Employment Report for Hughes County, Oklahoma -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Hughes County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 17.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 325 people employed. The Mining and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 15.8 and 12.3 percent of all employment.
Retail Trade since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Hughes County. The sector faced a loss of 105 jobs during the period, or 24.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 35.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Hughes County is ranked number 56 of 78 total Counties throughout Oklahoma in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 55 of 78 Counties.
Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Hughes County, growing in new jobs by 324.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma experienced a change in employment in the sector of 25.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Hughes County. In the County, the industry averages 36 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Oklahoma establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Hughes County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 31.3. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 31.3 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Hughes may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Hughes County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 17.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 325 people employed. The Mining and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 15.8 and 12.3 percent of all employment.
Retail Trade since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Hughes County. The sector faced a loss of 105 jobs during the period, or 24.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 35.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Hughes County is ranked number 56 of 78 total Counties throughout Oklahoma in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 55 of 78 Counties.
Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Hughes County, growing in new jobs by 324.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma experienced a change in employment in the sector of 25.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Hughes County. In the County, the industry averages 36 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Oklahoma establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Hughes County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 31.3. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 31.3 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Hughes may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
