LABOR FORCE
Employment Conditions
- Texas is a “right to work” state.
- Cuero does not have union labor.
- Cuero is designated as an economically
distressed area in the State of Texas. This allows for
additional programs, such as job training and placement
as stated in the
Cost of Doing Business section.
- Cuero has a local Texas Workforce Development Center
as well as the Golden Crescent Workforce Dvelopment Board,
located in Victoria, 28 miles away.
Average Wage Rates for Manufacturing Occupations
(As of December 2004):
| • Tool & Die Maker |
$18.20 |
|
| • Welder |
$12.32 |
|
| • Machinist |
$10.45 |
|
| • Drill or Punch Press |
$8.82 |
|
| • Forklift Operator |
$6.97 |
|
| • Secretary |
$8.81 |
|
| • Production Assembler |
$10.80 |
|
| • Shipping |
$9.96 |
|
Average Weekly Wage for DeWitt County
(Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 2005)
| • (All Occupations) |
$531.00 |
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Employment in DeWitt County
(As of February 2008):
| • Labor Force |
8,911 |
|
| • Number of Employed |
8,568 |
|
| • Number of Unemployed |
343 |
|
| • Unemployment Rate |
3.8% |
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