Texas, bordered on the east by Louisiana and the south by the Gulf of Mexico. It consists of the counties of Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, and Tyler. The population of this area, according to the 1970 Census of Population, was 395 thousand. This was 5.6 percent increase over 1960, while the nationwide increase was 13.3 percent. The most densely populated counties in 1970 were Jefferson and Orange, which contained 80 percent of the economic area's population. The greatest growth in population from 1960 to 1970, occurred in Hardin and Orange Counties. Population projections in the OBERS report indicate that average annual rate of growth for the area from 1970 to 2020 will be 1.57 percent, compared with 1.36 percent for the nation. Table 24 presents several indicators of economic activity in the region. Total employment in 1970 for BEA Economic Area 140 was 139,661 according to the 1970 Census (Table 25 ). Manufacturing employment comprised 30.4 percent of the total; wholesale and retail trade, 1/ Information used in this section is taken from Army Corps of Engineers, Report on Gulf Coast Deep Water Port Facilities Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, Appendix C, pp. 116-130. Personal Income 1,265,702 2,009,500 3,069,500 4,827,900 7,472,400 11,579,000 Value Added by Manufacture 1,405,739 2,226,438 3,301,423 5,040,828 7,613,923 11,485,831 Value of Farm Products Sold 21,010 Value of Mineral Production 28,201 33,412 105,553 117,872 136,696 41,075 53,950 162,690 190,477 72,648 225,883 Census of Manufactures, 1963, 1967 Census of Agriculture, 1964, 1969 Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook, 1970 1/ Income and Values in thousands of 1967 Dollars. Table 25 EMPLOYMENT FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES, 1970-2020 1/1ncludes industries not listed. SOURCES: 1970 Census of Population OBERS 20.0 percent; professional services, 15.5 percent; and business services; 9.1 percent. Employment in the petroleum and related industries represented 41 percent of the employment in the manufacturing sector and 12.5 percent of the total employment. According to the OBERS projections, total employment will increase at an average annual rate of 1.80 percent from 1970 to 2020. Employment in professional services is expected to grow at a significantly more rapid rate than total employment and account for 22.2 percent of the total in 2020. The rate of growth in manufacturing is projected to be approximately the same as that of the total while the growth rates of wholesale and retail trade and business services employment are expected to be substantially lower. Relative shares of employment in wholesale and retail trade and business services are expected to decline to 16.7 and 6.9 percent of the total in 2020, respectively. Total earings in BEA Economic Area 140 in 1970 totaled $1.04 billion (1967 dollars). Table 26 indicates that earnings from the manufacturing sector ranked first, accounting for 41.4 percent of the total. Other leaders in earnings were wholesale and retail trade, 13.1 percent; services, 11.9 percent; and government 10.6 percent. |