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Friday, August 20, 2010
Dallas Jobs Part Time Grow Over Year
Anyone looking for Dallas jobs part time has probably had more luck this year than last.
While the July unemployment rate for Dallas has not been released yet, the rate throughout Texas as a whole remained at 8.2 percent for the second month in a row, which is lower than the national average of 9.5 percent. The Dallas area had an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent during June.
The Dallas-Plano-Irving area had a total non-farm employment of 2,024,400 workers during July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 2,037,400 workers during June but a 1.3 percent increase from last year.
Only three industries saw a monthly increase in employment during July. The professional and business services industry experienced the biggest increase by far, adding 5,700 jobs over the month.
The mining, logging and construction industry added 600 jobs and the trade, transportation and utilities industry added 300 jobs during July. Employment in the financial activities industry remained even over the month with 174,800 jobs.
Four industries experienced a yearly increase in employment during July. The education and health services industry saw the most growth, increasing by 6.2 percent over the year, for a total of 253,800 jobs.
That was closely followed by the professional and business services industry, which grew by 5.9 percent over the year to 340,300 jobs. The government industry grew by 4.6 percent over the year to 264,800 jobs, while the manufacturing industry increased by 2.7 percent to 176,500 workers.
The information industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year, losing 7.9 percent of its workforce between July 2009 and July 2010, for a current total of 61,700 jobs.
Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:
While the July unemployment rate for Dallas has not been released yet, the rate throughout Texas as a whole remained at 8.2 percent for the second month in a row, which is lower than the national average of 9.5 percent. The Dallas area had an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent during June.
The Dallas-Plano-Irving area had a total non-farm employment of 2,024,400 workers during July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 2,037,400 workers during June but a 1.3 percent increase from last year.
Only three industries saw a monthly increase in employment during July. The professional and business services industry experienced the biggest increase by far, adding 5,700 jobs over the month.
The mining, logging and construction industry added 600 jobs and the trade, transportation and utilities industry added 300 jobs during July. Employment in the financial activities industry remained even over the month with 174,800 jobs.
Four industries experienced a yearly increase in employment during July. The education and health services industry saw the most growth, increasing by 6.2 percent over the year, for a total of 253,800 jobs.
That was closely followed by the professional and business services industry, which grew by 5.9 percent over the year to 340,300 jobs. The government industry grew by 4.6 percent over the year to 264,800 jobs, while the manufacturing industry increased by 2.7 percent to 176,500 workers.
The information industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year, losing 7.9 percent of its workforce between July 2009 and July 2010, for a current total of 61,700 jobs.
Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:
- Mining, logging, and construction by 7.1 percent
- Other services by 1.8 percent
- Trade, transportation and utilities by 1.3 percent
- Leisure and hospitality by 1.3 percent
- Financial activities by 1 percent
Labels: Dallas jobs part time
posted by Jen Carpenter # 10:13 AM 
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