Employment
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 11:45 Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 17:32
Civilian Labor Force (CLF): The most recent civilian labor force estimates from TWC for Texas statewide in February 2012 is 12,464,812 which is an increase in the labor force of 121,665 persons since February 2011. This represents a 1.0 percent change in Texas during this time period. These estimates are not seasonally adjusted. Cooke County had a civilian labor force of 23,264 for February 2012 which was a change of 845 in CLF since February 2011. This change represented an increase of 3.8 percent for the study area. For another glimpse into TWC/LMI's Texas and County information, link to: http://www.tracer2.com/cgi/dataanalysis/AreaSelection.asp?tableName=Labforce.Economic Diversification: Relative to the Texas economy, the LMCI economic diversification index measures the degree to which a county economy is diversified. Significant concentrations of employment in only one or two industrial sectors makes an area less diversified and more susceptible to widespread economic decline should a key sector suffer a significant loss. While economic diversification or a balanced distribution of employment across all major industry sectors, is generally desirable, in some cases, especially where a region is exploiting a comparative advantage (such as access to raw materials, access to transportation routes, etc.) a statistically diverse economy does not necessarily correlate with higher growth. Of the three levels of diversification ranging from below average, average and above average, Cooke County had an economic base which is of average diversity.
Employment By Major Industry Sector: The most recent employment data from TWC by major industrial sector for Cooke County compared to Texas are shown below in a table for two years. The Department of Labor calls these major categories "Super Sectors". One advantage in reviewing employment changes at broad industrial levels is that it allows for a unique snapshot of major differences in the total civilian labor force for a selected study area when compared to any larger statewide trend. When employment changes at a higher rate than the state, there may be comparative advantages in the local economy which are driving these changes. Conversely, when change is at a lower rate, then the Super Sector is showing less growth in comparison to the state and may consequently have a smaller comparative change impact.
| Cooke County | AREA EMPLOYMENT | STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT |
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| Industry Sector | 2010 3rd Qtr | 2011 3rd Qtr | Emp Chg | Pct Chg | 2010 3rd Qtr | 2011 3rd Qtr | Emp Chg | Pct Chg |
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| Total, All Industries | 14,858 | 16,189 | 1,331 | 8.96 | 10,172,064 | 10,434,252 | 262,188 | 2.58 | ||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 1,791 | 2,505 | 714 | 39.87 | 265,882 | 298,224 | 32,342 | 12.16 | ||
| Construction | 898 | 1,029 | 131 | 14.59 | 604,529 | 606,705 | 2,176 | 0.36 | ||
| Manufacturing | 2,637 | 3,054 | 417 | 15.81 | 818,521 | 847,734 | 29,213 | 3.57 | ||
| Trade, Transport. & Utilities | 3,021 | 3,205 | 184 | 6.09 | 2,143,082 | 2,202,201 | 59,119 | 2.76 | ||
| Information | 115 | 134 | 19 | 16.52 | 202,207 | 203,238 | 1,031 | 0.51 | ||
| Financial Activities Group | 512 | 503 | -9 | -1.76 | 622,938 | 636,133 | 13,195 | 2.12 | ||
| Prof., Business & Other Svcs | 654 | 589 | -65 | -9.94 | 1,295,982 | 1,367,174 | 71,192 | 5.49 | ||
| Education & Health Svcs. | 2,581 | 2,457 | -124 | -4.80 | 2,409,110 | 2,432,847 | 23,737 | 0.99 | ||
| Leisure & Hospitality Group | 1,385 | 1,457 | 72 | 5.20 | 1,048,766 | 1,087,138 | 38,372 | 3.66 | ||
| Other Services | 490 | 531 | 41 | 8.37 | 298,005 | 305,273 | 7,268 | 2.44 | ||
| Public Administration | 763 | 721 | -42 | -5.5 | 457,522 | 442,736 | -14,786 | -3.23 | ||
Compared to Texas, the table above shows employment sectors in Cooke County changed at a higher rate for Natural Resources & Mining, Construction, Manufacturing, Trade, Transport. & Utilities, Information, Financial Activities Group, Prof., Business & Other Svcs and Other Services between 3rd quarter 2010 and 3rd quarter 2011. During that same time period, area employment for Financial Activities Group, Prof., Business & Other Svcs, Education & Health Svcs. and Public Administration changed at a lower rate when compared to Texas
