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The tables below are the most recent economic trends gathered by the Tyler Economic Development Council.


 WORKFORCE TRENDS

TOTAL
WORKFORCE		Jun
2010		Jun
2009
Annual
Change
City of Tyler50,008
49,289
1.5%
Tyler MSA/Smith County102,857
101,585
1.3%
State of Texas12,176,593
12,029,113
1.2%
United States (thousands)154,767
155,921
-0.7%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

LABOR
BREAKDOWN		Jun
2010		Jun
2009
Annual
Change
Total Non-Farm Employment93,900
93,000
1.0%
Private Employment80,600
80,100
0.6%
Goods Producing12,000
12,200
-1.6%
Service Producing81,900
80,800
1.4%
Natural Resources & Mining5,600
5,800
-3.4%
Manufacturing6,400
6,400
0.0%
Wholesale Trade3,100
3,200
-3.1%
Retail Trade11,600
11,800
-1.7%
Transportation & Warehousing3,600
3,600
0.0%
Information2,100
2,200
-4.5%
Financial Activities4,100
4,100
0.0%
Professional & Business Services8,500
8,400
1.2%
Education & Health Services20,800
20,200
3.0%
Leisure & Hospitality10,500
10,100
4.0%
Other Services4,300
4,300
0.0%
Federal Government900
900
0.0%
State Government2,900
3,000
-3.3%
Local Government9,500
9,000
5.6%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES		Jun
2010		Jun
2009
Annual
Change
City of Tyler7.7%
7.8%
0.0%
Tyler MSA/Smith County8.0%
8.2%
-0.2%
State of Texas8.5%
8.3%
0.3%
United States9.6%
9.7%
-0.1%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

REAL ESTATE

PROPERTY TAX RATE
(per $100 valuation)		Annual
2009		Annual
2008
Annual
Change
Within City of Tyler limits$2.010
$1.830
9.8%
SOURCE: Smith County Appraisal District

 

PROPERTY
VALUES (in billions)		Annual
2009		Annual
2008
Annual
Change
Real Property$11.20
$10.91
2.7%
Personal Property$1.87
$1.89
-1.1%
Total Property$13.07
$12.80
2.1%
SOURCE: Smith County Appraisal District

 

PERMITS AND
VALUATIONS		Annual
2009		Annual
2008
Annual
Change
Permits Issued1,383
1,975
-30.0%
Permit Valuations (millions)$263.3
$279.5
-5.8%
SOURCE: City of Tyler

 

HOME SALES AND
AVERAGE PRICE		Annual
2009		Annual
2008
Annual
Change
Homes Sold1,806
1,952
-7.5%
Average Sale Price$168,441
$177,840
-5.3%
SOURCE: Greater Tyler Association of Realtors

 

OFFICE RATES AND
OCCUPANCY		Annual
2009		Annual
2008
Annual
Change
Average Lease Rate$13.44
$13.36
0.6%
Occupancy Rate86.5%
89.0%
-2.8%
SOURCE: Burns & Noble Commercial Real Estate

 

RETAIL ACTIVITY

GROSS RETAIL
SALES		4Q
2009		4Q
2008
Annual
Change
City of Tyler$681,532,814
$697,630,611
-2.3%
Tyler MSA/Smith County$862,815,339
$889,739,637
-3.0%
SOURCE: Texas State Comptroller

 

GROSS RETAIL
RECEIPTS		Aug
2010		Aug
2009
Annual
Change
City of Tyler$3,002,139
$3,243,801
-7.4%
Tyler MSA/Smith County$1,449,054
$1,448,126
0.1%
SOURCE: Texas State Comptroller

 

COST OF LIVING INDICES

COST OF LIVING
CATEGORY		2Q
2010		2Q
2009
Annual
Change
Grocery Items91.6%
92.1%
-0.5%
Housing89.5%
82.8%
8.1%
Utilities99.9%
108.4%
-7.8%
Transportation98.5%
100.5%
-2.0%
Health Care96.3%
92.8%
3.8%
Misc. Goods98.2%
99.7%
-1.5%
Composite Index95.0%
94.5%
0.5%
SOURCE: ACCRA

 

CRIME STATISTICS

TYPE OF
CRIME		Annual
2009		Annual
2008
Annual
Change
Murder4
6
-33.3%
Robbery92
129
-28.7%
Assault441
478
-7.7%
Burglary1090
768
41.9%
Larceny/Theft4481
3482
28.7%
Auto Theft243
213
14.1%
SOURCE: City of Tyler

 

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The Tyler EDC was
awarded the

Community Economic Development Award

in 1997, 1999, & 2002 by the
Texas Economic Development Council
in recognition of exemplary achievement in community economic development.


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