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Lewisville Employment Statistics




Average Unemployment Rate
1990
3.7%
1991
4.2%
1992
4.6%
1993
3.7%
1994
3.5%
1995
3.1%
1996
2.5%
1997
2.0%
1998
1.8%
1999
1.7%
2000
1.8%
2001
2.7%
2002
4.3%
2003
4.4%
2004
4.2%
2005
4.0%
2006
4.0%

Source: Texas Workforce Commission


Average Unemployment Rate


Source: Texas Workforce Commission




Denton County Unemployment Rate (December 2005): 4.0%%
State of Texas Unemployment Rate (December 2005): 5.0%%

Source: Texas Workforce Commission



Average Labor Force

Year
Number
1990
30,134
1991
30,647
1992
31,607
1993
32,663
1994
34,905
1995
36,333
1996
37,816
1997
39,888
1998
42,234
1999
44,627
2000
45,892
2001
46,434
2002
48,473
2003
49,836
2004
55,552
2005
55,268
2006
56,649

Source: Texas Workforce Commission




Employed Civilian Population by Occupation
(16 years and over)

Occupation
Number
Percent
Management, professional and related occupations
17,530
38.5%
Service Occupations
5,148
11.3%
Sales and office occupations
14,542
31.9%
Farming, fishing and forestry occupations
27
0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
3,911
8.6%
Prodcution, transportation and material moving occupations
4,416
9.7%
Total employed 16 years and over
45,574
100.0%


Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census






Employed Civilian Population by Industry
(16 years and over)

Industry
Number
Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, mining
118
0.3%
Construction
3,055
6.7%
Manufacturing
5,148
11.3%
Wholesale trade
2,483
5.4%
Retail trade
6,967
15.3%
Transportation and warehousing and utilities
2,935
6.4%
Information
2,915
6.4%
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing
4,010
8.8%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,606
12.3%
Educational, health and social services
6,118
13.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,350
7.4%
Other services (except public administration)
1,905
4.2%
Public administration
964
2.1%
Total employed 16 years and over
45,574
100.0%


Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census





Class of Worker
(16 years and over)


Class of Worker
Number
Percent
Private wage and salary workers
39,669
87.0%
Government workers
3,940
8.6%
Self-employed workers in own not-incorporated business
1,908
4.2%
Unpaid family workers
57
0.1%
Total employed 16 years and over
45,574
100.0%


Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census



Last updated: 05/08/07

For more information, please contact:
City of Lewisville
Office of Economic Development
Elizabeth Trosper
(972) 219-3417
(800) 388-2592
etrosper@cityoflewisville.com