Exhibit 5
Most Competitive Industries, Central Texas Region, 2008
Exhibit 5 lists the Central Texas region’s most competitive industries based on shift-share analysis. The industries are ranked based on their employment change in the regional competitiveness component (and thus the industry’s comparative advantage in the region) between 2002 and 2008.
| Rank | Description | Super Sector | National Growth Effect | Industry Mix Effect | Competitive Effect | Jobs Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal government, military | Government | 2,411 | (3,616) | 8,564 | 7,359 |
| 2 | State government | Government | 1,825 | (451) | 2,555 | 3,929 |
| 3 | General medical and surgical hospitals | Educational and Health Services | 664 | 411 | 1,431 | 2,505 |
| 4 | Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing | Manufacturing | 27 | (19) | 1,333 | 1,341 |
| 5 | Wireless telecommunications carriers | Information | 12 | (7) | 1,177 | 1,183 |
| 6 | Department stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 166 | (314) | 1,097 | 949 |
| 7 | General warehousing and storage | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 10 | 42 | 1,016 | 1,068 |
| 8 | Limited-service eating places | Leisure and Hospitality | 789 | 1,438 | 830 | 3,056 |
| 9 | Other nondepository credit intermediation | Financial Activities | 91 | (312) | 793 | 573 |
| 10 | Facilities support services | Professional and Business Services | 56 | 212 | 762 | 1,031 |
| 11 | Full-service restaurants | Leisure and Hospitality | 545 | 821 | 726 | 2,092 |
| 12 | Site preparation contractors | Construction | 53 | 82 | 682 | 817 |
| 13 | Commercial banking | Financial Activities | 221 | (3) | 598 | 816 |
| 14 | Direct life and health insurance carriers | Financial Activities | 36 | (37) | 563 | 562 |
| 15 | Crop and animal production | Agriculture, Natural Resources and Mining | 232 | (1,028) | 492 | (305) |
| 16 | Other household and institutional furniture | Manufacturing | 67 | (425) | 479 | 122 |
| 17 | Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing | Manufacturing | 41 | (57) | 443 | 428 |
| 18 | Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing | Manufacturing | 41 | (61) | 442 | 422 |
| 19 | All other general merchandise stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 46 | (33) | 431 | 445 |
| 20 | New car dealers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 204 | (456) | 412 | 159 |
| 21 | Mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing | Manufacturing | 12 | 67 | 408 | 487 |
| 22 | All other fabricated metal product manufacturing | Manufacturing | 32 | (15) | 405 | 421 |
| 23 | Federal government, civilian, except postal service | Government | 584 | (253) | 378 | 709 |
| 24 | Collection agencies | Professional and Business Services | 5 | (1) | 370 | 374 |
| 25 | Oil and gas pipeline construction | Construction | 15 | 111 | 346 | 472 |
| 26 | All other wood product manufacturing | Manufacturing | 55 | (229) | 346 | 173 |
| 27 | Cement manufacturing | Manufacturing | 6 | (2) | 344 | 349 |
| 28 | Hotels and motels, except casino hotels | Leisure and Hospitality | 127 | (11) | 342 | 458 |
| 29 | Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing | Manufacturing | 21 | (21) | 340 | 340 |
| 30 | Electrical contractors | Construction | 104 | 16 | 325 | 444 |
| 31 | Computer systems design and related services | Professional and Business Services | 73 | 310 | 325 | 706 |
| 32 | Soft drink and ice manufacturing | Manufacturing | 26 | (47) | 322 | 301 |
| 33 | Engineering services | Professional and Business Services | 97 | 319 | 316 | 732 |
| 34 | Other specialized trucking, local | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 16 | 0 | 308 | 324 |
| 35 | Water and sewer system construction | Construction | 49 | 8 | 307 | 363 |
| 36 | Commercial machinery repair and maintenance | Other Services | 17 | 55 | 303 | 375 |
| 37 | Dairy product merchant wholesalers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 4 | 2 | 292 | 297 |
| 38 | Postal service | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 109 | (316) | 286 | 79 |
| 39 | Ambulance services | Educational and Health Services | 13 | 51 | 273 | 338 |
| 40 | Offices of physicians | Educational and Health Services | 271 | 412 | 249 | 932 |
| 41 | Office administrative services | Professional and Business Services | 27 | 129 | 246 | 402 |
| 42 | Educational support services | Educational and Health Services | 10 | 99 | 245 | 354 |
| 43 | Computer and software merchant wholesalers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 10 | (17) | 226 | 219 |
| 44 | Supermarkets and other grocery stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 337 | (174) | 222 | 385 |
| 45 | Farm and garden equipment merchant wholesalers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 21 | (16) | 219 | 225 |
| 46 | Plumbing and HVAC contractors | Construction | 149 | 289 | 216 | 654 |
| 47 | Veterinary services | Professional and Business Services | 43 | 105 | 216 | 364 |
| 48 | Battery manufacturing | Manufacturing | 1 | (3) | 211 | 209 |
| 49 | Men’s clothing stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 4 | (8) | 211 | 208 |
| 50 | Real estate property managers | Financial Activities | 27 | 55 | 208 | 290 |
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Inc., Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.