Monday, January 22, 2007

Hidalgo County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 164 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 66 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 95 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hidalgo County

Given the industries in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 239 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 9.8 percent of the total job loss in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (239 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (228 jobs lost)
3. Other residential care facilities (157 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (142 jobs lost)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (126 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hidalgo County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 1,703 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 22.3 percent of the total growth in Hidalgo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (1,703 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (550 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (440 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (426 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (313 new jobs)

In Hidalgo County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4,520 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Hidalgo County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 215.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Hidalgo County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 7.8 percent. The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry in Hidalgo County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (215.4 percent gain)
2. Remediation and other waste services (143.6 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (72.7 percent gain)
4. Residential mental health facilities (50.0 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (46.3 percent gain)

Hidalgo County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other residential care facilities industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 77.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 6 percent. The losses in the Other residential care facilities industry in Hidalgo County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other residential care facilities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other residential care facilities (77.9 percent decline)
2. Promoters of performing arts and sports (54.3 percent decline)
3. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (43.8 percent decline)
4. Printing and related support activities (36.2 percent decline)
5. General rental centers (31.2 percent decline)





About: This report is part 1 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.

 

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