Employment Report for Effingham County, Georgia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Effingham County, changing a total of 198.8 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Georgia had changed in sector employment of 12.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Effingham County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.31. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.31 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Effingham County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
In Effingham County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 29.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,804 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 17 and 11.4 percent of all employment.
The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Effingham County since 2001, going from making up 35.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 29.6 percent in the year 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Effingham County. In the County, the industry averages 100 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Georgia establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Effingham County, changing a total of 198.8 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Georgia had changed in sector employment of 12.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Effingham County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.31. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.31 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Effingham County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
In Effingham County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 29.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,804 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 17 and 11.4 percent of all employment.
The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Effingham County since 2001, going from making up 35.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 29.6 percent in the year 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Effingham County. In the County, the industry averages 100 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Georgia establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
