Saturday, February 24, 2007

Presidio County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Presidio County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 50 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 6 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Presidio County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 45 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 74.3 percent of the growth in Presidio County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (45 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (15 new jobs)
3. Legal services (1 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Presidio County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 16 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 40.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Presidio County, Texas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (16 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (10 jobs lost)

Presidio County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 40.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the it saw a gain of 22.5 percent. The losses in the Building material and supplies dealers industry in Presidio County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 20 in percent of jobs in the Building material and supplies dealers industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (40.5 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (32.4 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (28.8 percent decline)

Presidio County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 167.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Presidio County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 9.2 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Presidio County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 31.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (167.9 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (27.8 percent gain)
3. Legal services (19.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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.

 

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