Duval County
BY THE NUMBERS
2013
Population
11,632
Employment
5,757
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Wages Per Employee
$53,385
Average Personal Income
$43,644
Sales Volume ($ mil)
431
Duval county
14
12
10
4
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
volume of business receipts expanded at a
strong pace of 14 percent in 2013.
Agriculture
0.8%
Government
32.1%
Accommodation
& Food Services
2.2%
Arts & Recreation
0.3%
Health Care &
Social Assistance Administrative &
6.1%
Support
Real
0.4%
Educational
Management of Estate &
Services (Private)
Rental
Businesses
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
Texas
6
Mining
19.9%
Other Services
(except Public
Admin)
7.2%
U.S.
8
Industry Composition by Employment, 2013
Unclassified
Industry
0.0%
Change
From 2008
-2.6%
13.6%
0.6%
27.7%
47.8%
125.0%
Unemployment Rate
Employment Growth
experienced
15%
substantial
economic growth
10%
in recent years.
The county’s total
employment gained
5%
4.1 percent in
2013, well above
0%
2008
the Coastal Bend
regional average of
-5%
2.5 percent. With
unemployment
-10%
returning to pre2008 levels, wages
and household income are growing at
double-digit rates. Along with rapid
expansion of the local economy, the
Change
From 2012
-0.7%
4.1%
-0.6%
10.8%
11.5%
13.8%
Utilities
0.5%
Construction
13.9%
Retail
Trade
7.4%
Manufacturing
0.8%
Total employment in Duval
county has undergone relatively more
fluctuations in recent years than other
counties in the Coastal Bend. After the
economic setback in 2009, its labor market
added the most jobs in mid-2012. Since
then, employment growth subsided
to about 3 percent by the end of 2013,
compared to over 9 percent in June 2012.
Despite solid job gains, the county’s
unemployment has remained elevated as
a result of skills mismatches. The current
unemployment rate for Duval county is
above 6 percent.
Wholesale Trade
1.4%
Transportation &
Information
Warehousing
0.6%
4.0%
Professional &
Finance &
Scientific
Insurance
Services
1.3%
0.8%
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