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Industry Employment Dynamics, 2014 The level of self-employment has been steady since 2009, but with growing employment, its share of the local workforce has slipped gradually over time since 2005. The majority of the self-employed work in the oil and gas industry. Increasingly more of those selfemployed can be found in construction, real estate, and accommodation and food services, all of which have grown at a rapid pace. Bee County’s largest businesses are mostly in retail trade. Other major businesses spread across different sectors. 2 Oil & Gas Extraction 1.5 Health Care Agricultural Location Quotient (2014) Self-Employment Other Services 1 Accommodation & Food Services Management of Companies & Insurance Finance Arts & Entertainment Real Estate 0.5 Admin. Support Utilities Manufacturing Information Transportation Professional Services Construction Education Services 0 -5 0 -0.5 Shift Share (2001 10 15 -2014) Self-Employment Dynamics BEE COUNTY Self-Employment Trend 5 llllllllllll llllllllllll Top 10 Businesses Business Name Industry (NAICS) J. C. Penney Company, Inc Department Stores (452111) 736 Walmart Supercenter Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters (452910) 330 Westerngeco LLC Geophysical Surveying & Mapping Services (541360) 173 Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110) 146 Sears Department Stores (452111) 117 Bee Community Action Agency Other Individual and Family Services (624190) 112 Southwest First Community Data, Inc Offices of Bank Holding Companies (551111) 110 Alamo Hardware Hardware Stores (444130) 100 Fish Offices Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (531120) 100 Hacienda Oaks At Beeville Nursing Care Facilities (623110) 80 Source: EMSI Analyst, 2014 20 Review of South Texas Business Conditions Local Employees 20