Employment Report for Lee County, Alabama -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Lee County, Accommodation and food services, Manufacturing and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services sector has a United State LQ of 1.62. The level of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.62 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lee County may specialize, or be an exporter of Accommodation and food services.
Transportation and Warehousing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Lee County, growing by 134.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Alabama had changed in sector employment of -0.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Lee County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 6,936 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 17.2 and 15.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lee County, averaging 58 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Alabama establishments size average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Lee County, Accommodation and food services, Manufacturing and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services sector has a United State LQ of 1.62. The level of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.62 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lee County may specialize, or be an exporter of Accommodation and food services.
Transportation and Warehousing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Lee County, growing by 134.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Alabama had changed in sector employment of -0.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Lee County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 6,936 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 17.2 and 15.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lee County, averaging 58 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Alabama establishments size average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
