Harris County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Of the 252 4-digit NAICS industries, 125 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 127 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Harris County
Given the industries in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 11,127 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 11.5 percent of the total job loss in Harris County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (11,127 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (6,419 jobs lost)
3. Pipeline transportation of natural gas (5,181 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (5,048 jobs lost)
5. Natural gas distribution (4,323 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Harris County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General medical and surgical hospitals industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8,592 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry makes up 6.1 percent of the growth in Harris County.
Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (8,592 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (8,286 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (8,175 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (7,265 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (6,970 new jobs)
In Harris County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 36,689 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total employment has increased by 2.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Harris County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 224.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Harris County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Harris County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (224.9 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (216.8 percent gain)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (167.3 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (132.8 percent gain)
5. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (106.1 percent gain)
Harris County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Lime and gypsum product manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Lime and gypsum product manufacturing industry in Harris County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4 percent in terms of employees in the Lime and gypsum product manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Lime and gypsum product manufacturing (84.6 percent decline)
2. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (76.2 percent decline)
3. Natural gas distribution (62.8 percent decline)
4. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (59.7 percent decline)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (57.2 percent decline)
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.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Harris County
Given the industries in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 11,127 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 11.5 percent of the total job loss in Harris County, Texas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (11,127 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (6,419 jobs lost)
3. Pipeline transportation of natural gas (5,181 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (5,048 jobs lost)
5. Natural gas distribution (4,323 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Harris County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General medical and surgical hospitals industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8,592 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry makes up 6.1 percent of the growth in Harris County.
Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (8,592 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (8,286 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (8,175 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (7,265 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (6,970 new jobs)
In Harris County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 36,689 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total employment has increased by 2.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Harris County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 224.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Harris County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Harris County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (224.9 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (216.8 percent gain)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (167.3 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (132.8 percent gain)
5. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (106.1 percent gain)
Harris County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Lime and gypsum product manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Lime and gypsum product manufacturing industry in Harris County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4 percent in terms of employees in the Lime and gypsum product manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Lime and gypsum product manufacturing (84.6 percent decline)
2. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (76.2 percent decline)
3. Natural gas distribution (62.8 percent decline)
4. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (59.7 percent decline)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (57.2 percent decline)
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.
