Employment Report for Clark County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clark County. The industry averages 81 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Clark County, Mining, Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.39. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 3.39 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Clark may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Clark County, increasing by 78.6 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Clark County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 41.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,698 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors account for 12.4 and 11.5 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Clark County. The industry was hit with a loss of 139 jobs during the period, or 7.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 33.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clark County. The industry averages 81 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Clark County, Mining, Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.39. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 3.39 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Clark may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Clark County, increasing by 78.6 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Clark County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 41.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,698 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors account for 12.4 and 11.5 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Clark County. The industry was hit with a loss of 139 jobs during the period, or 7.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 33.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
