Employment Report for Shoshone County, Idaho -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Shoshone County. In the County, the industry averages 33 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Idaho establishments size average of 14 for the Mining industry.
Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Shoshone County, rising by 233.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Idaho underwent a employment change in the industry of 35.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Shoshone County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 25.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 831 people employed. The Mining and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 11.9 and 10.8 percent of all employment.
Mining since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Shoshone County. The sector faced a loss of 109 employees during the period, or 21.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 49.3 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Shoshone County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 23.45. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 23.45 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Shoshone may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Shoshone County. In the County, the industry averages 33 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Idaho establishments size average of 14 for the Mining industry.
Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Shoshone County, rising by 233.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Idaho underwent a employment change in the industry of 35.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Shoshone County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 25.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 831 people employed. The Mining and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 11.9 and 10.8 percent of all employment.
Mining since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Shoshone County. The sector faced a loss of 109 employees during the period, or 21.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 49.3 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Shoshone County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 23.45. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 23.45 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Shoshone may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
