Employment Report for Kosciusko County, Indiana -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Kosciusko County, averaging 80 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Indiana average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.
Educational services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Kosciusko County, increasing in size by 24.7 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 13.8 percent. The State of Indiana felt a shift in employment in the industry of 14.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Kosciusko County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 48.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 15,568 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 11.2 and 9.2 percent of all employment.
In Kosciusko County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Educational services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 3.79. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 3.79 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Kosciusko County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Kosciusko County, averaging 80 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Indiana average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.
Educational services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Kosciusko County, increasing in size by 24.7 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 13.8 percent. The State of Indiana felt a shift in employment in the industry of 14.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Kosciusko County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 48.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 15,568 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 11.2 and 9.2 percent of all employment.
In Kosciusko County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Educational services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 3.79. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 3.79 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Kosciusko County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
