Employment Report for Sangamon County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Construction saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Sangamon County. The sector faced a loss of 1,114 jobs during the period, or 21 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 40.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Sangamon County is ranked at 11 of 103 Counties throughout the State of Illinois by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 10 of 103 Counties.
In Sangamon County, Other services, except public administration, Health care and social assistance and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Other services, except public administration industry has an LQ of 1.63. This means the percent of total employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.63 times greater than the national average, signifying that Sangamon specializes in Other services, except public administration.
Mining has the largest employers in Sangamon County, averaging 49 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 15 for the Mining industry.
Mining from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Sangamon County, changing a total of 76.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of -2.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Sangamon County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 14,926 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 14.8 and 12.6 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Construction saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Sangamon County. The sector faced a loss of 1,114 jobs during the period, or 21 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 40.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Sangamon County is ranked at 11 of 103 Counties throughout the State of Illinois by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 10 of 103 Counties.
In Sangamon County, Other services, except public administration, Health care and social assistance and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Other services, except public administration industry has an LQ of 1.63. This means the percent of total employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.63 times greater than the national average, signifying that Sangamon specializes in Other services, except public administration.
Mining has the largest employers in Sangamon County, averaging 49 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 15 for the Mining industry.
Mining from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Sangamon County, changing a total of 76.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of -2.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Sangamon County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 14,926 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 14.8 and 12.6 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
