Employment & Job Growth
Employment growth in Belton has outpaced the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA, the nearby Waco MSA and the state of Texas. Employment in Belton grew from 5,236 in 2002 to 8,611 in 2014 - an increase of 64% over the period. Meanwhile, employment growth over the same period in the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA was 21%, only 10% in the Waco MSA and 26% for the state of Texas.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau's OnTheMap 2002-2014.
Regional Trends
|
|
Region |
2015 Jobs |
2016 Jobs |
Change |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
● |
Region |
190,494 |
195,886 |
5,392 |
2.8% |
|
● |
Texas |
13,072,659 |
13,277,098 |
204,439 |
1.6% |
|
● |
United States |
155,992,069 |
158,866,954 |
2,874,885 |
1.8% |
Texas Workforce Commission; http://www.tracer2.com/
Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set.
Per Capita Personal Income
The region’s per capita personal income grew 47% from 2003-2013, on par with the state average of 46%, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The workforce grew 14.4% the same time period beating the national average of 4.7%.