Occupations: The best source of occupational information at the county level is from the 2000 Census. The total number of persons 16 years of age or older who were employed in Cooke County during the 2000 Census was 16,443. The following presents a table of those employed by occupational categories for this region compared to statewide percentages:
| Occupational Categories | Count | Area Percent |
Statewide Percent |
| Mgmt., Professional Occs. | 4,142 | 25.2 | 33.3 |
| Service Occupations | 2,344 | 14.3 | 14.6 |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 3,956 | 24.1 | 27.2 |
| Farming/Fishing/Forestry Occs. | 222 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Constr., Extraction Occs. | 2,026 | 12.3 | 10.9 |
| Production, Transport. Occs. | 3,753 | 22.8 | 13.2 |
Class of Worker: Another way to view the types of workers in an area's labor force is by class of worker. According to the 2000 Census, the area had 12,316 employees who were private wage and salary workers representing 74.9 percent of all workers. The region had another 2,249 persons who were government workers or 13.7 percent, 1,766 who were self employed workers or 10.7 percent and 112 who were unpaid family workers representing 0.7 percent. This compares to the Texas statewide distribution of 78.0 percent for private wage and salary workers, 14.6 percent for government workers, 7.1 percent for self employed, and 0.3 percent for unpaid family workers.
Unemployment: According to TWC unemployment figures for May 2009 Cooke County had an unemployment estimate of 1,367 persons which represents a rate of 5.7 compared to a Texas statewide unemployment rate of 6.9 for the same month. For the study area these estimates represent an increase from May 2008 unemployment rate of 3.3 percent. The Texas statewide unemployment rate was 4.5 for May 2008. For the latest unemployment rates, see TWC's LMI website - Unemployment Rates (LAUS): http://www.tracer2.com/cgi/dataanalysis/AreaSelection.asp?tableName=Labforce and for a description of methodology link to: http://www.tracer2.com/article.asp?ARTICLEID=148.
Reporting Establishments: The TWC indicates 947 business reporting units operating in Cooke County in the first quarter of 2008 with an average of 16.02 workers per unit. Average firm size makes a difference for job hunting and job development strategy because larger firms tend to have better defined ports of entry and in-house training capabilities. Although definitions vary greatly, small business can be defined as less than 50 workers and medium sized is 250 or less. The Texas average is 22.86 workers per unit. Regions with higher than average number of workers per unit tend to be dominated economically by a few very large employers.
Commuting to Work: Commuting to work for workers 16 years and over has a number of implications for transportation and municipal services study. Cooke County had a total of 12,536 or 77.5 percent who drove their car to work alone, 2,588 or 16.0 percent who car pooled, 137 or 0.8 percent used public transportation, 191 or 1.2 percent who walked to work, 135 or 0.8 percent of regional workers who used other means to work, and 596 or 3.7 percent who worked at home. These methods of commuting to work compare to the Texas statewide results by: car alone (77.7%), car pool (14.5%), public transportation (1.9%), walked (1.9%), other means (1.3%), and worked at home (2.8%). The average travel time to work in minutes was 25.70 for the region as compared to an overall statewide average of 25.4 minutes.
Employers by Employee Size Class: Employer contact information and employee size ranges are collected and updated by the Analyst Resource Center from InfoUSA Inc. The most current release is a product called the Employer Database 2009 1st Edition. This product shows that the area had approximately 331 establishments which employed 10 or more employees. Of these employers, approximately 0.3 percent employed over 1000 employees. 0.3 percent employed between approximately 500 and 999 employees, 4.2 percent employed between approximately 100 and 499 employees, 16.6 percent employed between 50 and 99 employees, 32.9 percent employed between 20 and 49 employees, and 45.6 percent employed between approximately 10 and 19 employees.
