Employment Report for Logan County, Arkansas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Logan County, Mining, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.2. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 3.2 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Logan County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
In Logan County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 40.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,808 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 16.5 and 16.5 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Logan County. The industry averages 67 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Arkansas typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Logan County, increasing by 60 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Arkansas had an industry job change of 3.7 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Logan County. The industry was hit with a loss of 195 jobs, or 9.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 57.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Logan County, Mining, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.2. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 3.2 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Logan County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
In Logan County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 40.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,808 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 16.5 and 16.5 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Logan County. The industry averages 67 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Arkansas typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Logan County, increasing by 60 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Arkansas had an industry job change of 3.7 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Logan County. The industry was hit with a loss of 195 jobs, or 9.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 57.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
