Employment Report for Saline County, Arkansas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Saline County, growing by 63 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Arkansas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 8.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Saline County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 23.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,572 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries make up 16.2 and 12.2 percent of all employment.
In Saline County, Construction, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.81. The percent of employment in the Construction sector is 1.81 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Saline may be an exporter of products or services of Construction.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Saline County. The industry averages 22 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Arkansas typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Saline County, growing by 63 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Arkansas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 8.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Saline County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 23.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,572 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries make up 16.2 and 12.2 percent of all employment.
In Saline County, Construction, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.81. The percent of employment in the Construction sector is 1.81 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Saline may be an exporter of products or services of Construction.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Saline County. The industry averages 22 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Arkansas typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
