Employment Report for Stephenson County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Stephenson County, growing in new jobs by 76.2 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.5 percent. The State of Illinois had an industry job change of 4.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Stephenson County. The sector faced a loss of 1,115 employees during the period, or 18.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 65.6 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Stephenson County, with the industry averaging 69 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Stephenson County, Manufacturing, Finance and insurance and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.3. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.3 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Stephenson County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
In Stephenson County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 29.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 4,885 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 14.6 and 10.8 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Stephenson County, growing in new jobs by 76.2 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.5 percent. The State of Illinois had an industry job change of 4.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Stephenson County. The sector faced a loss of 1,115 employees during the period, or 18.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 65.6 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Stephenson County, with the industry averaging 69 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Stephenson County, Manufacturing, Finance and insurance and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.3. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.3 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Stephenson County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
In Stephenson County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 29.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 4,885 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 14.6 and 10.8 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
