Out of the 183 4-digit NAICS industries, 79 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 104 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

El Paso One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The El Paso Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 119.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in El Paso has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 17.3 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in El Paso outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 17.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (119.3 percent gain)
2. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (109.1 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (107.9 percent gain)
4. Electric lighting equipment manufacturing (75.4 percent gain)
5. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (74.9 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

The El Paso Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.1 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 loss of 8.2 percent. The losses in the Used merchandise stores industry in El Paso outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.4 in percent of jobs in the Used merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (66.1 percent decline)
2. Other residential care facilities (56.5 percent decline)
3. Oil and gas extraction (53.2 percent decline)
4. Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing (50.8 percent decline)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (43.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the El Paso Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 964 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry make up 16.3 percent of the total employment decline in El Paso, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (964 jobs lost)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (914 jobs lost)
3. Used merchandise stores (487 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (391 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (233 jobs lost)

From the 189 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 78 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 111 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the El Paso, TX metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4,502 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the El Paso Metro Area

The Employment services industry has grown the most with 1,066 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 11.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in El Paso.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,066 new jobs)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (586 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (553 new jobs)
4. Business support services (499 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (455 new jobs)

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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.

Higher Education in the El Paso, TX Metro Area

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From the year 2000, the El Paso metro area has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 17.2 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, 18.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 1.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 15.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In the El Paso, TX Metro Area according the 2005 American Community Survey, 17.8 percent of the White Alone, 18.4 percent of Black or African American, 24.2 percent of the Asian alone and 11.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the El Paso, TX Metro Area, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 29 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the El Paso metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 18.8 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Less than High School category, with 35.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

El Paso, TX Metro Area is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 17.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The El Paso MSA is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for El Paso, TX

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When calculating the total land area, the El Paso metro area encompasses a total area of 1013 square miles. This area has a high average area density of 712 persons per square mile. Other metro areas with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Buffalo-Niagara Falls (732 per sq. mile ), Akron (776 per sq. mile ), Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford (784 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (698 per sq. mile ), Flint (694 per sq. mile ), Cape Coral-Fort Myers (678 per sq. mile ).

The Census Bureau estimates in 2005 the median age in the El Paso metro area to be 30.9 years of age. The median in El Paso is less than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 30.0 years old. With 5.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, El Paso can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.4 percent of the population. When compared to other metro areas in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

The El Paso metro area had a population that was estimated at 721,598 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 681,508. This growth signifies an increase of 5.9 percent. El Paso ranks 7 of 25 MSAs when calculating total change in population for Texas and the metro area ranks 67 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.

From 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated into the El Paso metro area, with 25,116 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into El Paso totals 3.8 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The El Paso metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 14.6 percent White, 2.5 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 81.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 84.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, El Paso has increased the percent of minority makeup when 82.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for El Paso

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In El Paso, there were a total of 244,193 homes in 2005. The metro area has experienced a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding all together 15,396 housing units since the year 2001, or 6.7 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in El Paso, Texas have experienced moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $9,000, or 12.9 percent, since 2000 when their medians were reported to be $69,600.

El Paso had a median home value in the year 2005 of $78,600, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Texas 2005 home value of $106,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

El Paso can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.5 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Throughout the State of Texas, El Paso places 11 of the 25 metro areas in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The metropolitan statistical area (msa) ranks 140 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in El Paso, Texas. In 2005, 80.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for El Paso, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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In El Paso, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 16.8 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 33,110 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries total 15.1 and 12 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Utilities has the largest businesses in El Paso Metro Area. The industry averages 55 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the Texas average of 26 for the Utilities industry.

The El Paso Metropolitan Area ranks 90 of 363 throughout the US according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has slipped behind since the year 2001, when it was ranked 88 of 363 Counties.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in the El Paso MSA. The sector faced a loss of 11,825 jobs, or 34.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 88.5 percent of all Metro Area employment losses since 2001.

A top paying industry in El Paso is the utilities industry with an average annual wage of $57,302. Locally, since the year 2001, the industry annual average wages have declined by 33 percent or $28,255. The State of Texas holds a similar economic condition in the utilities sector, placing near the top of sectors according to average 2004 industry pay.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in El Paso, growing by 30.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 10.6 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 14.5 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in the El Paso Metro Area, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 18.1 percent of employment in 2001 to 11.6 percent in 2005.

In El Paso, Transportation and Warehousing, Administrative and waste services and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Transportation and Warehousing sector has a United State LQ of 1.55. This means the percent of total employment in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is 1.55 times greater than the US average, showing signs that El Paso may specialize, or be an exporter of Transportation and Warehousing.

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