Employment Report for Clarke County, Alabama -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Clarke County, growing in new jobs by 36.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Alabama went through a industry job change of 2.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Clarke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,833 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 22.2 and 8.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clarke County, with the industry averaging 54 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Alabama average establishment size of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Clarke County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Utilities and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 5.01. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 5.01 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Clarke may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Clarke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 386 employees during the period, or 17.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 54.5 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Clarke County, growing in new jobs by 36.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Alabama went through a industry job change of 2.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Clarke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,833 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 22.2 and 8.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clarke County, with the industry averaging 54 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Alabama average establishment size of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Clarke County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Utilities and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 5.01. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 5.01 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Clarke may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Clarke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 386 employees during the period, or 17.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 54.5 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
