Employment Report for Hartford County, Connecticut -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Hartford County, Finance and insurance, Utilities and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector has a United State LQ of 2.54. The level of employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 2.54 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Hartford may be an exporter of products or services of Finance and insurance.
Mining is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Hartford County, moving a total of 15.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.7 percent. The State of Connecticut underwent a employment change in the industry of -1.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Hartford County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 15 percent of the total county employment. This totals 62,689 employees. The Manufacturing and Finance and insurance industries total 14.2 and 13.6 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hartford County. The industry lost a total of 7,792 employees during the period, or 11.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 46.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Utilities has the largest employers in Hartford County. The industry averages 99 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the Connecticut average of 57 for the Utilities industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Hartford County, Finance and insurance, Utilities and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector has a United State LQ of 2.54. The level of employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 2.54 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Hartford may be an exporter of products or services of Finance and insurance.
Mining is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Hartford County, moving a total of 15.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.7 percent. The State of Connecticut underwent a employment change in the industry of -1.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Hartford County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 15 percent of the total county employment. This totals 62,689 employees. The Manufacturing and Finance and insurance industries total 14.2 and 13.6 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hartford County. The industry lost a total of 7,792 employees during the period, or 11.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 46.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Utilities has the largest employers in Hartford County. The industry averages 99 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the Connecticut average of 57 for the Utilities industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
