Employment Report for Marion County, Indiana -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Educational services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Marion County, moving a total of 24.5 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 13.8 percent. The State of Indiana underwent a employment change in the industry of 14.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Marion County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 14.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 71,461 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 13 and 11.3 percent of all employment.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Marion County, averaging 100 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the State of Indiana average of 32 for the Utilities industry.
In Marion County, Transportation and Warehousing, Administrative and waste services and Real estate and rental and leasing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 1.74. The level of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 1.74 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Marion County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Transportation and Warehousing.
Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Marion County. The industry was hit with a loss of 6,153 employees during the period, or 9.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 24.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Educational services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Marion County, moving a total of 24.5 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 13.8 percent. The State of Indiana underwent a employment change in the industry of 14.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Marion County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 14.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 71,461 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 13 and 11.3 percent of all employment.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Marion County, averaging 100 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the State of Indiana average of 32 for the Utilities industry.
In Marion County, Transportation and Warehousing, Administrative and waste services and Real estate and rental and leasing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 1.74. The level of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 1.74 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Marion County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Transportation and Warehousing.
Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Marion County. The industry was hit with a loss of 6,153 employees during the period, or 9.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 24.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
