Employment Report for Mora County, New Mexico -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Mora County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 11.23. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 11.23 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Mora County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
In Mora County, Retail Trade, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 12.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 64 employees. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Accommodation and food services industries total 11.8 and 3 percent of all employment.
The Construction sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Mora County since 2001, going from making up 10.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Retail Trade has the largest businesses in Mora County, averaging 6 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 15 and less than the New Mexico establishments size average of 15 for the Retail Trade industry.
Retail Trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Mora County, changing a total of 48.8 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of New Mexico experienced a change in employment in the sector of 4.7 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Mora County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 11.23. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 11.23 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Mora County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
In Mora County, Retail Trade, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 12.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 64 employees. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Accommodation and food services industries total 11.8 and 3 percent of all employment.
The Construction sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Mora County since 2001, going from making up 10.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Retail Trade has the largest businesses in Mora County, averaging 6 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 15 and less than the New Mexico establishments size average of 15 for the Retail Trade industry.
Retail Trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Mora County, changing a total of 48.8 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of New Mexico experienced a change in employment in the sector of 4.7 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
