Employment Report for Tulare County, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Tulare County, with an industry growth of 38.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.6 percent. The State of California felt a shift in employment in the industry of -1 percent, during the period.
In Tulare County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 29.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 32,327 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 12.8 and 10.4 percent of all employment.
Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Tulare County. In the County, the industry averages 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and less than the State of California establishments size average of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.
Tulare County is ranked at 22 of 59 Counties in the State of California in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 21 of 59 Counties.
In Tulare County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 27.71. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 27.71 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tulare County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Tulare County, with an industry growth of 38.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.6 percent. The State of California felt a shift in employment in the industry of -1 percent, during the period.
In Tulare County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 29.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 32,327 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 12.8 and 10.4 percent of all employment.
Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Tulare County. In the County, the industry averages 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and less than the State of California establishments size average of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.
Tulare County is ranked at 22 of 59 Counties in the State of California in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 21 of 59 Counties.
In Tulare County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 27.71. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 27.71 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tulare County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
