Employment Report for Jackson County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Jackson County. The sector faced a loss of 147 total jobs during the period, accounting for 23.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 47.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Real estate and rental and leasing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Jackson County, increasing in size by 43.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.3 percent. The State of North Carolina encountered a change in industry employment of 5.1 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Jackson County, Accommodation and food services, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 18.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,854 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 17.1 and 16 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Jackson County. The industry averages 23 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the North Carolina average of 22 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Jackson County, Accommodation and food services, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.91. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.91 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Jackson County may specialize, or be an exporter of Accommodation and food services.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Jackson County. The sector faced a loss of 147 total jobs during the period, accounting for 23.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 47.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Real estate and rental and leasing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Jackson County, increasing in size by 43.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.3 percent. The State of North Carolina encountered a change in industry employment of 5.1 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Jackson County, Accommodation and food services, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 18.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,854 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 17.1 and 16 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Jackson County. The industry averages 23 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the North Carolina average of 22 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Jackson County, Accommodation and food services, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.91. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.91 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Jackson County may specialize, or be an exporter of Accommodation and food services.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
