In Washington County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry wages were the highest in Washington County for 2006. The average industry job in Washington County was paid an annual wage of $68,351 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $68,153 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

Top-pay jobs in Washington County, Texas are present in support activities for mining ($46,045), offices of physicians ($43,467), management of companies and enterprises ($43,464) and oil and gas extraction ($41,828) 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.

Washington County Wages have increased by 14.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Washington County, Texas by a total of 14.2%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Washington County, Texas can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31.4 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $41,186. The average industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Washington County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

The Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 139 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 27.2 percent of the total job loss in Washington County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (139 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (64 jobs lost)
3. Private households (43 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (31 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (31 jobs lost)

Given the 51 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 27 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 247 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 23.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (247 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (229 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (83 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (82 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (72 new jobs)

In Washington County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 411 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Washington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1116.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Washington County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1116.7 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (292.5 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (153.3 percent gain)
4. Nursing care facilities (102.8 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (70.3 percent gain)

Washington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 67.5 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 2.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Washington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employees in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (67.5 percent decline)
2. Private households (65.6 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (58 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (57.8 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (43 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Washington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 49 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 19.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (49 new jobs)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (27 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (24 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (21 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (13 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

The Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 57 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 22.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Washington County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (57 jobs lost)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (23 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (17 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (15 jobs lost)

In Washington County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 6 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 61 4-digit NAICS industries, 29 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 32 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Washington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 630.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Washington County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (630.0 percent gain)
2. Other schools and instruction (42.6 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (28.8 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (22.8 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (20.7 percent gain)

Washington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 41.5 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 gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 7.2 percent. The losses in the Management of companies and enterprises industry in Washington County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (41.5 percent decline)
2. Private households (22.1 percent decline)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (20.1 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18.2 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (14.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Washington County, Texas

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County, Texas can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 32.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Washington County, with 19.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic in Washington County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,429, this median household income is 8.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Washington County reported an income level of $48,848, this level was 13.6 percent greater than the median for all households. In Washington County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,048 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 11.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 51.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $20,672. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $45,923. This income level is 6.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Washington County had a medium-high median income for households of $43,009 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 14.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Washington County, Texas

In Washington County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 22.4 percent of the White Alone, 6 percent of Black or African American, 21.4 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Washington County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 27.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Washington have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 21.2 percent (Men) versus 17 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Washington County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 19 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Washington was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Housing Report for Washington County, Texas

In the State of Texas, Washington County is positioned 65 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,361 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Washington County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $84,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This is greater than the Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Washington County, Texas. In 2000, 76.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Washington County, there were a total of 13,791 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 410 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.1 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Accommodation and food services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Washington County, with a job growth of 25.5 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 7.6 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of 8.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Washington County. The sector dealt with a loss of 380 jobs, or 12.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 80.2 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Washington County, Mining, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.69. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 2.69 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Washington County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

In Washington County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 23.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,602 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 17 and 14.8 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Washington County. The industry averages 51 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.







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