1. Economic Impact of Whiting Field

2. Labor Force Total Employment Impact on Employment 24,706
Single-Year Impact
Private Employment
Total Employment
Labor Force
24,706
178,283
11,021
115,886
6,973
69,882
10-Year
Total of
Jobs-Year

3. Impacted by Whiting Field are in Private Industry
Impact on Employment
71% of Jobs
Impacted by Whiting Field
are in Private Industry

4. Employment by Industry
Private Industry Employment
Health Care (12%)
Hotels, Restaurants (8%)
Other (5%)
Prof, Sci, Tech (4%)
Waste Management (3%)
Retail (16%)
Construction (14%)

5. Government Employment

6. Impact on the Economy
$1.29
Billion
$1.9
$1.2

7. 10-Year Impact
$21.8
Billion
$20.3
$12.6

8. Population Loss 9,100 retirees Contractors, Federal Civilian Workers
Military Dependents
Nearly 3,000 school-aged children
Military Personnel
87% of whom are 40 years old or younger

9. Opportunity for Growth
Corpus Christi’s Training Air Wing 4 was absorbed by Whiting Field
600 new pilots a year
1,169 new jobs
520 of which would be private industry
3,677 new population
$82.4 million in Value Added (GDP) to the Economy
$129 million in Output