WORKFORCE

The Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes all of Smith County.  The MSA population increased 15.5% from 1990 to 2000 (151,309 to 174,728).  The Census Bureau estimates the population has increased 15.2% from 2000 to 2008, or 26,549 people. The latest workforce trends can be viewed in on our Economic Trends page.

WHERE SMITH COUNTY RESIDENTS WORK

According to the 2000 Census, 90.1% of Smith County residents work within Smith County - the remaining 9.1% work in surrounding counties with the largest percentage (2.4%) working in Gregg County.

County Labor Force % Smith 68,700 90.1 Gregg 1,819 2.4 Cherokee 1,134 1.5 Dallas 616 0.8 Rusk 499 0.7 Wood 485 0.6 Henderson 416 0.5 Anderson 385 0.5 Van Zandt 363 0.5 Upshur 176 0.2

WHERE SMITH COUNTY WORKERS RESIDE

Among all employees working in Smith County, 81.0% actually live in Smith County. Having the largest concentration of jobs in East Texas, Smith County draws a large percentage, 19.0%, of its labor force from surrounding counties.

County Labor Force % Smith 68,700 81.0 Henderson 3,715 4.4 Cherokee 2,464 2.9 Van Zandt 2,262 2.7 Wood 1,928 2.3 Gregg 1,498 1.8 Rusk 913 1.1 Upshur 836 1.0 Anderson 647 0.8 Harrison 239 0.3

LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Company Name Product/Service Employees† East Texas Medical Center* Medical Care 3,650 Trinity Mother Frances* Medical Care 3,567 Tyler Independent School District Education 2,572 Brookshire Grocery Company* Grocery Distribution 2,190 The Trane Co.* Air Conditioning Units 1,949 Wal-Mart Retail 1,670 Carrier Corporation Air Conditioning Units 1,201 Suddenlink* Cable, Internet Services, and Phone 1,057 Tyler Junior College Education 998 The University of Texas at Tyler Education 854 CB&I Engineering Contracting 853 City of Tyler Government 785 Smith County Government 773 Target Distribution Center Retail Distribution 735 Tyler Pipe Cast Iron Pipe, Iron Fittings 703 UT Health Center at Tyler Medical Care/Research 580 Southside Bank* Banking Services 505 John Soules Foods USDA Meat Processing 461 Loggins Meat Company, Inc. Meat Packing 275 † Full-time equivalents * Company has headquarters in Tyler, TX

SALARY COMPARISONS

The following 2009 salary rates in the table below were provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. You can also view other supplemental data found in our Labor Market Survey and Wage and Benefits Survey - two publications produced by the Tyler Economic Development Council every three years.

Job Classification Tyler MSA Texas Nation Accountant/Auditor $62,200 $63,920 $65,840 Bookkeeping/Acctnt./Audit Clerk $29,850 $31,970 $33,800 Chief Executive $150,730 $166,010 $100,310 Computer Programmer $64,040 $75,540 $73,470 Customer Service Rep $24,650 $28,930 $31,790 Electrical Engineer $85,400 $92,780 $85,350 Electrician $34,220 $40,020 $49,890 Executive Secretary/Admin Asst. $38,330 $40,040 $42,340 General/Operations Manager $93,810 $107,880 $107,970 Janitor/Cleaner $20,730 $19,120 $23,500 Loan Officer $50,020 $70,860 $63,540 Machinist $30,310 $34,170 $37,490 Middle School Teacher $43,670 $46,760 $52,570 Plumber, Pipe fitter, Steam fitter $37,600 $42,300 $49,200 Production Occupations $30,110 $30,630 $32,320 Registered Nurse $55,280 $61,780 $65,130 Shipping Clerk $23,130 $27,020 $29,180 Supervisor/Manager of Office $41,610 $47,920 $48,700 Truck Driver, Light $28,890 $28,120 $30,260 Welder/Cutter/Solderer/Brazer $35,540 $35,450 $35,370

WORKFORCE & UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS

The following graphs show workforce trends for the City of Tyler,  Smith County/Tyler MSA, the State of Texas and the United States.

TOTAL WORKFORCE & UNEMPLOYMENT
City of Tyler

Source: Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average; reformatted 2005 forward)

TOTAL WORKFORCE & UNEMPLOYMENT
Smith County/ Tyler MSA

Source: Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average; reformatted 2000 forward)

TOTAL WORKFORCE & UNEMPLOYMENT
State of Texas

Source: Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

TOTAL WORKFORCE & UNEMPLOYMENT
United States

Source: Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average; Workforce in 1,000's)

WORKFORCE TRENDS BY SECTOR

A “primary employer” is a company that sells the majority of its product and/or service to markets outside the regional economy, thereby funneling those new dollars into the local economy. The inbound revenue generated by primary businesses will support another one to two jobs in the larger retail and service sector. The graphs below show the diversity and trends of all the employment sectors:

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Non-Farm - Private

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Service Producing - Goods Producing

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Manufacturing - Natural Resource, Mining, & Construction

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Retail Trade - Wholesale Trade

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Financial Activities - Transportation & Warehousing

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Education & Health Services - Leisure & Hospitality

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Professional Services - Other Services - Information

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

SMITH COUNTY/TYLER MSA
Local Government - State Government - Federal Government

Source:  Texas Workforce Commission (Annual Monthly Average)

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

The Tyler/Smith County economy is more diverse today than it has ever been. We are no longer dependent on one or two drivers for economic support. The pie chart below details the Tyler MSA employment by business sector.