Employment Report for Tama County, Iowa -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Tama County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 18 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 508 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 16.4 and 9.3 percent of industry employment.
Tama is the County that is ranked 73 of 99 total Counties throughout Iowa by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 67 of 99 Counties.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Tama County. The industry averages 23 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Iowa average establishment size of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Tama County, changing a total of 121.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Iowa experienced a sector employment shift of 12.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Tama County. The industry was hit with a loss of 171 employees during the period, or 26.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 36.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Tama County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.51. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 3.51 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tama may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Tama County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 18 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 508 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 16.4 and 9.3 percent of industry employment.
Tama is the County that is ranked 73 of 99 total Counties throughout Iowa by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 67 of 99 Counties.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Tama County. The industry averages 23 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Iowa average establishment size of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Tama County, changing a total of 121.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Iowa experienced a sector employment shift of 12.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Tama County. The industry was hit with a loss of 171 employees during the period, or 26.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 36.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Tama County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.51. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 3.51 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tama may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
