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Industry Employment Dynamics, 2014 Self-Employment As with its local businesses, the level of selfemployment in Kleberg County has stayed flat at about 1,000 in the past decade. The agricultural and oil and gas sectors account for most of the selfemployment population. KLEBERG COUNTY The major businesses in Kleberg County spread across a number of sectors, including retail trade, banking, and oil and gas. llllllllllll llllllllllll Self-Employment Trend Self-Employment Dynamics Top 10 Businesses Business Name Industry (NAICS) Sears Roebuck Department Stores (452111) 559 Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse Other Building Material Dealers (444190) 175 United States Cellular Wireless All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (453998) 115 Kleberg First National Bank Commercial Banking (522110) 85 Texas Association For Sports Officials Sports and Recreation Instruction (Private) (611620) 81 Calling Solutions Telemarketing Bureaus & Contact Centers (561422) 76 Exxonmobil Corporation Petroleum Refineries (324110) 72 Kleberg County Nursing & Rehab Nursing Care Facilities (623110) 70 Childs K A Motors New Car Dealers (441110) 60 IHOP Restaurant Full-Service Restaurants (722110) 51 Source: EMSI Analyst, 2014 30 Review of South Texas Business Conditions Local Employees