Employment Report for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Hillsborough County, with the industry averaging 43 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the New Hampshire average establishment size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Hillsborough 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 18.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 31,624 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 16.5 and 13.4 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Hillsborough County, Manufacturing, Finance and insurance and Educational services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.41. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.41 times greater than the national average, signifying that Hillsborough County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hillsborough County. The industry was hit with a loss of 7,707 jobs during the period, or 19.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 92.2 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Finance and insurance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Hillsborough County, increasing by 20.1 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.8 percent. The State of New Hampshire underwent a employment change in the industry of 10.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Hillsborough County, with the industry averaging 43 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the New Hampshire average establishment size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Hillsborough 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 18.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 31,624 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 16.5 and 13.4 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Hillsborough County, Manufacturing, Finance and insurance and Educational services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.41. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.41 times greater than the national average, signifying that Hillsborough County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hillsborough County. The industry was hit with a loss of 7,707 jobs during the period, or 19.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 92.2 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Finance and insurance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Hillsborough County, increasing by 20.1 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.8 percent. The State of New Hampshire underwent a employment change in the industry of 10.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
