Employment Report for Cumberland County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Transportation and Warehousing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Cumberland County, increasing by 57.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -1 percent. The State of Illinois faced a industry job change of -3.4 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Cumberland County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 372 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries total 21 and 19.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Cumberland County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.75 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cumberland may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Cumberland County. The industry averages 31 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Illinois establishments size average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
Cumberland County is ranked number 89 of 103 total Counties throughout Illinois by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 88 of 103 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Transportation and Warehousing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Cumberland County, increasing by 57.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -1 percent. The State of Illinois faced a industry job change of -3.4 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Cumberland County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 372 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries total 21 and 19.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Cumberland County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.75 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cumberland may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Cumberland County. The industry averages 31 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Illinois establishments size average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
Cumberland County is ranked number 89 of 103 total Counties throughout Illinois by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 88 of 103 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
