Employment Report for Bear Lake County, Idaho -- 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 Bear Lake County, growing by 63.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.6 percent. The State of Idaho felt a shift in employment in the industry of 6.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Bear Lake County, averaging 15 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Idaho establishments size average of 29 for the Manufacturing industry.
Bear Lake County is ranked at 40 of 45 Counties throughout the State of Idaho in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 39 of 45 Counties.
In Bear Lake County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.46. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 2.46 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Bear Lake may be an exporter of products or services of Accommodation and food services.
In Bear Lake County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 31.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 273 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 24.2 and 8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
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 Bear Lake County, growing by 63.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.6 percent. The State of Idaho felt a shift in employment in the industry of 6.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Bear Lake County, averaging 15 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Idaho establishments size average of 29 for the Manufacturing industry.
Bear Lake County is ranked at 40 of 45 Counties throughout the State of Idaho in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 39 of 45 Counties.
In Bear Lake County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.46. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 2.46 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Bear Lake may be an exporter of products or services of Accommodation and food services.
In Bear Lake County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 31.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 273 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 24.2 and 8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
