Employment Report for Stark County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Stark County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.33. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.33 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Stark County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
In Stark County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 221 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors account for 15.2 and 14.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Stark County, growing in new jobs by 9.2 percent. This is less than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of 6.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Stark County. In the County, the industry averages 31 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Illinois average establishment size of 25 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Stark County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.33. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.33 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Stark County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
In Stark County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 221 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors account for 15.2 and 14.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Stark County, growing in new jobs by 9.2 percent. This is less than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of 6.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Stark County. In the County, the industry averages 31 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Illinois average establishment size of 25 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
