Employment Report for Mitchell County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Mitchell County, increasing by 87 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of North Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Mitchell County is ranked at 81 of 101 total Counties throughout North Carolina according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 80 of 101 Counties.
In Mitchell County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.68. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.68 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Mitchell may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.
The Mining sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Mitchell County since 2001, going from making up 9.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Mitchell County. In the County, the industry averages 35 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the North Carolina average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Mitchell County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 21.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,015 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 16.3 and 15.6 percent of industry employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Mitchell County, increasing by 87 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of North Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Mitchell County is ranked at 81 of 101 total Counties throughout North Carolina according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 80 of 101 Counties.
In Mitchell County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.68. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.68 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Mitchell may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.
The Mining sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Mitchell County since 2001, going from making up 9.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Mitchell County. In the County, the industry averages 35 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the North Carolina average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Mitchell County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 21.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,015 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 16.3 and 15.6 percent of industry employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
