Saturday, February 24, 2007

Wharton County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Wharton County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 53.1 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 has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 15.5 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Wharton County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 26.1 in percent of workers in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (53.1 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (45.5 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (38.7 percent decline)
4. Consumer goods rental (38.1 percent decline)
5. Professional and similar organizations (36.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Wharton County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 2333.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wharton County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Wharton County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (2333.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (200.0 percent gain)
3. Civic and social organizations (151.9 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (82.5 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (48.0 percent gain)

In Wharton County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 260 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 57 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 33 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wharton County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 79 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for mining industry make up 18.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wharton County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (79 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (33 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (29 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (22 jobs lost)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (20 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wharton County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Greenhouse and nursery production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 223 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry makes up 27.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Wharton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (223 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (99 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (95 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (83 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (54 new jobs)





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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