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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COMMERCE (TAMU-C): TAMU-C is located 40 minutes southwest of Paris, The university has a
<br />student population of approximately 7,800 students. TAMU-C offers more than 100 major fields of study through 32 academic
<br />departments and offers 50 Master Degree programs and 13 Ph.D. programs. The University has a national reputation in the
<br />~erd of journalism and graphic arts.
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<br />OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Within a two-hour drive of Paris, residents have access to over a dozen other
<br />institutions of higher learning in the Dallas/Ft. Wo~h, Sherman, Denton, Tyler and Texarkana areas.
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<br />LAMAR COUNTY
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<br />Lamar County was created in 1840 from Red River County. The northeast Texas county has an economy based on
<br />manufacturing and agribusiness. The Texas Almanac designates beef, dairy cattle, hay, wheat, cotton, soybeans and peanuts
<br />as the principal sources of agricultural income. The 2000 census for the county was 48,499, an increase of 10.4% since 1990.
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<br />Labor Force Statistics
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<br /> City of Paris Lamar County
<br /> June June June June
<br /> 2001 2000 2001 2000
<br />Civilian Labor Force 11,417 11,624 21,442 22,705
<br />Total Employed 10,580 10,697 20,028 21,560
<br />Total Unemployed 837 927 1,414 1,145
<br />% Unemployed 7.3% 8.0% 6.6% 5.0%
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<br />State of Texas
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<br />United States
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<br /> June June June June
<br /> 2001 2000 2001 2000
<br />Civilian Labor Force 10,728,400 10,422,600 142,685,000 141,425,000
<br />Total Employed 10,153,800 9,970,600 135,923,000 135,601,000
<br />Total Unemployed 574,600 452,000 6,762,000 5,824,000
<br />% Unemployed 5.4% 4.3% 4.7% 4.1%
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<br />Soume: Texas Workforce Commission, Labor Market lnforrnation Department.
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<br />Estimated Total Retail Sales Statistics -$000's
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<br />Estimated Total
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<br />Year Lamar CounW
<br />1992 $314,202
<br />1993 338,576
<br />1994 353,805
<br />1995 361,674
<br />1996 399,056
<br />1997 421,129
<br />1998 434,757
<br />1999 455,086
<br />2000 658,888
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<br />Effective Buyinglncome(EBI)
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<br /> Lamar County
<br />Year Total Effective Median
<br /> Buying Income Household
<br /> ($000) EB~I
<br />1992 $511,518 $24,552
<br />1993 535,494 25,346
<br />1994 572,151 26,954
<br />1995 599,192 28,213
<br />1996 548,269 25,163
<br />1997 580,300 26,498
<br />1998 604,374 27,177
<br />1999 635,245 27,702
<br />2000 676,355 28,999
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<br />Source: Sa/es & Marketing Magazine, Survey of Buying Power 1992-2000. Figures represent estimates as of January 1 of the
<br /> year noted.
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