Employment Report for Lee County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Lee County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.42. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.42 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lee County may specialize, or be an exporter of Wholesale trade.
In Lee County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 28.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,074 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade industries make up 19.6 and 12.6 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Lee County, averaging 70 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois establishments size average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
Wholesale trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lee County, rising by 98.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.4 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a sector employment shift of -3.7 percent, during the time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Lee County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.42. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.42 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lee County may specialize, or be an exporter of Wholesale trade.
In Lee County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 28.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,074 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade industries make up 19.6 and 12.6 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Lee County, averaging 70 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois establishments size average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
Wholesale trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lee County, rising by 98.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.4 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a sector employment shift of -3.7 percent, during the time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
