Workforce Characteristics
|
Civilian Labor Force
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007 (January)
|
|
Unemployment Rate (for month & year use most recent information available and seasonally adjusted annual average)
|
5.3
|
5.4
|
6.2
|
6.6
|
6.2
|
5.5
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
|
Non-Agricultural Employment Reported by Place of Work
|
Total Number Employed
|
% of Total Employed Persons
|
|
2006 (4th Quarter)
|
2005 (4th Quarter)
|
2000 (4th Quarter)
|
2000
|
2004
|
2005
|
2012 Projection
|
|
Mining
|
4,170
|
3,735
|
2,032
|
1.9%
|
2.4%
|
2.8%
|
3.0%
|
|
Construction
|
16,434
|
14,572
|
14,239
|
8.7%
|
8.4%
|
8.7%
|
8.8%
|
|
Manufacturing
|
14,886
|
13,793
|
15,418
|
9.6%
|
8.5%
|
8.0%
|
8.6%
|
|
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
|
12,402
|
12,325
|
12,102
|
19.3%
|
19.4%
|
19.0%
|
18.9%
|
|
Information
|
2,612
|
2,827
|
3,272
|
2.0%
|
1.8%
|
1.7%
|
1.5%
|
|
Financial Activities
|
4,999
|
7,673
|
7,493
|
4.5%
|
4.6%
|
4.7%
|
4.7%
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
6,399
|
6,140
|
5,726
|
10.0%
|
10.0%
|
9.6%
|
9.9%
|
|
Education and Health Services
|
43,812
|
43,893
|
40,727
|
24.6%
|
25.7%
|
25.7%
|
26.3%
|
|
Leisure and Hospitality
|
18,164
|
17,070
|
15,312
|
11.3%
|
11.7%
|
12.6%
|
11.9%
|
|
Other Services
|
5,256
|
5,252
|
5,890
|
3.6%
|
3.4%
|
3.3%
|
2.9%
|
|
Public Administration
|
6,590
|
6,334
|
6,802
|
4.2%
|
3.9%
|
3.7%
|
3.3%
|
|
Unclassified
|
372
|
102
|
70
|
0.3%
|
0.2%
|
0.2%
|
0.2%
|
|
Total
|
136,096
|
133,716
|
129,083
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
|
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
|
| Resident Employment Reported by Group Occupation |
Latest Available Year (2006)
|
| Executive |
1,070
|
| Professional |
5,390
|
| Technician |
1,920
|
| Administrative/Clerical |
35,640
|
| Service |
20,970
|
| Farming & Forestry |
240
|
| Source: Regional Data Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Resident Employment Reported by Group Occupation |
Latest Available Year - MSA
|
| Precision Production |
82
|
|
Machine Operators
|
260
|
|
Transportation & Public Utilities
|
5,100
|
|
Laborers/Handlers
|
330
|
|
Private Household
|
1,108
|
|
Protected Service
|
2,570
|
|
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics (2006) Texas Workforce Commission
|
| Employed Residents Working in 1990 |
Number - MSA
|
Corpus Christi
|
San Patricio
|
Aransas
|
| Outside the County of Residence |
23,783
|
9,405
|
11,206
|
3,172
|
|
Commute Times
|
Number - MSA
|
Corpus Christi
|
San Patricio
|
Aransas
|
|
Less than 15 Minutes
|
62,456
|
|
15 - 29 Minutes
|
71,445
|
|
Over 30 Minutes
|
36,135
|
|
Median
|
21.8 min
|
20.2 min
|
23.3 min
|
24.0 min
|
| Labor Participation Rate |
Percentage
|
| Male |
49.0%
|
| Female |
51.0%
|
| Total |
100.0%
|
| Education & Labor Force |
Attainment
|
| High School (Public/Private) |
49,180 |
| Community College (Full-Time) |
10,953 |
| 4 Year University (Full-Time) |
22,927 |
| Some College/None Graduate |
47,658 |
| Source: Socrates Report/Texas Workforce Commission |
| Military Presence |
Civilian Employment |
| Names of Installations |
Corpus Christi NAS, Ingleside NAS, Corpus Christi Army Depot, Kingsville NAS |
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