WORKFORCE
Ochiltree
County has a work force of 5,027 and an unemployment rate of approximately
2.9 percent. Typically, unemployment data tells little about the
availability of labor for new enterprises. Recently, several new
enterprises have been established in the Texas Panhandle
requiring several hundred employees. Reports from personnel of
the Texas Employment Commission indicate that the employers had
no difficulty in attracting applicants for new jobs.
The
work force of Ochiltree County plus that of adjacent counties in
Texas and Oklahoma is 21,815, with an average reported
unemployment rate of 3.87%.
UNION
PRESENCE
Neither
Ochiltree County nor the Counties adjacent to it in Texas and
Oklahoma have organized labor engaged in meat processing or
slaughter. Other counties in the Texas Panhandle and Southwest
Kansas do have organized labor engaged in ongoing slaughter or
processing facilities.
ANNUAL
AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE IN COVERED EMPLOYMENT
The
average weekly wage for all covered employment in Ochiltree
County:
|
1992
|
1995
|
1998
|
2001
|
2005
|
|
385.05
|
400.45
|
416.46
|
450.43
|
653.00
|
PFI Feedyard
Ochiltree County
The
county civilian labor force was 4,854 in March 2002 reflecting
an increase from the March 2001 level of 4,828. According to the
Texas Workforce Commission, total unemployment in March 2002 was
158 contrasted to the March 2001 total of 110. The Ochiltree
County unemployment rate for March 2002 was 3.3 percent compared
to the March 2001 rate of 2.3 percent. The statewide
unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in March 2002 and 4.2 percent
in March 2001.
In the first quarter of 2001, Ochiltree County had 3,865
employed persons and an average weekly wage of $544.
| Industry |
Jobs |
Percentage |
| Natural
Resources & Mining |
1,123 |
30% |
| Construction |
369 |
9% |
| Manufacturing |
55 |
2% |
| Trade,
Transportation & Utilities |
822 |
22% |
| Information |
43 |
1% |
| Financial
Activities |
120 |
3% |
| Professional
& Business Services |
166 |
5% |
| Education
& Health Services |
162 |
4% |
| Leisure
& Hospitality |
216 |
6% |
| Other
Services |
104 |
3% |
| Nonclassifiable |
2 |
0% |
| Federal
Government |
31 |
1% |
| State
Government |
25 |
1% |
| Local
Government |
627 |
17% |
|
POPULATION
– OCHILTREE COUNTY |
| |
Actual |
Projected |
| |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
2040 |
2050 |
|
Ochiltree County (Total) |
9128 |
9647 |
10235 |
10584 |
10534 |
10391 |
10162 |
|
Booker (Part) |
5 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
|
Perryton |
7607 |
8071 |
8566 |
8863 |
8824 |
8708 |
8594 |
|
County-Other |
1516 |
1552 |
1644 |
1696 |
1686 |
1659 |
1544 |
|
Region – Total |
323,766 |
357,091 |
391,483 |
425,410 |
451,007 |
481,868 |
515,359 |
|
Actual – 1990 Census |
Booker – Remainder in Lipscomb County |
|
Projected – Texas Water Development
Board |
Ochiltree
County Quick Facts
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