Exhibit 5
Most Competitive Industries, Upper Rio Grande Region, 2003-2008
Exhibit 5 lists the Upper Rio Grande 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 | Telephone call centers | Professional and Business Services | 74 | 48 | 4,446 | 4,568 |
| 2 | Federal government, military | Government | 621 | -875 | 3,896 | 3,642 |
| 3 | Local government | Government | 2,164 | 309 | 1,941 | 4,414 |
| 4 | Full-service restaurants | Leisure and Hospitality | 415 | 888 | 1,523 | 2,825 |
| 5 | Federal government, civilian, except postal service | Government | 407 | 349 | 1,431 | 2,187 |
| 6 | Residential building construction | Construction | 48 | -11 | 1,039 | 1,076 |
| 7 | Computer systems design and related services | Professional and Business Services | 26 | 100 | 965 | 1,091 |
| 8 | Wired telecommunications carriers | Information | 69 | -460 | 794 | 403 |
| 9 | Services for the elderly and disabled | Educational and Health Services | 6 | 73 | 684 | 763 |
| 10 | Collection agencies | Professional and Business Services | 53 | 18 | 640 | 711 |
| 11 | Department stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 168 | -501 | 638 | 304 |
| 12 | Marketing research and public opinion polling | Professional and Business Services | 2 | -2 | 631 | 630 |
| 13 | Drywall and insulation contractors | Construction | 28 | -25 | 530 | 534 |
| 14 | Office administrative services | Professional and Business Services | 25 | 164 | 516 | 704 |
| 15 | Home centers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 28 | 78 | 496 | 602 |
| 16 | General freight trucking, local | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 51 | -68 | 490 | 473 |
| 17 | Metal valve manufacturing | Manufacturing | 2 | -6 | 475 | 471 |
| 18 | Engineering services | Professional and Business Services | 37 | 115 | 425 | 578 |
| 19 | General freight trucking, long-distance | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 188 | 16 | 417 | 620 |
| 20 | New car dealers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 148 | -343 | 408 | 212 |
| 21 | Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing | Manufacturing | 10 | -24 | 399 | 384 |
| 22 | Other outpatient care centers | Educational and Health Services | 22 | 124 | 387 | 533 |
| 23 | Highway, street, and bridge construction | Construction | 29 | -84 | 355 | 300 |
| 24 | Wireless telecommunications carriers | Information | 17 | -21 | 351 | 347 |
| 25 | Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing | Financial Activities | 7 | -9 | 344 | 342 |
| 26 | General warehousing and storage | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 43 | 223 | 341 | 607 |
| 27 | All other nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing | Manufacturing | 1 | 3 | 339 | 343 |
| 28 | Shoe stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 30 | 1 | 309 | 341 |
| 29 | Offices of physicians | Educational and Health Services | 180 | 351 | 296 | 826 |
| 30 | Community care facilities for the elderly | Educational and Health Services | 19 | 84 | 289 | 393 |
| 31 | Plumbing and HVAC contractors | Construction | 89 | 233 | 283 | 605 |
| 32 | Drinking places, alcoholic beverages | Leisure and Hospitality | 50 | -139 | 279 | 191 |
| 33 | Other nondepository credit intermediation | Financial Activities | 37 | -39 | 260 | 258 |
| 34 | Offices of real estate agents and brokers | Financial Activities | 16 | 25 | 253 | 294 |
| 35 | Hardware stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 12 | -34 | 244 | 222 |
| 36 | Freight transportation arrangement | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 44 | 53 | 242 | 339 |
| 37 | Land subdivision | Construction | 6 | -11 | 240 | 234 |
| 38 | Commercial building construction | Construction | 77 | 21 | 238 | 337 |
| 39 | Electric appliance merchant wholesalers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 14 | -11 | 238 | 242 |
| 40 | Plastics pipe, fittings, and profile shapes | Manufacturing | 3 | -7 | 234 | 230 |
| 41 | State government | Government | 448 | -96 | 230 | 582 |
| 42 | Family clothing stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 61 | 201 | 229 | 491 |
| 43 | Accounting and bookkeeping services | Professional and Business Services | 67 | 113 | 229 | 410 |
| 44 | Credit unions | Financial Activities | 49 | 159 | 226 | 435 |
| 45 | Medical equipment merchant wholesalers | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 10 | 29 | 223 | 262 |
| 46 | Radio broadcasting | Information | 9 | -14 | 223 | 218 |
| 47 | Hardware manufacturing | Manufacturing | 0 | -1 | 209 | 208 |
| 48 | Pharmacies and drug stores | Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 52 | 34 | 208 | 295 |
| 49 | Real estate property managers | Financial Activities | 22 | 61 | 208 | 291 |
| 50 | Framing contractors | Construction | 5 | -23 | 207 | 190 |
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.