In Lubbock County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Employment in the management of companies and enterprises industry reported the top wages in Lubbock County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lubbock County received a wage of $81,463 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $82,207 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $82,655.

Top-pay jobs in Lubbock County, Texas can be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($77,078), druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($67,046), unclassified ($63,869) and commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($63,735) 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.

Lubbock County Wages have increased by 22.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Lubbock County, Texas by a total of 22.3%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

Lubbock County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Lubbock County, Texas can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 28.9 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,186. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Lubbock County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Lubbock County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 59.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 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 it saw a gain of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry in Lubbock County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 11.5 in percent of workers in the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (59.4 percent decline)
2. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (59.2 percent decline)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (56.6 percent decline)
4. Specialty food stores (56 percent decline)
5. Business, computer and management training (55.9 percent decline)

Lubbock County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1153.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lubbock County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 79 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Lubbock County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1153.4 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (453.8 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (377.6 percent gain)
4. Grantmaking and giving services (201.8 percent gain)
5. Couriers (112.8 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lubbock County

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 730 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry makes up 8.6 percent of the total growth in Lubbock County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (730 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (675 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (627 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (549 new jobs)
5. Office administrative services (393 new jobs)

Out of the 152 4-digit NAICS industries, 74 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 77 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lubbock County

Given the industries in the area, the Business support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 677 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 10.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lubbock County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (677 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (426 jobs lost)
3. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (388 jobs lost)
4. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (360 jobs lost)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (274 jobs lost)

In Lubbock County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,597 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





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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.

Lubbock County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lubbock County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 114.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Lubbock County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 1.4 percent. The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry in Lubbock County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (114.1 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (96.4 percent gain)
3. Office administrative services (73.5 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (70.7 percent gain)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (61.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Lubbock County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General rental centers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.9 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 has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 23.4 percent. The losses in the General rental centers industry in Lubbock County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 8.8 percent in terms of employees in the General rental centers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General rental centers (52.9 percent decline)
2. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (40.4 percent decline)
3. Other textile product mills (35.8 percent decline)
4. Remediation and other waste services (27.6 percent decline)
5. Support activities for air transportation (24.3 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lubbock County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Business support services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 281 jobs. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 13.7 percent of the total employment decline in Lubbock County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (281 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (205 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (130 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (122 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (107 jobs lost)

In Lubbock County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2,586 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lubbock County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 416 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry makes up 9.3 percent of the growth in Lubbock County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (416 new jobs)
2. Employment services (366 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (233 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (221 new jobs)
5. Office administrative services (203 new jobs)

Given the 164 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 65 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 99 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Lubbock County, Texas

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lubbock County, Texas can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 35 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Lubbock County, reporting 25.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $35,189, posting a 6.6 percent decline. Lubbock County, Texas, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 34 of 46 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Texas. Lubbock County ranks 385 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income in the US.

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Lubbock County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 17.7 percent since the year 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Lubbock County, encountering a 63.6 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Compared to counties across the United States, Lubbock County reported a medium-low median income for households of $37,672 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 24 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 30.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 36.9 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $23,774. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lubbock County reported a median household income of $34,896, which was 7.4 percent less than the median for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $30,572. This median is 18.8 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Lubbock County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,118 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 9.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Lubbock County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,691, this income level is 15.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

The poverty rate in Lubbock County, Texas has increased by 1.5 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 17.8 percent to 19.3 percent.

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

Higher Education in Lubbock County, Texas

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has stayed the same by 0.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 26 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 26 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Lubbock County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 28 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Lubbock have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 25.6 percent (Men) versus 23.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Lubbock County, Texas has a highly-educated population, with 24.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Lubbock counted a higher 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Since 2000, Lubbock has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 26 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In Lubbock County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 28 percent of the White Alone, 10 percent of Black or African American, 64.8 percent of the Asian alone and 7.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Lubbock County, Texas

Lubbock County, Texas had an estimated population of 252,284 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 242,863. This growth shows an increase of 3.9 percent. Lubbock ranks 29 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 332 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Lubbock County, Texas to be 30.6 years of age. The median in Lubbock is less than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 30.5 years old. With a total of 25.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Lubbock can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.3 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Lubbock from another country. The international migration into Lubbock makes up 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Lubbock spans a total of 899 square miles. The county has a medium-high density of 280 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Davidson, NC (280 per sq. mile ), Bradley, TN (280 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, AL (281 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Monroe, MI (279 per sq. mile ), Canyon, ID (279 per sq. mile ), Broome, NY (279 per sq. mile ).

Lubbock County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 60.6 percent White, 7.3 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 29.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 38.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Lubbock has increased in diversity when 36.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Lubbock County, Texas

In Lubbock County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 111,752 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 9,834 housing units since the year 2001, or 9.6 percent.

The residential home values in Lubbock County, Texas have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $17,200, or 24.9 percent, from their 2000 value of $69,100.

Lubbock County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $86,300, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall Texas 2005 home value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Lubbock County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 0.9 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Lubbock County, Texas. In 2005, 75.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of Texas, Lubbock County is positioned 25 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 318 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Lubbock County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 17.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 16,150 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 16 and 14 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Lubbock County, Information, Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Information sector has a United State LQ of 2.36. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Information sector is 2.36 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Lubbock may be an exporter of products or services of Information.

Lubbock County is ranked at 13 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 12 of 255 Counties.

Information has the largest businesses in Lubbock County, averaging 55 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 22 and greater than the Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Information industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Lubbock County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,518 total jobs during the period, accounting for 22.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 40.3 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Lubbock County, moving a total of 693 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 70.2 percent, since the year 2001.





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