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TABLE 1J
Employment Characteristics
Mesquite Metro Airport
1990 1995 2000 2004
City of Mesquite
Labor Force 59,839 63,522 69,658 69,294
Employment 57,476 61,096 67,853 65,790
Unemployment 2,363 2,426 1,805 3,505
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.8 2.6 5.1
Dallas County
Labor Force 1,073,211 1,138,760 1,243,459 1,247,568
Employment 1,016,748 1,080,800 1,200,318 1,163,823
Unemployment 56,463 57,960 43,141 83,745
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.1 3.5 6.7
Kaufman County
Labor Force 25,341 28,775 33,946 36,075
Employment 23,949 27,514 32,508 33,200
Unemployment 1,392 1,261 1,438 2,875
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.4 4.2 8.0
State of Texas
Labor Force 8,618,780 9,592,929 10,401,557 10,978,591
Employment 8,074,107 9,015,240 9,960,436 10,335,723
Unemployment 544,673 577,689 441,121 642,868
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6 4.2 5.9
United States
Labor Force 125,840,000 132,304,000 142,583,000 147,401,167
Employment 118,793,000 124,900,000 136,891,000 139,251,917
Unemployment 7,047,000 7,404,000 5,692,000 8,149,250
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.6 4 5.5
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
TABLE 1K
Employment by Sector
Dallas County
Economic Sector 2000
% of Total
Employment
(2000) 2025
1-25
% of Total
Employment
(2025)
Avg. Annual
Growth Rate
(2000-2025)
Mining 17,123 0.90% 16,307 0.65% -0.20%
Construction 108,214 5.72% 137,071 5.44% 0.95%
Manufacturing 193,593 10.23% 205,923 8.17% 0.25%
Transport., Comm., & Utilities 145,586 7.69% 193,699 7.69% 1.15%
Wholesale Trade 149,453 7.89% 180,203 7.15% 0.75%
Retail Trade 278,416 14.71% 343,825 13.65% 0.85%
Finance, Ins., & Real Estate 207,691 10.97% 252,566 10.02% 0.79%
Services 638,035 33.70% 1,005,899 39.92% 1.84%
Federal Civilian Government 28,661 1.51% 32,025 1.27% 0.44%
Federal Military Government 7,413 0.39% 7,817 0.31% 0.21%
State and Local Government 118,986 6.29% 144,412 5.73% 0.78%
Total Employment 1,893,171 100.00% 2,519,747 100.00% 1.15%
Source: Woods and Poole, CEDDS (2004).