Local Labor Market Information
Job & Employment Report – December 2016 Unemployment Rate Rises In The Coastal Bend Region January 20, 2017 – Corpus Christi, Texas – The Coastal Bend region’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased for the month of December to 6.5% moving it up 0.5% from last month. In addition,
Employment by Industry through the second quarter of 2016 was down 3.9% over the year.
Click here for the December 2016 Labor Market Information (LMI) Report. Workforce Snapshot – December 2016- 6.5% Regional Unemployment Rate
- 1,325 Total Job Postings
- 2,476 Total Job Openings
- 2,098 Active Employers in WorkInTexas.com
- 7,402 Job Seekers Served
- 561 Veterans Received Priority Service
- 1,293 Families Served – Child Care Services
- 2,183 Children Attended a State Licensed Child Care Center
Labor Market Intelligence All 12 Coastal Bend counties experienced unemployment rate increases over the month. Brooks County remained unchanged at 10.5% over the year. McMullen county continues to post the lowest unemployment rate among all 254 Texas counties at 1.9% The Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment rate increased .5% from November 2016 to 6.1%. The MSA’s year-over-year
Employment by Industry rate increased 1.1% in December.
Leisure and Hospitality (1,000),
Education and Health Services (900) and
Government (700)
Super Sectors have contributed the greatest year-over-year change adding 2,100 jobs to the Corpus Christi MSA.
Mining, Logging, and Construction (-900) and
Professional and Business Services (-400) experienced the greatest employment losses over the year.
Ready To Serve “While the unemployment rate rose 0.8% over this time last year, Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend remains steadfast in our commitment to job seekers and employers alike,” said Ken Trevino, President/CEO, Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend. “We continue to deploy resources to our rural areas as they are experiencing high unemployment rates. With over 2,500 jobs currently available in
WorkInTexas.com and numerous local hiring events in the coming weeks, job seekers have many employment opportunities as highlighted in the calendar of events below.” More in-depth labor market information by county and industry, as well as historical data is available in the
December 2016 LMI Report. Click here for the December 2016 Labor Market Information (LMI) Report. Download the November 2016 LMI Eblast. Introducing Career Coach! Career Coach is designed to help you find a good career by providing the most current local data on wages, employment, job postings, and associated education and training.
Click here to meet Career Coach! 2013 – 2018 Business and Strategic Plan The methodology employed to develop the 2013-2018 Business and Strategic Plan started with listening to the community. We continue to utilize this method as an ongoing tool to fully understand our constituencies’ needs and expectations. Planned and deliberate surveys as part of a
Strategic Listening Plan provide our organization with the necessary feedback to make adjustments to the
Business and Strategic Plan when appropriate.
Click here to download the 2013-2018 Business and Strategic Plan. Labor Market Information Definitions: Not Seasonally Adjusted (Actual)- Data has not been subjected to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of regular or seasonal patterns have not been removed from these series. Not seasonally adjusted data is available for smaller geographies, where seasonally adjusted is only available down to the state level. Use this data to view raw numbers, and for geographies smaller than state level. Seasonally Adjusted – Total employment and unemployment vary throughout the year. For example, higher unemployment in January and February isn’t uncommon because of work in agriculture, construction and other seasonal industries slowing down. Also, both employment and unemployment rise every June, when students enter the labor force in search of summer jobs. Seasonally adjusted numbers also take into account seasonal hiring/layoff patterns that go along with winter and summer holidays. Use this data for month-to-month comparisons for Texas and the United States. Labor Force – Residents who are at least 16 years old, not serving in the military or institutionalized, and employed or seeking employment.
Targeted Occupations List 2016-2017 (PDF Download) The targeted occupations list is developed by Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend for the most effective use of local workforce development resources. Sources of information for the target list are local area employers, economic development entities, chambers of commerce, community partners, Texas Workforce Commission labor market information regarding the Coastal Bend Counties, and knowledge gained from continuous contact with the above sources.
Local Labor Market Information The Texas Workforce Commission collects information from Unemployment Insurance claims coupled with data from the Current Employment Statistics Program and data from other sources to produce estimates of total employment, unemployment, and unemployment rates for the 27 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and all 254 counties in the state. Each month, the Local Area Labor Market Information (LMI) is distributed to the Coastal Bend community. These rates are provided to a wide variety of users both inside and outside government and are used as a basic allocator for federal funding in many programs. Check out the latest Local Labor Market Information (LMI) for the Coastal Bend.
Coastal Bend Labor Market Information – December 2016 LMI
