Employment Report for Greenlee County, Arizona -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Greenlee is the County that is ranked 16 of 16 total Counties throughout Arizona in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 15 of 16 Counties.
Health care and social assistance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Greenlee County, with a job growth of 9.9 percent. This is less than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Arizona had changed in sector employment of 22.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Greenlee County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Construction is the major employer in the county making up 10.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 337 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 4.1 and 4.1 percent of total employment, respectively.
Construction has a largest number of employee per establishment in Greenlee County. In the County, the industry averages 26 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 9 and greater than the State of Arizona average establishment size of 15 for the Construction industry.
In Greenlee County, Utilities, Construction and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has an LQ of 2.78. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities sector is 2.78 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Greenlee specializes in Utilities.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Greenlee is the County that is ranked 16 of 16 total Counties throughout Arizona in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 15 of 16 Counties.
Health care and social assistance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Greenlee County, with a job growth of 9.9 percent. This is less than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Arizona had changed in sector employment of 22.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Greenlee County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Construction is the major employer in the county making up 10.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 337 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 4.1 and 4.1 percent of total employment, respectively.
Construction has a largest number of employee per establishment in Greenlee County. In the County, the industry averages 26 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 9 and greater than the State of Arizona average establishment size of 15 for the Construction industry.
In Greenlee County, Utilities, Construction and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has an LQ of 2.78. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities sector is 2.78 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Greenlee specializes in Utilities.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
