Employment Report for Worth County, Georgia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Worth County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Retail Trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.64. The level of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.64 times greater than the national average, signifying that Worth County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.
In Worth County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 531 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries total 9.2 and 9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Worth County, increasing by 68.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Georgia experienced a sector employment shift of 8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Worth County. The industry averages 15 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Georgia average establishment size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Worth County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 21.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Worth County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Retail Trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.64. The level of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.64 times greater than the national average, signifying that Worth County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.
In Worth County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 531 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries total 9.2 and 9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Worth County, increasing by 68.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Georgia experienced a sector employment shift of 8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Worth County. The industry averages 15 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Georgia average establishment size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Worth County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 21.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
