Employment Report for Benton County, Indiana -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Benton County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 31.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 553 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade sectors provide 15.4 and 14.3 percent of industry employment.
Construction is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Benton County, increasing by 58.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of Indiana experienced a change in employment in the sector of 0.1 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Benton County, averaging 31 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Indiana establishments size average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Benton County, Wholesale trade, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.96. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.96 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Benton specializes in Wholesale trade.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Benton County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 31.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 553 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade sectors provide 15.4 and 14.3 percent of industry employment.
Construction is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Benton County, increasing by 58.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of Indiana experienced a change in employment in the sector of 0.1 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Benton County, averaging 31 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Indiana establishments size average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Benton County, Wholesale trade, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.96. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.96 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Benton specializes in Wholesale trade.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
