Employment Report for Kiowa County, Oklahoma -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Kiowa County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 15.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 251 people employed. The Mining and Wholesale trade industries total 8.5 and 8.3 percent of total employment, respectively.
Kiowa County is ranked number 59 of 78 Counties in the State of Oklahoma 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 56 of 78 Counties.
Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Kiowa County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Oklahoma average of 15 for the Mining industry.
The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Kiowa County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 25.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
In Kiowa County, Mining, Utilities and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 16.84. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 16.84 times greater than the national average, signifying that Kiowa may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Mining in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kiowa County, increasing in size by 85.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma encountered a change in industry employment of 25.7 percent, in the last 5 years.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Kiowa County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 15.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 251 people employed. The Mining and Wholesale trade industries total 8.5 and 8.3 percent of total employment, respectively.
Kiowa County is ranked number 59 of 78 Counties in the State of Oklahoma 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 56 of 78 Counties.
Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Kiowa County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Oklahoma average of 15 for the Mining industry.
The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Kiowa County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 25.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
In Kiowa County, Mining, Utilities and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 16.84. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 16.84 times greater than the national average, signifying that Kiowa may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Mining in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kiowa County, increasing in size by 85.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma encountered a change in industry employment of 25.7 percent, in the last 5 years.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
