Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Hoke County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Hoke County. In the County, the industry averages 149 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of North Carolina average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Hoke County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 52.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 41.7 percent in 2005.

Wholesale trade in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Hoke County, increasing in size by 200.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 0.4 percent. The State of North Carolina faced a industry job change of 6.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Hoke County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 41.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,382 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade industries make up 16.8 and 9.1 percent of all employment.

In Hoke County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.25. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.25 times greater than the national average, signifying that Hoke County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hoke County. The industry lost a total of 356 employees during the period, or 13 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 90.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.





Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

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