Top Manufacturers for the Cooke County Region:
| API - Advanced Pedestals, Inc. Pete Schauf - Pres. P.O. Box 1037 2228 N Weaver Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-668-4380 Fax 940-668-4381 39 Employees Electrical Pedestals This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Alan Ritchey, Inc. Alan Ritchey- CEO Robbie Ritchey P.O. Box 249 740 S I-35 Valley View, TX 76272 Tel 940-726-3276 Fax 940-726-5335 2,000 Employees Transportation & Equipment Services Center www.alanritchey.com |
A.M Quartz Albert Gonzalez- Pres. P.O. Box 713 2400 Alabama Dr. Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-612-1011 Fax 940-612-1014 7 Employees Scientific Glass Blowing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Calumet Oil Co. Bruce Butler- Area Mgr. HRC 51, Box 1528 Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-3481 2 Employees Nat. Gas & Liquified Pet. |
| Cattle-Lac Liquids, Inc. Dale Felderhoff- Mgr. 1800 N Dixon P.O. Box 920 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-6872 Fax 940-665-0441 3 Employees Liquid Cattle Food MFG/Sales This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Chancellors Mfg. Ken Kaiser- CEO P.O. Box 1457 420 W. Garnett Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-6014 Fax 940-665-6019 50 Employees Church Furniture This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Cheaney's Custom Saddles Bruce Cheaney- Owner P.O. Box 1425 211 W. Elm Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-668-8607 Fax 940-665-5806 2 Employees Custom Saddles This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Circuit Breaker Sales Bill Schofield- Sales P.O. Box 1098 1315 Columbine Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-4681 Fax 940-665-4681 45 Employees Original Equip. Mfg. Buy/Sale Elect. Equip. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Complete Energy John Schmitz-Owner 201 W. California P. O. Box 1299 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-668-8344 Fax 940-668-1085 300 Employees www.brammersupply.com |
Crossarms, Inc. Leslie Neu-Gen. Mgr. 1710 Westair Dr. Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-8990 Fax 940-665-8991 10 Employees Electrical Pole Crossarm This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Diversified Mfg. Service (DMS) Patrick Bollar-Owner 2301 Airport Road Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-612-5600 CNC Router Manufacturer |
Enhanced Powder Coating Dean Spence 3333 N. I-35 P. O. Box 871 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-2030 dean@ enhancedcoatings.com |
| Excel Aviation Bill Baird-Owner 2500 Airport Dr. Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-668-0990 Fax 940-668-0920 25 Employees This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Gainesville Foundry, Inc. Ralph Lewis-Pres. 2301 Foundry Road P. O. Box 1259 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-0355 Fax 940-665-2901 50 Employees Gray & Ductile Iron Castings This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Gainesville Printing, Inc. Roger Fleitman-Owner 200 N. Denison P. O. Box 1011 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-3351 Fax 940-665-0420 26 Employees Commercial & Custon Printing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Georg Fischer Connector Ron Underwood-Pres 4400 Hwy 82 West P. O. Box 1319 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 877-612-7100 Tel 940-612-7100 Fax 940-612-7105 45 Employees Fusion Equipment ron.underwood @georgfischer.com |
| GWF, Inc. Glen Fletcher - Mgr 405 N. Chestnut Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-1786 Fax 940-665-1720 4 Employees Agriculture Spraying Equipment & Hydraulic Cylinders |
IFS Coatings Glenn Mason- Mgr 3601 N. I-35 P. O. Box 1211 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-668-1062 Fax 940-668-1061 35 Employees Mfg. Powder For Powder Coating This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Industrial Models, Inc. Lyn Sanches, Pres 1711 West Air P. O. Box 1018 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-7841 Fax 940-665-7842 200 Employees Motor Vehicle Parts & Access.; Fiberglass reinforced Products |
