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<br /> <br />ABLE1B <br />istorical Population <br /> <br />18 860 <br />251808 <br />6489 <br />17 859 <br /> <br />23 420 <br />345 496 <br />7953 <br />22 402 <br /> <br />According to Texas State Comptroller <br />of! Public Accounts reports, as the baby <br />boom generation grows out of the prime <br />child bearing years, population growth <br />will continue but at a slower rate. <br /> <br />EMPLOYMENT <br /> <br />Analysis of the regional and local <br />employment base can provide valuable <br />insight to the overall well-being of the <br />community. In most cases, the <br />community make-up and health is <br />significantly impacted by the <br />availability of jobs, variety of <br />employment opportunities, and types of <br />wages provided by local employers. <br />Table 1C indicates employment <br />statistics for the Austin-San Marcos <br />MSA. <br /> <br />1999 <br /> <br />% <br />Increase! <br />yr. <br /> <br />3.64% <br /> <br />4.15% <br /> <br />1.55% <br /> <br />28 743 <br />465 622 <br />9205 <br />27334 <br /> <br />40 910 <br />647 698 <br />12 639 <br />38 404 <br /> <br />2.71% <br />3.31% <br />2.33% <br />2.68% <br /> <br />Regional Employment <br /> <br />The region fared well in the nineties, <br />coming out of the statewide economic <br />slump, based in large part in the real <br />estate and construction industries. <br />Virtually every sector of the economy <br />experienced growth. The sectors <br />showing greatest gains were the <br />manufacturing, trade, services, and <br />government sectors, which represent <br />over 80 percent of the total <br />employment picture. Likewise, both <br />construction and real estate sectors <br />showed good recovery in the last half of <br />the nineties. <br /> <br />Manufacturing <br /> <br />The manufacturing industry has <br />remained a stable force in the economy, <br /> <br />1-18 <br />