Local Contact:
Lower Rio Grande Valley WDB
c/o Workforce Solutions
Administrative Office
3406 W. Alberta
Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956) 928-5000
Fax: (956) 664-8987

Counties:
Hidalgo, Willacy

Data Topics:
Population Statistics, 1990-2000
Educational Attainment, 1990
Industry Employment, 1989-1999
Industry Earnings, 1989-1999

Population Statistics, 1990-2000-WIA: Lower Rio Grande Valley-WDA No. 23-Texas

	2000		1990		1990-2000 Change
	Population	Percent	Population	Percent	Population	Percent
Total	589,545	100.0	401,250	100.0	188,295	46.9
White*	456,657	79.1	300,678	74.9	155,979	51.9
African American*	3,246	.6	885	.2	2,361	266.8
Other Races*	117,113	20.3	99,687	24.8	17,426	17.5
Hispanic (of any race)**	520,309	90.2	341,909	129.7	178,400	52.2

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
*Some individuals do not report their race; race category totals do not equal the total population
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Educational Attainment, 1990-WIA: Lower Rio Grande Valley-WDA No. 23-Texas

	Percent of the Population 25 and up
	Less than a High School Diploma	High School Diploma	Some College or Associate's Degree	Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Overall	53.6	19.7	15.4	9.7
White	50.1	20.6	16.6	12.7
African American	27.4	19.1	32.9	20.6
Other Races	65.4	16.7	11.2	6.8
Hispanic (of any race)*	63.1	17.4	12.3	7.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Industry Employment, 1989-1999-WIA: Lower Rio Grande Valley-WDA No. 23-Texas

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Number Employed	Percent Change
Total Full and Part Time Employment	137,429	205,182	67,753	49.3
Farm	5,498	3,690	-1,808	-32.9
Nonfarm	131,931	201,492	69,561	52.7
Agricultural Services	4,462	7,137	2,675	60.0
Mining	1,283	1,576	N/A	N/A
Construction	6,579	14,547	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	13,634	13,200	-434	-3.2
Transportation and Public Utilities	4,458	8,607	4,149	93.1
Wholesale Trade	8,456	8,153	-303	-3.6
Retail Trade	28,435	40,383	11,948	42.0
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	7,416	11,278	3,862	52.1
Services	28,193	54,073	25,880	91.8
Government and Government Enterprises	29,015	42,180	13,165	45.4

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A = Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.

Industry Earnings, 1989-1999-WIA: Lower Rio Grande Valley-WDA No. 23-Texas

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Earnings	Percent Change
Farm	$31,404	$123,475	$92,071	293.2
Nonfarm	$2,129,434	$4,633,106	$2,503,672	117.6
Agricultural Services	$40,972	$79,839	$38,867	94.9
Mining	$25,333	$53,950	N/A	N/A
Construction	$108,622	$305,747	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	$213,765	$343,963	N/A	N/A
Transportation and Public Utilities	$109,871	$284,408	$174,537	158.9
Wholesale Trade	$140,402	$252,675	$112,273	80.0
Retail Trade	$342,256	$728,093	$385,837	112.7
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	$86,330	$191,255	$104,925	121.5
Services	$444,051	$1,086,221	$642,170	144.6
Government and Government Enterprises	$617,832	$1,301,148	$683,316	110.6

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A = Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.