Appendix: Table A4
Texas Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment by Industry: May 1999 (in thousands)
Texas Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment by Industry: May 1999 (in thousands)
Change Since Change Since May April May April 1999 May 1998 Industry 1999 1999 1998 Number Percent Number Percent GOODS SECTORS 1,774.0 1,769.5 1,769.5 4.5 0.3 4.5 0.3 MINING 153.4 154.1 167.6 (0.7) (0.5) (14.2) (8.5) Oil and Gas Extraction 144.9 145.7 159.1 (0.8) (0.5) (14.2) (8.9) Other Mining 8.5 8.4 8.5 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 CONSTRUCTION 522.9 518.9 495.2 4.0 0.8 27.7 5.6 MANUFACTURING 1,097.7 1,096.5 1,106.7 1.2 0.1 (9.0) (0.8) Durable Goods 672.9 672.1 674.1 0.8 0.1 (1.2) (0.2) Lumber and Wood 47.9 47.7 46.4 0.2 0.4 1.5 3.2 Logging Camps, Sawmills, Planing Mills 7.5 7.5 7.6 0.0 0.0 (0.1) (1.3) Furniture and Fixtures 19.8 19.7 19.0 0.1 0.5 0.8 4.2 Stone, Clay and Glass 44.1 44.0 42.7 0.1 0.2 1.4 3.3 Concrete, Gypsum, and Plaster 21.9 21.8 20.3 0.1 0.5 1.6 7.9 Primary Metals 29.7 29.7 31.4 0.0 0.0 (1.7) (5.4) Fabricated Metals 104.1 103.8 103.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Fabricated Structural Metal Products 55.6 55.3 54.1 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.8 Industrial Machinery and Computers 149.8 149.5 152.3 0.3 0.2 (2.5) (1.6) Oil/Gas Field Machinery 29.2 29.5 33.0 (0.3) (1.0) (3.8) (11.5) Electronics 130.6 130.5 132.2 0.1 0.1 (1.6) (1.2) Transportation Equipment 84.9 85.3 83.7 (0.4) (0.5) 1.2 1.4 Motor Vehicles 19.8 19.8 18.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.3 Aircraft and Parts 44.8 45.0 45.6 (0.2) (0.4) (0.8) (1.8) Instruments 40.8 40.7 41.9 0.1 0.2 (1.1) (2.6) Miscellaneous Durables 21.2 21.2 20.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.4 Nondurables 424.8 424.4 432.6 0.4 0.1 (7.8) (1.8) Food Processing 96.4 96.3 98.2 0.1 0.1 (1.8) (1.8) Meat Products 34.0 34.1 34.4 (0.1) (0.3) (0.4) (1.2) Preserved Fruits 4.9 4.9 5.1 0.0 0.0 (0.2) (3.9) Grain Mill Products 8.2 8.2 8.7 0.0 0.0 (0.5) (5.7) Dairy Products 6.6 6.6 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Bakery Products 9.2 9.1 9.2 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 Malt Beverages 2.2 2.1 2.3 0.1 4.8 (0.1) (4.3 Textiles 3.9 3.9 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Apparel 47.8 47.8 52.8 0.0 0.0 (5.0) (9.5) Paper 28.5 28.6 29.6 (0.1) (0.3) (1.1) (3.7) Printing and Publishing 75.8 75.8 75.9 0.0 0.0 (0.1) (0.1) Newspapers, Periodicals, Books & Misc. 33.6 33.7 33.9 (0.1) (0.3) (0.3) (0.9) Chemicals 84.3 84.2 83.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 Petroleum and Coal Products 24.8 24.8 25.9 0.0 0.0 (1.1) (4.2) Petroleum Refining 21.0 21.1 22.1 (0.1) (0.5) (1.1) (5.0 Leather 6.4 6.4 6.8 0.0 0.0 (0.4) (5.9) Other Nondurables 56.9 56.6 55.6 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.3 SERVICE SECTORS 7,402.1 7,363.9 7,166.2 38.2 0.5 235.9 3.3 TRANSPORTATION, COMM., AND UTILITIES 560.6 557.6 538.9 3.0 0.5 21.7 4.0 Transportation 354.5 352.5 339.2 2.0 0.6 15.3 4.5 Railroad Transportation 17.4 17.4 17.