Saturday, February 24, 2007

Reagan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Reagan County

The Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 150 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 99.3 percent of the total growth in Reagan County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (150 new jobs)

In Reagan County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 639 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Reagan County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Oil and gas extraction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Oil and gas extraction industry make up 100.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Reagan County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (3 jobs lost)
2. Other heavy construction (68 jobs lost)



Reagan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 7.6 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 industry reported a gain of 8.3 percent. The losses in the Oil and gas extraction industry in Reagan County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 7.5 in percent of jobs in the Oil and gas extraction industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (7.6 percent decline)

Reagan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 51.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Reagan County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 32.1 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Reagan County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 33.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (51.1 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (5.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 81.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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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