Labor / Employment
Borger is the home of the world’s largest inland petrochemical complexes. Chevron-Phillips Chemical Company produces specialty chemicals and is the sole manufacturer of RYTON plastics in the world. ConocoPhillips Petroleum Company processes crude oil and natural gas liquids. Agrium manufactures nitrogen fertilizer in its Borger plant.
We also have Sid Richardson Carbon Company, which produces rubber grade carbon black and is used to strengthen rubber tires, and Degussa Engineered Carbons, Inc., which produces a variety of carbon blacks at its Borger facility.
Outstanding Labor Force
You will find a well-trained young labor force in Borger. Virtually cost-free training programs, provided through the Texas Employment Commission and Borger’s Frank Phillips College, ensure a continuously renewing labor pool.
Strong Industrial Support
One of our great commercial strengths is our industrial support infrastructure, which includes precision machine shops…electrical, industrial, chemical, and equipment suppliers…and construction and freight services.
Labor Analysis
Radius of Labor Drawing Area: 50 miles
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Number Employed
|
|
| Borger |
4,992
|
| Hutchinson County |
8.135
|
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Unemployment Rate (March 2012):
Borger: 5.5%
Hutchinson County: 7.0%
Annual Number of Graduates:
High School: 193
College: 154
| Work Stoppages in Last 5 yrs: ………………………………………… | 0 |
| Manufacturing Employment:…………………………………………… | 2,232 |
| County Average Weekly All Industry Wage: ……………………… | $667.75 |
| Manufacturing Workers in Unions: ………………………………….. | N/A |
• Right to Work Law: Yes
• Wage and/or Labor Information Available: Yes
• In-Plant Training Funds Available: Yes
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Name
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Product or Service
|
Employees
|
Year Established Here
|
Union Yes/No
% of total |
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ConocoPhillips
|
Petroleum/Gasoline
|
1030 plus contractors
|
1926/2002
|
Yes/65%
|
|
Borger ISD
|
Education
|
492
|
1926
|
No
|
|
ChevronPhillips
|
Specialty Chemicals
|
352
|
1944
|
N/A
|
|
H. B. Zachary
|
Maintenance/ Construction
|
250
|
1990
|
No
|
|
Golden Plains Community Hospital
|
Medical
|
210
|
1937
|
No
|
|
D. E. Rice Construction
|
Construction
|
175
|
1968
|
No
|
|
Wal-Mart
|
Retail
|
153
|
1990
|
No
|
|
The City of Borger
|
Government Services
|
137
|
1926
|
No
|
|
United Supermarket
|
Grocery
|
126
|
1980
|
No
|
|
Northwest Insulation
|
Insulation Sales/Contracting
|
118
|
1971
|
No
|
|
Sid Richardson Carbon Co.
|
Carbon Black
|
115
|
1986
|
Yes/75%
|
|
Frank Phillips College
|
Education
|
110
|
1948
|
No
|
|
Orion Engineered Carbon, Inc.
|
Carbon Black
|
77
|
1929
|
No
|
|
Agrium U.S.
|
Ammonia/urea
|
61
|
1969
|
No
|
|
R&M Energy Systems
|
Oil product flow equipment
|
65
|
N/A
|
No
|
|
Borger Health Care Center
|
Skilled Nursing Facility
|
55
|
1972
|
No
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