Texas

Industry wages in the State of Texas grown by 16.5% since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have in the State of Texas grown by a total of 16.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

The counties in the State of Texas range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 87.9% in Roberts County to a low of a ( 37.1%) in King County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Texas
Total Industry Wages

1. Roberts County (87.9%)
2. Loving County (80.0%)
3. La Salle County (71.1%)
4. Crane County (70.4%)
5. Zapata County (66.9%)
6. Kenedy County (66.3%)
7. Throckmorton County (61.6%)
8. Sutton County (56.9%)
9. Duval County (54.5%)
10. Irion County (53.4%)

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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.

Wages in the State of Texas Exceed Wages in the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Texas when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other States throughout the US in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are greater than the wages in US of $40,259.

The counties in the State of Texas in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $77,409 in Loving County to a low of a $16,410 in Starr County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Texas
Total Industry Wages

1. Loving County ($77,409)
2. Somervell County ($61,707)
3. Carson County ($58,729)
4. Harris County ($50,747)
5. Dallas County ($50,253)
6. Crane County ($48,422)
7. Collin County ($48,224)
8. Calhoun County ($48,130)
9. Morris County ($47,808)
10. Travis County ($46,675)

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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.

Texas Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The counties in the State of Texas in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 81.2 percent job gained in Reagan County to a low of a 78.9 percent job lost in Loving County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Texas
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Reagan County (81.2 percent gain)
2. Kenedy County (69.3 percent gain)
3. Jones County (69.2 percent gain)
4. Randall County (54.9 percent gain)
5. Collin County (46.0 percent gain)
6. Wise County (44.3 percent gain)
7. Lipscomb County (44.2 percent gain)
8. Montgomery County (39.8 percent gain)
9. Borden County (36.3 percent gain)
10. Williamson County (36.2 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Texas

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 23,670 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 6.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (23,670 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (22,338 jobs lost)
3. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (18,802 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (18,404 jobs lost)
5. Communications equipment manufacturing (16,074 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Texas

The Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 54,204 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 7.5 percent of the total employment growth in Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (54,204 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (45,421 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (44,398 new jobs)
4. Employment services (36,595 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (26,010 new jobs)

From the 310 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 152 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 158 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the State of Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 378,179 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

The State of Texas: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Postal service industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 309.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. The Postal service industry in Texas outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 89.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Postal service (309.3 percent gain)
2. Other information services (235.8 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (222.1 percent gain)
4. Apparel knitting mills (153.1 percent gain)
5. Metal ore mining (143.1 percent gain)

The State of Texas: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 83 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other industry in Texas outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 8.3 in percent of jobs in the Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other (83 percent decline)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (75.7 percent decline)
3. Other telecommunications (57.4 percent decline)
4. Telecommunications resellers (52.2 percent decline)
5. Fishing (51.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Texas in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 72,316 total jobs gained in Collin County to a low of 122,912 jobs lost in Dallas County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Texas
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Collin County (72,316 jobs gained)
2. Harris County (36,689 jobs gained)
3. Bexar County (32,553 jobs gained)
4. Denton County (28,783 jobs gained)
5. Hidalgo County (27,348 jobs gained)
6. Montgomery County (26,861 jobs gained)
7. Williamson County (23,704 jobs gained)
8. Fort Bend County (19,399 jobs gained)
9. Tarrant County (13,537 jobs gained)
10. Webb County (10,687 jobs gained)

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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 the State of Texas

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According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Texas range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $82,877 in Collin County to a low of $19,310 in Starr County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Texas
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Collin County ($82,877)
2. Rockwall County ($76,242 )
3. Fort Bend County ($74,682)
4. Williamson County ($70,951)
5. Denton County ($68,113)
6. Montgomery County ($59,511)
7. Ellis County ($58,910)
8. Kendall County ($57,940)
9. Brazoria County ($56,899)
10. Chambers County ($56,118)

The poverty rate in the State of Texas has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 15.4 percent to 17.6 percent.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 26.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,287. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $58,557. This income level is 25.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the state. Hispanic households in Texas, as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,951, which is 25.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Texas reported a median household income of $40,863, which was 12.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. In the State of Texas, White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,241 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 7.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other States throughout the United States, the State of Texas was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $46,715 (2005 Dollars). This median is 5.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in the State of Texas, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 39.4 percent since the year 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Texas, experiencing a 34.3 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

Evaluated with other States across the nation, the State of Texas may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25.4 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 Texas, reporting 22.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Texas range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 50.9 percent in Starr County to a low of . percent in Loving County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Texas
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Starr County (50.9 percent)
2. Zavala County (41.8 )
3. Brooks County (40.2 percent)
4. Presidio County (36.4 percent)
5. Hidalgo County (35.9 percent)
6. Zapata County (35.8 percent)
7. Hudspeth County (35.8 percent)
8. Maverick County (34.8 percent)
9. Dimmit County (33.2 percent)
10. Willacy County (33.2 percent)

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $42,139, representing a 9.8 percent decline. The State of Texas ranks 6 of 46 states when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

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

Higher Education in the State of Texas

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In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the State of Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 26.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Texas have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 26.8 percent (Men) versus 23.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree category, with 28.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In the State of Texas according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 27 percent of the White Alone, 18.4 percent of Black or African American, 53 percent of the Asian alone and 10.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Texas has a moderately-educated working age population, with 25.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The State of Texas is reported having a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Texas range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 47.4 percent in Collin County to a low of 5.6 percent in Newton County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Texas
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Collin County (47.4 percent)
2. Travis County (40.6 percent)
3. Brazos County (37 percent)
4. Fort Bend County (37 percent)
5. Denton County (36.6 percent)
6. Jeff Davis County (35 percent)
7. Williamson County (33.6 percent)
8. Rockwall County (32.6 percent)
9. Kendall County (31.4 percent)
10. Hays County (31.4 percent)

Since the year 2000, the State of Texas has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 2.0 percent to a total of 25.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the national percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.8 percent. In the year 2005, 26.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 23.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

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