SOUTH PLAINS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA
Industries Adding the Most Jobs
	Annual Average
Industry	Employment		Number	Growth
Title	2006	2016	Change	Rate
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT	197,300	231,350	34,050	17.3%
General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Public/Private	9,950	12,350	2,400	24.1%
Colleges, Universities, & Professional Schools, Public/Private	8,950	11,150	2,200	24.6%
Full-Service Restaurants	5,500	7,300	1,800	32.7%
Home Health Care Services	2,850	4,650	1,800	63.2%
Elementary & Secondary Schools, Public/Private	12,600	13,850	1,250	9.9%
Nursing Care Facilities	2,750	3,750	1,000	36.4%
Limited-Service Eating Places	7,050	7,950	900	12.8%
Child Day Care Services	1,900	2,800	900	47.4%
Local Government, Ex. Education & Hospitals	6,200	7,000	800	12.9%
Offices of Physicians	2,500	3,300	800	32.0%
Building Equipment Contractors	2,150	2,850	700	32.6%
Support Activities for Mining	2,100	2,800	700	33.3%
Depository Credit Intermediation	3,200	3,750	550	17.2%
Employment Services	2,800	3,350	550	19.6%
Automobile Dealers	1,950	2,400	450	23.1%
Department Stores	1,900	2,300	400	21.1%
Crop Production	3,800	4,150	350	9.2%
Grocery Stores	3,700	4,050	350	9.5%
Other General Merchandise Stores	2,100	2,450	350	16.7%
Special Food Services	1,450	1,800	350	24.1%
Religious Organizations	2,900	3,200	300	10.3%
Business Support Services	1,350	1,650	300	22.2%
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	1,050	1,350	300	28.6%
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	1,050	1,350	300	28.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	750	1,050	300	40.0%