Employment Report for Perry County, Alabama -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Perry County, Educational services, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services industry has a US LQ in the county of 7.13. The percent of employment in the Educational services sector is 7.13 times greater than the national average, signifying that Perry may be an exporter of products or services of Educational services.
Educational services has the largest businesses in Perry County. In the County, the industry averages 77 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and greater than the State of Alabama typical size of 21 for the Educational services industry.
Perry is the County that is ranked 67 of 68 Counties in the State of Alabama by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 66 of 68 Counties.
In Perry County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 512 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 16.9 and 16.3 percent of total employment, respectively.
Retail Trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Perry County, moving a total of 4.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.5 percent. The State of Alabama faced a industry job change of 3 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Perry County, Educational services, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services industry has a US LQ in the county of 7.13. The percent of employment in the Educational services sector is 7.13 times greater than the national average, signifying that Perry may be an exporter of products or services of Educational services.
Educational services has the largest businesses in Perry County. In the County, the industry averages 77 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and greater than the State of Alabama typical size of 21 for the Educational services industry.
Perry is the County that is ranked 67 of 68 Counties in the State of Alabama by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 66 of 68 Counties.
In Perry County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 512 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 16.9 and 16.3 percent of total employment, respectively.
Retail Trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Perry County, moving a total of 4.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.5 percent. The State of Alabama faced a industry job change of 3 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
