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


WORKFORCE TRENDS

TOTAL
WORKFORCE
Jan
2010
Jan
2009
Annual
Change
City of Tyler49,749
48,012
3.6%
Tyler MSA/Smith County102,461
98,815
3.7%
State of Texas12,094,136
11,738,166
3.0%
United States (thousands)152,957
153,445
-0.3%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

LABOR
BREAKDOWN
Jan
2010
Jan
2009
Annual
Change
Total Non-Farm Employment91,700
93,000
-1.4%
Private Employment78,200
80,300
-2.6%
Goods Producing11,700
13,500
-13.3%
Service Producing80,000
79,500
0.6%
Natural Resources & Mining5,400
6,100
-11.5%
Manufacturing6,300
7,400
-14.9%
Wholesale Trade3,100
3,500
-11.4%
Retail Trade11,500
12,200
-5.7%
Transportation & Warehousing3,600
3,700
-2.7%
Information2,100
2,200
-4.5%
Financial Activities4,100
4,000
2.5%
Professional & Business Services8,200
8,400
-2.4%
Education & Health Services20,400
20,000
2.0%
Leisure & Hospitality9,700
9,000
7.8%
Other Services3,800
3,800
0.0%
Federal Government900
900
0.0%
State Government3,100
2,900
6.9%
Local Government9,500
8,900
6.7%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES
Jan
2010
Jan
2009
Annual
Change
City of Tyler8.2%
6.6%
1.6%
Tyler MSA/Smith County8.6%
6.9%
1.7%
State of Texas8.6%
6.8%
1.8%
United States10.6%
8.5%
2.1%
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

 

REAL ESTATE

PROPERTY TAX RATE
(per $100 valuation)
Annual
2008
Annual
2007
Annual
Change
Within City of Tyler limits$1.830
$1.830
0.0%
SOURCE: Smith County Appraisal District

 

PROPERTY
VALUES (in billions)
Annual
2008
Annual
2007
Annual
Change
Real Property$10.91
$10.13
7.7%
Personal Property$1.89
$1.82
3.8%
Total Property$12.80
$11.95
7.1%
SOURCE: Smith County Appraisal District

 

PERMITS AND
VALUATIONS
Annual
2008
Annual
2007
Annual
Change
Permits Issued1,975
2,209
-10.6%
Permit Valuations (millions)$279.5
$339.1
-17.6%
SOURCE: City of Tyler

 

HOME SALES AND
AVERAGE PRICE
Annual
2008
Annual
2007
Annual
Change
Homes Sold1,952
2,370
-17.6%
Average Sale Price$177,840
$170,119
4.5%
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
2Q
2009
2Q
2008
Annual
Change
City of Tyler$550,765,833
$608,703,276
-9.5%
Tyler MSA/Smith County$704,772,649
$792,305,790
-11.0%
SOURCE: Texas State Comptroller

 

GROSS RETAIL
RECEIPTS
Feb
2010
Feb
2009
Annual
Change
City of Tyler$3,904,556
$4,182,647
-6.6%
Tyler MSA/Smith County$1,504,822
$1,687,010
-10.8%
SOURCE: Texas State Comptroller

 

COST OF LIVING INDICES

COST OF LIVING
CATEGORY
4Q
2009
4Q
2008
Annual
Change
Grocery Items91.8%
92.8%
-1.1%
Housing84.7%
85.4%
-0.8%
Utilities108.6%
107.5%
1.0%
Transportation99.3%
96.5%
2.9%
Health Care91.4%
95.3%
-4.1%
Misc. Goods99.5%
98.2%
1.3%
Composite Index94.8%
94.4%
0.4%
SOURCE: ACCRA

 

CRIME STATISTICS

TYPE OF
CRIME
Annual
2008
Annual
2007
Annual
Change
Murder6
1
500.0%
Robbery129
118
9.3%
Assault478
460
3.9%
Burglary768
801
-4.1%
Larceny/Theft3482
3472
0.3%
Auto Theft213
149
43.0%
SOURCE: City of Tyler

 


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