In Garza County, jobs in the support activities for mining pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the support activities for mining industry had the highest average wages in Garza County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Garza County earned an annual wage of $48,083 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Texas of $73,362 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,588.

Other top-pay jobs in Garza County, Texas can be found in oil and gas extraction ($45,858), other specialty trade contractors ($24,136), building foundation and exterior contractors ($20,376) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($18,449) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Garza County Wages have increased by 13.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Garza County, Texas by a total of 13.1%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Garza 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 Garza County, Texas when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 36.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,186. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Garza County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Garza County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 98 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Garza County

Given the industries in the area, the Basic chemical manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 825 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Basic chemical manufacturing industry make up 18.1 percent of the total job loss in Garza County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (825 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (414 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (391 jobs lost)
4. Electronic instrument manufacturing (355 jobs lost)
5. Ship and boat building (258 jobs lost)

From the 8 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, . reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.



The total number of jobs has increased by 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Garza County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 2077.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Garza County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 1.6 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Garza County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (2077.8 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (63.6 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (56.8 percent gain)
4. Oil and gas extraction (48.7 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (17.2 percent gain)

Garza County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 77.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.4 percent. The losses in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry in Garza County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 9.9 percent in terms of employment in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (77.5 percent decline)
2. Electronic instrument manufacturing (76.9 percent decline)
3. Data processing and related services (75 percent decline)
4. Support activities for road transportation (71.5 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (68.3 percent decline)





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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.

Garza County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Garza County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 10.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Garza County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.3 in percent of jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (10.5 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (4.3 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (1.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 10.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Garza County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 237.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Garza County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 2.7 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Garza County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (237.9 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (35.5 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9.5 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Garza County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry has grown the most with 46 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 57.5 percent of the total employment growth in Garza County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (46 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (32 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (2 new jobs)

In Garza County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 129 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Garza County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 61.1 percent of the total job loss in Garza County, Texas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (4 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (1 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (19 jobs lost)

Given the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 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.

Income and Poverty in Garza County, Texas

In Garza County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,100 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Garza County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $21,581, this median household income is 32.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 20.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $25,350.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Garza County reported a relatively low median income for households of $31,831 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 46.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 54.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Garza County, Texas can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 22.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 41.7 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 Garza County, accounting 38.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Garza County, Texas

In Garza County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 11.6 percent of the White Alone, 4.2 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 1.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Garza County, Texas has a less-educated population of the working age, with 10 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Garza 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 the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Garza County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Garza have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.2 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Garza County, Texas

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Garza internationally. The international migration into Garza totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Garza County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 54.9 percent White, 5.4 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 39 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 44.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Garza has increased in diversity when 42.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Garza County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 5,002 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 4,865. This growth shows an increase of 2.8 percent. Garza ranks 130 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 1,735 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Garza County, Texas to be 34.1 years of age. The median age in Garza is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, when it was 35.1 years old. With a total of 28.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Garza can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

By measuring total land area, Garza spans a total area of 896 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 6 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Rooks, KS (6 per sq. mile ), Uintah, UT (6 per sq. mile ), Cibola, NM (6 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Highland, VA (6 per sq. mile ), Franklin, NE (6 per sq. mile ), Sherman, KS (6 per sq. mile ).

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

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

The Construction industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Garza County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 19.7 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 12 percent of employment in 2005.

In Garza County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 23.86. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 23.86 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Garza specializes in Mining.

Accommodation and food services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Garza County, changing a total of 68.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 7.6 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 8.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Garza County. The industry averages 15 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 21 and less than the State of Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Garza County, Mining, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Mining produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 12.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 149 individuals. The Construction and Retail Trade industries total 12 and 10.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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