Beaum ont -Port Art hur MSA (Hardin, Jefferson, Orange) Decem ber-2010

Annual Growth Rate for Total NonAgricultural Employment

Industry Composition 12.0%
9.0% 163,500 Jobs 159,600 Jobs
Mining, 6.0%
Logging, &
Govt. Const
3.0%
17% 9% 0.0%
Mfg -3.0%
12% -6.0%
-9.0%
Other

Jun-01

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Dec-01

Dec-09
Services
4%

Leisure &
Hosp Monthly Change by Industry Monthly Change in Total Nonag Employment
1,500
9% 600 1,000
400 500
200 0
Trade,Trans 0
& Util -200 (500)
20% -400 (1,000)
(1,500)
Educ & (2,000)
Health Svcs (2,500)
15% Informat. (3,000)
Prof, & Bus Financial 1%

Dec-09

Nov-10
Dec-10
Jan-10
Feb-10
Mar-10

May-10

Jul-10
Aug-10
Sep-10
Apr-10

Oct-10
Jun-10
Svcs Activ
8% 3%

Em ploym ent by Indust ry Size Class of Indust ries as o f Ju n e 2010

Mo n t h ly Ch an g e An n u al Ch an g e Size Em p lo yees Nu m b er o f Em p lo ym en t % o f To t al
Class Per Fir m Fir m s in Size Class Em p lo ym en t
Dec-2010 No v-2010 Dec-2009 Act u al % Act u al %
To t al No n ag r icu lt u r al 159,600 159,400 156,800 200 0.1% 2,800 1.8% 9 1000+ 15 26097 16.9%

Min in g , Lo g g in g , & Co n st 17,700 17,700 16,700 0 0.0% 1,000 6.0% 8 500-999 27 19681 12.7%

Man u f act u r in g 19,800 19,800 19,200 0 0.0% 600 3.1% 7 250-499 57 19608 12.7%

Tr ad e, Tr an sp ., & Ut ilit ies 31,500 31,100 31,200 400 1.3% 300 1.0% 6 100-249 166 25376 16.4%

In f o r m at io n 1,600 1,600 1,700 0 0.0% -100 -5.9% 5 50-99 272 18681 12.1%

Fin an cial Act ivit ies 5,700 5,700 5,700 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 20-49 617 19100 12.4%

Pr o f es., & Bu sin ess Svcs 13,100 13,100 12,600 0 0.0% 500 4.0% 3 10-19 836 11450 7.4%

Ed u cat io n & Healt h Svcs 23,400 23,500 22,900 -100 -0.4% 500 2.2% 2 5-9 1217 8025 5.2%

Leisu r e & Ho sp it alit y 14,600 14,500 14,400 100 0.7% 200 1.4% 1 1-4 2982 6352 4.1%

Ot h er Ser vices 5,700 5,700 5,500 0 0.0% 200 3.6% 0 0 498 0 0.0%

Go ver n m en t 26,500 26,700 26,900 -200 -0.8% -400 -1.5% TOTAL 6687 154370 100.0%

Com m ent s f or Decem ber 2010 2nd Quarter Wages by Industry (in millions) 0
Mining &
Total Nonagricultural Employment in the Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA increased by 200 jobs in Bap t ist HoGovt
sp it als o f So uLogging
t h east Texas
Const
$269.4 $19.3 $220.2
December. Over the past twelve months, the MSA has gained 2,800 jobs for an annual growth Other Svcs CB&I Co n st r u ct o r s In c.
rate of 1.8 percent. The employment gain was primarily caused by Retail Trade with an increase $26.8
of 300 jobs. Retail Trade had an over-the-month gain for three consecutive months due to the Ch r ist u s Healt h So u t h east Texas
holiday shopping season. Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities and Leisure and Hospitality Leisure
Co& n ex In t er n at io n al Co r p o r at io n
had increases of 100 jobs each. Job declines were reported in State Government and Local Hosp $56.7
Manuf
Government, with decreases of 100 jobs each. Exxo n Mo b il Co r p o r at io n $362.1

Educ & M&E Fo o d m ar t

Health Svcs
$188.0 Mo t iva Co m p an y

Prof & Bus

Sig n al In t er n at io n al Texas LP
Svcs
Texas
$145.9 Fin
Ho m e Healt h Skilled Ser vices Trade,
Activities Information Trans, &
Wal-Mar
$53.6 t Asso
$16.5
ciat es In c. Util $254.8

Unem ploym ent Inf orm at ion (all est im at es ar e in t h o u san d s)

Beaum ont -Port Art hur MSA Texas (Act u al) Unit ed St at es (Act u al)
C.L.F. Em p . Un em p . % Rat e C.L.F. Em p . Un em p .% Rat e C.L.F. Em p . Un em p . % Rat e
Dec-2010 189.4 168.5 20.9 11.0 12,201.4 11,223.8 977.6 8.0 153,156.0 139,159.0 13,997.0 9.1
Nov-2010 189.2 168.4 20.8 11.0 12,226.5 11,214.4 1,012.1 8.3 153,698.0 139,415.0 14,282.0 9.3
Dec-2009 184.3 165.2 19.1 10.4 12,027.7 11,069.9 957.8 8.0 152,693.0 137,953.0 14,740.0 9.7