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Workforce

Round Rock has a skilled and motivated workforce with your business interests in mind. A sizable population boom in this region between 1990 and 2000 occurred in large part to a technology industry explosion. Supporting the economic upswing, the highly educated and proactive workforce in Round Rock helped spur new and innovative results in all sectors or business.



Round Rock Labor Force 2006 Estimate & Projection

Labor Force

2006 Estimate

2011 Estimate

% Change (2006-2011)

Age 16+ Pop.

60,935

74,476

22.20%

In Labor Force

46,978

57,418

22.20%

Employed

44,726

54,655

22.20%

Unemployed

2,127

2,600

22.20%

In Armed Forces

136

164

30.00%

Not in Labor Force

13,831

16,894

22.10%

 


Travel Time to Work:2005

Workers who did not work at home

41,573


100.0


Less than 5 minutes

940

2%

5 to 9 minutes

3,949

9%

10 to 14 minutes

4,342

10%

15 to 19 minutes

7,896

19%

20 to 24 minutes

6,728

16%

25 to 29 minutes

2,320

6%

30 to 34 minutes

6,244

15%

35 to 39 minutes

1,270

3%

40 to 44 minutes

1,965

5%

45 to 59 minutes

3,719

9%

60 to 89 minutes

1,806

4%

90 or more minutes

394

1%


Round Rock Class of Worker: 2000

Employed Civilian Population 16 and over

32,046

100.0

Private for-profit wage and salary workers

24,484

76.4

Employees of own corporation

738

2.3

Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers

1,405

4.4

Local government workers

1,820

5.7

State government workers

2,500

7.8

Federal government workers

412

1.3

Self-employed workers

1,408

4.4

In agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

20

0.1

Unpaid family workers

17

0.1



Round Rock Employment by Occupation:2000

Occupation

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

32,046

17,749

14,297

Management, professional, and related occupations

13,424

7,357

6,067

Service occupations

3,190

1,603

1,587

Sales and office occupations

9,355

3,676

5,679

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

83

67

16

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

2,741

2,677

64

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,253

2,369

884



Round Rock Employment by Industry:2000


Industry

Empl.

%

Employed civilian population 16 yrs and over

32,046

100.0

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

180

0.6

Construction

2,108

6.6

Manufacturing

6,999

21.8

Wholesale trade

1,001

3.1

Retail trade

3,804

11.9

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

1,009

3.1

Information

931

2.9

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

2,568

8.0

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

3,292

10.3

Educational, health and social services

4,681

14.6

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

1,993

6.2

Other services (except public administration)

1,253

3.9


Source: US Census Bureau; Spatial Re-engineering (SRC), LLC.


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212 East Main St., Round Rock, TX 78664
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