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Oil and gas, wind energy and relatively stable employment figures make the Concho Valley an attractive economy to live and work.
The disappearance of industrial jobs throughout the US economy has been a trend that the Concho Valley has been able to avoid.
Our energy and agriculture based economy has given us a a very strong foundation for growth.
Big Lake in Reagan County is experience a job boom and is facing a shortage of housing for the many job seekers coming in to the area.
According to the US Census Bureau, Reagan County has had a 439% increase in manufacturing jobs, the State's largest increase.
The Concho Valley shines in this area. Sutton County,
Schleicher County and Irion County are also in the top
ten. Tom Green County is 17th in Texas counties having
more than 1000 manufacturing jobs.
Despite decreases in manufacturing jobs in Concho,
Crockett, Kimble, Mason and Menard counties, the
Concho Valley as a whole added 290 jobs during the
decade. This was an overall increase of 5.28%.
In San Angelo. the Martifer- Hirschfeld wind turbine
tower plant has added about 100 manufacturing jobs.
The addition of these welding and machine operator
jobs has been welcome, but the real workhorse of the
Concho Valley remains Ethicon. Ethicon, a medical
products division of Johnson and Johnson, employs
about 560 employees.
Other leading Concho Valley employers in the
manufacturing sector include Lone Star Beef, Hirschfeld
Steel, and San Angelo Packing. But just as the rest of
the US, the Concho Valley continues to search for ways
to expand the number of manufacturing and other jobs
available to area residents.