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 Transportation by Air 115.1 115.1 108.6 0.0 0.0 6.5 6.0 Trucking and Other Transportation 222.0 220.0 213.4 2.0 0.9 8.6 4.0 Communications 136.1 135.2 129.3 0.9 0.7 6.8 5.3 Telephone and Cellular Communications 105.5 104.7 99.9 0.8 0.8 5.6 5.6 Radio and Television 16.8 16.8 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 Other Communications 13.8 13.7 12.7 0.1 0.7 1.1 8.7 Public Utilities 70.0 69.9 70.4 0.1 0.1 (0.4) (0.6) Electric Services 30.9 30.9 31.1 0.0 0.0 (0.2) (0.6) Gas Production and Distribution 23.2 23.2 23.5 0.0 0.0 (0.3) (1.3) Other Utilities 15.9 15.8 15.8 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE 2,147.8 2,131.9 2,103.8 15.9 0.7 44.0 2.1 Wholesale Trade 532.0 530.3 517.3 1.7 0.3 14.7 2.8 Durable Goods 342.6 341.1 330.2 1.5 0.4 12.4 3.8 Nondurable Goods 189.4 189.2 187.1 0.2 0.1 2.3 1.2 Retail Trade 1,615.8 1,601.6 1,586.5 14.2 0.9 29.3 1.8 Building Materials and Garden Supplies 67.2 66.1 64.2 1.1 1.7 3.0 4.7 General Merchandise Stores 203.2 202.2 201.8 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.7 Food Stores 246.1 244.8 246.4 1.3 0.5 (0.3) (0.1) Automotive Dealers and Service Stations 166.7 166.0 164.5 0.7 0.4 2.2 1.3 Apparel and Accessory Stores 78.4 78.0 79.5 0.4 0.5 (1.1) (1.4) Home Furnishings and Equipment 73.1 73.0 70.3 0.1 0.1 2.8 4.0 Eating and Drinking Places 611.0 602.7 589.9 8.3 1.4 21.1 3.6 Other Retail Trade 170.1 168.8 169.9 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE 512.0 510.6 493.0 1.4 0.3 19.0 3.9 Banks and Savings Institutions 129.1 128.3 125.4 0.8 0.6 3.7 3.0 Insurance 162.2 161.9 157.9 0.3 0.2 4.3 2.7 Real Estate/Other Finance 220.7 220.4 209.7 0.3 0.1 11.0 5.2 SERVICES 2,621.8 2,603.2 2,507.4 18.6 0.7 114.4 4.6 Business, Repair, Engineering 1,048.4 1,038.0 979.8 10.4 1.0 68.6 7.0 Business Services 679.8 671.4 633.2 8.4 1.3 46.6 7.4 Auto Repair Services 88.2 87.6 85.5 0.6 0.7 2.7 3.2 Miscellaneous Repair Services 34.1 33.8 33.4 0.3 0.9 0.7 2.1 Engineering and Management Services 246.3 245.2 227.7 1.1 0.4 18.6 8.2 Health Services 694.3 691.8 681.2 2.5 0.4 13.1 1.9 Doctors and Clinics 200.9 199.6 193.0 1.3 0.7 7.9 4.1 Nursing and Personal Care 102.8 102.3 100.7 0.5 0.5 2.1 2.1 Hospitals 235.3 234.2 228.8 1.1 0.5 6.5 2.8 Other Health Services 155.3 155.7 158.7 (0.4) (0.3) (3.4) (2.1) Other Services 879.1 873.4 846.4 5.7 0.7 32.7 3.9 Agricultural and Landscape Services 54.8 53.1 52.4 1.7 3.2 2.4 4.6 Amusements, Incl. Sports and Motion Pictu 131.3 123.5 125.2 7.8 6.3 6.1 4.9 Educational Services 107.3 110.7 102.3 (3.4) (3.1) 5.0 4.9 Hotels and Other Lodging 95.2 94.2 92.9 1.0 1.1 2.3 2.5 Legal Services 67.7 67.3 66.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.0 Membership Organizations 142.3 141.4 136.2 0.9 0.6 6.1 4.5 Personal Services 86.0 90.5 87.3 (4.5 (5.0) (1.3) (1.5) Social Services 184.1 182.1 174.0 2.0 1.1 10.1 5.8 Museums, Zoos, and Miscellaneous Services 10.4 10.6 9.7 (0.2) (1.9) 0.7 7.2 GOVERNMENT 1,559.9 1,560.6 1,523.1 (0.7) 0.0 36.8 2.4 Federal Government 185.8 186.8 186.0 (1.0) (0.5) (0.2) (0.1) State Government 323.6 325.5 325.0 (1.9) (0.6) (1.4) (0.4) State Colleges and Universities 153.3 155.8 154.7 (2.5) (1.6) (1.4) (0.9) Other State Government 170.3 169.7 170.3 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 Local Government 1,050.5 1,048.3 1,012.1 2.2 0.2 38.4 3.8 School Districts and other Local Educatio 685.0 686.1 654.6 (1.1) (0.2) 30.4 4.6 Other Local Government 365.5 362.2 357.5 3.3 0.9 8.0 2.2 TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT 9,176.1 9,133.4 8,935.7 42.7 0.5 240.4 2.7 Notes: This table shows the number of nonfarm jobs in Texas, without regard to a worker's place of residence. Not all components of manufacturing are shown as indented subcategories. Therefore, summing the subcategories shown will not equal the actual subcategory total in all cases. Employment estimates are preliminary and subject to revision. Employment figures in this table are not seasonally adjusted. SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Texas Workforce Commission; and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Next:Table A5