Imperial Group Kenny Hartman-Gen. Mgr 1501 West End Dr/ 1303 N. I-35 Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-8195/ 940-665-8187 Fax 940-665-0212 20 Employees Muffler Assembly, Line Setting Pipes (Parts for Peterbuilt) |
| K & D Plastics Russell Fomby-Gen Mgr 4430 W. Hwy 82 Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-668-7015 Fax 940-665-0212 100 Employees Custom Plastic Molding This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
K & D Equestrian K. A. Fomby 4450 W. Hwy 82 P. O. Box 636 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-7776 Fax 940-665-8293 10 Employees Custom Plastic Molding |
Lazart Laurie Leahy-Pres 1304 Corporate Dr. Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-3097 Fax 940-665-6850 40 Employees Metal Art Products |
Lone Star Heavy Haul Tex Robbins-Owner 1808 FM 1201 Gainesville, TX Mailing: P. O. Box 250 Lindsay, TX 76250 Tel 940-665-0711 Fax 800-993-4676 23 Employees www.lstinc.com |
| Martindale Feed Co. Alan Ritchey-Owner 500 South I-35 (East Frontage Rd) Valley View, TX 76272 Tel 940-726-3203 Fax 940-726-5235 125 Employees Prepared Feed |
Molded Fiber Glass/Texas (MFG) Wesley Shamp-Gen Mgr 3333 N. I-35, Bldg. 5 P. O. Box 1459 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-668-0302 Fax 940-668-0306 179 Employees Fiberglass Reinforced Products This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
North Texas Maching, Inc. Rickey Ramsey-Pres 1621 East Hwy 82 P. O. Box 912 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 665-7847 Fax 940-665-7876 7 Employees Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Shop |
Petroflex, N.A. Pete Shauf-Pres 1305 N. I-35 P. O. Box 1356 Gainesville,TX 76241 Tel 940-668-7283 Fax 940-668-6097 86 Employees (5 Gainesville Plants) High Density Polyethylene Pipe pnasales@ petroflexna.com |
| Plano Machine & Instruments Joe Odell-Pres 2721 S. I-35 P. O. Box 1338 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-2814 Fax 940-665-5130 25 Employees Precision Machinery |
PolyPipe, Inc Tim Yeakley-Plant Manager 2406 N. I-35 P. O. Box 390 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-1721 Fax 940-668-8612 100 Employees Polyethylene Pipe This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.polypipeinc.com |
QMEM John Truitt or George Humphrey 215 Lindsay P. O. Box 448 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-6361 Fax 940-612-2011 3 Employees Rubber & Plastic Molds |
Redi-Mix Concrete Johnny Shaw 518 E. Scott Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-2858 Fax 940-665-7784 12 Employees Redi-Mix Concrete |
| RMI-T Plastech John Waleyko-Gen Mgr 3024 S. I-35 Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-6656 Fax 940-665-9831 29 Employees Rotational Molding Mfg This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Spindletop Corp. John Schmitz-CEO 109 E. Foreline P. O. Box 400 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-4199 Fax 940-665-2650 14 Employees www.brammersupply.com |
Spraylat Corp Robert Schmuck-Gen Mgr 3333 N. I-35 P. O. Box 1337 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-9590 Fax 940-665-8867 115 Employees Powder Paint Mfg. www.spraylat.com |
Texoma Optical Lab John Web-Owner 311 E. California St. Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-665-2599 Fax 940-665-7377 5 Employees Prescription Lens |
| Texoma Web Offset Bill Dollar-Owner 1908 N. Weaver St. P. O. Box 410 Gainesville, TX 76241 Tel 940-665-6262 Fax 940-665-6450 Commercial Printing & Mailing www.texomaweb.com |
Tomlinson Avionics of Texas, Inc. Bill Morrow-Owner 2230 Airport Dr. Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-612-2044 Fax 940-612-2011 29 Employees Install Instruments on Aircraft This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Weber Aircraft Adri Ruiter-Pres 2000 Weber Dr Gainesville, TX 76240 Tel 940-668-8541 Fax 940-668-4827 1,200 Employees Commercial Aircraft Seats/ Food Trays www.webair.com |
Winstar World Casino Mark Reasoner I-35 Exit 1 Thackerville, OK 73459 Tel 800-622-6317 Fax 580-436-5204 3,000 Employees Gaming/Entertainment www.winstarworldcasino.com |