Gregg County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Gregg County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1444.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Gregg County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Gregg County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1444.4 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (275.2 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (237.1 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (180.4 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (159.4 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 8.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Gregg County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.1 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry in Gregg County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (83.1 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (76.1 percent decline)
3. Logging (66.7 percent decline)
4. Electronic instrument manufacturing (66.3 percent decline)
5. Waste treatment and disposal (60.6 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Gregg County
The Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 746 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 10.7 percent of the growth in Gregg County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (746 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (728 new jobs)
3. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (450 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (342 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (327 new jobs)
In Gregg County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,956 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Gregg County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 911 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 22.2 percent of the total job loss in Gregg County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (911 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (605 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (304 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (247 jobs lost)
5. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (201 jobs lost)
Given the 125 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 55 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 69 industries reported employment loss in the period.
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.
The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1444.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Gregg County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Gregg County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1444.4 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (275.2 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (237.1 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (180.4 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (159.4 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 8.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Gregg County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.1 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry in Gregg County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (83.1 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (76.1 percent decline)
3. Logging (66.7 percent decline)
4. Electronic instrument manufacturing (66.3 percent decline)
5. Waste treatment and disposal (60.6 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Gregg County
The Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 746 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 10.7 percent of the growth in Gregg County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (746 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (728 new jobs)
3. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (450 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (342 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (327 new jobs)
In Gregg County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,956 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Gregg County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 911 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 22.2 percent of the total job loss in Gregg County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (911 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (605 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (304 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (247 jobs lost)
5. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (201 jobs lost)
Given the 125 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 55 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 69 industries reported employment loss in the period.
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.

