Employment Report for Orleans County, New York -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Orleans County since 2001, going from making up 18.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
In Orleans County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 23.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,964 employees. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance sectors account for 15.1 and 12.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Orleans County, with the industry averaging 48 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of New York average of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Orleans County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Finance and insurance and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 7.54. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 7.54 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Orleans County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Finance and insurance saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Orleans County, changing a total of 319.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.8 percent. The State of New York encountered a change in industry employment of -5.1 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Orleans County since 2001, going from making up 18.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
In Orleans County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 23.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,964 employees. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance sectors account for 15.1 and 12.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Orleans County, with the industry averaging 48 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of New York average of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Orleans County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Finance and insurance and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 7.54. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 7.54 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Orleans County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Finance and insurance saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Orleans County, changing a total of 319.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.8 percent. The State of New York encountered a change in industry employment of -5.1 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
