Corpus Christi MSA
September 2017
(Aransas, Nueces, San Patricio)
Industry Composition
Wages by Industry (in millions) 1st Quarter 2017
12%
18%
5%
Manufacturing
4%
$41.0
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
$113.7
Information
18%
$461.9
$376.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction
$199.1
Financial Activities
13%
Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services
$347.4
Other Services
4% 16%
$309.9
Leisure and Hospitality
1%
Government
9%
$221.9
Employment by Industry
Industry Size Class Monthly Change
Total Nonfarm Mining, Logging, and Construction
Annual Change
Size Class
Employees per firm
January 2017
Number of Firms
Employment % Total in Size Class Employment
Sep-17
Aug-17
Sep-16
Actual
%
Actual
%
194,800
195,200
189,300
-400
-0.2%
5,500
2.9%
9
1000+
20
49,579
26.2%
23,400
23,000
21,900
400
1.7%
1,500
6.8%
8
500-999
18
12,979
6.8%
8,900
9,000
8,600
-100
-1.1%
300
3.5%
7
250-499
48
16,729
8.8%
35,300
35,100
34,100
200
0.6%
1,200
3.5%
6
100-249
211
31,833
16.8%
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
$103.4 $26.2
Information
1,700
1,800
1,800
-100
-5.6%
-100
-5.6%
5
50-99
294
20,996
11.1%
Financial Activities
8,000
8,100
7,600
-100
-1.2%
400
5.3%
4
20-49
815
25,035
13.2%
Professional and Business Services
17,500
18,200
16,400
-700
-3.9%
1,100
6.7%
3
10-19
1,116
15,163
8.0%
Education and Health Services
31,800
32,300
31,600
-500
-1.6%
200
0.6%
2
5-9
1,514
10,040
5.3%
Leisure and Hospitality
26,300
27,200
25,900
-900
-3.3%
400
1.5%
1
1-4
3,510
7,240
3.8%
0
Other Services Government
7,400
7,400
7,200
0
0.0%
200
2.8%
0
34,500
33,100
34,200
1,400
4.2%
300
0.9%
Total
744
0
0.0%
8,290
189,594
100.0%
Annual Growth Rate for Total Nonagricultural Employment 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% -1.0% -2.0% -3.0% -4.0% Sep-17
Jun-17
Mar-17
Dec-16
Sep-16
Jun-16
Mar-16
Dec-15
Jun-15
Sep-15
Mar-15
Dec-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
Mar-14
Dec-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Mar-13
Dec-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Mar-12
Dec-11
Jun-11
Sep-11
Mar-11
Dec-10
Sep-10
Jun-10
Mar-10
Dec-09
Sep-09
Jun-09
Mar-09
Dec-08
Jun-08
Sep-08
Mar-08
Dec-07
Sep-07
-5.0%
Unemployment Information (all estimates in thousands) C.L.F.
Corpus Christi MSA Emp. Unemp.
Rate
C.L.F.
Texas (Actual) Emp. Unemp.
United States (Actual) C.L.F. Emp. Unemp.
Rate
Rate
Sep-17
210.6
198.3
12.3
5.8
13,499.1
12,955.5
543.6
4.0
161,049.0
154,494.0
6,556.0
4.1
Aug-17
208.8
196.7
12.1
5.8
13,406.5
12,801.7
604.8
4.5
160,863.0
153,576.0
7,287.0
4.5
Sep-16
205.2
192.3
12.9
6.3
13,359.7
12,712.7
647.0
4.8
159,636.0
151,977.0
7,658.0
4.8
Historical Unemployment Rates 12.0% Corpus Christi MSA Texas
10.0%
U.S. 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0%
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Sep-17
Jun-17
Mar-17
Dec-16
Sep-16
Jun-16
Mar-16
Dec-15
Sep-15
Jun-15
Mar-15
Dec-14
Sep-14
Jun-14
Mar-14
Dec-13
Sep-13
Jun-13
Mar-13
Dec-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Mar-12
Dec-11
Sep-11
Jun-11
Mar-11
Dec-10
Sep-10
Jun-10
Mar-10
Dec-09
Sep-09
Jun-09
Mar-09
Dec-08
Sep-08
Jun-08
Mar-08
Dec-07
Sep-07
0.0%
